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Party Poker Premier League Poker V Announced

January 21, 2012

Party Poker just announced details about when and where the Party Poker Premier League Poker V will run. Party Poker decided that they would run the Premier League Poker V at the World Poker Tour in Vienna. The WPT Premier League V presented by PartyPoker.com will take place from April 4th – April 10th 2012 at the Montesino in Vienna. The buy-in for the event is a whopping $125,000 and only sixteen of the world’s best poker players will be allowed to participate in the Premier League Poker V.

How Will the Party Poker Premier League V Work?

Only 16 players will be able to play in the Premier League V and each player will need to pay the buy-in of $125,000. The players will be split up into two groups of 8 players. The 8 player groups will compete in four different sit and go tournaments. Players will earn points for placing in the sit and go tournaments and the top 3 players from each group will earn a spot on the final table. The 4th and 5th seeds in each group will play a best out of 3 heads-up match to determine who receives the 7th and 8th seat on the final table.

The final table is where players will have a chance to make the big bucks. There will be $200,000 added to the final table prize pool plus the winner of the final table at the Party Poker Premier League Poker V will receive a free seat into the huge $25,000 WPT World Championship tournament later this year in May. I’m sure the star studded line-up isn’t worried that much about the free seat into the WPT World Championships, but the bragging rights in this event are always a top priority for the players.

What Players Will Play in the Party Poker Premier League V?

Tony G will definitely be playing in the Premier League Poker V and I’m excited to watch him play again in this event. He always makes the event interesting with his antics at the poker table and I can’t wait to watch him. Luke Schwartz, Andy Frankenberger, Vanessa Selbst and Sam Trickett have already confirmed that they’ll be playing in the event as well this year. I’m sure the rest of the line-up will be familiar poker names and I’m excited to see who else decides to play in the Premier League V in April.

Vienna is going to be hosting thousands of poker players in April, as there are multiple events with big name appeal. Apart from the Premier League V running, the WPT Vienna Main Event will also run from April 10th – April 15th. Party Poker will also be hosting the Big Game VI for 48 consecutive hours from April 11th – April 13th.

Most of the action will be aired on Sky TV and will make its rounds through international broadcasters after the action is aired on Sky TV. Kara Scott will be covering the Premier League V and each heat will have four hours of coverage according to Party Poker.

Party Poker Rake Free Tournaments

January 1, 2012

Party Poker has already unveiled their 1st promotion to kick-off what should be a great 2012 for the poker room. For the past few days and until the end of January 2012 Party Poker will be offering rake free multi-table tournaments. Single table tournaments will still charge a rake throughout the month, but every single MTT at Party Poker will be rake free in January. Players will stay pay the tournament fee, but instead of Party Poker keeping the fee, the fee will be added directly into the prize pool.

This is a great promotion from Party Poker since everyone that plays in multi-table tournaments will benefit. A lot of online poker promotions only reward the top players, but this promotion is beneficial for everyone that plays in MTT’s at Party Poker. Players will have the chance to win more money playing in the MTT’s at Party Poker this month and in some of the big tournaments the money added to the prize pool can add up to a considerable amount of money.

Party Poker Reload Bonus

During the month of January poker players at Party Poker will also be able to claim a reload bonus. The Party Poker reload bonus is a 100% match bonus for up to $100. You need to make sure that you use the bonus code “RAKEFREE” when you make your deposit or else you won’t qualify for the reload bonus.

The reload bonus will be credited to your bonus balance initially, but every time you clear 10% of the bonus it’ll be deposited into your real money balance. You’ll need to earn 8 Party Points to clear every $1. You need to deposit a minimum of $50 when you use the bonus code or else you won’t receive any bonus from Party Poker, so keep that in mind while completing your transaction.

Party Poker $50K Depositor’s Freeroll

Most depositor freeroll tournaments are for new players only at most online poker rooms. However, this month players will be able to earn a seat into a $50K depositor’s freeroll just by completing a deposit of at least $50 while using the “RAKEFREE” code. Only 20,000 players will be able to play in the $50K Freeroll, so make sure you complete your reload deposit as soon as possible or else you may miss out on a seat in the freeroll. The $50K Freeroll will be hosted at Party Poker on February 5th 2012 at 11:00 ET.

Not only will poker players have the chance to play in rake free multi-table tournaments throughout the month of January, but they will also be able to earn a reload bonus and entry into a massive freeroll. Party Poker is kicking off 2012 with a huge bang and we think everyone should take advantage of this awesome promotion before the end of the month. There is a lot of other great stuff going on at Party Poker right now as well and I think Party Poker will be one of the best poker rooms to play with in 2012.

PokerStars Sunday December 4th 2011 Tournament Report

December 5, 2011

Now that we’re in December I expect the tournaments at PokerStars to have bigger playing fields. During the holidays we often see an increase in the poker players due to the weather and due to the fact people tend to stay inside more. Spending time with family and friends is important, but there is always time for a tournament or two during the holidays. PokerStars is the best place to play online poker this Christmas because they have tons of promotions running due to it being their 10th anniversary right now.

PokerStars Sunday Million

• Entrants – 6899 / Prize Pool – $1,379,800

I expect more players to join the Sunday Million in next week, but the numbers were a bit down because there were a few extra events running at PokerStars this weekend. Nearly 7K players still played in the Sunday Million and the prize pool easily went over the guaranteed amount of $1M. The top four players made a deal this week and they ended up making roughly the same. Traxxart won 1st place and earned $143K, Gabriel171 finished in 2nd place and earned $149K, Marcin Milde finished in 3rd place and earned $128K while NeedCashQuik finished in 4th place and earned $129K.

PokerStars World Record

• Entrants – 200,000 / Prize Pool – $250,000

This weekend PokerStars broke their own world record for hosting the biggest online poker tournament. They beat their record by over 50,000 players and I’m sure many more players would have joined if they could have. The event was capped at the 200K player limit during pre-registration, so there were tons of players looking to participate. The final three players in the tournament ended up cutting a deal in the World Record tournament. Sokoluk1991 ended up winning the record breaking tournament and won $40K for his efforts. Kaitz80 finished in 2nd place and won $34K while King-2-Z finished in 3rd place and won $25K.

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up

• Entrants – 3585 / Prize Pool – $717,000

There were lots of deals this weekend, as everyone seems to be getting into the Christmas spirit. The final three players decided to agree upon a deal in the Sunday Warm-Up. The 3 players made nearly the same amount and 2nd place actually ended up earning the most money. Raulcbn won $83K and also gets to brag to his friends about winning 1st place. 3591omanyd took home $93K for finishing in 2nd place while 942003 won $78K for earning a 3rd place finish in the Sunday Warm-Up.

I think we’ll see more players in these major tournaments at PokerStars next week, as a lot of players won’t be busy playing in the World Record event. I’d be nice to break the 7K player milestone in the Sunday Million this month and with all of the promotions going on at PokerStars I think it’s definitely possible. Make sure you visit PokerStars to find out what promotions the poker room will be running the rest of the month.

PokerStars Sunday November 20th 2011 Tournament Report

November 21, 2011

PokerStars was real busy this past weekend, as there were two tournaments with over a $1M prize pool. We’re going to take a look at the results from the best poker tournaments at PokerStars this past Sunday. There were a couple big deals and 1 deal included 6 different players. If you ever want a chance to win 5-6 figures in a single day you need to make sure you participate in a few of the Sunday Majors. Don’t forget that players can qualify throughout the week for free or next to nothing at PokerStars for all of the big events hosted on Sundays at PokerStars.

PokerStars Red Spade Open

• Entrants – 28,338 / Prize Pool – $1,416,900

This week PokerStars hosted a special Red Spade Open event with a guaranteed prize pool of at least $1M. The prize pool easily went over the guaranteed amount and it was great to see such a huge turnout in a tournament with a $55 buy-in. Six players ended up cutting a deal in the Red Spade Open on Sunday and they managed to all walk away with a lot of money. David Labchuck won $121K for 1st place, Glhf99 won $122K for 2nd place, Juanchiski won $120K for 3rd place, DavoDam won $197K for 4th place, SkopeQ won $63K for 5th place and JudasSK won $58K for 6th place.

PokerStars Sunday Million

• Entrants – 7023 / Prize Pool – $1,404,600

The Sunday Million also ran on Sunday at PokerStars this week and it still drew a huge crowd even though the Red Spade Open was also running. Over 7000 players played in the PokerStars Sunday Million this past week and the top 3 players ended up cutting a deal with each other. Muha84 won the tournament after the deal was made and ended up winning $198K. Wiklund won $150K for finishing the event in 2nd place and Haporuu won $129K for finishing the Sunday Million in 3rd place.

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up

• Entrants – 3497 / Prize Pool – $699,400

There was another 3-way deal in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up this weekend. Everyone was in the cheerful mood and I guess most players are getting in the Christmas spirit early this year. Pendos90 ended up winning the Sunday Warm-Up and the 1st place prize of $91K after the deal was made. Acura2603 won $76K in the tournament this weekend and TMMPOKPOK took home $81K for finishing the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up in 3rd place.

PokerStars Sunday 500

• Entrants – 779 / Prize Pool – $389,500

The PokerStars Sunday 500 usually doesn’t end up with a deal being made, but the top 2 players made a deal this week and they both earned nearly the same. Pvd170590 won $63K for 1st place while Dadowiec won $57K for 2nd place in the Sunday 500. 3rd place in the Sunday 500 this weekend ended up going to Scott96dl and Scott won $37K for his finish. The prize pool wasn’t that big this weekend, but there were a few other tournaments this weekend that kept players occupied.

BetFair Poker Live London Schedule Released

November 15, 2011

BetFair Poker just released the schedule for their BetFair Poker Live London event, which is scheduled for 2012. The main event will run from February 17th – February 19th 2012 in London, but there are also plenty of other events going on. Players will be able to join in on several side events and cash games that I’m sure will run all the time. BetFair Poker always makes sure they host a great event when they host BetFair Poker Live events and I’m sure this time won’t be any different in London.

BetFair Poker hosts live poker events fairly regularly and the last event they hosted was earlier this year. A total of 171 players took part in the main event at the last BetFair Poker Live event and the prize pool was nearly £40K. BetFair Poker expects more players to participate in the event in London and hopefully the prize pool can exceed £50K this time around. You can buy-in to the event directly in February for $600 + $50, but why pay full price when you can earn a seat through BetFair Poker.

For the next few months BetFair Poker will be running satellite tournaments to the BetFair Poker Live event. Tournament prize packages will include your buy-in plus other benefits such as travel money and accommodations. We highly recommend taking a look at the available BetFair Poker Live satellites running in the online BetFair Poker room. You may be able to earn a seat into the BetFair Poker Live event in London for a few bucks, which is much better than paying the full $650 buy-in.

If you plan on playing in the BetFair Poker Live event make sure you have a BetFair Poker account. BetFair Poker will reward the winner of the tournament with a $1400 prize package that includes your buy-in to the next BetFair Poker live event. BetFair will only credit the winner of the tournament with a prize package if they have a real-money BetFair Poker account with at least $.01 on the account. The player that’s eliminated on the bubble on the BetFair Poker Live event in London will receive a $120 satellite ticket if they have a real-money BetFair Poker account with funds on it.

You still have plenty of time before this event, but you should plan early. This is a great way to kick-off 2012 and you could add a lot of money to your bankroll with a successful weekend in London. Lots of quality players will be in London for the tournament and the cash games running are going to be really deep. BetFair Poker wants a large attendance in London next year, so they’ll be looking to reward a lot of tournament prize packages to players.

Qualifying for a tournament prize package shouldn’t be that difficult at BetFair Poker. The action is loose and you’ll find that most of the players in the satellite tournaments are simply throwing their chips into the middle with almost any two cards. Grab a bonus from BetFair Poker when you sign-up to play in the satellite tournaments and you could earn enough to help you towards your trip to London to play in the BetFair Poker Live tournament in February 2012.

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