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Posts Tagged ‘Satellites’
Friday, August 20th, 2010
The largest online poker room in the world, PokerStars, is preparing to host the largest online poker tournament series in the world, The World Championship of Online Poker. The PokerStars WCOOP is slated to begin on September 5th, 2010 and will run through September 26th, 2010.
This time around the WCOOP will feature a total of 62 poker tournaments with $50 million in guaranteed prize-money up for grabs. Last year’s WCOOP featured 45 poker tournaments and a massive $40 million in guaranteed prize-money. The total prize-pool for the 2009 WCOOP was $51,652,800, far exceeding the $40 million guaranteed.
The tournament series is highlighted by the Main event Championship tournament, a 2-day event with a $5,200 buy-in and a $10,000,000 guaranteed prize-pool! Also of interest will be the $25,500 High-Roller tournament on September 18th. The High-Roller tournament will also take place over two days, and has a guaranteed prize-pool of $750,000.
The 2010 PokerStars WCOOP includes tournaments ranging from $100 buy-ins, up to the aforementioned $25,000 buy-in High Roller tournament. Satellites are already running on PokerStars, and in addition to the normal slate of satellite tournaments, PokerStars will introduce ‘Extreme Satellites’ running from August 21-29. These special satellite tournaments will run 3x daily, with PokerStars adding at least 25 additional seats to each tournament!
For more information on the 2010 PokerStars WCOOP you can visit www.wcoop.com
Tags: 50 Million, Additional Seats, August 21, Grabs, High Roller, Ins, Main Event, Online Poker Tournament, Poker Room, Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, Prize Money, Prize Pool, Running, Satellite, Satellites, Slate, Wcoop, World Championship Of Online Poker
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Full Tilt Poker is busy getting ready for a few events they have coming up. First off is the Rush Poker Week where players can win extra cash while enjoying the speedy tournaments. Then the site will be getting ready to start the latest edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series.
First off Rush Week will begin on July 12th and continue until the 18th. Players will be able to earn extra cash by earning Full Tilt points. Players who earn enough points can get up to $250 in free bonus cash. The site will be hosting extra Rush Poker tournaments this week and those who make a final table during a rush tournament will be able to enter the Rush Week Freeroll which will have a prize pool of $50,000.
Then starting in August, players will be able to enjoy the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVII. The series will begin on August 4th and continue until the 15th. Players can participate in steps satellites to earn a seat to one of the many events and they start as low as $3.30. This go round the series will have thirty four scheduled events with $19,000,000 in total guaranteed prize money. The Main Event will have $3 million dollars up for grabs, guaranteed.
So as you can see, Full Tilt Poker is going to be very busy this weekend as they offer their players great options for online poker play. Full Tilt players can enjoy Rush Week and earn extra cash and then use that extra cash to compete in the FTOPS XVII.
Tags: August 4, Extra Cash, Free Bonus Cash, Freeroll, Ftops, FTOPS XVII, Full Tilt Poker, Grabs, Hosting, Main Event, Million Dollars, online poker, Options, Poker Players, Poker Tournaments, Prize Money, Prize Pool, Rush Week, Satellites, Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
 The 2010 World Series of Poker is in full swing as players compete in the various events. however the top draw of the 2010 WSOP is the main event which is event #57. This event is the main event which is a $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Championship event. Bodog Poker is one of the many poker rooms that have offered players seats to the main event and they have announced that there are sixteen seats left to be won.
From June 13th to the 4th of July players will have a chance to win a seat to the WSOP main event. each Sunday from the selected dates players can participate in tournaments at Bodog Poker. four players from each tournament will win a WSOP prize package from Bodog Poker. the prize package will be worth $12,000 and will pay for player’s seat to the event as well as hotel accommodations.
Another great aspect of winning a package from Bodog Poker is that players will be treated like pros. When the package winners reach Las Vegas, waiting for them will be a personal assistant. The personal assistant will be available to take care of everything during the players stay in Las Vegas. The assistant will help the player make it to the best parties as well as help them get ready to participate in the WSOP.
Satellites start at very low buy-ins but there are also satellites with larger buy-ins for those who have larger bank rolls. So whatever your cash level, Bodog Poker has a satellite to fit your budget. Simply visit Bodog Poker today to get started and who knows maybe you will be one of the players who earn a seat to the 2010 WSOP Main Event.
Tags: 2010 WSOP, Bank Rolls, Bodog Poker, Budget, Full Swing, Hold Em, Hotel Accommodations, Ins, Las Vegas, Personal Assistant, Poker Players, Poker Rooms, Satellite, Satellites, Series Of Poker, Win Prize, World Series, World Series Of Poker, WSOP, Wsop Main Event
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Friday, June 4th, 2010
 The PKR Super Series is a popular online tournament series that is very popular with online poker players. PKR has set up the series once again and players can begin participating this Saturday June 5th. The tournament series will take place over ten days and over $130,000 will be available in total guarantee prize money.
Players will find that the Super Series will offer a tournament for every type of player. The series will an Ante special, Re-buy tournaments as well as Deep Stack events. Players will have the chance to win nice cash prizes as well as a winner’s bracelet that will be unique to the 2010 series.
Neil Wright the Cardroom manager for PKR commented on the series by stating: “We are really excited about this year’s Super Series; it’s a great opportunity for players to get festival excitement and a shot at a bracelet without leaving the comfort of their own home.”
PKR held satellites prior to the Series beginning for players to earn their seats to the various series events. Players were able to pay very low buy-ins to try and earn a seat to the various events. However each event does not have very large buy-ins. Players can participate in the events which guarantee from $3,000 to $16,000 and buy-ins start at $9 and continue to $40.
Full Schedule of events for the Series (GMT)
Friday 4th June
Ante Special $10,000 GTD 17:55 $18
Saturday 5th June
Deep Stack (6 seater) $12,000 17:55 $35
Sunday 6th June
Regular $16,000 17:55 $30
Monday 7th June
Deep & Steep $10,000 17:55 $20
Tuesday 8th June
PLO $3,000 17:55 $15
Wednesday 9th June
Double Chance Bounty $10,000 17:55 $16
Thursday 10th June
Rebuy $10,000 17:55 $9
Friday 11th June
Slow Stack $8,000 17:55 $20
Saturday 12th June
Deep Stack $10,000 19:35 $40
Sunday 13th June
Regular (6 seater) $14,000 17:55 $25
Tags: Amp, Cash Prizes, Double Chance, Excitement, Ins, Money Players, Neil Wright, online poker, PKR, PKR Super Series, Plo, Poker Players, Prize Money, Satellites, Saturday June, Stack, Super Series, Tournament Series
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
 Cake Poker is a leading online poker provider in the gambling industry and they recently announced they are testing a new poker client. The new poker client has been anticipated by many in the industry and Cake Poker is currently testing the new client in a private beta.
Lee Jones the Card Room Manager for Cake Poker has worked hard to get the client to the beta stage and he had this to say: “We are excited to launch the private beta for our new Cake Poker client and to get some further feedback on our efforts. We are delighted at how the client is currently operating and looking forward to being able to offer an improved online poker experience to all our players.”
The new poker software will see many changes made to the Cake Poker website. Some of the new features include a new lobby that stretches both vertically and horizontally, a multi-field sorting system that is like Excel as well as an advanced filtering for detailed game/tournament choices.
The new software also provides direct registration for tournaments as well as a tournament lobby that links to satellites. Tables have been scaled down to the industry standard minimum size and the chat box detaches for a player to manage in a separate window. Players can also customize their card backs as well as the table felt and carpet.
To create the new poker client the software developers at Cake consulted with cash and tournament players to try and make the needed and wanted changes. Once the new software has gone through the private beta the software will be ready for launch in a public beta. Once the public beta launches, players will be able to use it in parallel with the existing client for a short period of time. During the testing phase, Cake Poker will still be taking player feedback and integrating it into the new client.
Tags: Beta phase, Beta Stage, Cake Poker, Carpet, Chat Box, Choices, Game Tournament, Launch, New Features, New Software, online poker, Period Of Time, Player Feedback, Poker Client, Poker Experience, Poker Software, Private Beta, Public Beta, Satellites, Short Period, Software Developers, Sorting System
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