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William Hill to become Official Supporter of the England Football Team

William Hill are very proud to have pulled off a ground breaking sponsorship deal with the FA (Football Association) to be the Official Supporter of the England Football Team plus Official Supporter and Official Betting Partner of the FA Cup for the next two and a half years. This amazing coup, the first of it’s kind in the betting industry, means William Hill will be the official supporter of the England Football Team through the FA and FIFA World Cups in 2014!! This deal will enhance and connect to the existing sponsorship of the Scottish Cup and partnership with the Scottish Football Association.

Henry Birch, the CEO at William Hill Online, said the deal with the FA is excellent, and we have to agree!

William Hill is a familiar name on the High Streets of Britain, having been established as a respected bookmaker since 1934. In 2008 William Hill Online was formed and is now a firm favourite with online poker players and known as ‘the brand you can trust’. William Hill’s customer service is second to none with live operators always on hand to help. William Hill is part of the iPoker Network so the traffic is good and the promotions are excellent.

If you are new to William Hill and want to be part of the action now is the time to step up and join. When you use the William Hill Bonus Code WHVIP you will be entitled to 200% up to £1250 / €1400 / $2000 welcome bonus PLUS $4000 in new depositor freerolls.

Well done William Hill on joining the FA in what we know will be a terrific partnership!

2012 $100k First Depositor Freerolls at PokerStars

Don’t miss this top opportunity at the world’s top poker site, PokerStars of course! When you make your very first real money deposit using the 2012 PokerStars marketing code DIRPOKER and deposit bonus code STARS600 you will be entitled to play for more than $100K of free money in the $100K Depositor Freerolls. This extra special incentive means that new depositors can play in as many of these $1K freerolls as they like for a full 31 days period. The fun can continue even after that – reload before your 31 days of free play is up and you can play on in the freerolls for another month!

The 100K Depositors Freerolls run every day, each with a $1K prize pool, at these times:

• 9.00am UK – 4.00am New York
• 3.00pm UK – 10.00am New York
• 8.00pm UK – 3.00pm New York
• 2.00am UK – 9.00pm New York

The freerolls can be easily found under the tourney then freerolls tabs on the software. Freerolls are a perfect way to get used to a new site and find your way around with the chance of a bankroll boost thrown in!

Calling all poker players who haven’t played at PokerStars – there’s never been a better time to join in the phenomenon that is mighty PokerStars. As I write this there are over 350,000 players online So I know new players will be impressed by the opportunities to play in top tournaments, for all levels of skill and bankroll, in a safe and friendly environment. Make sure you take advantage of the generous welcome bonus of 100% up to $600 which, quite uniquely, can be made up of 3 deposits – you must use the 2012 bonus codes each time you deposit and make each of the 3 deposits within 90 days.

Whatever your poker style and bankroll, from the casual player to a high roller, you’ll find a table to suit you at PokerStars!

Daily Cash Rebates from Carbon Poker

Carbon Poker’s VIP programme has always been popular with their loyal band of players (especially USA players)and it’s just got better. Carbon Poker’s new rewards for players, daily VIP Benefits, operates at all levels whether you play at cash (ring) games, MTTs or sit n go’s. Carbon Poker certainly like to reward their loyal players for playing as these top daily cash rebates can equate to 35% daily cashback! Whichever VIP level you play at you can qualify for a rebate and, as you climb up through the tiers, your cash rakeback just keeps on getting bigger! Here’s how…

There are five VIP tiers (named after the elements) to climb through, all with a VIP points threshold which you have to cross based on VIP points earned the month before. Each month Carbon Poker track the VIP points you have earned over the previous month and accordingly your VIP tier for the next month will be decided. The more you play, the more VIP points you earn, the higher your status. At each level you qualify for top exclusive freerolls, plus these top new incentives as detailed below.

Plus, Carbon will also Exchange Points for Cash on a monthly basis. Every month you will be able to cash in your VIP points, the higher your tier the better the exchange rate as follows:

You can also use your VIP points to buy into your favourite tournaments across the board – guaranteed tournaments, satellites, bounties and all types of sit n gos.

There are special VIP freerolls which run on the last Saturday of the month. Carbon players will automatically be awarded entry into these $10,000 freerolls and can register from the 1st of the month.

The VIP Store has been greatly improved, you can now exchange your VIP points for an array of top goods, live poker seats and even sunshine holidays!

With all this going on, new players will need to know how to get their hands on these top loyalty points! Basically, the more you pay in fees or rake the more VIP points you earn.

• In tournaments for every $1 paid in fees you will be awarded 10 VIP points, the fee is the + element of the buy in, e.g. if you play in a tournament which is $10+$1 then the +$1 is the fee and in this instance you will earn 10 VIP Points – with no upper limit.
• In cash (ring) games for every $1 of rake contributed to the pot you will be awarded 10 VIP points, for instance, if a player contributes $0.75 in rake they will have earned 7.5 points.

If you have not played at Carbon Poker before you are in for a very pleasant surprise, we have a very generous 100% up to $600 sign up bonus for first time depositors PLUS 14 x $500 new depositor freerolls – you must use the Carbon Poker Bonus Code 600EXTRA to ensure this top offer!

Rake Free Tournaments at Party Poker in January 2012

Party Poker wish their loyal band of players a very happy new year with the following top promotions but, these extra special offers are only available for a limited time so enjoy Party Poker’s generosity while you can!! On offer are fee free tournaments, a reload bonus code and a $50,000 freeroll.

The Rake free promotions will only run from 5.00am UK, 00.00 New York time on the 1st January 2012 until 4.59am UK on February 1st, 11.59pm New York time 31st January 2012. Be sure to make the most of Rake Free Tournaments!

• For the month of January 2012 you can play at multi table tournaments – across the whole multi table tournament schedule – and all of your money will go straight into the prize pool, absolutely no fees at all, zero rake!
• Reload your account using the reload bonus code RAKEFREE (this is used when you already have an active account at Party Poker, for a new account use the bonus code UPTO500 – see below) when you deposit $50+ and Party Poker with double your money up to a maximum $100. Yes, 100% reload bonus up to $100!
• When you make a deposit of $50+ using the reload code RAKEFREE, not only will you get the 100% bonus but, you will be invited to play in a $50,000 depositors’ freeroll on Sunday 5th February at 4pm UK time, 11am New York.

Party Poker is currently the largest online poker site in Europe, well respected and online since 1997. If you are new to Party Poker rest assured your precious bankroll will be in safe hands!

Use the official Party Poker Bonus code UPTO500 (full details) when you register as a brand new player for an 100% up to $500 / €500 / £500 free bonus to match your deposit. This code will also entitle you to all the new depositors’ freerolls.

Titan Poker’s Winter Edition Promotions

Be part of the holiday action at Titan Poker with over $50,000+ in prizes.

The popular Titan Time is part of the Winter Edition and is running December to January 2012. There’s $24,000 to be won but you must opt in!

Play in the 3 day cash tables weekly races, land in the top 50 players each week and you’ve beaten the clock in Titan Time and get a cash prize. Of course, the more points you earn the higher up the leaderboard you will rise and the better your prize!

Sit and Go players are not forgotten and also have a leaderboard to climb in Titan Poker’s Winter Edition of Sit ‘Win’ Go, with $28,000 in total prize money up for grabs. Leaderboards are split into 3 groups, depending on the buy in levels of your favoured game, there’s a prize pool of $3,000 per week. The more you play the more points you accumulate. Remember to opt in!

Starting January 2nd there’s another Sit ‘Win’ Go race – Double up Sit n Go for for $2+ buy ins with a $1000 prize pool. Opt in then get playing!!

Why not start 2012 with a huge cash prize? Play in the 2012 $10,000 Freeroll – to be held on January 2nd at 7.30pm UK (2.30pm New York time). To qualify for your token is to earn 250 points during this month, December 2011, your token will be issued on the first day of 2012.

Everyone loves a Happy Hour and, during Titan Poker’s Winter Edition, you will earn 50% more Titan points playing at cash (ring) game tables during their happy hours. These top happy hours will run on Fridays and Saturdays from 10.00pm to 11.59pm UK time (5.00pm to 6.59pm New York time) – worth staying in for!. The extra points you earn cannot be used to clear bonuses or towards your VIP status monthly requirements but can be used to buy great goods at the Club Titan Store, tournaments tokens and cash bonuses.

If you are new to Titan Poker we are proud to be able to offer you a top sign up bonus of 200% up to $2000 when you use the the bonus code VIPTITAN (full details), plus $25 free when you make a first deposit of at least $50. There’s also $10,000 in new depositors freerolls and $3,000 in beginners races as an added incentive to join Titan’s band of loyal players.

More PokerStars 10 Anniversary Celebrations – December Update

The top rate celebrations continue for PokerStars 10th Anniversary. Here’s a quick recap of what we have already reported before we get onto the new additions, it includes freerolls, a world record breaking tournament with $250k and a $10million Sunday Million, read on for all the details!

The 10th Anniversary World Record Tournament is where we all will be playing PokerStars into the Guinness Book of Records by achieving 150,000 players, all online, playing in the same tournament. Make sure you are a part of history in the making on December 4th at 5.30pm UK (1.30pm New York time), the buy in is just $1, prize pool $250,000 with $50,000 for the winner.

The 10th Anniversary $10m Sunday Million which is to be held on December 18th at 7.30pm UK (2.30pm New York), you can buy in direct for $215 (the regular cost of the Sunday Million buy in) or satellites are running now from just $1. This an opportunity not to be missed by any poker player – there’s a $10,000,000 guaranteed prize pool with at least $2,000,000 for the winner, deal me in!

Then there’s the 100 x PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) prize packages going begging in the 10th Anniversary Giveaway. There are freerolls and low cost satellites running now 24/7, so get a grip and have a go!

Now there’s even more fun to be had and more new chances to win big, big bucks……

• 10th Anniversary Sunday Storm Special
• 10th Anniversary Ring Game Leaderboards

10th Anniversary Sunday Storm Special

You are invited to play in the biggest ever Sunday Storm with a phenomenal $1,000,000 guaranteed in the pot – usually $200,000 – with $150,000 for the winner. The pot has grown but not the buy in which remains at just $11. Team PokerStars will be playing, knock one of these top players out and there’s a $100 cash bounty in it for you.

This is a not to be missed event so make a note, the Sunday Storm Special will be held on Sunday December 11th at 6.30pm UK (1.30pm New York time), buy in just $11 for a chance of a share of $1m.

* Exclusive offer for players from UK and Ireland – There’s 50 free seats to the 10th Anniversary Sunday Storm Special to be won in nightly freerolls, running at 7.30pm UK, until December 10th.

10th Anniversary Ring Game Leaderboard

There’s 10 days of cash (ring) game action to celebrate 10 years of top poker at PokerStars with $1,000,000 to be won!

All players can compete in this anniversary promotion, whichever stake level they play at, and take their share of the loot. There are individual leaderboards running for the following stake levels:

Those players who have earned the most at the end of that day (24 hour period) will win their share of the $50,000 daily giveawey, paid out as in the below table. Plus, the players who finish in the top 1000, in any of the leaderboards, will be invited to play in a $500,000 freeroll to be held on December 11th at 5.30pm UK (12.30pm New York time) – only one ticket will be issued per person.

The leaderboard winnings will be shared out as in the following table:

This promotion is only running until December 2nd so hurry up and get earning those VPPs and join in the race to the cash.

When newcomers to PokerStars use the marketing code DIRPOKER along with the bonus code STARS600 they will be entitled to a sign up bonus of 100% up to $600. This PokerStars 1st deposit bonus is unique in that your first 3 deposits made within 90 days will count towards the bonus value. In addition, with each of the three deposits you make you have six months to accumulate the bonus releasing VPPs. Check out all the details on our Pokerstars marketing page.

PokerStars is the largest online poker site on the planet and with genuine bonuses, reloads and promotions it’s so easy to see why.

PokerStars and Party Poker announce 2012 Aussie Million Satellites

The heat is on, the race to the Aussie Millions 2012 has been taken up a level, the big boys are in!

The largest online poker site in the WORLD, PokerStars have just announced their 2012 Aussie Millions satellites. Now, if that was not exciting enough for the online poker world, Party Poker, the largest online poker site in EUROPE, has also just started running their Aussie Millions 2012 satellites and daily freerolls. Game on!

For those of you new to poker, or who have been living under a stone for some time, the Aussie Millions is the largest, richest poker event in the Southern Hemisphere which has attracted the good and the great of the poker world to the Crown Casino, Melbourne, Australia since 2001. Prize purse for the winner this year is a stonkin, guaranteed $AUD2million! Today $AUD2million = $US1,953,869. The dates for your diary are 22nd January to 28th.

Pokerstars
We are thrilled to announce the launch of PokerStars Aussie Millions 2012 promotion leading to a seat in the Main Event , so make yourself available! Their prize package promises at least a seat at the Aussie Millions 2012 Main Event plus $USD1000 towards expenses. The chance to join Team PokerStars at the Aussie Millions really is hot off the press and as additional information becomes available, about the prize package, we will let you know.

The PokerStars Aussie Millions 2012 Satellites are running now and can be found through Events / Special / All – there is not a separate tab for Aussie Millions just yet. There are satellites running from just $3.30 or 10FPPS all leading to the Satellites where the prize packages are won, the buy in direct is $530 and the next one is to be held on Sunday November 27th at 7.01pm UK (2.01 pm New York time).

The time is NOW to open an account with PokerStars and join the band of loyal players enjoying top promotions and reload bonuses. Newbies should use the Marketing Code DIRPOKER when they register at the site for the first time, plus the Bonus Code STARS600 when they make their first deposit to be entitled to the top 100% up to $600 1st depositor bonus (Stars bonus codes explained here).

Party Poker
Party Poker have just kicked off their Aussie Millions 2012 promotion and they are offering their players prize packages worth $16,000, these prize packages include Main Event buy in, hotel and expenses. There is also an Aussie Millions 2012 prize package especially for players based in Australia, this package has a reduced value of $14,000 to take account of lower expenses. These Aussie Millions 2012 qualifiers can be found through the Party Poker lobby / tournaments / events / any.

With Party Poker you can become the next Aussie Millions Champion for free, there are daily freerolls running for both the above prize packages along with a full range of qualifiers to suit all bankrolls. All the satellites leading to the $16,000 Aussie Millions packages feed into the Sunday Aussie Millions Satellites held at 8.10pm UK (3.10pm New York time) where the buy in direct is $680.

If you are based in Australia, the $14,000 prize packages are up for grabs at the Aussie Millions ANZ friendly satellites to be held on the 18th December and the 8th January at 7.05pm Melbourne (that’s 4.05am New York) – buy in direct $750.

New players are made very welcome at Party Poker with a chance to double their money with a 100% up to $500 bonus when they use the official Bonus Code UPTO500.

So, let this be the year you make big bucks at the 2012 Aussie Millions, see you in the sunshine!

Free Seats at PokerStars Largest Ever Tournament

Make sure that you are part of history in the making and play in the largest poker tournament ever held! PokerStars are all set to break it’s own Guinness World record and achieve 150,000 players playing online in the same tournament at the same time, and you can be part of it on December 4th. The 10th Anniversary World Record Tournament is not only a record breaking exercise there is a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000 to be won with $50,000 set aside for the winner.

New Depositors and current PokerStars players who reload using the special bonus code will get their ticket for the world record tournament for free!

New account holders must use the PokerStars Marketing Code DIRPOKER plus the PokerStars Bonus Code STARSWR to entitle them to their free entry into the 10th Anniversary World Record Tournament plus 100% welcome bonus up to $600 (more bonus info here). More »

November $10k Freerolls and Double VIP points at Carbon Poker

November just got a whole lot better thanks to the $10,000 Chip King Freerolls at Carbon Poker. Throughout November every weekend there will be a freeroll for all players who have opted in to the Chip King freeroll promo and have earned at least 50 VIP points in the month. As the month progresses each week the prize pool will grow, the last Chip King freeroll on November 27th is for the top 50 VIP points earners of the month and has a bumper $5,000 prize pool.

The Chip King freerolls are to be held Sundays in November at 9pm UK, that’s 4pm New York time. The qualifying period (when you collect your 50 VIP points) is during the previous week. If you take advantage of the double VIP points on Mondays and Tuesdays (see below) these freerolls are even easier to join.

DOUBLE VIP POINTS

During November 2011 opt in to the 2 x VIP points promotion and get just that! On Mondays and Tuesday each week when you play cash games, multi table tournaments or sit n gos you will earn double VIP points. To take advantage of this generous offer just go to your ‘player admin’ and click on ‘activate promo’ button and that’s it you’re earning yourself double VIP points on Mondays and Tuesdays throughout November.

From your first day of playing at Carbon Poker you are earning VIP points, the more you play the more VIP points you will earn. There are five player groups and you are ranked for each tier depending on how many VIP points you’ve earned in the previous month, as follows:

• Earth: 250 VIP points per month
• Wind: 2,000 VIP points per month
• Fire: 5,000 VIP points per month
• Water: 10,000 VIP points per month
• Ether: 25,000 VIP points per month

The higher you climb through the levels the better the benefits will get, this includes the very popular and lucrative points for cash. In addition to cash incentives you can use your VIP points to enter tournaments or shop in the VIP store. There are monthly VIP freerolls and Carbon will even present you with a birthday gift!

Carbon Poker pride themselves on their fresh and interesting promotions they come up with, and we have to agree. If you are new to Carbon Poker sign up NOW to take advantage of the November promos. Use the Carbon Poker Bonus Code 600EXTRA for entitlement to a top bonus of 100% up to $600.

USA players are welcome at Carbon.

PokerStars 10th Anniversary $10million Tournament

Join PokerStars in the poker celebrations as they become 10 years old! Yes, this December it will be 10 years since PokerStars launched and quickly became the favourite online site for poker players from all over the World. There are millions of dollars in added cash prizes, live event prize packages and lots of different promotions coming your way. PokerStars have not released details of all the top ten 10th Anniversary events just yet, but we know they will be very special!

$10,000,000 Sunday Million:

The first 10th anniversary celebratory special offer is the $10,000,000 Sunday Million. The biggest regular tournament you can play at PokerStars is the much loved Sunday Million which has been running since March 2006. To make sure this is one birthday celebration that poker players will never forget, the prize pool will be increased to a guaranteed huge $10,000,000 with $2,000,000 for the winner! This is one tournament that is seriously not to be missed! I must stress at this point that although the prize is huge the buy in remains the same at just $215. If $215 is a bit much for your bankroll, or perhaps you enjoy the satellite process, then look no further. The satellites are running now, 24/7 and start from just $1 or 10 FPPs, so register now and enjoy!

Here’s the all important info on the $10,000,000 Sunday Million:-

• To be held on Sunday December 18th at 7.30 pm UK, that’s 2.20pm New York
• Buy in $215 (regular price)
• Satellites from $1 or 10 fpp’s
• Easily found under the 10th anniversary tab through the lobby

Do you want in? Start playing those satellites now.

There’s more!

10th Anniversary Giveaway – in celebration of their 10th anniversary PokerStars are awarding 100 prize packages to the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) and 10,000 cash prizes. See http://www.pokerstarscaribbeanadventure.com/ for all you could possibly need to know before you go.

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is being held January 5th to 14th 2012 at the Atlantis Resort and Casino, Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Hold on though, this will be much more than a great poker holiday, there are serious sums of money to be won – earlier this year Galen Hall took home $2,300,000 whilst 200 players shared out $15,000+ in prize money.

The 10th Anniversary Giveaway $0.10 satellites, 10 FPPs satellites and freerolls are running now, around the clock.

There’s plenty of reasons to be cheerful at PokerStars this autumn, loads of poker and prizes for very little outlay. Now is the time to dig those FPPs out and put them to good use – use them to play in the 10th Anniversary special offers.

If you are new to PokerStars, delay no further, download the free software today. Don’t forget to use the marketing code DIRPOKER plus the bonus code STARS600 for a sign up bonus worth up to $600 (full details).

There will be a whole load more special offers coming along to celebrate 10 Years of top poker at Pokerstars.com, 2001 to 2011. As soon as we hear the rumble that a new promo has come online we will report it here.

Aussie Millions Satellites from the iPoker Network

Start off 2012 with a blast at the largest live poker event in the Southern Hemisphere! The Aussie Millions 2012 is destined to become the best ever – and that’s going some! With an expected glittering international field of 800 players and a $2m guaranteed 1st prize this is the place where every poker player wants to be come 12th to 30th January 2012. The Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia is where the scene will be set for this spectacular event where the good and the great will rub shoulders with players who have won their seat through a stake that can be as small as $1.10.

With the iPoker Network this is what you will get in your $16,000 2012 Aussie Millions package:

• Buy in to the Main Event Day 1A, January 22nd at 12.30pm
• $250 handling fees
• $2,500 for 10 nights Bed and Breakfast at the Crown Promenade Hotel – January 19th to 29th
• $2,750 towards expenses
• VIP player’s party tickets x 2

Do you want the chance to join in this most exciting event and join the roll call of winners? Then, read on.

The satellites are running now, around the clock, from just $1.10 and will continue until January 7th 2012. The satellites all feed into the Super Satellites which are to be held on Saturdays at 9.00pm UK (4.00pm New York) with a buy in, at this stage, of $535. The first Super Satellite, where the $16,000 Aussie Millions prize packages are awarded, will be held on October 29th and the last on January 7th 2012.

So, are you ready for the warm sunshine, blue skies and sizzling poker down under in Australia? The following iPoker Network sites will be more than willing to assist you on your way.

Get your iPoker Aussie Millions $16,000 prize packages here:

All the latest satellites are always listed on our dedicated Aussie Millions page, check it out for all the qualifiers available right now.

Free Tickets to New Time Tourneys from Pokerstars

Pokerstars have launched an excellent brand new tournament format that will blow your socks off – fast paced Time Tourneys are here! When you play these Time Tourneys be prepared for fast and furious action with a set amount of time allowed for play, but can you take the poker pressure? With these extra special tourneys there is a set amount of time that can range from just 15 minutes up to 180 minutes. When the times up, that’s it, the cash is shared out amongst the remaining players in accordance with the size of their stack.

These exciting Time Tourneys run around the clock and you can join in the fun for just $1. The Time Tourneys are easy to find on the Pokerstars software just go through the tourney tab and you can be identified by the clock icon – the time allocated for play is also displayed at this stage so you don’t waste any precious poker time searching for the tourney that suits you.

How about trying a Time Tourney for nothing, for free? Just deposit $30+ into your PokerStars account using the reload bonus code TIME and you’ll be awarded a $5.50 ticket to use for a Time Tourney. Hurry up though, these $5.50 tickets must be used by before October 28th or they will be null and void.

There’s also a brand new weekly event to enjoy, The Saturday Countdown, a 120 minute Time Tourney with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool. The Saturday Countdown will have a $22 buy in and will take place at 6.00pm UK (1.00pm New York) starting on 22nd October – don’t miss out, make sure you’re in on the action!

Trust PokerStars to have come up with yet another innovative special offer, regulars at PokerStars need never ever get bored with their poker. The loyalty of PokerStars players shows what a great site the largest poker site in the world actually is! As I write this there are 200,000+ players playing in 6,000+ tournaments on PokerStars, why not see what all the fuss is about and join them?

When you first sign up with PokerStars you can claim a bonus up to $600, check out the full details here.

$1 Million Dollar iPoker Online Poker Series

Titan Poker say that this is the online poker series that everyone has been waiting for – the $1 million dollar iPoker Online Poker Series (iPOPS for short)! The iPOPS has $1,000,000 in prize money to give away and you can be a part of this inaugural series, you may even get to play at the Corintha Hotel in Prague in the live final. Poker history is waiting to be made!

The series will be held from November 28th to December 4th and the value for money satellites are running NOW and start at an incredibly low $0.11. These iPOPS satellites are easily found under the IPOPS tab on the software, they run around the clock and lead to one of four following iPOPS events:

iPOPS Events Schedule

The excitement doesn’t end with these 4 x iPOPS events! The final 3 tables of 27 finishers in #4 iPOPS Event – with $500,000 up for grabs – get to compete in a live continuation event, December 9th to 11th, at the Corintha Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic – http://www.corinthia.com/en/Prague/home/ – check out this terrific 5 star hotel . You’d be mad to miss this!

If you are new to Titan Poker you’ll be pleased to know that Titan is not only a top rated online poker site but a well respected part of the iPoker Network. When you first sign up with Titan Poker use the Titan Poker Bonus Code VIPTITAN to entitle you to the top VIP sign up bonus of 200% up to $2000 plus tempting new depositors freerolls.

Other stable mates at iPoker who are taking part in the $1 Million Dollar iPoker Online Poker Series (iPOPS) include:

Mansion Poker are running this top promotion too, sign up with Mansion using the Mansion Poker Bonus Code MANSIONMAX and you will be offered the opportunity to claim your sign up bonus of 200% up to $2000 plus top freerolls especially for you.

Players favourite, William Hill Poker, are also promoting iPOPS guaranteed tournaments and are offering a sign up bonus of 200% up to $2,000 for new players using the William Hill Bonus Code POKERMAX + new depositor freerolls.

Winner Poker, with a huge sign up bonus of 250% up to $2000 when you use the Winner Poker Bonus Code WIN600, are promoting iPOPS 2011 to all their players.

So you take your pick where you play and get playing in iPOPS a new event that we think is set to become a regular highlight of the poker players’ calendar.

EPT San Remo Satellites at Pokerstars

The European Poker Tour Season 8 – EPT – brought to you by PokerStars – is returning to San Remo, Italy this coming October 21st to 27th for EPT San Remo. The EPT San Remo is also host to the final of the PokerStars.it Italian Poker Tour so, this is one live event you must try and get to, even if you don’t try for another live event this year. To buy in direct will set you back €4,900 but, the satellites are running now from just €2.20 or 15FPPs, you could be going to this popular EPT for so much less!

The prize packages you will be playing for promises the full PokerStars experience and will include all you will need for the best poker time such as buy in to the Main Event, hotel and spending money. The casino you will be playing at is very impressive, just take a look at the Casino San Remo website – along the top bar you can change the language to English, unfortunately this was not working when I was poking about but, you can certainly see what a top venue this is. The casino itself was dates back to 1905 and within its wall many legends and scandals have unfolded!

Normally EPT San Remo is played later in the season but, it has been moved forward this year to be an Autumn event. This means that you lucky PokerStars poker players will be seeing San Remo in the superb October weather. San Remo is easily accessible by car, train, boat or plane, there’s even a roman road that follows the stunning coastline.

San Remo is a most beautiful resort on the North West Coast of Italy which includes a medieval old town centre which includes the casino amongst a gothic Cathedral, Russian Orthadox Church, a palace and villas with verdant botanical gardens to be admired. The climate is mild all year round so, understandably, San Remo has maintained a reputation as a perfect tourist spot for northern Europeans. Famous residents have included Monet, Alfred Nobel and Garibaldi so you will be treading in some really famous footsteps in glorious San Remo! As well as tourism, a famous casino, San Remo is famous for exotic flowers and excellent olive oil – take some home! Tip for taking a cab: The town centre is locally known as ‘La Pigna’.

So, are you in? Do you want to experience the poker game of a lifetime in unparalled surroundings? British pro player Rupert Elder did earlier this year in Season 7 and took home €930,000! It must be noted that all of the final table of 8 were guaranteed wages of €81,950 so that’s not bad, at all.

If you fancy trying your hand at playing poker in a live event, look no further than PokerStars.com who will give you every opportunity with their top poker tours encompassing the world of poker.

Poker Stars are the largest online poker site in the world, deservedly so, and if you have not played at Poker Stars before you are going to enjoy the experience, there truly is something for every level of player at Stars. Whether you like to sit n go, play in tournies or cash games – high or low stakes you will find just what you are looking for. Inexperienced players can get used to the software and the pace of the games with a full range of play money games where you will be playing amongst other newbies – we recommend you take full advantage of the play money tables until you feel fully confident with spending some of your precious bankroll.

When you sign up with PokerStars for the very first time use the Pokerstars Marketing Code: DIRPOKER along with Pokerstars Bonus Code STARS600 for a top sign up bonus of 100% up to $600 / €465 / £390 / CA$625

With Pokerstars you can make a maximum of 3 deposits to make up your $600 deposit with 90 days in which to do it – this makes it so much easier to realise your full bonus, unlike some other sign up bonuses, very generous!

Buona sorte!

Titan Time – Leaderboards for October 2011

There’s $20,000 to be won this October 2011 and the race against the clock is on – the Titan Time clock is ticking! Make sure you opt in to this top leaderboard promotion which is to run for October 2011 only. Titan have put their thinking caps on and come up with this tempting treat that will appeal to both cash game players and tournament buffs. For those of you who enjoy playing both tournies and cash games you can have twice the fun and can compete in both races as they are held on different days, brilliant idea! Take a look and make a note:-

Titan Time Schedule

So, that’s the schedule for your next month’s poker – what will you win?

When you are in the top 40 players of the week who beat the clock, then you will get your reward – a piece of the prize pot as follows. The prizes are awarded on the Monday following the races. $2,500 is to be won in each and every race!

Payout Structure

Just to make it clear

• Cash points race leaderboards are based on the points you have earned at cash tables.
• Tournament points race leaderboards are based on the points you have earned when playing in tournaments

As a reminder, this is how you earn your precious points:

• $1 in tournament fees paid = 17 points earned
• $3 in rake taken in a cash game = 17 points earned

I think that is all I can tell you about Titan Time except the most important – don’t forget to OPT IN – you have to be in it to win it!

If you are thinking about signing up to Titan Poker, there’s never been a better time! As well as this top promo Titan Poker is full of top deals to keep you playing on Titan, without a doubt.

When you sign up to Titan Poker, for the very first time using the Titan Poker Bonus Code VIPTITAN, you’re about to get yourself a top bonus of 200% up to $2000 free + $25 absolutely free when you deposit $50+ ($10 free when you deposit $20 to $49) PLUS lucrative freeroll action exclusive to new players – excellent!!

Aussie Millions 2012 Satellites at Cake Poker

Cake Poker are proud to be the earlybirds in inviting their players to the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, January 12th to 30th, for the Aussie Millions 2012. The Aussie Millions attracts a huge international field of players, including the good and the great, and is reputed to be the friendliest poker event – it certainly is a very rich one! This year will the event’s 10th anniversary and, will be no exception to the rule, there will be an estimated AUD$20m up for grabs. The Aussie Millions Main Event Champion can be on their way home with a prize purse of AUD$2m first prize – good wages!

The Cake Poker Aussie Millions 2012 prize package, worth $16,000, includes:

• AUD$10,600 Main Event Seat
• Expenses – help with hotel and travel
• Entry ticket to Aussie Millions 10th Anniversary VIP Player Party

The satellites are running from now until December 18th, so you have loads of opportunities to grab a $16,000 prize package by playing in a Aussie Millions satellite for as little as $0.20. If you bankroll will take it why not buy in direct to one of the monthly Aussie Millions $16,000 finals which take place on the last Sunday of the month at 10pm UK (5pm New York*), buy in $268.

Aussie Millions Satellite Table

We hope the above information and table will help you to get on your way to sunny Australia this coming new year!

If you’re new to Cake Poker we know that you’re going to really enjoy playing on the Cake network, the rewards are sweet! When you make your 1st deposit, and use the Cake Poker Bonus Code VIP600, you will be entitled to 110% of you first deposit up to $600, paid in $10 chunks.

Learn more about Cake Poker, and the Cake Poker sign up bonus, by reading our Cake Poker Review and Cake Poker bonus Code pages.

If you’re looking for more qualifiers, head on over to our Aussie Millions page where we will list all the latest satellites on offer.

*Cake Poker welcomes players from the USA

Aussie Millions 2012 Schedule

The biggest, most lucrative, prestigious, annual poker event in the Southern Hemisphere is on its way, the Aussie Millions 2012! There’s 111 days to go until the start of the top event to be held on 12th through to 30th January 2012 at the Crown Casino, Melbourne, Australia. The Aussie Millions Poker Championship is expecting well over 2000 individual entrants, from all over the world, to participate across the championship events with an estimated AUD$20m in total prize pools. The online poker rooms will begin to announce their satellite programmes to tempt you down under, as soon as we know so will you! 1st off the blocks, as usual, is Cake Poker – whose dedicated blog will follow this one!

So, here’s what you have been waiting for, the schedule for the Aussie Millions 2012:

Aussie Millions 2012 Schedule

Aussie Millions 2011 was a fantastic event and earlier this year, on Sunday the 30th January 2011, David Gorr a 68 year old grandfather from Melbourne collected a stonkin AUD$200,000 plus a much desired diamond encrusted gold bracelet to represent David’s ultimate poker achievement.

So, keep watching this blog for further developments. as and when the new Aussie Millions satellites are announced we will publish full details. Meanwhile if you need just one page listing all the satellites available right no head over our Aussie Millions Satellites page.

Live WCOOP Radio Shows + $50,000 in prizes from PokerStars

The Countdown is over, no more waiting, the World Championship of Online Poker, WCOOP 2011 is here, the action has started! The satellites are still running, it’s not too late to qualify for as little as $1 or 100 FPPs. To mark this huge series that has over 62 events, with $30,000,000 in combined prize pools, PokerStars have launched a daily live WCOOP radio shows, online, presented by Joe ‘Stapes’ Stapleton – the popular host of numerous top poker tv shows and Nick Wealthall – top poker writer, top player and host of UKIPT. Not only do you get to hear all the news, gossip, special guests interviews and a chance to delve into the shows archive, but you’ll get to play in exclusive online tournaments with daily prizes.

This radio show will be broadcast in English, Spanish, Russian and German only and we have got the schedule so you don’t have to miss one exciting broadcast, a must for all online poker players:

The Poker Stars Radio WCOOP is tops, with a chance to interact with other players and pros, but these top broadcasts are not the end of the story! You can get to win a share of $50,000+ in prizes!

Daily Tourney

The daily episodes of the WCOOP Radio Show are accompanied by a super fast hyper turbo $1 online tournament. The lucky winner will be called by phone, live on the show, and asked a question, if they answer with ‘a phrase that pays’ they win a $215 WCOOP tournament ticket. Cool!

Call in Spot Prizes

Simplicity itself! Whilst you’re listening to WCOOP Radio listen out for when the next prize is announced and call in. The cash prizes will be T$ (tournament buy in dollars) or tournament tickets.

Giveaway Freebuy

The password for entry into a freeroll, that starts at the end of the show, is given out during the episode. The top 3 finishers will win 1000 FPPs to spend in the VIP shop, plus, the winner will appear on the next show and get a chance for further winnings!

Weekly Depositor Freeroll

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who does not have a PokerStars account, so spread the word!

Listen out for the latest bonus code to be announced during the WCOOP radio show and use that bonus code along with the PokerStars Marketing Code DIRPOKER when making your very 1st deposit. Not only will you be entitled to 100% up to $600 but you will be given a free ticket to an exclusive weekly depositor freeroll, where you could win:

• A seat in Event 22 – $530 No Limit Holdem Event
• A seat in Event 42 – $1050 No Limit Holdem Event
• A seat in Event 62 – $5200 No Limit Holdem Event

This is a chance not to be missed!

PokerStars is the largest online poker site on the planet with players at every level, terrific promotions and opportunities to play in live games. PokerStars is very well respected with an excellent reputation for fair play and integrity so you can play online poker with complete confidence knowing your precious bankroll is in safe hands.

September Fest Leaderboards exclusively from William Hill Poker

William Hill Poker are giving away $20,000 throughout September with their weekly leaderboards PLUS there’s 4 prize packages worth $10,000 (€1,800 per package) to the Irish Winter Festival to play for! This top exclusive promotion, with $30,000 in total value up for grabs, is for William Hill players only and is to run from September 4th to October 2nd 2011 – so get stuck in!

September Fest Cash Leaderboards

William Hill Poker invite their players to play on cash tables and in tournaments to generate lovely leaderboard points and help themselves to the September Fest prize pool. You will earn 10 September Fest points for every $1 in rake generated on cash tables and 10 September Fest points for every $1 paid in tournament fees.

There will be two leaderboards each week for the two different levels – based on money contributed either in rake or tournament fee as follows:

Please take note that players can take part in September Fest in £, € or $ but all points are calculated using dollar values.

The all important weekly prize structure is as follows:

The leaderboard position buttons are on the website and updated at 2pm UK each day so it’s easy to check exactly your position daily.

4 Irish Winter Festival Packages

The top 20 players who have earned the most points overall during the month in the High Stakes leaderboard, along with the top ten overall points earners from the Low Stakes leaderboard, will be given automatic entry into the September Fest Mega Satellite. At this tournament, held on 9th October at 8pm UK, there will be 4 x Irish Winter Festival packages worth €1,800 per package up for grabs and that guaranteed!

If you were pipped at the post and didn’t make it to qualify in the leaderboards for the chance to get to the Irish Winter Festival, William Hill are giving you a second chance! For the discounted price of €110 you can join in the satellite, and for every €1,800 generated there will be another Irish Winter Festival package added.

Briefly – the Irish Winter Festival is to be held October 29th to 31st in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland. Your prize package will include Main Event entry, hotel and expenses.

This is another top promotion, exclusive to William Hill Poker, where you participate in a lucrative promotion by doing what we all love to do best, play poker at William Hill!

William Hill is one of the most reputable names in the gaming industry with shops throught the UK. Floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2002 you can trust in William Hill for top promotions along with fair play and integrity. Don’t miss out on all the fun to be had at William Hill, sign up now using the William Hill Poker Bonus Code POKERMAX and help yourself to the top sign up bonus of 200% up to £1250 / €1400 / $2000!

Titan Poker’s 6th Year Anniversary – Opt In Now!

Celebrate 6 great years of Titan Poker this September when you take up their invite to opt into, not just one, but four top promotions! Titan Poker has gone from strength to strength over the past 6 years, with a glittering array of past promotions and events, but these new 6 year anniversary promos will prove popular with all their players, whatever their bankroll, there really is something for everyone, I can’t wait!

Heads Up Championship

Grab your share of $25,000 in total prize money with these 24 Hour Races and Heads Up Tournaments.

To qualify for the Heads Up Championship you must win one of the eight 24 hour races which will run this September, these races will run twice a week on Sundays and Tuesdays starting on Sunday September 4th. The players will be divided according to the VIP level they belong to at 1st September, players can only qualify once. So, that’s 8 x 24 hour races for the following VIP levels:

• VIP Iron – Bronze with $200 prize pools
• VIP Copper – Silver with $450 prize pools
• VIP Gold – Platinum with $750 prize pools
• VIP Titanium – Diamond with $1000 prize pools

Do the maths and you will see that we will now have 32 proud players willing and able to play on for the accolade Titan Poker’s Best Heads Up Player plus $3000 to boost their bankroll. The competition will be spread over a 5 day preriod as follows:

• 1st Round September 28th at 6.00pm UK (1pm New York time)
• 1/8 Finals September 28th at 8.00pm UK (3pm New York time)
• 1/4 Finals September 29th at 6.00pm UK (1pm New York time)
• 1/2 Finals September 29th at 8.00pm UK (3pm New York time)
• Final October 2nd at 8.00pm UK (3pm New York time)

The Titan Poker Heads Up Championship payout structure is easily found on the Titan Poker website.

Mystery Week

Throughout the month of September 2011, as part of their 6th Anniversary celebrations, Titan are giving away mysterious surprises, cool! A new mystery surprise is revealed each week and rumour has it that you can get the info one day earlier on Titan’s Facebook page, shh!

Sam and Marvin’s Playground

What a treat! Play poker with Team Titan’s Sam Trickett and Marvin Rettenmaier as part of the Titan Poker’s 6th Anniversary celebrations!

There are three levels of cash games to play in on the following dates:

• Sunday September 18th with Marvin Rettenmaier
• Sunday September 25 with Sam Trickett

Once the pros are seated they will write the password for entry in the table’s chat window, then it’s a case of first come, first served to sit down and play! If you do not get seated, you will be invited to watch and chip in with a comment or two on the poker action.

These cash tables are located under ‘special offers’ on the Titan Poker software.

As you may have noticed in the above schedule of Team Titan, both Marvin (xcrash154) and Sam (xxSamTrickettxx) will be seated for the Sunday $200k Guaranteed on their playground Sundays, keep your eyes peeled for those nickmanes, see them off and get youself a $200 bounty plus bragging rights, of course!

$6000 Anniversary Freeroll

Simplicity itself! Just generate 60 points during September and you will earn your token into the $6000 Anniverary Freeroll.

We all love a freeroll and this one has $6000 up for grabs so what’s not to like about this celebration, nothing!!

Make a note, the $6000 Anniversary Freeroll will take place on Thursday, October 6th at 8pm UK (that’s 3pm New York time), there will be 100 seats reserved for Titan Poker Facebook members.

That’s quite a dazzling array of celebratory promotions and make sure you don’t miss out by remembering to opt in to each and every one of these extra special promos – the opt in button are large and red with ‘OPT IN’ on them so NO excuses!!

We love Titan Poker and we know you will too. Use the Titan Poker Bonus Code VIPTITAN for a VIP 1st depositor package including the very generous 200% up to $2000 sign up bonus adn $25 free when you deposit at least $50.

So, Titan Poker has been thrilling their players with top promotions, events, live game satellites and sheer decent poker for six years, thank you Titan Poker and here’s to the next six, cheers!!

New William Hill Poker Bonus Code POKERMAX

We have a brand new, exclusive, William Hill Poker Bonus Code to use when you make your first deposit at William Hill Poker – POKERMAX! This bonus code is an official bonus code so is guaranteed to work. We are proud to be able to offer new players at William Hill the following very generous bonuses when they open their first ever account:

• 200% of your 1st deposit up to £1250
• 200% of your 1st deposit up to €1400
• 200% of your 1st deposit up to $2000

Your new player bonus will be waiting for you to redeem it and you’ll have a full 60 days to do so, you can’t say fairer than that. However, unlike some other sites, if you’re not a hardcore player you won’t missout as the bonus is released in chunks of $5 every time you earn 350 William Hill Points, it really couldn’t be simpler to make the most of this sign up bonus.

You’ll always know just where you stand with your bonus, all you have to do is click bonuses on the menu in the lobby for a full rundown on how many WH Points earned and time remaining to take full advantage of this free cash offer. When you go through the lobby to see the balance of points the bonuses are shown in $ but, don’t worry, your cash will be converted into £ or € (if that is your currency), current exchange rates employed.

The WH Points are earned as you play, in tournaments 30 points for every $1 in tournaments fees paid and in cash games a sliding scale is used, topped out with 32 points earned when the rake you’ve paid is $5. Basically, the more cash you put into a game the more points you will be awarded.

We know you’ll enjoy playing at William Hill as much as we do, the promotions are terrific and there’s always something occurring so you’ll never, ever get bored.

On a more serious note, your bankroll is safe at William Hill. Established in 1934 William Hill is a household name in the UK with a betting shop (Bookmaker) on most High Streets. William Hill is also listed on the London Stock Exchange so you can’t get a much better pedigree than these guys!

William Hill prides itself on it’s excellent customer service and fair play, add to this the iPoker Network and you can see why we highly recommend this site!

We have recently been over William Hill Poker with a fine tooth comb and the results can be found in our William Hill Review, combine this with our in depth William Hill Bonus Code page and you’ll all you need to know about William Hill Poker.

Enjoy!!

Exclusive Female Promotions at PokerStars

PokerStars Women is just for women poker players, exclusively. PokerStars have made it their mission to encourage their female players to excellence in poker play, and it’s working for sure. So, we’re calling all the girls who love their poker to take a look at what’s on offer especially for them.

For the month of August only, when you play in the Women’s Sunday you can win a free World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) $27 Step 2 ticket . There’s not just one ticket up for grabs either, each and every girl playing on the final table will receive a WCOOP Step ticket prize. Remember these tournies are exclusively for women and although last Sunday there were 3 Pokerstars Pros playing the field is usually pretty small so your odds of getting a WCOOP seat through this route are vastly improved.

As an added bonus, knock out a Team PokerStars pro and earn $50 cash for the privilege! You’ll know who the PokerStars Team Pros are by the red spade logo next to their names in the tournament lobby.

Just a quick word about WCOOP, the biggest and richest online tournament series. WCOOP spans 22 days (September 4th to 26th) and includes 62 events, $30,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools plus gold bracelets for every World Champion. PokerStars are celebrating women’s success in WCOOP by awarding the Women of the Series a 2012 PCA Women’s Package worth $3500 – never say no to a freebie.

The Pokerstars Woman’s Sunday is the richest weekly womens only tourney online on the planet, with a guaranteed prize pool of $7000. This guaranteed prize pool means that however few players register and play the prize pool is at least $7000. Running every Sunday at 7.30pm UK (that’s 2.30pm New York time) it has a buy in direct of $55, daily qualifiers running every day from $2.20 and you even get a chance to play for free by playing in the weekly freeroll qualifier which takes place on Saturdays at 6.00pm UK (1.00pm New York time). Satellites are listed here so print it out so you can keep a reminder to play.

The fun isn’t just confined to the Weekends at PokerStars, oh no, you and your girlfriends can compete against other females, from all around the globe, all week long in the Women’s Poker League. There are two league levels of buy in to play at, $0.10 or $1.10, and the tournaments run twice a day, every day plus a weekly freeroll and there are points awarded in each. To register go into the PokerStars lobby through Tourney and All.

• $0.10 buy in league play daily at 1.00am and 6.00pm UK, 1.00pm and 8.00pm New York time
• $1.10 buy in league play daily at 2.00am and 7.00pm UK , 2.00pm and 9.00pm New York Time
• Sunday Freeroll at 6.30pm UK, 1.30pm New York time – win 100 x $0.10 League tickets

These leagues are not just for the fun of it, there’s real money and seats to the PokerStars Women Live Event Packages to be won! This is how the cash is divvied out:

MONTHLY

YEARLY

Pokerstars EPT Ladies Tournament
Make this the year you spread your wings and play in a live event. Join PokerStars Women Live at EPT London this coming October for the London Poker Festival, the 1st top festival of poker of EPT 8! There’s prize packages worth €1,500 which take you to the Victoria Casino on October 2nd to join in the PokerStars Ladies Tournament.

Qualifiers are running now, daily from £1.10 or, why not join in the special daily freeroll qualifiers at 5.30pm UK (12.30pm New York time). The finals of the EPT London PS Women Live, where the packages are awarded are held on Sundays at 7.35pm UK (2.35pm New York time) and the buy in direct is £108.50. It looks like the fields are quite small at the moment so this could be YOUR opportunity get in on the big bucks and live action in swinging London this Autumn!

When you’re looking to find a game, the PokerStars Womens specials are easily spotted in bright pink.

This article has really opened my eyes to what is available for female players at PokerStars. If you’ve not played at PokerStars before there’s never been a better time to join in the action. Just a reminder to all those men wishing to get involved in the action, if you win and Pokerstars discover you are not a woman you’ll lose your prize, no exceptions.

PokerStars is the largest online poker site on the Planet and when you use the PokerStars Marketing Code DIRPOKER and the PokerStars Bonus Code STARS600 you will be entitled to 100% up to $600 / €465 / £390 / CAD$625 plus a Home Games ticket. There’s no mad rush with PokerStars either, they give you three times to deposit in the first three months using both the aforementioned codes, then you have six months from each deposit to earn the points to release the bonus. This makes the PokerStars deposit bonus one of the easier ones to achieve. Just so as you know, when you’re playing at PokerStars your bankroll is in safe hands, for sure, reputable, established in 2000 and Licenced in the Isle of Man you’re in for a great time with no worries!

We have all you need to know about PokerStars plus current offers and promotion in our PokerStars Review.

Reload Bonus News July 2011

These bonuses are just for players who already have money on the sites, not to be confused with 1st deposit bonuses which are usually bigger with softer playthrough requirements, but even so you can pick up quite a bit of extra cash if you know where to reload this month. If you’re looking for 1st deposit bonuses then check out our best poker bonuses for all the latest deals on offer.

3 reload bonus offers we can’t miss this month…

Here’s a bit more detailed info on each one and what you need to do to make the most of your bonus.

$100 Reload Bonus from PokerStars

Boost your bankroll by up to $100 (or the equivalent in €, £ or C$) with this exclusive bonus when you deposit into your existing PokerStars account using the bonus code PS100 – you will then receive 20% of the value of your deposit in a pending bonus. This is a really generous offer from PokerStars and very welcome free cash for their loyal band of players – me included! Don’t hang around though, this promotion is only valid from now until 4.59am on 16th July 2011 UK (that’s 11.59pm 15th July 2011 New York time).

Once you have deposited you then have 20 days to earn as much of your pending bonus as you can – only one eligible reload bonus per Poker Stars player. All is not lost if you don’t manage to get the lot, your bonus will be released in 10 portions by earning VIP Player Points (VPPs). The following table shows the earning requirements:

To make the most of this very special offer you’ll need to deposit $500 then, during the next 20 days for every 200 VPPs you earn you will release $10 i.e. 10 x 10 = $100 which is 20% of $500.

PokerStars is the World’s largest and leading online poker room and we love it! Learn more about PokerStars by reading our PokerStars review. Also check out the latest Pokerstars Bonus codes for 100% up to $600 sign up bonus plus a free $5.50 Home Games ticket!

The Reloader from Titan Poker

The competition has never been greater to get players playing and the incentives for us players have never been sweeter! Now Titan have come with one hell of a reload bonus called The Reloader and you are being tempted by a massive 100% up to $5,000 to deposit.

There are only 14 days to deposit and take advantage of the Reloader which must end at 11.59pm on July 17th UK (6.59pm New York). You first deposit made during this time will be eligible for the reload bonus. Once you have deposited you have 60 days to release your bonus by earning points in real money games.

A lot of thought has gone into this reload promotion and the pokerheads at Titan have split this bonus into two stages as follows:-

Stage 1

After you have made your reloader deposit Titan will give you $5 for every 250 points you earn, Stage 1 is easy and rapid, but, once you have earned 25% of your reloader bonus Stage 2 begins and the big bucks are earned!

Stage 2

You now get to the big reload – $10 for every 600 points! Below is a table to show you, at a glance, just how the Reloader works!

Unfortunately, we won’t all be in the enviable position of having $5,000 to deposit and, therefore, take full advantage of the maximum Reloader bonus of 100% up to $5,000. Here’s a table for you which shows how the bonus works with lesser deposit amounts:

This is an excellent promotion, yet another from Titan, to be added to their top incredible new player bonus of 200% up to $2,000 when you use the Titan Poker Bonus Code VIPTITAN – good news if you are new to Titan Poker! Our Titan Poker review will give you all the facts and figures about playing on Titan Poker.

100% Reload from Party Poker

When you top up your Party Poker account using the bonus code 200JULY you will receive an excellent 100% extra up to $200! This offer has to end on 8th August at 4.59am UK (11.59pm on 7th August in New York).

Use the bonus code 200JULY when you deposit and, not only will you get this reload bonus but, you will also get an entry into the $100K Depositors Freeroll, this exclusive freeroll is to be held on 7th August at 4.00pm UK (11.00am New York), registration is open now and capped at 20,000 maximum players. Miss this and weep!

The largest poker site in Europe, Party Poker, has so much to offer their players with the above promotions being just an example! Take a look at our Party Poker Review for all the facts and keep an eye on this blog page as we update daily to keep you well informed about the upcoming, not to be missed, news and promotions.

If you are new to Party Poker you are in for a treat, for sure – use the Party Poker Bonus Code UPTO500 for a top 100% up to $500 1st depositors bonus.

Enjoy these mammoth reload bonuses whilst you can, they’re not around for a long time but they are around for a good time!

Rake Free Tournaments, freerolls and reloads at Party Poker

Party Poker is going from strength to strength and to add to this momentum thay have just announced more incredible promotions for July 2011 including a special reload bonus and freeroll worth $100k, but the biggest news by far is they have gone rake free! Loads to tell you but I think we’ll start with:-

Rake Free Tournaments! Party Poker claim to be the only place that you can play poker rake free, and I think they may well be right. This excellent move means that, with no fees across the entire MTT schedule, 100% of players’ money will go into the pot!

With zero rake you can save up to $50 in fees by playing your tourneys at Party Poker, there will be busier fields and bigger prize pools, what a great deal!

Now, I’ve just checked this too good to be true offer, and there is positively NO rake to pay on:-

• Multi table satellites
• Qualifiers
• Rebuys
• Freezeouts

Party Poker say this offer is for a limited time only so take advantage of this bold move and get playing, rake free! Let the good poker times roll with Party Poker, here comes yet another generous incentive:

Reload Bonus If you top up your account using the bonus code 200JULY you will receive a stonkin 100% extra up to $200! This offer is only up for grabs until 8th August at 4.59am UK (11.59pm on 7th August in New York) and, although this reload bonus is excellent, there’s more!

$100k Freeroll When you reload your Party Poker account using the bonus code 200JULY you will also receive an entry into the $100K Depositors Freeroll which is to be held on 7th August at 4.00pm UK (11.00am New York), registration is open now and capped at 20,000 maximum players. Don’t miss out on this one!

New Player Bonus If you are new to Party Poker you are in for a treat, for sure – use the Party Poker Bonus Code UPTO500 for a top 100% up to $500 1st depositors bonus. You can then use the reload bonus and claim your freeroll tickets plus another 100% as well. Sign up here.

Party Poker has been trusted by poker players since 2001 and promise safety, security and prompt payment guaranteed – a sound stable online poker site indeed, just where we need to be! The largest poker site in Europe has so much to offer their players with the above promotions being just an example! Take a look at our Party Poker Review for all the facts and keep an eye on this blog as we update daily to keep you well informed about the upcoming, not to be missed, news and promotions.

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Full Tilt Poker Shut Down – Your Questions Answered

For a 2nd evening Full Tilt is closed and rumours are rife as to what could be going on. The simple facts are that Full Tilt have lost their gambling licence with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) and were told to cease trading yesterday (June 29th). Players can’t connect to Full Tilt software and are faced with a simple ‘trying again’ message, when visiting the website it states “System Update. We apologise but the system is down. Please check back later.”

How much later? When will they be open again? How can they just be shut down like that? How can I get my bankroll back? Have Full Tilt released any info at all? Where else can I play Rush Poker? These are all questions we’ve been asked over the last 24hours and this blog will attempt to answer them for you.

When will Full Tilt be open again?
Quite frankly nobody knows, there have been rumours that Full Tilt are in talks with the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) and are hoping to open again very soon under their licence. Full Tilt used to be registered under Kahnawake so you would think the process to reinstate the licence would be pretty straight forward. Normally it takes at least 6 weeks to process a licence, but maybe they will be able to expedite this process.

Other rumours have been that they may just reopen as a rogue site and operate without a licence, I feel this is highly unlikely, for one payment processors would be reluctant to deal with an illegal casino, but more importantly this would damage Full Tilt’s public image so much that it would probably signal the end for them within weeks if not days anyway.

They may never open again under the same management, as more comes to light about the mismanagement of players funds and the financial problems Full Tilt are currently facing, it may just be better to close up shop, or sell on to a large company with the personnel and resources the manage the site correctly. Whoever does take this on though will have to have deep pockets as FTP owe US players alone approx $120million and those players can no longer play at Fulll Tilt.

How can they just be shut down just like that?
Full Tilt must have known this was coming. It is inconceivable that they weren’t in talks with the AGCC over their licence. This is what grates – players were mid game when they were cut off, players had only deposited 10 mins before, others were still working towards various promotions. Let’s hope it’s because FTP were fighting for their licence up to the last minute and thought they could rescue the situation, rather than they simply didn’t care. The ARGC released a statement :-

Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has today issued Hearing Notices under Regulation 46 of the Alderney eGambling Regulations, 2009 to the above named companies who collectively trade as FULL TILT POKER.

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission will hear the matters contained in the Hearing Notices at a Regulatory Hearing which will commence at 10.00am on Tuesday 26th July, 2011 at the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, 239 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1EQ. In the event that there is a change to these details this notice will be amended. In the interim period, AGCC can be contacted by using the following email address: info@agcc.gg

How can I get my bankroll back?
At the moment we just don’t know. Of course if they open up again we can all make requests as normal, but what if they don’t. The only advice we can give at the moment is to contact the AGCC and ask when and how you can withdraw your funds. As soon as we hear anything about our missing bankrolls, we will let you know.

Have Full Tilt released any info at all?
No. Some responses from Full Tilt customer support have been reported on poker forums, but they can’t be verified. We ourselves have tried to contact them repeatedly and have heard nothing.

What should I do when / if FTP do open?
Hmm, here’s the tough one, I’ve played at Full Tilt for years and wasn’t really ready to never play there again, but with all their financial problems I’d be really cautious with leaving any significant amount of money on there. If you really must play at Full Tilt again then make sure your bankroll doesn’t mount up, cash out regularly and if payments are late play somewhere else until you have your cash in your hand. Simply put, until we know they are on a stable footing again don’t have any more on Full Tilt than you can afford to lose.

Where else can I play Rush Poker?
The thing that made Full Tilt really special (you can find high stakes games, poker pros and high traffic at Pokerstars) is Rush Poker. Unfortunately for us Rush Poker is trademarked so we won’t be seeing any other site offering it any time soon under the same format. If FTP don’t re-open hopefully they will sell the concept.

So there we go, I’m sure there will be plenty more to say on the subject over the coming weeks, but for now this is all we know. Hopefully Full Tilt will release a statement telling us what is going on soon.

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Pokerstars Players Funds are Safe

We heard today Full Tilt Poker have closed down due to losing their licence with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC). The shudder is still thundering throughout the poker world with players angry and confused, demanding to know how they can withdraw their funds from a site that simply doesn’t exist anymore.

Many have been concerned that Pokerstars would soon follow in Full Tilt’s footsteps and close it’s doors. Nothing could be further from the truth. True, both sites have been closed to US players since April 15th but the response of the rooms has been very different.

Full Tilt have been delaying payments to both US and European players (in fact most US players have simply given up trying), whereas Pokerstars have kept up with payments, inspiring confidence by making quick payments to US players as soon as they are requested. As for the rest of the world, you would never know ‘Black Friday’ had happened at Pokerstars, they didn’t miss a stride and although they must be making huge payments to ex players from the US, they have held their integrity and haven’t failed in any way to meet their commitments.

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From Pokerstars 29th June 2011:-

“PokerStars Official Statement, June 29 2011

Best Regards,
The PokerStarsPartners Team”

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Full Tilt Poker Shut Down after losing Gambling Licence

Full Tilt Poker has been shut down by The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) as they have suspended their European Gambling Licence. This has all come about following the events of ‘Black Friday’, 15th April 2011, when the US Atorney General’s Office stopped play for US Full Tilt players following an investigation by the FBI.

The shock decision by the AGCC has come into immediate effect and players have found themselves cut off in mid play in running tournaments. It has been impossible to connect to the software and consequently there is no access to players accounts, the website carries a message ‘Scheduled Maintenance in Progress’.

The AGCC have determined that Full Tilt Poker may not:

• Register New Customers
• Accept Deposits from Existing Customers
• Allow existing customers to withdraw funds that are held in their accounts
• Permit customers to participate in any form of poker game play or gambling transaction

So, is that the end of the road for Full Tilt Poker? Well, it looks like it is, at least until the next step, a Regulatory Hearing on Tuesday the 26th July to be held in London.

This is another cruel blow for loyal Full Tilt Players, not only can they not access their funds, but, what about the guys (and Gals!) doing well and on a roll or maybe on the road to Las Vegas to play in WSOP, my heart weeps for them, how very disappointing!

Players with funds tied up in Full Tilt are advised to go to the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) and request information on when and how they are to receive their funds. As soon as we have any information ourselves we will let you know.

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