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Weekly Freerolls: The Hits Keep Coming
This week the Titan Poker takes center stage with an epic $5,000 freeroll set to take place on Thursday. The event costs just 25 Titan Points to buy in, so make sure you get a piece of the action.
Also worth looking into this week is the $2,500 William Hill freeroll, which kicks off later today, and the Betfair $3,000 freeroll on Sunday.
As a reminder PokerStars will once again be offering a mega-freeroll on Jan. 15 with $15,000 in Sunday Million tickets. Every player that earned 100 player points in December is eligible so be sure to check if you qualified without realizing it.
If you're not a PL.com registered player on any of the following sites, click on the site's name in the list to sign up for an online poker account.
William Hill is running an exclusive $2.5k freeroll for PokerListings players in the first week of January.
Date: Jan. 8 Value: $2,500 Buy-in: 10 William Hill Points Sign up herePokerListings players will want to check out the Betfair Poker $3,000 freeroll on Jan. 9.
Date: Jan. 9 Value: $3,000 Qualify with: 5 frequent player points Qualify between: December 1-31 Sign up herePokerListings players will have access to a $500 freeroll by 888poker.
Date: Jan. 11 Value: $500 Qualify with: 100 status points in December Sign up hereTitan Poker is running a $5,000 freeroll for PokerListings players that costs just 25 Titan Points to buy into.
Date: Jan. 13 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 25 Titan Points Sign up herePokerListings players have access to exclusive monthly $2,000 freerolls on PartyPoker.
Date: Jan. 15 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: 100 Party Points Earned Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up hereAbsolute Poker runs $5,000 monthly tournaments for PokerListings players.
Date: Jan. 15 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in December Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up herePokerListings players get a shot at the UB Poker $5,000 exclusive monthly tournaments.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in December Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up herePoker770 is hosting an exclusive $1,000 freeroll for PL.com players.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit Qualify between: Any day before Jan. 16 Sign up herePokerStars is running a massive $15,000 Sunday Million freeroll on Jan. 16.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $15,000 in Sunday Million tickets Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up herebwin Poker is running exclusive monthly $1,000 freerolls for PokerListings players.
Date: Jan. 23 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 50 frequent player points Qualify between: May 15-Jan. 22 Sign up hereVisit www.pokerlistings.com
Cake Poker Opens Diamond Mine on January 10th
Starting next week, Cake Poker will fire up its latest promotion, which will offer $40,000 in cash to those who participate. The Diamond Mine begins next Monday, January 10th and will be a series of tournaments with increasing prize pools. The key to enter these events will be the ever-popular Cake Poker Gold Cards that have been released to this point in 2011.
Each tournament has a guaranteed prize pool, starting with $300 for the first and running up to $15,000 for the final event on the schedule. There is no cost for players to enter save for using the Gold Cards that they have accumulated through ring game play on Cake Poker.
The 14-event schedule begins with a tournament for players who can come up with five of the two of diamonds Gold Cards from the 2011 series. These players will battle it out for one of 100 seats in the next tournament and a piece of a $300 prize pool. If a player earns one of those seats, they’ll move on to the second tournament, which is offered to those with five of the three of diamonds Gold Cards. Each event as a player moves up the ladder has a card requirement for entry and an increasing prize pool.
If a player is able to play in all 12 of the preliminary events on the Diamond Mine schedule, they’ll earn a seat in the Diamond Mine Flawless Freeroll. This freeroll offers a $10,000 prize pool and will take place one day before the final event.
The final on January 23rd, which players can earn entry to either through winning a seat in Event #12 or by having an ace of diamonds from any of the Gold Card series, will feature a prize pool of $15,000.
Knowing that players will be burning through Gold Cards for the Diamond Mine tournament series, Cake Poker is simultaneously running its Turbo Gold Card promotion. Gold Cards will be distributed at ring game tables at twice the normal rate each day from January 10th to January 23rd from 4:00pm ET to 5:00pm ET and from 8:00pm ET to 11:00pm ET. This promotion gives players a chance to build up their 2011 series Gold Card collections and get in on the $40,000 Diamond Mine tournament schedule.
For those who prefer to “wheel and deal” to get the Gold Cards they need, Cake Poker’s Gold Card Exchange is open as well.
Already running on Cake Poker are satellites to one of the longest running tournament schedules in poker history. Cake Poker is offering its players the opportunity to head to Ireland over Easter weekend to take part in the 2011 Irish Poker Open, the second oldest tournament behind only the World Series of Poker. Cake Poker is offering players a chance at a seat at the 2011 Irish Poker Open Main Event for as little as $1.10, with satellites running daily. These satellites feed into a monthly Final.
Cake Poker has put together packages for players that are worth battling for. Each $7,000 prize package from Cake Poker includes a seat at the Main Event of the Irish Poker Open worth €3,500, a five-night stay at the Irish Poker Open’s host venue (the Burlington Hotel), $1,500 cash for travel expenses, and an official Cake Poker gear pack. The opportunity to play alongside the best poker players in the world during the Irish Poker Open, however, is the biggest prize. The final day to earn entry into the Irish Poker Open through Cake Poker is March 27th.
Featuring such outlets as its own eponymous room, the Doyle Brunson-backed DoylesRoom, and Victory Poker, the USA-friendly Cake Poker Network should be a popular stop for poker players throughout the month of January with its wealth of promotions. Visit Cake Poker to learn more about the Diamond Mine tournament series.
Full Tilt Poker Super Sit n Go Madness begins on Friday
UB.com and Absolute Poker Add More Money, More Winners to 2011 TLB
For many, the New Year means a fresh start and an opportunity to make positive changes. Online poker rooms are no exception. The CEREUS Network, comprised of UB.com and Absolute Poker, has revamped its Tournament Leaderboard (TLB) for 2011 and will award more money to more players.
The biggest change has been made to the Multi-Table TLB, where CEREUS will be dishing out $116,000 in prizes to the year-end leaders along with $15,000 in total to the top 20 players each month. For the yearly TLB, the overall winner will receive $10,000 plus a $10,000 seat in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. The runner-up will receive $5,000 and a WSOP seat. The rest of the top ten at the end of the year will also receive cash prizes and the top 100 will have the opportunity to play in an exclusive $50,000 freeroll.
At the end of each month, the player atop the multi-table TLB (for that month only) will win $5,000, second place will get $2,500, and third place will receive $1,000. Fourth through tenth places will bank $500 and the remainder of the top 20 on the monthly TLB will get $300.
St. Louis resident “C_SWEENZ” finished 2010 atop the multi-table TLB and won $10,000 plus a seat at the 2011 WSOP Main Event. “Winning the 2010 leaderboard was a huge rush and great accomplishment! I’ve played a lot of hands and learned a lot,” said “C_SWEENZ” in a CEREUS Network press release. “I’m looking forward to improving my all-around game by continuing to play all of the great tournaments on UB and making another run for 2011. Good luck at the tables everyone!”
“FUTUREPROQQ,” from Lincoln, Nebraska finished second in the TLB and will also play in the WSOP Main Event on the poker network’s dime; he also collected $5,500.
The Sit and Go TLB is divided into three groups: Diamond, Heart, and Spade. Diamond is for players competing in sit and gos with buy-ins of $6.50 or lower, Heart is for $6.51 to $25 buy-ins, and Spade is for $26 buy-ins and higher. For each division, a player’s highest total score for 20 consecutive tournaments is what counts, which means that you aren’t rewarded for simply playing around-the-clock.
There are only weekly TLB prizes for sit and gos. A total of $1,000 will be split among the top 50 players every week in the Diamond group, $3,000 will be spread among the top 40 in the Heart group, and $5,000 will be chopped among the top 20 in the Spade group. All monetary prizes are awarded in Tournament Dollars.
At first blush, the TLB formula seems complicated, but it’s really not. For multi-table tournaments and sit and gos, points are calculated by taking the square root of the total prize pool and dividing by the player’s final position taken to the power of two-fifths. Got that? In other words, the two inputs that matter are the total prize pool and the final standings.
The formula was devised not to take into account the buy-in directly so that the TLB field will be level for users of all bankrolls. The buy-ins come into play when determining the prize pool, but since more players will typically register for lower buy-in tournaments, the prize pools will tend to even out. Higher buy-in events have tougher fields and lower buy-ins have larger fields, both presenting their own challenges.
Full Tilt Store Holiday Giveaway Ends January 9th
If you’re looking to take advantage of the Full Tilt Store Holiday Giveaway, then you’re running out of time. The promotion over at Full Tilt Poker comes to an end on January 9th at 23:59 ET, which means that there are only a few more days left to be rewarded for trading in your hard-earned Full Tilt Points (FTPs) on the world’s second largest online poker site.
Starting on January 10th, one day after the Holiday Giveaway ends, big changes will take place at the Full Tilt Store. Text found on Full Tilt’s website explains, “We will be updating the prices of certain items in the Full Tilt Store beginning on January 10th to correspond with the changes in the Full Tilt Points system implemented earlier this year. Merchandise such as electronics and clothing will be re-priced to more accurately reflect their value.” Meanwhile, items like tournament tickets will retain the current prices.
The Full Tilt Store Holiday Giveaway rewards those players who spend 7,500 FTPs or more in the Full Tilt Store or Black Card Store. Players who spend between 7,500 and 14,999 FTPs will earn a free Step 1 ticket in addition to their chosen product in the store. Players who spend between 15,000 and 39,999 FTPs will receive a Step 2 ticket on the house. Anyone who trades in between 40,000 and 74,999 FTPs will see a free Step 3 ticket come their way.
But wait, there’s more! Spend between 75,000 and 139,999 FTPs and you’ll take home a free $50 cash bonus. Finally, players who spend 140,000 or more FTPs will get a $100 cash bonus on top of their store purchase. Full Tilt Poker will credit any cash bonuses and tournament tickets earned by January 11th.
Anyone who purchases an item during the Full Tilt Store Holiday Giveaway, regardless of its price, will take home a seat into the $50,000 Holiday Giveaway Freeroll. The $50,000 freebie comes your way on January 16th at 14:15 ET. Remember, the Full Tilt Store Holiday Giveaway is your last chance to take advantage of the existing Full Tilt pricing structure. Also, you’ll need to play at real money ring games on Full Tilt Poker in order to clear any cash bonuses you receive.
The Full Tilt Store Holiday Giveaway has been running since December 16th and now enters its final week. Among the cutting-edge electronic items you’ll find in the Full Tilt Store are a Sony Bravia 46-inch HDTV (334,300 FTPs), a 64 GB iPod Touch (85,000 FTPs), and an 8 GB Flip video recorder (51,500 FTPs). For you golf enthusiasts out there, purchase Phoenix golf bags for 35,000 FTPs or a sleeve of white Titleist balls for 4,000 FTPs.
Players can also purchase branded and unbranded Full Tilt Poker security keys, which are handheld devices that display an eight-digit code that must be entered when logging into the USA-friendly site. A would-be hacker without that code won’t be able to sign in. providing an extra layer of security for your online bankroll.
If Santa neglected your canine companion this year, look no further than a Full Tilt Poker dog tank top for 3,000 FTPs. For the same price, you can also get a Full Tilt hoodie for your puppy to protect him or her from the cold winter. Multiple stress tools and branded outwear are also available, so visit Full Tilt Poker today to check out the store’s inventory.
Poker News in Brief: Dec. 27, 2010- Jan. 2, 2011
That meant a few of poker's smaller stories may have slipped through the cracks.
Fortunately, we caught them and compiled them in our weekly Poker News in Brief feature below.
This week, Poker After Dark returns, the World Cup captains are named, UB goes back to Montreal and more.
Poker After Dark Returns
The new season of POKER PROductions' Poker After Dark returns to NBC this week.
POKER PROductions inked an agreement with NBC Universal extending the late-night poker show through 2014 in 2010 and the seventh season, filmed at the new Aria Resort and Casino at the City Center complex in Las Vegas, begins airing Jan. 3.
This season will feature more cash games than ever before. Most will be no-limit hold'em, but two weeks will also be devoted to Pot-Limit Omaha with a lineup that should impress fans.
Names like Mike Matusow, Chris Ferguson, Michael Mizrachi, Phil Hellmuth, Antonio Esfandiari, Annette Obrestad, Eli Elezra, Phil Galfond, Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Patrik Antonius, and David Oppenheim will all appear this season.
There will only be three weeks following the traditional Freezout format this season, including this week's "Big Heat," a $100,000 buy-in event featuring John Juanda, Erick Lindgren, Huckleberry Seed, Ivey, Dwan, and Galfond.
Leeann Tweeden will once again serve as the show's host with Ali Nejad providing commentary.
Fifty50 Sit & Go's
PokerStars has launched a new online poker Sit & Go format called Fifty50.
Although the tournaments end when half of the entrants have been eliminated, Fifty50's differ from the Double or Nothing format in that half of the prize pool gets split between the winning players equally and the other half is awarded based on chip counts.
Fifty50 events are currently running at the $10 level, but will soon be available at many different stakes.
World Cup of Poker Captains Named
The identities of the team captains for the seventh annual World Cup of Poker have been announced.
Last year, Chinese Taipei took the title. This year it will be Argentina, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Spain, Slovakia, Italy, France, Ukraine and the United States battling it out for a $100,000 first prize at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
Slovakia’s team will be led by Team PokerStars Pro’s newest member Dag Palovic. EPT San Remo winner Liv Boeree will lead the UK team while Argentina’s captain is back-to-back LAPT champ Nacho Barbero.
2009 APT champion Neil Arce will lead the team from the Philippines while the Spain squad will be headed up by Team PokerStars Pro Juan Manuel Pastor.
Luca Pagano leads Italy and Arnaud Mattern will captain the team from France.
And Finally, Vanessa Selbst will lead the USA while EPT Kiev runner-up Alexander Dovzhenko captains the Ukrainian side.
The action gets underway in the Bahamas Jan 14.
UB Returns to Poker Pro Canada Classic
For the second straight year, UB will be sending over twenty players to compete in the running of Montreal's biggest poker event, the Poker Pro Canada Classic.
The $1500+150 buy-in No Limit Hold 'em event runs Jan. 27-30, 2011 at the Four Aces Poker Club.
UB is running a series of super satellites and freerolls Jan. 2-16 giving players a chance to win a $2500 prize package that includes a seat plus $850 for travel expenses.
300-plus players and prize pool of $500,000 is expected in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Weekly Freerolls: Happy New Year!
This week PL.com players will want to pay close attention to the 888poker $1,000 freeroll on Sunday and the $2,500 William Hill Poker freeroll on Wednesday.
Next week the action will get even hotter with a 5,000 Titan Poker freeroll to look forward to on Jan. 13 as well as a $5,000 freerolls on Absolute and UB Poker on Jan. 15 and Jan. 16.
PokerStars will once again be offering a mega-freeroll on Jan. 15 with $15,000 in Sunday Million tickets.
There is still time to qualify for most of these events so sign on and treat yourself to a few hands of poker in the New Year.
If you're not a PL.com registered player on any of the following sites, click on the site's name in the list to sign up.
PokerListings players will have access to a $1000 freeroll by 888poker.
Date: Jan. 2 Value: $1000 Qualify with: 100 status points in December Sign up hereWilliam Hill is running an exclusive $2.5k freeroll for PokerListings players in the first week of January.
Date: Jan. 8 Value: $2,500 Buy-in: 10 William Hill Points Sign up herePokerListings players will want to check out the Betfair Poker $3,000 freeroll on Jan. 9.
Date: Jan. 9 Value: $3,000 Qualify with: 5 frequent player points Qualify between: December 1-31 Sign up hereTitan Poker is running a $5,000 freeroll for PokerListings players that cost just 25 Titan Points to buy into.
Date: Jan. 13 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 25 Titan Points Sign up herePokerListings players have access to exclusive monthly $2,000 freerolls on PartyPoker.
Date: Jan. 15 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: 100 Party Points Earned Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up hereAbsolute Poker runs $5,000 monthly tournaments for PokerListings players.
Date: Jan. 15 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in December Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up herePokerListings players get a shot at the UB Poker $5,000 exclusive monthly tournaments.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in December Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up herePoker770 is hosting an exclusive $1,000 freeroll for PL.com players.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit Qualify between: Any day before Jan. 16 Sign up herePokerStars is running a massive $15,000 Sunday Million freeroll on Jan. 16.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $15,000 in Sunday Million tickets Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up herebwin Poker is running exclusive monthly $1,000 freerolls for PokerListings players.
Date: Jan. 23 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 50 frequent player points Qualify between: May 15-Jan. 22 Sign up hereVisit www.pokerlistings.com
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Tom Marchese Recaps 2010 CardPlayer Player of the Year Title
This week, Tom Marchese officially claimed the 2010 CardPlayer Player of the Year title after an epic run that saw him make 11 final tables in major live poker tournaments according to the Hendon Mob for over $2 million. Marchese, who recently signed with the management firm Poker Icons, sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the year that was.
Poker News Daily: Congratulations on capturing the CardPlayer Player of the Year honors. How does it feel?
Tom Marchese: It’s pretty awesome. It’s one of those things where it wasn’t on my mind to start the year and I found myself in the race. As it got closer, it was something I wanted to win and put effort into.
PND: What was the highlight of 2010 for you?
Tom Marchese: It has to be the NAPT Venetian Main Event win. Going into that, no one knew me on the live scene, so it put me on the map. I had just final tabled a tournament in Atlantic City and had all the confidence in the world.
PND: When did you start gunning for the award?
Tom Marchese: After the WSOP. Before that, I just played main events and don’t think I played any buy-ins below $5,000. After the WSOP, in the race for the Player of the Year title, I decided to grind smaller tournaments and make a run. I don’t know if I could grind them all the time, but I enjoyed it.
PND: You recorded 11 final tables in major tournaments according to Hendon Mob this year. Tell us about bursting onto the poker scene in 2010.
Tom Marchese: I’m sure a lot of people thought my previous online success was just me getting lucky, but people have to realize that some of the best players in the game come from an online background and don’t have a lot of live experience. People realized that my game is as good as anyone else’s. I wanted to play a bunch live and get in some travel in 2010. I was hoping to freeroll a year of traveling, so I didn’t have super high expectations.
PND: Speaking of traveling, what is your favorite tournament location?
Tom Marchese: My favorite poker trip was to Aruba, which was actually canceled this year. It’s one of the nicest beaches I’ve been to and has a very relaxed atmosphere. When you go to the Bahamas, the weather’s good, but it’s really obvious that you’re at a poker tournament. I also went to Portugal for EPT Vilamoura and played in the Partouche Poker Tour. Those were both on the beach and really fun. I’m looking for a beach and nice weather when I travel.
PND: What has it been like watching yourself on ESPN as part of the network’s NAPT coverage?
Tom Marchese: I enjoy watching, although I prefer watching the NAPT I won. At first, it was pretty weird to watch myself on TV with a bunch of friends where you can see your physical tendencies, but it’s very cool to be on ESPN2.
PND: We understand that you conducted a few coaching sessions with WSOP November Niner Matt Jarvis.
Tom Marchese: I helped him leading up to the Main Event final table. I just did a session or two right before it and went over some strategies. We were talking about good opening positions based on what stack sizes were difficult to 3bet you and what players to stay away from. It was a general, common sense approach to having 30 big blinds. When you have that stack, it’s important to be looking for the best opening spots and not just every opening spot. You’re only going to have so many opportunities to raise/fold.
PND: You seem to be quite humble both in this interview and at the table. Is that how you are in real life?
Tom Marchese: That’s how I am. Many of my friends don’t play poker or play and have less success. If you don’t stay down to Earth, what friends are you really going to have? I’m just fortunate to have the success I’ve had this year. It’s important to keep working hard.
PND: How are your friends and family taking it?
Tom Marchese: They all think it’s awesome. Whenever I’m playing live, my Dad texts me for updates, which is cool because he was against poker when I started. Up until this year, my friends thought I was just getting by. Now, they think it’s awesome that I’m on TV. Everyone is really happy about it.
PND: How did you convince your Dad that poker could be a viable career?
Tom Marchese: I did my best to show him cash game graphs and explain that the game wasn’t luck. When I was in college and my grades weren’t the best, it’s understandable that my parents thought I was just gambling.
PND: What goals do you have for 2011? Will we be seeing a repeat Player of the Year performance?
Tom Marchese: The repeat is on my mind. At least for the start of the year, I’ll play a pretty heavy schedule and see what happens. If I enter the WSOP and I’m in the race, I’ll try to defend. I’ll definitely be playing all of the good U.S. main events and will probably make it to Europe a few times for London. San Remo, Vilamoura, and Partouche. No matter what, I plan to play a lot.
PND: We wanted you to dish out a few awards of your own. First, who is the Most Improved Tournament Player of 2010?
Tom Marchese: Dwyte Pilgrim. It seems like his game came together pretty well this year. You can expect him to continue improving in 2011.
PND: Who will be the Breakout Tournament Player of 2011?
Tom Marchese: Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger or Bryn Kenney. Both of them have gone deep in the WSOP Main Event and always have good stacks. They have both run bad deep.
PND: Who is the Best Female Tournament Player?
Tom Marchese: Vanessa Selbst. She is far and away the best.
PND: Who is the Best Online Tournament Player?
Tom Marchese: It’s still Steve “gboro780” Gross. His online results lifetime are pretty much in a class above everyone else.
PND: Finally, what was the best Christmas gift you received?
Tom Marchese: Spending time with my family. These days, I’m fortunate enough to be able to afford anything I want, so I’m a difficult person to buy for. I got clothes and I appreciate them, but having seen my family so little this year, it has been great to spend time with them.
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UB.com Returns as Sponsor of Poker Pro Canada Classic
UB.com has announced that it will once again be the title sponsor of the second annual Poker Pro Canada Classic. The tournament, which will be held at the Four Aces Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, is scheduled to run from January 27th to January 30th.
Co-sponsored by the leading poker magazine Poker Pro Canada, the Classic will feature a $1,500 + $150 buy-in and, like most major tournaments, will be a No Limit Hold’em event. With more than 300 players expected to register, the prize pool could get up to $500,000 or more.
Poker Pro Canada Editor-In-Chief John “Johnny Quads” Wenzel is understandably excited about the upcoming tournament and commented in a press release, “The first Poker Pro Canada Classic back in April was a huge success, so we couldn’t wait to hold the second edition. Four Aces was a terrific venue and I can’t wait to get back there.”
While the Poker Pro Canada Classic is a freezeout, it is not a freezeout in the traditional sense. There will be three Day 1s and, while there are no intra-day rebuys allowed, anyone who busts out will be permitted to plunk down another buy-in and try again on a subsequent starting day. Play will be stopped each day once the field gets down to 25 players. Seventy-five total players across Days 1A, 1B, and 1C will return on Sunday, January 30th to compete for the championship. Players will start with 20,000 chips and blinds will increase every hour.
As one might expect in a live tournament sponsored by an online poker room, UB.com will be running super satellites to the event during the month of January. Here is the super satellite schedule:
· Sunday, January 2nd at 4:05pm ET: $200 + $15, Three packages guaranteed
· Wednesday, January 5th at 9:00pm ET: $200 + $15, Three packages guaranteed
· Sunday, January 9th at 4:05pm ET: $200 + $15, Three packages guaranteed
· Wednesday, January 12th at 9:00pm ET: $200 + $15, Three packages guaranteed
· Thursday, January 13th at 8:30pm ET: $300 + $20, One package guaranteed
· Sunday, January 16th at 8:30pm ET: $300 + $20, One package guaranteed
Players who find the super satellite buy-ins too rich for their blood will have the opportunity to qualify via lower buy-in satellites on UB.com. More of these qualifiers, which will go as low as $10 + $1, will likely be added as the Poker Pro Canada Classic gets closer.
UB.com will also be holding six special Regional Freerolls open to residents of the Quebec and Ontario provinces of Canada and the states of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The freerolls will take place on January 2nd, 9th, and 16th at 4:05pm ET and on January 5th, 12th, and 19th at 8:05pm ET. Each freeroll will award a single prize package to the winner.
The 20 total prize packages are valued at $2,500 apiece and include the $1,650 buy-in for the Poker Pro Canada Classic as well $850 for travel expenses.
The inaugural Poker Pro Canada Classic saw 246 players duke it out for a share of the $370,000 prize pool. Team UB.com members Mark “Poker H0″ Kroon and “Hollywood” Dave Stann were in attendance, but the title went to local Montreal resident Oliver Baksic, who took home $118,000. Also of note was Canadian Heads-Up champ Benjamin Lablond, who placed third.
The Four Aces Poker Club is located in the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, just a few minutes south of Downtown Montreal across the Mercier Bridge. In addition to tournaments, the Club spreads low-stakes cash games every day of the week. Free food and beverage are provided to all cash game players.
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Full Tilt Poker Super Sit and Go Madness Returns January 7th
Start 2011 off on the right foot by heading to Full Tilt Poker, the site of Super Sit and Go Madness. This popular promotion returns once again to Full Tilt and is offering over $150,000 in cash and prizes. Full Tilt Poker happily accepts players from the United States and is the second largest online poker room in the business.
Super Sit and Go Madness begins on Friday, January 7th at 16:00 ET and will run for 48 hours until Sunday, January 9th at 16:00 ET. The sit and gos you can take advantage of are highlighted in green in the Full Tilt Poker lobby and divided into four groups. The first, dubbed Group A, consists of sit and gos with buy-ins ranging from $1 to $2. Group B consists of sit and gos with buy-ins ranging from $5 to $11 and Group C contains single-table tournaments with $20 to $35 price tags. The final Super Sit and Go Madness group is Group D, which contains high roller $50 to $110 buy-in sit and gos.
The Full Tilt promotion is divided into 24 two-hour time blocks. Points will be awarded to players based on their performances during those periods and at the end of every 120 minutes, cash prizes will be awarded to the top seven players on each Group’s leaderboard, ranging from $1 to $500. A total of 28 players will walk away with money every two hours, giving Full Tilt faithful plenty of opportunities to boost their bankrolls.
In addition to the two-hour leaderboards, an Overall Leaderboard will be kept for every Group; each will contain the best performances of every two-hour time block. Text found on Full Tilt’s website details how the Overall Leaderboards work: “So, if a player in Group A earns 100 points for the 22:00 ET to 00:00 ET period on Friday and then 150 points for the 00:00 ET to 02:00 ET period on Saturday, it’s only the 150 points that will be reflected on the Overall Leaderboard.” The top two players on each Overall Leaderboard will stamp their tickets into a $5,000 freeroll to be held on January 15th at 15:05 ET.
Action junkies can check out Super Turbo Sit and Gos that dole out starting stacks equal to just 10 times the big blind. A typical Super Turbo Sit and Go lasts about 15 minutes and any points you earn in them for Super Sit and Go Madness leaderboards count for two-fifths as many points.
Full Tilt Poker players who are fortunate enough to capture victories in three separate Super Sit and Go Madness tournaments will earn entry into a $75,000 Freeroll. The freebie takes place on January 15th at 16:50 ET and any players who receive a tournament ticket are eligible to vie for a $75,000 prize pool.
Finally, the Madness Raffle returns and offers up more than 1,000 prizes. When you cash in a Super Sit and Go Madness tournament, you’ll receive a ticket for the Madness Raffle, a drawing for a grand prize of a Full Tilt Poker Deluxe Home Game package that includes a tricked-out standalone poker table, a 500-piece poker chipset, and two poker deck cases.
In addition, a total of 210 Steps tickets and 900 pieces of Full Tilt gear will be given out through the Madness Raffle. Remember, only tournaments that appear in green in the Full Tilt Poker lobby are tracked for Super Sit and Go Madness, so choose wisely.
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Weekly Freerolls: Happy Holidays!
PokerListings players will have access to yet another 888poker $500 freeroll on Tuesday but the real action will come in the first two weeks of the New Year.
Players have a $5,000 Titan Poker freeroll to look forward to on Jan. 13 as well as a $5,000 freerolls on Absolute and UB Poker on Jan. 15 and Jan. 16.
PokerStars will once again be offering a mega-freeroll on Jan. 15 with $15,000 in Sunday Million tickets.
Fortunately there is still time to qualify for most of these events so sign on and treat yourself to a few hands of poker over the holiday break.
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PokerListings players will have access to a $500 freeroll by 888poker on Dec. 28.
Date: Dec. 28 Value: $500 Qualify with: Previous sign-up and 2 status points in November Sign up hereWilliam Hill is running an exclusive $2.5k freeroll for PokerListings players in the first week of January.
Date: Jan. 8 Value: $2,500 Buy-in: 10 William Hill Points Sign up hereTitan Poker is running a $5,000 freeroll for PokerListings players that cost just 25 Titan Points to buy into.
Date: Jan. 13 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 25 Titan Points Sign up herePokerListings players have access to exclusive monthly $2,000 freerolls on PartyPoker.
Date: Jan. 15 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: 100 Party Points Earned Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up hereAbsolute Poker runs $5,000 monthly tournaments for PokerListings players.
Date: Jan. 15 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in December Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up herePokerListings players get a shot at the UB Poker $5,000 exclusive monthly tournaments.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in December Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up herePoker770 is hosting an exclusive $1,000 freeroll for PL.com players.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit Qualify between: Any day before Jan. 16 Sign up herePokerStars is running a massive $15,000 Sunday Million freeroll on Jan. 16.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $15,000 in Sunday Million tickets Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up herebwin Poker is running exclusive monthly $1,000 freerolls for PokerListings players.
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Chris Bell Wins Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Regional Championship
Chris Bell already owns a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. Now, you can add a win in the WSOP Circuit Regional Championship in Atlantic City to his list of accolades. Bell took down the title on Wednesday night after outlasting a field of 136 players to scoop a grand prize of $358,000.
It took four levels of play before anyone was eliminated from the final table. Right after the dinner break on the Boardwalk, Seth Fischer 3bet all-in before the flop with A-8 of clubs and ran into the pocket jacks belonging to Jason Burt. No ace came when a king-high board fell and Fischer departed the WSOP Circuit Regional Championship in ninth place, banking $32,000.
Nick Mitchell, known in online circles as “agriffrod,” fell in eighth place. On a 10-6-2-3-J board, Mitchell committed his chips with A-J for top pair, top kicker. Micah Raskin called and tabled the “Doyle Brunson,” 10-2, for two pair and that was all she wrote for Mitchell, the 38th ranked player on PocketFives.com. Mitchell picked up $40,000.
Burt ran A-8 of clubs into Bell’s pocket queens in his final hand to exit in seventh place for $51,000. Following him out the door from the $10,000 buy-in tournament’s final table was recent World Poker Tour (WPT) champ Andy Frankenberger, who shoved all-in with A-2 on a flop of 5-4-A. However, Chris “SLOPPYKLOD” Klodnicki had him dominated with A-K and promptly spiked a king on the turn for top two pair. Frankenberger banked $66,000.
Todd Terry was the next to go. About 30 minutes after Frankenberger met his demise, Terry followed suit by open-shoving before the flop with Q-3 of hearts and receiving a call from Klodnicki, who held A-8. Klodnicki hit two pair on the flop and never looked back; in fact, Terry was drawing dead by the river. His fifth place finish in the Regional Championship, which was filmed for television, was good for $87,000.
Raskin held K-10 offsuit in his final hand and was in a race against Klodnicki’s pocket sixes. The board filled out A-9-8-4-9, missing Raskin entirely and sending him to the rail. Fourth place meant a payday of $117,000.
After gaining momentum by doubling up through Bell, Ketan Pandya went busto in third place. Pandya picked up pocket tens in his final hand, but ran into Bell’s wired pair of queens. Bell had improved to a full house by the river and Pandya pulled down a $159,000 payday.
Klodnicki’s remaining chips hit the middle of the table with 6-4 on a flop of 5-3-6 for top pair and a two-way straight draw. Bell tabled pocket threes for bottom set, which held when the turn and river came a nine and a queen, respectively. The stacks were counted down after the river card to ensure that Klodnicki had in fact been eliminated and the former gold ring winner earned $221,000 for second place.
Here were the final results from the WSOP Circuit Regional Championship in Atlantic City:
1. Chris Bell – $358,295
2. Chris “SLOPPYKLOD” Klodnicki – $221,452
3. Ketan Pandya – $159,851
4. Micah Raskin – $117,457
5. Todd Terry – $87,808
6. Andy Frankenberger – $66,758
7. Jason Burt – $51,607
8. Nick “agriffrod” Mitchell – $40,538
9. Seth Fischer – $32,362
Every member of the final table qualified for the WSOP Circuit National Championship, a $1 million freeroll that will be held in Las Vegas in May. All told, 30 players have qualified for the freebie thus far, including Poker News Daily’s very own Bernard Lee, who made the final table in the Chicago Regional Championship. The Regional and National Championships are brand new additions to the WSOP Circuit for the 2010-2011 season.
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Bell Battles Back to Book WSOPC AC Win
The veteran pro, a former real estate developer from Raleigh, North Carolina, added $358,295 to his more than $2.5 million in career tournament earnings with the win.
Bell, who also won his first WSOP bracelet in 2010, took the lead on the event's second day and although he entered the final table second in chips, he stayed patient as it took almost six hours of play before the first player busted from the final.
Eventually Bell managed to get heads-up with chip leader Chris Klodnicki almost even in chips.
He fell behind early before clawing his way back into the match and getting Klodnicki all in with a pair and a straight draw against his flopped set of threes.
The turn and river bricked, Bell's set held and after the chips were counted and it became clear he had Klodnicki covered, the title was his.
The second of four WSOPC Regional Championships drew 136 players to Atlantic City this week, creating a $1,279,624 prize pool.
All nine finalists won seats into the $1 million-dollar freeroll WSOP Circuit National Championship at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas May 27-29.
Coverage of the final table will will air on the VERSUS Network in mid-2011.
Next up for the WSOPC is a stop at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, just one hour north of Dallas, Texas. The ten ring-event series runs Jan. 6-25.
The next Regional Championship is set to take place at Harrah’s Rincon in San Diego March 27-30.
Here's how the final table finished up in Atlantic City:
1 Chris Bell $358,295
2 Chris Klodnicki $221,452
3 Ketan Pandya $159,851
4 Micah Raskin $117,457
5 Todd Terry $87,808
6 Andy Frankenberger $66,758
7 Jason Burt $51,607
8 Nick Mitchell $40,538
9 Seth Fischer $32,362
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PartyPoker Reviving Million Dollar Hand in January
In January, PartyPoker will be bringing back one of its most popular promotions ever, the Million Dollar Hand. All you have to do is make a pair in a five-card poker hand to be awarded a prize, and a $1 million jackpot is on the line.
Accumulating cards is quite simple. You’ll get one for every 15 PartyPoints you rack up between January 5th and January 30th. When you’ve amassed five cards, you’ll have a hand. If it contains a pair, then $3 will be coming your way. If it contains two pair, then your prize will be upped to $10. If you manage to score three of a kind, then you’ll get a $20 cash prize. That’s pretty simple, right?
Players who land a straight in the Million Dollar Hand will take home $50, while those who pick up a flush will see $100 come their way. Players who make a boat will get $150, while anyone who hits quads will receive a $1,000 cash prize. Now, we’re into the big money, as straight flushes are worth $10,000. Finally, anyone who manages to score a Royal Flush will divide a $1 million prize pool, which means if two players hit it, each person will actually take home $500,000. If only one person makes a Royal Flush, they’ll take home the seven-figure jackpot.
The best part about the Million Dollar Hand is that PartyPoker is awarding every player his or her first card for free. No play is required! Just log into your PartyPoker account to see what your first card is.
Now, let’s review some of the terms and conditions of the PartyPoker Million Dollar Hand. First, you’ll only be able to acquire 10 cards per day for a total of two five-card poker hands. Second, if you fall short of 15 points, PartyPoker will carry them over to the next day. Third, you have to reveal your cards manually. In order to do so, log into your PartyPoker account and see what you’ve amassed. If you don’t reveal your cards, they won’t count.
PartyPoker players will have until the end of the day Eastern Time on January 31st to reveal any cards they’ve received and only points accumulated at cash game tables will count. Finally, as text found on PartyPoker’s website notes, “Cash prizes will be paid to players within an hour of them revealing their hand apart from Royal Flush winners, who will be paid on February 1st.”
PartyPoker is one of the industry leaders when it comes to unique promotions like the Million Dollar Hand. In fact, the site is concurrently running a Million Dollar Hand VIP Points Race for Palladium Lounge members. Players will earn the same cash prizes as in the Million Dollar Hand and also rack up points based on their hand’s value. The top two spots on the leaderboard pay out a World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic prize package worth $14,000.
The top 200 spots in the Million Dollar Hand VIP Points Race pay out, with a minimum prize of $100 up for grabs. The top 30 spots award four-figures and everyone who reaches the top 500 scores a seat into the Million Dollar Hand VIP Freeroll, which doles out a WPT prize package to its winner. Palladium Lounge members will receive extra race points for accumulating over 300 PartyPoints in a single day.
According to the traffic ranking site PokerScout.com, PartyPoker is the third largest site worldwide in terms of real money ring game volume with a seven-day running average of 3,600 players. It just edges out the iPoker Network, but is well behind PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, which rank first and second worldwide, respectively. PartyPoker’s team of sponsored pros includes Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Mike Sexton, poker bad boy Tony G, and “High Stakes Poker” hostess Kara Scott.
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Klodnicki Leads Solid Final at WSOPC AC
A bevvy of big names finished just outside the final nine, including Victor Ramdin (12th), Beth Shak (11th), and newly crowned WSOPC Atlantic City Main Event champion Matt Waxman (10th).
However, a solid line-up still awaits two-time WSOP final tablist Klodnicki in the final.
Sitting right behind him on the leaderboard is the venerable Chris Bell, who won his first WSOP bracelet this past summer and will be looking to add to his more than $2.5 million in career earnings with a win Wednesday.
New York amateur Micah Raskin and California pro Jason Burt are also close, looking to book their first big scores.
New Jersey poker hobbyist Ketan Pandya and 2010 WSOP final tablist Nicholas Mitchell are next down the leaderboard, while two-time WSOP and WPT finalist Todd Terry is right behind them.
But next up is perhaps the hottest player in the group.
After winning WPT Legends this past August, Andy Frankenbegrer went on to final table the WPT Festa al Lago main event in October and is coming off a 16th place finish at the WPT Five Diamond in Las Vegas earlier this month.
The current leader in the WPT's Player of the Year race, Frankenberger has over $1.1 million in career earnings, all in 2010.
Finally, 2008 WSOP finalist Seth Fischer comes in with the short stack.
The second of four WSOPC Regional Championships drew 136 players to Atlantic City this week, creating a $1,279,624 prize pool with $358,295 reserved for first.
The final nine have all already booked seats into the $1 million-dollar freeroll WSOP Circuit National Championship at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas May 27-29.
The final table will go off Wednesday afternoon in Atlantic City and will be televised on VERSUS Network in 2011.
Here's how the nine finalists stack up coming in:
1 Chris Klodnicki 759,000
2 Chris Bell 706,000
3 Micah Raskin 594,000
4 Jason Burt 579,000
5 Ketan Pandya 377,000
6 Nick Mitchell 332,000
7 Todd Terry 307,000
8 Andy Frankenberger 230,000
9 Seth Fischer 219,000
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Bell Rings In The Lead at WSOPC AC
The event played down to its final three tables shortly before midnight Monday with several big names busting before the day’s end, including Day 1 chip leader Vanessa Selbst, Jordan Morgan, “Miami” John Cernuto, Brock Parker, Bernard Lee, Dwyte Pilgrim, Nick Schulman, TJ Cloutier and online poker star Isaac Baron.
Chris Klodnicki, Victor Ramdin, Beth Shak, Sorel Mizzi, Jonathan Little and WSOP Circuit Atlantic City main event winner Matthew Waxman are still in contention headed into Day 3 Tuesday.
Bell has more than $2.3 million in career live tournament earnings including a win in the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 event at the 2010 WSOP this past summer.
The second of four WSOPC Regional Championships drew 136 players to Atlantic City this week, creating a $1,279,624 prize pool with $358,295 reserved for first.
The final nine will all win seats into the $1 million-dollar freeroll WSOP Circuit National Championship at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas May 27-29.
The WSOPC Eastern Regional Championship will play down to a final table Tuesday and a winner will be crowned Dec. 22.
The final table will be televised on VERSUS Network.
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888poker Offers Special Holiday Poker Promotions
888poker is offering several ways for players to win extra cash this holiday season. The online poker room is continuing its free $8 promotion – all new players will be given $8 to play with when they register – and the site is also featuring two Christmas promotions that give players a chance at even more free cash.
All you have to do to receive your free $8 is register for a new account; the money will be waiting for you when you finish. New and existing 888poker players will also have a chance to win thousands of dollars in free cash in the following holiday promotions over the next couple weeks. Note that the site does not accept USA players:
Cash Games: Hit the 888s
Hit a pair of eights or higher and win seats into one of the $888 Xmas Freeroll events. Quad eights will get you into an $8,888 freeroll on January 8th.
Tournaments: Holiday Hold’em
Every player gets a gift by participating in 888poker’s 8 x 8¢ tournaments. You can win up to $1,000 in vouchers for the 888poker Rewards Store plus a free seat in the $50,000 Challenge Tournament. The 8 x 8¢ tournaments run on December 20th, December. 22nd, December 27th, December 29th, and January 3rd. Here’s a look at the prizes for the top finishers:
1st: $1,000 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
2nd: $500 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
3rd to 5th: $200 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
6th to 10th: $100 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
11th to 30th: $50 Rewards Store voucher and a seat in the $50,000 Challenge
31st to 100th: Free seat in the $8,888 Holiday Freeroll
In addition to the holiday promotions, 888poker invites new players to double their cash with a 100% up to $400 Welcome Bonus on their first deposit. The bonus will be awarded in 40 increments of $10. The wagering requirements are 10 points to release $1 of bonus money, so players will need to hit 100 points in order to release each of the $10 portions. The bonus will be open for 90 days.
New depositors will also earn an entry into the “$50,00o First Depositors’ Challenge“. Make your first deposit as a new member between Thursday and Wednesday in any given week to qualify for this tournament the following Friday at 7:00pm GMT. The top 20 finishers each get a seat in the $50,000 Sunday Challenge at 8:35 pm GMT.
There is also a $1,000 Depositors Freeroll available each week for players who make a deposit on the site. All you have to do is make a deposit between Friday and Thursday in any given week and you’ll be eligible for a chance at the $1,000 prize pool.
888poker is part of the 888 Network. According to online poker tracking site PokerScout.com, the 888 Network has a seven-day running average of 1,260 cash game players and a peak of 1,950 at the time of writing. The site has seen a 40% traffic increase over the past few months after introducing new software.
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Poker News in Brief: Dec. 13-19, 2010
Our news team stayed hard at work, however, and collected all the stories you may have missed in our weekly Poker News in Brief feature below.
This week, the PPA is disappointed by the failure of another online poker bill, a WPT Royal Flush Girl is named Maxim's Hometown Hottie, the WSOP gets a little Italian flavor and a whole lot more.
PPA Disappointed By Reid Bill Fail
The Poker Players Alliance expressed disappointment this week that lawmakers likely missed an opportunity to license and regulate online poker before the end of the 111th session of Congress.
"On behalf of the millions of Americans who play online poker, I am disappointed Congress has not acted to implement important licensing and regulation of this growing industry," said former Senator Alfonse D'Amato, chairman of the PPA. "It's a missed opportunity, pure and simple."
Several attempts by Senate Majority leader Harry Reid to piggyback legislation to legalize and regulate online poker onto tax and spending legislation before the current lame duck congressional session ended Dec. 17 failed.
However, the PPA remains committed to the cause.
"The progress we've made this year and the momentum of the past few weeks will only help as we continue to work with lawmakers at the state and federal levels to protect the rights of Americans to play the great game of poker in a safe, regulated, U.S. market," said John Pappas, executive director of the PPA.
Paddy Power Releases Irish Open Schedule
Paddy Power Poker released the full Irish Open 2011 schedule this week.
The five day-long festival will run Apr. 21-25 at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
The four day €3,200+€300 main event begins at 2 p.m. Apr. 22 and runs through the conclusion of the festival.
Several satellites and side events are also included.
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Weekly super satellites take place on Paddy Power Poker every Sunday and Tuesday.
WPT Royal Flush Girl Named Hometown Hottie
WPT Royal Flush Girl Melanie Iglesias has won Maxim Magazine’s Hometown Hotties national model search competition.
Iglesias beat out thousands of contestants to make it to the Top 10 and the Magazine announced she was the leading vote-getter this week.
“I was so excited and shocked when Maxim called to tell me. What an amazing honor,” she said. “First, I get picked to be a Royal Flush Girl, then I’m fortunate enough to win this great contest – it’s been an unbelievable year.”
A new pictorial will appear on the website and Iglesias will be featured in an upcoming issue of Maxim.
WPT on Facebook Offers Invitational Seat
WPT Texas Hold ’Em Poker on Facebook is giving fans a chance to win a seat at the WPT Celebrity Invitational tournament this coming February.
One draw winner and a guest will be able to attend the Commerce Casino event in Los Angeles, California and play side-by-side with celebrities and poker pros.
WPT Texas Hold ‘Em Poker on Facebook players will receive a draw entry for each purchase of any poker chip package during the promotion period.
The promotion runs Dec. 15 through Jan. 10, 2011.
WSOP Goes Italian
Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. announced a long-term agreement with Microgame S.p.A. for its WSOP brand in the Italian poker market this week.
Microgame and Caesars will now work together to market the WSOP brand in Italy with online and offline poker tournaments and promotions.
Microgame already operates the largest poker network in the newly-regulated Italian online market.
People’s Poker, a network of over 120 online poker sites, will be co-branded utilizing the WSOP brand and People’s Poker brand.
Microgame and the WSOP will also create land-based tournaments for the Italian players using the WSOP name and Microgame now becomes the exclusive satellite provider in Italy for WSOP land-based events around the world.
Christmas at Betfair
Betfair is hosting several holiday poker promotions this month.
The site has a $60,000 Christmas Points Race from Dec. 1-21 promising players in the top 100 a share of $60,000 with $10,000 for first.
The site is also giving players the chance to win one of 85 iPads via its 85 iPad Giveaway tournament Jan. 5. Players can secure a seat through select satellites all this month.
And finally, Betfair is hosting a $40,000 Raked Hand Frenzy from Dec. 11-29. Players with the most number of raked hands in the Gold, Silver and Bronze leaderboard will all win live satellite seats and prizes.
PartyPoker Starts WPT Venice Satellites
Satellites for the WPT Venice main event begin online at PartyPoker Dec. 20.
The $7,000 packages up for grabs all include the buy-in, hotel accommodation and $1,000 in spending money.
“Play in our mix of daily qualifiers that run from Dec. 20 to Jan. 23 for your chance to play in these prize satellites," a PartyPoker spokesperson said. "Remember, start with our daily freerolls and you could end up at the WPT Venice main event for free.”
The main $350+$25 online satellites take place every Sunday at 3:20 p.m. ET with one package guaranteed.
WPT Venice runs Feb. 3-11 at the Casino de Venezia.
Springael wins 2010 3LT Grand Final
The Everest Poker sponsored 3LT Grand Final drew 261 players to Vienna, Austria this week.
Belgium's Joris Springael outlasted them all to take the title and €132,680 first-place prize.
Run by TD Thomas Kremser, the 3 Länder Poker Tour (3LT) debuted as the first poker tour held in the three German-speaking countries this year.
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Weekly Freerolls: ‘Tis the Season
This week Absolute Poker and UB Poker are playing Santa Claus with huge $5,000 freerolls. The Absolute event will take place on Saturday while the UB Poker freeroll kicks off on Sunday so it’s possible to play both of the events.
It takes only 100 raked hands in November on both sites to take part so check to see if you’ve already qualified.
Also worth checking out this week is the PartyPoker $2,000 freeroll on Saturday, which is open to any players who earned 100 Party points in November.
If you're not a PL.com registered player on any of the following sites, click on the site's name in the list to sign up.
Absolute Poker runs $5,000 monthly tournaments for PokerListings players.
Date: Dec. 18 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in November Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up herePokerListings players have access to exclusive monthly $2,000 freerolls on PartyPoker.
Date: Dec. 18 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: 100 Party Points Earned Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up herePokerListings players get a shot at the UB Poker $5,000 exclusive monthly tournaments.
Date: Dec. 19 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in November Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up herebwin Poker is running exclusive monthly $1,000 freerolls for PokerListings players.
Date: Dec. 19 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 50 frequent player points Qualify between: May 15-Dec. 15 Sign up herePoker770 is hosting an exclusive $1,000 freeroll for PL.com players.
Date: Dec. 19 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit Qualify between: Any day before Dec. 18 Sign up herePokerListings players will have access to a $500 freeroll by 888poker on Dec. 21.
Date: Dec. 21 Value: $500 Qualify with: Previous sign-up and 2 status points in November Sign up hereTitan Poker is running a $5,000 freeroll for PokerListings players that cost just 25 Titan Points to buy into.
Date: Dec. 23 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 25 Titan Points Sign up hereWilliam Hill is running an exclusive $2.5k freeroll for PokerListings players in the first week of January.
Date: Jan. 8 Value: $2,500 Buy-in: 10 William Hill Points Sign up herePokerStars is running a massive $15,000 Sunday Million freeroll on Jan. 16.
Date: Jan. 16 Value: $15,000 in Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Dec. 1-30 Sign up hereVisit www.pokerlistings.com