Weekly Freerolls: The Hits Keep Coming

January 8th, 2011 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

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 Poker

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 here

Betfair Poker

PokerListings 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 here

888poker

PokerListings players will have access to a $500 freeroll by 888poker.

Date: Jan. 11 Value: $500 Qualify with: 100 status points in December Sign up here

Titan Poker

Titan 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 here

PartyPoker

PokerListings 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 here

Absolute Poker

Absolute 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 here

UB Poker

PokerListings 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 here

Poker770

Poker770 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 here

PokerStars

PokerStars 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 here

bwin Poker

bwin 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 here

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Winter sale from Titan Poker

January 7th, 2011 No Comments   Posted in BluffEurope.com
The January sales are in full swing in high streets up and down the country and the poker world is no exception with Titan Poker's winter giveaway starting today.

Sorel Mizzi takes 2010 Bluff Player of the Year title

January 4th, 2011 No Comments   Posted in BluffEurope.com
The Bluff magazine Player of the Year points are tallied up and it is Titan Poker pro Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi who runs away with the title after racking up a record score of 1,777 points. He held NAPT champs Tom Marchese and Vanessa Selbst off the top spot after an incredible year.

Titan Poker Hosting New Year Super Sale

January 4th, 2011 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

The New Year Super Sale tournaments begin Jan. 7 with discounts ranging from 50% to 80% off the regular online poker tournament buy-in prices.

This includes Friday's $60,000 Guaranteed event with a 50% discounted buy-in of $50+$5, and an 80% discount for the High Roller Monday $35,000 Guaranteed; Monday Night Omaha $5,000 Guaranteed; and Super Tuesday $30,000 Guaranteed.

The series wraps up Jan. 16 with the $100+$9 buy-in Sunday $200,000 Guaranteed, a 66% discount off the usual buy-in cost.

Titan Poker is also staging a series of Sit & Go satellite tournaments for its New Year Super Sale events.



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iPoker Network Cut Price Buy ins!

January 4th, 2011 No Comments   Posted in The Poker Blog.com

These, not to be missed, excellent promotions are about to be launched on our favourite ipoker sites but they will only run for a short time, January 7th to January 16th, so don’t miss out!

There are going to be $750,000 in guaranteed prize tournaments held at discount prices. The following sites are participating in this huge promotion with up to 80% off the buy in of scheduled tournaments under the following promotion names:-

See the table below for all that is on offer.. (more…)

Sorel Mizzi Wins 2010 Bluff Player of the Year Title

January 2nd, 2011 No Comments   Posted in pokerNewsDaily.com

Titan Poker pro Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi is the 2010 Bluff Magazine Player of the Year, officials announced on Friday. Mizzi entered the top spot in the Player of the Year rankings in March and never relinquished his lead.

The 2010 CardPlayer Player of the Year, Tom Marchese, finished in second place in the Bluff standings. Mizzi ended the 2010 calendar year with a whopping 1,777 points, the highest score ever turned in, while Marchese racked up just 1,257 during the stanza. Others in the top 10 included PokerStars pro Vanessa Selbst, recent World Poker Tour (WPT) event winner Dwyte Pilgrim, and UB.com pro and former CardPlayer Player of the Year winner Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin.

Mizzi got the 2010 calendar year started off on the right foot by taking third place in the Aussie Millions Main Event for $659,000. Tyron Krost took down the marquee poker tournament and Mizzi quickly ratcheted his first six-figure score of 2010. Mizzi then won two preliminary events during the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Snowfest stop in March for nearly $150,000 total.

In April, Mizzi’s victory parade stopped off in Atlantic City, where he won the East Coast Championship Event during the Borgata Spring Poker Open for $170,000. That tournament drew 62 players and featured a top nine that included Chris “SLOPPYKLOD” Klodnicki, David “Davidp18” Peters, and former Full Tilt Poker pro Lee Markholt.

At the end of April, Mizzi final tabled the High Roller Event during the EPT’s Monte Carlo Grand Final for $190,000. Two weeks later, he ran deep in another High Roller Event, this time at WPT Paris. Just footsteps from the Eiffel Tower, Mizzi played second fiddle to Absolute Poker pro Freddy Deeb and walked away with $159,000.

In August, Mizzi placed second in the EPT Tallinn High Roller Event for $98,000. He concluded 2010 by bubbling a pair of WPT final tables, taking seventh in the Foxwoods World Poker Finals for $88,000 and grabbing ninth in the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio for $59,000. Remember, televised WPT final tables are played six-handed.

All told, Mizzi racked up nearly $1.9 million in earnings from live tournaments tracked by the Hendon Mob database last year. Along the way, he provided poker coaching to November Niner Matt Jarvis, a fellow Canadian. Jarvis ultimately bowed out in eighth place in the $10,000 buy-in tournament in Las Vegas for over $1 million.

Mizzi, who has been linked to several incidents on online poker sites in the past, has nevertheless remained a central figurehead in the industry. He told Poker News Daily in an interview in November that surrounding himself with talented poker friends has been critical: “I think it’s one of the most important things… That is how I got my start. I found players and tried to pick their brains. You know, it’s like anything in life, that’s the best way of learning, you find mentors. At least, for me, [it’s been] finding people where you want to be and trying to pick their brains as much as possible.”

Here were the top 10 players in the 2010 Bluff Player of the Year standings:

1. Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi – 1,777.77 points
2. Tom “Kingsofcards” Marchese – 1,257.30 points
3. Fernando Brito – 1,060.53 points
4. David Peters – 1,009.26 points
5. Vanessa Selbst – 986.77 points
6. Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin – 943.92 points
7. Dwyte Pilgrim – 896.23 points
8. Chris Bjorin – 889.25 points
9. Jason Mercier – 882.40 points
10. Chris Bell – 879.63 points

Jason Mercier took down the 2009 Bluff Player of the Year title. Other past winners have included John “The Razor” Phan (2008), Bill Edler (2007), Chad Brown (2006), and Phil Ivey (2005).

Weekly Freerolls: Happy New Year!

January 1st, 2011 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

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.

888poker

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 here

William Hill Poker

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 here

Betfair Poker

PokerListings 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 here

Titan Poker

Titan 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 here

PartyPoker

PokerListings 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 here

Absolute Poker

Absolute 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 here

UB Poker

PokerListings 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 here

Poker770

Poker770 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 here

PokerStars

PokerStars 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 here

bwin Poker

bwin 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 here

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Fort Knox Jackpot $240k and rising

December 30th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in BluffEurope.com
Titan Poker is giving sit n go players the opportunity to start the new year with a massive bankroll boost after revealing that it's Fort Knox Jackpot has reached a whopping $240,000.

The Sunday Scoop: Mizzi Just Warming Up

December 27th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

Not satisfied with the huge 2010 he's had playing live, including $1,895,430 in tournament earnings and Bluff Magazine's Player of the Year honors, Canadian Sorel "zangbezan24" Mizzi went looking to bolster his online poker numbers in the post-holiday haze.

Playing in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for only the second time since he won it earlier this year, Mizzi found himself deep again yesterday.

Unfortunately for him, the run didn't end with a second Sunday Warm-up title as the Titan Poker pro was bounced third ($72,039.00).

Once he was gone, Scandies proFile and MuppetKing chopped for $114,358.59 each, leaving a $10k prize for first that proFile would end up collecting.

As usual, the 4,366-player field the Warm-Up drew paled in comparison to the 8,947 who came out for PokerStars' Sunday Million.

All told, a $1,789,400 guarantee-smashing prize pool was created.

Canadian Team PokerStars Pro Pat Pezzin made a run at the title finishing 16th ($4,473.50) and by the time it got down to the final three in the final Sunday Million of 2010, a chip-chop deal was struck leaving $30,000 for first.

pageh656 had the lead at the time and ended with it, collecting a total of $249,054.88 as jpous ($165,518.36) and Dick_Fosbury ($162,065.77) finished second and third.

In the meantime, the PokerStars Sunday 500 drew a healthy 1,050.

diicman grabbed the title and nearly six-figure $90,615 first-place prize, but it was no easy task.

Well known pros Phil "USCphildo" Collins ($36,540) and Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet ($25,987.50) both made the final table, finishing fourth and fifth respectively.

Over on Full Tilt, a crowd of 3,955 hopefuls helped the $750k Guaranteed easily avoid overlay, creating a $791,000 prize pool that paid 522 spots.

When all was said and done, rob131986 took the title and 140,046.55 first-place prize.

Meanwhile, The Sunday Brawl drew 2,574 players making for a $514,800 prize pool from which banana skirt took $104,504.40 and the title.

Yevgeniy “bballer88? Timoshenko finished sixth for $17,503.20.



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Club PokerNews Exclusive Titan Poker $1,500 Freeroll Series - 2 Days left to Qualify!

December 26th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerNews.com
The final freeroll in our $13,500 series from Titan Poker gets underway tonight - still plenty of time to qualify!

Weekly Freerolls: Happy Holidays!

December 25th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

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.

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.

888poker

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 here

William Hill Poker

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 here

Titan Poker

Titan 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 here

PartyPoker

PokerListings 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 here

Absolute Poker

Absolute 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 here

UB Poker

PokerListings 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 here

Poker770

Poker770 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 here

PokerStars

PokerStars 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 here

bwin Poker

bwin 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 here

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NAPT Los Angeles Bounty Shootout Airs on ESPN

December 20th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in pokerNewsDaily.com

On Sunday night, coverage of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Los Angeles Bounty Shootout aired on ESPN2. The $5,000 buy-in tournament’s first flight, which aired over the course of an hour, featured 11 bracelet winners along with “Seinfeld” star Jason Alexander. ESPN poker announcers Lon McEachern and Norman Chad brought the event to life.

Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad scooped a 25,000-chip early pot at the expense of Ronnie Bardah after turning the nuts with 7-5 for a straight. Players received 25,000 in chips to start and each person carried a $1,000 bounty; the player who logged the most bounties after all was said and done would win a buy-in to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Bounty Shootout in January. In addition, players’ faces and home countries were displayed on the screen by ESPN when they were involved in a hand. Any player who bested their opening round table claimed $20,000 in cash. The feature table is winner-take-all for nearly $135,000.

The first elimination of the flight went to Titan Poker pro Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi, who was defeated at the hands of Justin Bonomo. Then, November Niner Jason Senti’s pocket queens could not hold against Vanessa Selbst’s A-K for his tournament life. Elsewhere in the field, Scott Montgomery sent Greg Mueller packing with pocket kings against pocket eights and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi eliminated Selbst after scoring the nut flush.

Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier hit the rails at the hands of Bonomo, while Andrew “good2cu” Robl scored a double elimination. Robl turned two pair, called Obrestad’s shove with second pair on the river, and promptly sent Tom Marchese and the bracelet winner packing. Then, Greg DeBora was all-in with 8-5 against Bardah, but could not draw out on pocket threes.

Bonomo recorded his fourth bounty after eliminating online poker pro Andy Seth with queens against A-Q. Then, David Baker suffered the bad beat of the night after Victory Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari sucked out on his pocket aces with A-Q. Esfandiari flopped one queen and rivered another to send the Texan packing. Then, Montgomery failed to win a coin flop with K-10 against Justin Young’s pocket eights and was sent home. Obrestad railed him during the hand and, after seeing her beau’s fate, she muttered, “We suck.” Montgomery responded, “Yes, indeed. We do suck.”

When the smoke cleared, Marchese, Mizrachi, Clint Coffee, Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin, and Young advanced to the final table. The credits rolled for the first hour of coverage and this author hit the freezer for a big bowl of ice cream.

The second episode included the final four tables of the NAPT LA Bounty Shootout. At the feature table, Jean-Robert Bellande was the first to depart after running second pair into Jonathan “FieryJustice” Little’s top set. Out in the field, PokerStars front man Daniel Negreanu sported a beard, while UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth’s attire was curiously void of any patches for his home poker site. Instead, he promoted Aria and the WSOP Academy, leading many to believe that he may be on the outs with UB.com.

Brett Richey eliminated Barry Greenstein, but did not bring a copy of “Ace on the River” to sign. At the feature table, Hellmuth doubled up Shaun Deeb and then lamented, “I just didn’t want to fold. Phil, Phil, Phil.” Negreanu was ousted after his 9-7 of spades could not draw out on Phil Laak’s A-J, leaving Chad to comment, “He’s got time to shave the beard now.”

Speaking of Laak, the Unabomber Poker pro sent Alex Keating packing. Elsewhere, Mohsin “chicagocards1” Charania relegated Victor Ramdin to the rail after spiking a pair of jacks on the river. Also finding help on the river was Matt “mcmatto” Affleck, who hit Broadway on the final card to sent Adam Junglen home before committing his chips with K-J on a flop of K-6-3. However, PokerStars pro David Williams woke up with pocket aces, which held when the board filled out 2-Q.

Williams sent “Nacho” Barbero home to win his table, while 2003 WSOP Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker was ousted after running pocket fours into Nick Binger’s pocket eights. Pat Pezzin triumphed over his table after busting Richey, and Charania also advanced to the finals.

Joining Williams, Charania, and Pezzin at the NAPT LA Bounty Shootout final table will be Kevin MacPhee, who took down EPT Berlin earlier this year, a tournament that included a high-stakes robbery. Nine players advanced to the finals in the 81-man field.

This Sunday at 9:00pm ET, catch the conclusion of the NAPT LA Bounty Shootout on ESPN2. At 10:00pm ET, action from the NAPT LA Main Event will air.

Weekly Freerolls: ‘Tis the Season

December 18th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

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

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 here

PartyPoker

PokerListings 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 here

UB Poker

PokerListings 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 here

bwin Poker

bwin 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 here

Poker770

Poker770 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 here

888poker

PokerListings 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 here

Titan Poker

Titan 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 here

William Hill Poker

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 here

PokerStars

PokerStars 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 here

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Weekly Freerolls: $20k in Seven Days

December 11th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

First and foremost is the PokerStars freeroll on Sunday that will be awarding an astounding $15,000 in cash. The only requirement was generating 75 VPPs in November so you might have qualified without even knowing it.

Betfair Poker will also be running a $3k freeroll for PokerListings players on the same day. To get in you only need to have generated 5 Betfair Points in November.

Finally SportsBook Poker will run a $2,000 freeroll, also on Sunday, for PokerListings players who made a new deposit of $50 or more 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.

PlayersOnly Poker

PokerListings players will have access to an exclusive $1,000 freeroll on PlayersOnly Poker in December.

Date: Dec. 11 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

PokerStars

PokerStars is running a massive $15,000 cash freeroll on Dec. 12.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $15,000 Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

Betfair Poker

Betfair Poker is running a special $3,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in December.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $3,000 Qualify with: 5 Betfair Points earned Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

SportsBook Poker

SportsBook Poker is running a $2,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in December.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

888poker

PokerListings players will have access to a $500 freeroll by 888poker on Dec. 14.

Date: Dec. 14 Value: $500 Qualify with: Earn 100 status points in November Sign up herebwin Poker

bwin Poker

PokerListings 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 bwin Poker

bwin Poker

bwin 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 here

Titan Poker

Titan 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 here

William Hill Poker

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 here

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All In Winter from Titan Poker

December 10th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in BluffEurope.com
Titan Poker is spreading a bit of winter cheer by offering $200,000 in cash in a series of special promotions throughout December and January.

Vanessa Rousso Leads WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Final Table

December 8th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in pokerNewsDaily.com

At 4:00pm today, the final six players will take to the felt to determine a winner of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). PokerStars pro and GoDaddy Girl Vanessa Rousso leads the way with a stack of 5.8 million headed into the six-handed televised finale.

Among those railing Rousso on the play down day of the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic was UB.com pro Maria Ho, who Tweeted late Tuesday night, “Congrats to @VanessaRousso for making the final table of the @WorldPokerTour event as the chip leader! Flying back to Vegas to sweat her!”

Also enthused about Rousso’s final table appearance was her better half, Chad Brown, who Tweeted, “Congrats to my girl making the final table and she is the chip leader. Back tomorrow at 4pm for the grand finale. My money is on the lady.” Brown is fresh off hip replacement surgery, but played in the Five Diamond just days after the operation.

Tuesday’s action saw the field play down from 15 runners to six and the final elimination of the evening went to Kia Mohajeri, who took seventh place for $97,000. Mohajeri ran A-Q into the A-K belonging to World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Niner John Racener on his final hand. The board ran out an uneventful 6-6-2-9-10 and Racener padded his stack to 3.2 million, good for second place on the leaderboard behind Rousso.

Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger, a Full Tilt Poker pro, met his demise after calling all-in with A-Q on a flop of A-10-6 for top pair. However, Rousso flipped up A-6 for top and bottom pair and a running 9-4 didn’t improve Lichtenberger’s holdings. He bowed out in eighth place for $67,000 from the $10,000 buy-in tournament, his deepest run ever in a WPT event.

Titan Poker pro Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi bit the dust in ninth place in the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic. Mizzi exited in especially brutal fashion after running pocket queens into Rousso’s pocket kings on his final hand. Mizzi now has back-to-back top 10 finishes in WPT tournaments, but has yet to make a final table. He was the Final Table Bubble Boy last month at Foxwoods, finishing seventh in the World Poker Finals for $88,000.

DoylesRoom Brunson 10 member Amit “amak316” Makhija exited in 13th place on Tuesday, banking $42,000 for his five-day run in the Bellagio poker tournament. After Rousso moved all-in on a board of 9-6-2-10, Makhija called for his stack and showed 9-8 for a pair of nines and a gutshot straight draw. Rousso tabled ducks for a set and a river six gave the PokerStars pro a full house.

The WPT could not have asked for a more star-studded final table:

1. Vanessa Rousso – 5,830,000
2. John Racener – 3,235,000
3. Andrew “good2cu” Robl – 3,210,000
4. Kirk Morrison – 2,650,000
5. Antonio Esfandiari – 2,105,000
6. Ted Lawson – 635,000

When play resumes, the blinds will be 25,000-50,000 with an ante of 5,000. After 12 minutes, the price of poker will increase to 30,000-60,000 with an ante of 5,000. Here’s what’s on the line for the six survivors:

1st Place: $870,124
2nd Place: $549,003
3rd Place: $358,964
4th Place: $232,271
5th Place: $168,924
6th Place: $126,693

Stay tuned to Poker News Daily for the latest WPT coverage.

Poker News in Brief: Nov. 29- Dec. 5

December 5th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

Fortunately, we've found a place for them in our weekly Poker News in Brief feature.

This week the WSOPC heads to Atlantic City, Fernando Brito takes a big lead in the EPT's POY race, the LAPC schedule is released and a whole lot more.

WSOPC Hits AC

The World Series of Poker Circuit series kicked off at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City Dec. 4.

The full schedule, running through Dec. 22, includes ten official ring events.

The three-day $1,650 main event begins Dec. 12 and the second of four nationally-televised $10k WSOPC Regional Championships is scheduled for four days beginning Dec. 19.

Ladies Love The Big Easy

The High Heels Poker Tour is winding down it's 2010 schedule at Harrah's New Orleans.

The first all women’s poker tour is hosting a $175 Ladies event at the annual 2010 Bayou Poker Challenge Dec. 12.

January is also full of HHPT events with from the PCA to the Southern Poker Championship and the Chad Brown Poker Invitational Ladies Event.

For additional information, including dates, times and buy-in’s, go to www.highheelspokertour.com.

Brito Leads EPT POY Race

Fernando Brito, the 51-year-old businessman from Portugal who made the final of the EPT London Main Event, has a massive lead in the PokerStars EPT Player of the Year race.

After winning a €10,000 event at EPT Barcelona, Brito is now 660 points ahead of his nearest rivals.

So far this season, Brito has won €466,000 on the EPT.

EPT Vilamoura winner Toby Lewis is currently tied for second place with EPT Barcelona winner Kent Lundmark.

LAPC Schedule Released

The Commerce Casino in Los Angeles has unveiled its lineup of tournaments for the 2011 LA Poker Classic with $2 million in guarantees.

The schedule features 53 events running Jan. 19- Mar. 3 including the $10k WPT LA Poker Classic main event beginning Feb. 25 and the hugely popular WPT Celebrity Invitational starting Feb. 19.

There will also be a $25,100 High Roller tournament and $5,100 heads-up and 8-game events.

The full event schedule can be found at www.CommerceCasino.com.

UB, AP Launch Security Token

UB and Absolute Poker have launched a new Security Token program.

Players can now add an extra layer of user authentication preventing unauthorized account use.

The token is a small electronic device require to be at hand when a player logs in to their account.

Visit http://www.ub.com/support/security/additional-authentication for further information and to opt in to the Security Token program.

All-In Winter at Titan

Titan Poker is offering $220,000 in total prizes during the months of December and January as a part of its All-In Winter Poker Promotion.

Cash game, MTT, and Sit & Go players on the site will be eligible for different weekly and monthly prizes during December and January.

Plus, all Titan players can qualify for two All-In Winter $10,000 Freeroll tournaments by generating 100 Titan Poker Points each month.

PKR Wins E-Gaming Award

PKR picked up Poker Operator of the Year honors at the 2010 E-Gaming Review Awards in London this week.

Judges praised PKR for demonstrating how originality and constant innovation could build a successful business in the face of liquidity challenges.

"It is a fantastic achievement for PKR to have won this prestigious award," said PKR CEO Malcolm Graham. "2010 has been an astounding year for us."



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All In Winter from Titan Poker

December 4th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in The Poker Blog.com

Titan Poker All In WinterThere’s $220,000 up for grabs from NOW until February 1st 2011, Titanpoker is going to make this a winter to remember! Whether you prefer sit n go tournaments, cash tables or freerolls (or all three) you’ll not want to miss the opportunity to win top cash prizes and here’s how: (more…)

Weekly Freerolls: Time for Giving

December 4th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

First up for PL.com players is the monthly William Hill Poker $2,500, which takes place later today. It costs only 10 William Hill Points to get in so make sure you check the lobby for it.

Next is the 888poker special $1,000 freeroll on Sunday. Any player who signed up through PokerListings and generated 100 status points in November is eligible to play the tournament.

One of the biggest weeks in PokerListings freeroll history is coming up the week after next with the PokerStars $15k cash freeroll as well as some huge freerolls by Betfair, PlayersOnly and SportsBook Poker. Make sure you qualify now.

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.

William Hill Poker

William Hill is running an exclusive $2.5k freeroll for PokerListings players in the first week of December.

Date: Dec. 4 Value: $2,500 Buy-in: 10 William Hill Points Sign up here

888poker

PokerListings players will have access to a special $1,000 freeroll by 888poker on Dec. 5.

Date: Dec. 5 Value: $1000 Qualify with: Earn 100 status points in November Sign up here

PlayersOnly Poker

PokerListings players will have access to an exclusive $1,000 freeroll on PlayersOnly Poker in December.

Date: Dec. 11 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

PokerStars

PokerStars is running a massive $15,000 cash freeroll on Dec. 12.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $15,000 Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

Betfair Poker

Betfair Poker is running a special $3,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in December.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $3,000 Qualify with: 5 Betfair Points earned Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

SportsBook Poker

SportsBook Poker is running a $2,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in December.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

PartyPoker

PokerListings 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 here

bwin Poker

bwin 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 here

Titan Poker

Titan 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 here


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Titan Poker latest site to enter French online market

December 3rd, 2010 No Comments   Posted in BluffEurope.com
Joining Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars in the list of sites allowed license to operate in the French market is the leading skin of the iPoker network. Titan Poker is the latest to attach a .fr to its name and access the separate French market.

Victor Chandler Poker Moves to Entraction Network

November 30th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in pokerNewsDaily.com

In an announcement last week, Entraction Holding AB revealed that it had finalized a deal that would bring Victor Chandler Poker to the Entraction Network.

The deal had been referenced in Entraction’s third quarter financial reports earlier this year, but at the time, the company that was joining the Entraction Network was not named. It wasn’t until last week that the details for the multi-year partnership were completed. Victor Chandler Poker will be completely merged into the Entraction Network over the next month.

“Entraction’s commitment to development of the poker product together with their plans for a revolutionary loyalty program and player protection methods have given us great hope for both the future of Victor Chandler Poker and the future of online poker in general,” Andy Horne, Head of Poker Operations at Victor Chandler International, stated during the announcement. “We are confident that the move to Entraction will prove to be a positive experience for both Victor Chandler Poker and our players alike.”

“We are very excited that Victor Chandler has signed an exclusive agreement with Entraction,” Peter Åström, the Chief Executive Officer of Entraction, added. “This shows the strength in our strategy to remain a standalone poker network, which allows us to always put our partners first. They know our poker product and our team well and we are very much looking forward to continuing to provide them with the best product and the best service.”

Victor Chandler has been part of the online poker industry for the last eight years. Its poker product was offered alongside other gaming operations, which include sports betting, financial futures, and an online casino. The two companies had a previous agreement whereby Entraction provided Victor Chandler with software for its poker operations, but the two entities had remained separate prior to the agreement.

On the surface, the move by Victor Chandler to the Entraction Network from its previous home on the iPoker Network might seem odd. When associated with the iPoker Network, Victor Chandler was part of the third largest network in the industry according to PokerScout.com. Victor Chandler was a cornerstone of the iPoker Network along with rooms like Titan Poker, Chili Poker, and Expekt. Ranking behind only PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, the iPoker Network battles PartyPoker for the distinction of being the largest poker operation that doesn’t accept USA players.

The Entraction Network, on the other hand, has fallen out of the top ten in traffic due to the influx of dedicated Italian and French poker rooms. The Entraction Network, according to PokerScout.com, peaks at approximately 2,600 cash game players over a 24-hour period and averages approximately 1,500.

Rooms that are part of the Entraction Network include 24hPoker and Dave Ulliott’s Devilfish Poker. Stay tuned to Poker News Daily for more online poker headlines.

Weekly Freerolls: Light ‘Em Up

November 27th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

This week PokerListings players will want to pay special attention to the 888poker $500 weekly freeroll that takes place on Tuesday but the big events are in the next couple of weeks.

Over the next two weeks players will have access to a William Hill $2,500 freeroll as well as a $1,000 freeroll by PlayersOnly Poker and a $2,000 one hosted by SportsBook Poker.

It’s all leading up to the massive $15,000 PokerStars cash freeroll on Dec. 12. Make sure you qualify now for these potentially lucrative free tournaments.

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.

888poker

888poker is currently running weekly $500 freerolls for players who have made a deposit through PokerListings.com at some point.

Date: Nov. 30 Value: $500 Qualify with: New deposit Sign up here

William Hill Poker

William Hill is running an exclusive $2.5k freeroll for PokerListings players in the first week of December.

Date: Dec. 4 Value: $2,500 Buy-in: 10 William Hill Points Sign up here

PlayersOnly Poker

PokerListings players will have access to an exclusive $1,000 freeroll on PlayersOnly Poker in December.

Date: Dec. 11 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

PokerStars

PokerStars is running a massive $15,000 cash freeroll on Dec. 12.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $15,000 Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

Betfair Poker

Betfair Poker is running a special $3,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in December.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $3,000 Qualify with: 5 Betfair Points earned Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

SportsBook Poker

SportsBook Poker is running a $2,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in December.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

PartyPoker

PokerListings 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 here

bwin Poker

bwin 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 here

Titan Poker

Titan 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 here

Visit www.pokerlistings.com

Weekly Freerolls: Cash Thanksgiving

November 20th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com
This week PL.com players are going to want to check out the PartyPoker monthly $2,000, which takes place today. You only need 100 Party Points in the month of October to play so you have qualified without even knowing it.

Bwin Poker is also running their monthly $1,000 freeroll on Sunday for PokerListings. You only need to have generated 50 player points in the last few months to qualify.

If that's not enough action for you, both Titan Poker and 888poker are running their usual weekly tournaments with plenty of free cash on the line.

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.

PartyPoker

PokerListings players have access to exclusive monthly $2,000 freerolls on PartyPoker.

Date: Nov. 20 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: 100 Party Points Earned Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

bwin Poker

bwin Poker is running exclusive monthly $1,000 freerolls for PokerListings players.

Date: Nov. 21 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 50 frequent player points Qualify between: May 15-Dec. 15

888poker

888poker is currently running weekly $500 freerolls for players who have made a deposit through PokerListings.com at some point.

Date: Nov. 23 Value: $500 Qualify with: New deposit Sign up here

Titan Poker

Titan Poker is running $1,000 weekly freerolls for PokerListings players that cost just one Titan Point to buy into.

Date: Nov. 26 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 1 Titan Points Sign up here

William Hill Poker

William Hill is running an exclusive $2.5k freeroll for PokerListings players in the first week of December.

Date: Dec. 4 Value: $2,500 Buy-in: 10 William Hill Points Sign up here

PlayersOnly Poker

PokerListings players will have access to an exclusive $1,000 freeroll on PlayersOnly Poker in December.

Date: Dec. 11 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

PokerStars

PokerStars is running a massive $15,000 cash freeroll on Dec. 12.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $15,000 Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

Betfair Poker

Betfair Poker is running a special $3,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in December.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $3,000 Qualify with: 5 Betfair Points earned Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

SportsBook Poker

SportsBook Poker is running a $2,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in December.

Date: Dec. 12 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Nov. 1-30 Sign up here

Visit www.pokerlistings.com

Irish Open 2011 Satellites at Titan Poker

November 18th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in The Poker Blog.com

Irish Open 2011 Satellites Get ready for the poker vacation of your life in Dublin, Ireland with Titan Poker’s winner’s package. Europe’s most prestigious poker tournament is taking place once again and this is your chance to get your hands on a share of the multimillion Euro prize pool. The Irish Open combines excellent poker with the legendary Irish hospitality and has proved to be a firm favourite amongst both the pro and amateur poker players.

The next Irish Open will take place April 22nd to 25th 2011 at (more…)

November Cash Rain from Titan Poker

November 14th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in The Poker Blog.com

Titan Poker November RainPlay at Titan Poker’s cash tables from today until November 30th and you’ll get soaked in cash!

The more raked hands you play the better your cash payout! Here’s how to participate in the excellent November Rain promotion:-

  • Important - This is an opt in promotion, see the Titan Website for the opt in button
  • Play at least 40 raked hands per day for a minimum of 3 days

Even if you opt in after the promotion has started you can still join in, Titan will count all your raked hands as from November 14th (more…)

Club PokerNews Exclusive Titan Poker $1,500 Freeroll Series - 2 Days left to Qualify!

November 13th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerNews.com
The next freeroll in our $13,500 series from Titan Poker gets underway this coming Monday - still plenty of time to qualify!

Weekly Freerolls: Free Cash Frenzy

November 13th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

First and foremost, PlayersOnly Poker is hosting a $1,000 freeroll on Saturday where every player who deposited through PL.com for the first time in October can play.

If you can’t play on Saturday you can take comfort in the fact that sister site SportsBook Poker will run a $2,000 freeroll on Sunday.

Meanwhile PokerStars is running a massive $15,000 PCA freeroll on Sunday and players need to have earned only 75 VPPs in October to get in on the action.

If that's not enough action for you, both Absolute Poker and UB Poker are running $5,000 freerolls this weekend as well.

The following freerolls are open to all PokerListings.com players.

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.

Titan Poker

Titan Poker is running $1,000 weekly freerolls for PokerListings players that cost just one Titan Point to buy into.

Date: Nov. 13 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 1 Titan Points Sign up here

PlayersOnly Poker

PokerListings players will have access to an exclusive $1,000 freeroll on PlayersOnly Poker in October.

Date: Nov. 13 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

Absolute Poker

Absolute Poker is running a $5,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in November.

Date: Nov. 13 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in October Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

UB Poker

UB Poker is also running a $5,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in November.

Date: Nov. 14 Value: $5,000 Qualify with: 100 raked hands in October Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

SportsBook Poker

SportsBook Poker is running a $2,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in October.

Date: Nov. 14 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

Betfair Poker

Betfair Poker is running a special $3,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in November.

Date: Nov. 14 Value: $3,000 Qualify with: 5 Betfair Points earned Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

PokerStars

PokerStars is running a massive $15,000 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure freeroll on Nov. 14.

Date: Nov. 14 Value: $15,000 Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

888poker

888poker is currently running weekly $500 freerolls for players who have made a deposit through PokerListings.com at some point.

Date: Nov. 16 Value: $500 Qualify with: New deposit Sign up here

PartyPoker

PokerListings players have access to exclusive monthly $2,000 freerolls on PartyPoker.

Date: Nov. 20 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: 100 Party Points Earned Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

bwin Poker

bwin Poker is running exclusive monthly $1,000 freerolls for PokerListings players.

Date: Nov. 21 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 50 frequent player points Qualify between: May 15-Dec. 15 Sign up here

William Hill Poker

William Hill is running an exclusive $2.5k freeroll for PokerListings players in the first week of December.

Date: Dec. 4 Value: $2,500 Buy-in: 10 William Hill Points Sign up here

Visit www.pokerlistings.com

Playtech Total Revenue Up 17% in Third Quarter

November 10th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in pokerNewsDaily.com

Gaming Software firm Playtech posted its 2010 third quarter financial results this week and showed an increase in both gross income and revenue. The company announced gross income at €41.3 million, up 30% compared to the same period in 2009, while its total revenues were up 17% to €32.5 million, compared to €27.7 million in the third quarter of 2009.

For the first nine months of the year, Playtech’s gross income was up 31% at €129.2 million and revenue rose 25% to €105.4 million. Excluding the impact of the company’s French closure following new online gambling regulations, gross income compared with the second quarter was up 1% and revenue was down 2%.

Said Playtech CEO Mor Weizer, “Gross income and total revenues for the quarter held up well over the traditionally quiet summer period, especially when excluding the impact of the closure of the French offshore market, which distorts the historic comparisons. After the seasonal slowdown and the aftermath of the World Cup, September as expected was a stronger month and we see this positive trend continuing.”

Poker once again saw a fall in revenue in the third quarter, down 30% to €5.7 million from €8.2 million in Q3 2009. It was also down 21% from the second quarter of 2010. Over the full year through September, poker revenue was at €21.5 million, down 15% compared to the €25.4 million earned in the same period last year.

Playtech software powers the iPoker Network, which includes sites like Titan Poker, Paddy Power Poker, Bet365, Sun Poker, and BetFred. iPoker contains more than 50 skins, making it the most extensive network in the world. According to traffic tracking site PokerSout.com, the iPoker Network trails only PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and PartyPoker in terms of ring game player volume. The site averaged 3,700 cash game players over the past seven days and reached a peak of nearly 7,000 on Thursday.

Revenue from Playtech’s casino, bingo, and William Hill Online operations more than made up for the decline in poker revenue. Casino revenues were up 17% to €21.7 million from €18.5 million in the third quarter of 2009. Bingo revenue totaled €3.1 million, up 11% from the second quarter of this year, reflecting strong growth from Virtue Fusion reinforced by the new Italian bingo network. Meanwhile, Playtech’s acquired interest in William Hill Online produced an €8.8 million profit, up 111% from €4.2 million the year before.

“The recent launches of Betfair casino and our Italian bingo licensees have performed very well from soon after launch, and will be joined by RAY [the Finnish monopoly] in the coming months,” added Weizer. “I am also encouraged by discussions with a number of notable operators, which should deliver a strong pipeline across the product range.”

Ultimately, Playtech decided to shut down its bingo operation this week and announced that two of its biggest earners, Bingo Day and Titan Bingo, would be closing later this month. The news was closely followed by the report that Ruby Bingo would be moving to the full Virtue Fusion software platform.

Bingo Day and Titan Bingo were originally thought to be moving to the Virtue Fusion platform, which is owned by Playtech, but those plans have been put to rest and the two sites will be closed for good by November 15th. Bingo fans can still get their fix at a number of Virtue Fusion sites, including Jackpot Bingo, Ladbrokes Bingo, and William Hill Bingo.

Stay tuned to Poker News Daily for the latest poker stock headlines.

Weekly Freerolls: Remember November

November 6th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerListings.com

This week freeroll hunters will want to pay special attention to the monthly $2,500 on William Hill Poker, which takes place today. The freeroll costs just 10 William Hill points to buy into.

In addition 888poker is running its monthly $1,000 freeroll on Sunday. Players only need 100 status points in October to qualify.

Some of the biggest freerolls, however, are still just around the corner with huge PlayersOnly Poker, PokerStars and PartyPoker events set to go off next week. Make sure you’re qualified now.

The following freerolls are open to all PokerListings.com players.

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.

William Hill Poker

William Hill is running an exclusive $2.5k freeroll for PokerListings players in the first week of November.

Date: Nov. 6 Value: $2,500 Buy-in: 10 William Hill Points Sign up here

Titan Poker

Titan Poker is running $1,000 weekly freerolls for PokerListings players that cost just one Titan Point to buy into.

Date: Nov. 6 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 1 Titan Points Sign up here

888poker

888poker is currently running monthly $1,000 freerolls for new and existing PokerListings players who earned 100 status points in the previous month.

Date: Nov. 7 Value: $1000 Qualify with: 100 status points in October Sign up here

PlayersOnly Poker

PokerListings players will have access to an exclusive $1,000 freeroll on PlayersOnly Poker in October.

Date: Nov. 13 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

SportsBook Poker

SportsBook Poker is running a $2,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in October.

Date: Nov. 14 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: New deposit of $50 or more Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

Betfair Poker

Betfair Poker is running a special $3,000 freeroll for PokerListings players in November.

Date: Nov. 14 Value: $3,000 Qualify with: 5 Betfair Points earned Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

PokerStars

PokerStars is running a massive $15,000 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure freeroll on Nov. 14.

Date: Nov. 14 Value: $15,000 Qualify with: 75 VPPs Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

PartyPoker

PokerListings players have access to exclusive monthly $2,000 freerolls on PartyPoker.

Date: Nov. 20 Value: $2,000 Qualify with: 100 Party Points Earned Qualify between: Oct. 1-30 Sign up here

bwin Poker

bwin Poker is running exclusive monthly $1,000 freerolls for PokerListings players.

Date: Nov. 21 Value: $1,000 Qualify with: 50 frequent player points Qualify between: May 15-Dec. 15 Sign up here

Visit www.pokerlistings.com

Club PokerNews Exclusive Titan Poker $1,500 Freeroll Series - 2 Days left to Qualify!

October 30th, 2010 No Comments   Posted in PokerNews.com
The next freeroll in our $13,500 series from Titan Poker gets underway this coming Monday - still plenty of time to qualify!