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888.com announce 2009 Poker Ashes

The news that Shane Warne is heading to England for the 2009 Ashes will have been greeted with dismay by batsmen throughout the land. Thankfully the blonde haired nemesis of English cricket will be appearing at the poker table rather than on the cricket field in a 5 match Poker Ashes series.

Sit n Go Madness from Full Tilt Poker

The madness is back at Full Tilt Poker, but just for this coming weekend that’s from 9.00pm UK (4.00pm New York) on Friday March 27th until 9.00pm UK (4.00pm New York) Sunday March 29th. Play your favourite sit n go single tables this weekend – the ones shaded green in the lobby – and you’ll be entering a 48 hour period which is divided in 24 x 2 hour leaderboards.

There will be four groups to compete in, to differentiate between the differing stake levels, the higher the stake the higher the prize.

Group A – Stakes $1 to $2
Group B – Stakes $5 to $11
Group C – Stakes $20 to $33
Group D – Stakes $50 to $110

There will be a leaderboard running for each group and each 2 hour block. The Top 7 in each group will get paid at the end of the 2 hour period. How cool is that, a new chance to win extra cash every 2 hours – we like this promotion!

Here’s how the $75K that’s up for grabs will be awarded:

GROUP A	GROUP B	GROUP C	GROUP D
$1 to $2	$5 to $11	$20 to $33	$50 to $110
1st place $20	$100	$200	$500
2nd place $12.50	$60	$125	$300
3rd place $7.50	$40	$75	$200
4th place $5	$25	$50	$125
5th place $2.50	$12.50	$25	$60
6th place $1.50	$7.50	$15	$40
7th place $1	$5	$10	$25

Well, I don’t know about you but I think a weekend in the house playing poker is on the cards for us people who inhabit Planet Poker! Full Tilt have done it again, a top promo for the weekend, thanks Full Tilt.

If you want to know more about fabtastic Full Tilt, take a look at our unbiased review, there’s a truly generous sign up incentive of 100% up to $600, exclusive freerolls for you to play in and WSOP packages to suit anyone who has ever wanted to play in the biggest live event in the poker player’s calendar!! Remember, you must use the Full Tilt referral code FTPGOLD to ensure you receive your full benefits.

The UK has Gone Gaga for poker music

“I wanna hold ‘em like they do in Texas...” – we see what she did there. Lady Gaga has scored her second UK number one following the success of her January chart-topper Just Dance.

Online Poker Awards praise PKR as UK site

Innovative 3D poker site PKR has been rewarded for its efforts to revolutionise the online gambling market.

WSOP 2009 with Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker’s exciting WSOP 09 promotion has started with a multitude of ways to get YOU to Las Vegas this Summer. Full Tilt have pulled out all the stops – as usual – to present their players with an array of tournaments all with one aim – to get you playing your best poker at WSOP 09!

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer at Full Tilt Poker:

$10 Million Main Event Mania

If you qualify through Full Tilt then go on to win the title then Full Tilt will reward you with $10m, what an incentive!

Shootouts

81 player shootout tournaments (similar to sit n go’s) held twice daily at 2.30am UK (9.30pm New York) and 8.30pm UK (3.30pm New York). Buy in direct for $216 or satellite into the action for as little $1 or 50 Full Tilt Points (FTP). 1 prize package guaranteed per shootout. *$12,000 prize package.

Weekly Cash Qualifiers

On a weekly basis Full Tilt are awarding at least 12 prize packages to their players through weekly cash qualifiers. You can buy in direct or choose the satellite route, satellites start from just $1 or 50FTPs. Weekly Cash Qualifiers are being held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays (as in the table below) until 21st June. *$12,000 prize package.

Buy In	Day	Time UK	Time New York	Number Seats g/teed
$300	Tuesday	2.00am Weds	9.00pm	2
$200	Wednesday	9.30pm	4.30pm	1
$1,000	Thursday	2.00am Friday	9.00pm	5
$300	Saturday	2.00am Sunday	9.00pm	2
$500	Sunday	9.30pm	4.30pm	2

150 Seat Guarantee

This is, without doubt, one hell of a tournament with at least 150 seats up for grabs – that’s valued at $1.8million! The 150 Seat Guarantee will take place on 21st June at 11.00pm UK (6pm New York), the satellites are running now and start at just $1 or 50 FTPs. *$12,000 prize package.

Race to the Main Event

Win one of 50 completely free seats to the world’s biggest poker tournament. The freerolls are running now or take a shortcut by using your FTPs, making your very first deposit or referring a friend to Full Tilt Poker and you sprint straight to the round 2 freerolls. Fantastic!! *$12,000 prize package.

Race for Bracelets

This is Full Tilt Poker’s $2K Side Events package – our schedule is here – 56 Side Events to choose from. Daily Race for Bracelets tournaments are running now with direct buy ins of $26 and $75 with at least one $2K package being won. Satellite in for $1 or 50FTPs.

$200K Stimulus Qualifier

There are 80 Seats to Event 4 at WSOP 09 up for grabs. Grab one and you’ll be amongst the largest field of players at a WSOP Side Event with an expected prize pool in excess of $5m! Buy in direct on the day to the $220K Stimulus Qualifier – May 10th , 10.30pm UK (5.50pm New York) – for $33 or join a satellite for just $1 or 50 FTPs. The $2,500 prize package includes $1,000 buy in and $1,500 for your expenses – cool!

Coming Soon…

Now, if that wasn’t enough to satisfy the most demanding of poker player there is more in the pipeline from Full Tilt Poker

Fantasy Poker – Choose the winning team for 2009 and you win a WSOP 2010 prize package – value TBA.
Mini Poker Series – Can’t make it to Vegas this year? No worries, Mini Poker Series mimics the real thing with 57 Events at 1/100th of the buy in. Proved to be very popular last year.

* The Main Event prize packages are worth $12,000 which includes $10,000 buy in to the WSOP 09 Main Event and $2,000 for expenses.

Well, what can I say, as usual Full Tilt Poker has done their players proud with a collection of promotions with something to suit every style of player, marvellous!

If you’ve not yet joined the gang to ever loyal Full Tilt Poker devotees then make the decision to sign up NOW. Learn more and download through our unbiased Full Tilt review. Use the Full Tilt Referral Code FTPGOLD and you will not only receive a first depositors bonus of 100% up to $600 but entry into exclusive Pokernews freerolls too – next one 22nd March 2009.

* Check out our WSOP 2009 Satellites and Freerolls page to all the latest on which packages are available where.

WSOP 2009 with Party Poker

Party Poker are making it easier this year to get to Las Vegas this Summer for WSOP 2009. There are two packages up for grabs this year and they are two perfect prize packages.

Main Event WSOP 2009

This package to the Main Event WSOP 2009 is worth $12,000 approx and includes

• Main Event Buy In
• 7 Nights Hotel
• $2K spending money

Vegas Experience

This top rate package worth approx $5,500

• Return Flights to Las Vegas for two
• 7 nights in hotel for 2
• Top Limo Airport Transfers
• $1,500 Towards Side Event Entry*
• One thrilling Vegas Activity for two – you choice

* Take a look at the WSOP 2009 Schedule and you will see at least 17 out of the 57 Events buy ins are priced at or below $1,500! Loads to choose from!

Party Poker have the Qualifiers running now and there is something to suit everyone’s budget. There are WSOP freerolls running nightly, regular tournaments from $2 right up in increments to the buy in to the WSOP Satellite where the prize packages are awarded, and that will set you back $640. These top WSOP satellites, where there will be one package won for every 20 players, are held on Fridays at 11.00pm UK (6.00pm New York) and Sundays at 8.30pm UK (3.30pm New York).

Party Poker.com is the biggest online poker site in Europe and a look at our unbiased review will show you why, they’re GREAT. We have a choice of three generous sign up bonuses with dedicated codes to ensure you get the best deal possible from Party Poker.com. Check out our Party Poker Bonus Codes page for more info.

*Check out our WSOP 2009 satellites page for all the latest info on what’s going on where for your online route to WSOP 2009. We’ll be updated this as satellites are confirmed.

Pokerstars All Star Week - March 23rd to 29th

Here we go with another exciting promotion from the best poker site on the Planet – PokerStars present to you the all new and exclusive PokerStars All Star Week.

Team PokerStars Pro is a group of the best poker players in the world with millions of dollars in poker earnings and 17 bracelets between them to prove it. To play these magnificent players would be an honour indeed and it’s an honour that is coming to the All Star Challengers.

The All Star Challengers will be playing the Team PokerStars Pro for cash prizes during the week March 23rd to 29th – each heads up winner will take home $1,000 plus the winning team will share a team pool of $1,000 for every match they’ve won. Any money won by Team PokerStars Pro will be donated to a charity chosen by their Team Captain Victor Ramdin, Victor is a brilliant Ambassador for Poker and is well known for his charity work.

Who are the All Star Challengers? How do I become one? Read on to find out..

The All Star Challengers are a team of players being chosen by PokerStars from amongst their most gifted players so, to receive your invite to be up there playing for the cash prizes and the bragging rights you have to fulfil the following criteria

• Scooped a Sunday Million 1st prize in 2008
• Finished high on the Yearly Tournament Leaderboard
• Made it to SuperNova Elite status
• Played at WCOOP final table

In addition, every player that makes the cut will receive a ticket to a $1,050 SCOOP All Stakes Main Event.

What about the rest of us, how do we get to be one of the 20 All Star Challengers?

For just $11 you can qualify as a wildcard and get your place on the team. The Wild Card Tournament will take place on Sunday March 15th at 9pm UK (4pm New York) and the top two placed will become part of the elite All Star Challengers, how cool is that!

Our No.1 recommended room – PokerStars - is far and away the largest online poker site today! To learn more about the best poker site on the planet start by studying our unbiased review and PokerStars Marketing Code page – use the Stars marketing code DIRPOKER along with Pokerstars bonus code STARS50 to ensure you are entitled to the full first depositor benefits.

Good luck at the tables!

WSOP 2009 at Titan Poker

Titan Poker have announced not one but THREE ways to play your way into the World Championship of Poker (WSOP) 2009 at the famous Harrahs Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, this Summer.

This really is breaking news; here are the packages that will be up for grabs very soon…

Main Event Package – Championship of No Limit Holdem Event #57

The dates that will have to make yourself available to play in the ‘big dance’, Event #57, are initially July 4th to July 11th 2009.

The packages to be won are worth a generous $13,000 which will include:

• $10,000 buy in to the Main Event
• $850 for 7 nights (July 4th to 11th) at the Rio
• $250 Registration Fees
• $1,900 towards your flights and general expenses

The Super Satellites, where these Main Event WSOP 09 packages will be awarded as long as there are a minimum of 20 players, will be held on Sundays at 8pm UK (3pm New York) and will run from March 29th to June 18th. To buy in at Super Satellite level will cost you $535. Satellites to the Super Satellite will commence on March 20th.

Titan Poker recognise that there is a lot more to WSOP than the famous Main Event, to see the extent of the programme planned access our WSOP 2009 schedule. To give their players a fuller experience of WSOP Titan Poker have announced two further exciting packages:

WSOP PLO Package – World Championship Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) Event #40

The WSOP PLO packages will mean that the lucky winners will be in Vegas June 18th to 23rd to play their best poker. The WSOP 2009 PLO will be played June 20th to 22nd. If this sounds like your sort of gig, read on:

The Packages up for grabs are worth $13,00 and will include:

• $10,000 buy in to the WSOP PLO Event
• $650 5 nights in the Rio – June 18th to 23rd
• $250 Registration Fees
• $2,100 for flights and spending money

The Super Satellites, where the packages are won (min 20 players) are on Saturday May 9th and 23rd at 8pm UK (3pm New York) and buy in at this stage will set you back $535. The satellites to the Super Satellite will start on April 16th.

WSOP 09 - Side Events

Win this package, worth $6,000, and you will find you self sitting down at the green baize for two events! You will be entered in Events#28 and #34, both No Limit Holdem (NLO) events. You’ll be in Vegas from the 11th to 19th June staying at the Rio. This is what the package, valued at $6,000, includes.

• $1,500 buy in to NLH Event #28 – June 13th to 15th
• $1,500 buy in to NLH Event #34 – June 16th to 18th
• $950 8 night in the Rio – June 11th to 19th
• $250 Registration Fee
• $1,800 towards flights and expenses

The two Super Satellites, for WSOP 09 Side Event prize packages, will be held on May 2nd and May 16th at 8pm UK (3pm New York) buy in at this level will be $215. The feeder satellites will commence on April 20th.

Well done Titan for putting together a great WSOP 09 promotion – Get your WSOP Bracelets here!

There’s no doubt about it, Titan is a stonking good site to play poker on and, if you are not familiar with Titan Poker, then you are in for a real treat.

We have negotiated an extra special exclusive sign up deal which we are really proud to be able to offer you which includes $50 free cash, full details of which are on our Titan Poker Review and Titan Poker Bonus Code page. To ensure you get this extra special sign up bonus, however, you must use the Titan Poker Bonus Code VIPTITAN to qualify.

* Check out our WSOP 2009 Satellites and Freerolls page to all the latest on which packages are available where.

See you in Vegas