July 2010
2010 Asian Poker Tour Main Event Returns to Manila in August
Poker fans can look forward to the last week of August when the 2010 Asian Poker Tour (APT) returns to Manila, Phillipines for an upcoming leg of the series. The event will see competitors duking it out throughout seven days from within the Resorts World Manila building for the title of 2010 APT champion and, of course, a generous cash prize furnished by sponsors such as PartyPoker and PKR.
The Manila stop of this year’s APT will include a Main Event buy-in set at approximately $2,700 as well as eight side events that include a pot-limit Omaha event, a high roller tournament and the Greed competition, an APT original. For those that aren’t content just to watch the exciting competition play out remotely, leading online poker sites (such as PartyPoker, PKR and the iPoker Network) are set to offer qualifiers and satellite games that give members the chance to travel to the event and try their hand against the pros.
The previous APT Main Event was won by the Phillipines’ own Neil Arce, awarding the player $185,000 and marking him as the first Filipino to win an international poker tournament in his native country. Arce has already confirmed that he will be defending his title when the 2010 Asian Poker Tour Manila leg begins on 23rd August and runs until 30th August.
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The Manila stop of this year’s APT will include a Main Event buy-in set at approximately $2,700 as well as eight side events that include a pot-limit Omaha event, a high roller tournament and the Greed competition, an APT original. For those that aren’t content just to watch the exciting competition play out remotely, leading online poker sites (such as PartyPoker, PKR and the iPoker Network) are set to offer qualifiers and satellite games that give members the chance to travel to the event and try their hand against the pros.
The previous APT Main Event was won by the Phillipines’ own Neil Arce, awarding the player $185,000 and marking him as the first Filipino to win an international poker tournament in his native country. Arce has already confirmed that he will be defending his title when the 2010 Asian Poker Tour Manila leg begins on 23rd August and runs until 30th August.
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BetFair Poker Joins Ongame Network Limited and Gives Back to Fans
It’s fairly common to see online gambling companies merging and partnering with other corporations but it’s quite rare that such an event actually leads to rewards for members of the sites in question. BetFair Poker, one of the industry’s most successful online poker websites, is breaking the mold however by joining Ongame Network Limited and sharing an increase in liquidity with site members.
Ongame Network Limited (a subsidiary of Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG) is the owner of the P5 Poker Engine and will be adding BetFair to its global network by the end of this month. This deal will see a number of changes to the poker site such as an increase in revenue, a greater number of available players and rooms at any time and the implementation of the P5 Poker Engine. Perhaps most exciting, BetFair will celebrate the move by offering up $500,000 in new promotions. These will kick off on 27th July and carry on through until 20th August.
Registered members of BetFair Poker can expect to see big changes toward the end of July and ongoing promotions and site improvements into the future. The most exciting events to watch out for include twice daily $500 freerolls (with no entry requirements), a $60,000 rake race (that promises cash rewards to the top 100 competitors) and leaderboard competitions with $30,000 in cash available to winners.
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Ongame Network Limited (a subsidiary of Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG) is the owner of the P5 Poker Engine and will be adding BetFair to its global network by the end of this month. This deal will see a number of changes to the poker site such as an increase in revenue, a greater number of available players and rooms at any time and the implementation of the P5 Poker Engine. Perhaps most exciting, BetFair will celebrate the move by offering up $500,000 in new promotions. These will kick off on 27th July and carry on through until 20th August.
Registered members of BetFair Poker can expect to see big changes toward the end of July and ongoing promotions and site improvements into the future. The most exciting events to watch out for include twice daily $500 freerolls (with no entry requirements), a $60,000 rake race (that promises cash rewards to the top 100 competitors) and leaderboard competitions with $30,000 in cash available to winners.
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PokerStars’ Peter Eastgate, Youngest Ever WSOP Champion, Quits Poker
Poker fans were amazed by 22 year old Peter Eastgate’s performance at the 2008 World Series of Poker when he took not only the title of Main Event champion but also became the youngest player to do so. Now, less than two years after setting the record, Eastgate is shocking industry spectators again by announcing that he’s retiring from professional poker.
Eastgate hails from Denmark and became an instant star after defeating Russia’s Ivan Demidov at the 2008 WSOP and cashing over nine million dollars. His win broke the previous record for youngest WSOP champion held by Phil Hellmuth (who triumphed in 1989 when he was only 24 years old) and also gave Eastgate access to the lucrative sponsorship opportunities that led to his signing with Team PokerStars Pro. Despite a career that continued to demonstrate a profound level of talent, Eastgate recently announced that he has lost his motivation for playing professional poker. Stating that his goal was always just to become financially independent, Eastgate now feels that the poker world has little left for him.
Neither PokerStars nor Eastgate have spoken to press as to the young player’s future plans but, for better or worse, they won’t include the world of professional poker. Peter Eastgate has only commented that he wants to “. . . try to focus on Peter Eastgate the person” rather than on his career in cards.
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Eastgate hails from Denmark and became an instant star after defeating Russia’s Ivan Demidov at the 2008 WSOP and cashing over nine million dollars. His win broke the previous record for youngest WSOP champion held by Phil Hellmuth (who triumphed in 1989 when he was only 24 years old) and also gave Eastgate access to the lucrative sponsorship opportunities that led to his signing with Team PokerStars Pro. Despite a career that continued to demonstrate a profound level of talent, Eastgate recently announced that he has lost his motivation for playing professional poker. Stating that his goal was always just to become financially independent, Eastgate now feels that the poker world has little left for him.
Neither PokerStars nor Eastgate have spoken to press as to the young player’s future plans but, for better or worse, they won’t include the world of professional poker. Peter Eastgate has only commented that he wants to “. . . try to focus on Peter Eastgate the person” rather than on his career in cards.
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Littlewoods Bingo Introduces New Video Chat Features and Presenters
Not to be outdone by its competition, Littlewoods Bingo has launched its very own Live Video Chat gaming option. The fresh website feature brings one of the most popular trends in internet bingo to Littlewoods gamers, adding some exciting new gameplay options to the mix and giving members the opportunity to socialize while they enjoy online play.
The brand new interactive bingo option gives website members a great way to play while enjoying the extra fun of watching, listening and talking with live presenters. Littlewoods Bingo has put together the Bingo Live 5 in order to populate their new site option and have assembled a group that are meant to appeal to almost any type of player. The Live 5 team consists of “the joker” Ben, Emma, the film expert Matt, Carla and Rik. The presenters will keep games lively by providing their rooms with celebrity gossip and idle chit chat. Littlewoods Bingo Live Video Chat games are scheduled every evening for 6 pm and will feature prizes and special promotional offers.
Littlewoods Bingo players are sure to get a kick out of the new Live Video Chat rooms as the feature adds an extra point of interest to an already beloved pastime. Stop by the Littlewoods Bingo website and check the Bingo Lounge each night at 6pm to get into a Live Video Chat game.
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The brand new interactive bingo option gives website members a great way to play while enjoying the extra fun of watching, listening and talking with live presenters. Littlewoods Bingo has put together the Bingo Live 5 in order to populate their new site option and have assembled a group that are meant to appeal to almost any type of player. The Live 5 team consists of “the joker” Ben, Emma, the film expert Matt, Carla and Rik. The presenters will keep games lively by providing their rooms with celebrity gossip and idle chit chat. Littlewoods Bingo Live Video Chat games are scheduled every evening for 6 pm and will feature prizes and special promotional offers.
Littlewoods Bingo players are sure to get a kick out of the new Live Video Chat rooms as the feature adds an extra point of interest to an already beloved pastime. Stop by the Littlewoods Bingo website and check the Bingo Lounge each night at 6pm to get into a Live Video Chat game.
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Full Tilt Poker Announce Schedule and Details for FTOPS XVII
One of the poker world’s favourite annual events, theFull Tilt Poker’s Online Poker Series (FTOPS), has been confirmed for 2010 by organizer and sponsor Full Tilt Poker. FTOPS XVII will return this August with a massive guaranteed prize pool, a packed event schedule and plenty of action for competitors and spectators alike to enjoy.
Since August 2006 the Full Tilt Poker’s Online Poker Series has given poker professionals and fans an annual series worth anticipating. This year’s FTOPS XVII continues the trend by offering up a guaranteed $19 million in prizes over a total of 34 events. Leading up to the climatic ($640 buy-in, $3 million minimum guaranteed prize pool) Main Event itself, FTOPS XVII will feature tournaments that include Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo games, No-Limit Hold ‘Em Six Maximum Turbo and HORSE events and a two-day series that will run alongside the Main Event knockout competitions.
Amateur players looking for a chance to enter the series can begin competing in satellite tournaments at Full Tilt Poker’s now. Lucky members will be able to secure a seat while others can still vie for cash prizes and more. The website will also be hosting special freerolls and other tournaments that conincide with August’s FTOPS celebrations. FTOPS XVII kicks off on 4th August, 2010 with a $216 buy-in, $750,000 No-Limit Hold ‘Em tournament.
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Since August 2006 the Full Tilt Poker’s Online Poker Series has given poker professionals and fans an annual series worth anticipating. This year’s FTOPS XVII continues the trend by offering up a guaranteed $19 million in prizes over a total of 34 events. Leading up to the climatic ($640 buy-in, $3 million minimum guaranteed prize pool) Main Event itself, FTOPS XVII will feature tournaments that include Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo games, No-Limit Hold ‘Em Six Maximum Turbo and HORSE events and a two-day series that will run alongside the Main Event knockout competitions.
Amateur players looking for a chance to enter the series can begin competing in satellite tournaments at Full Tilt Poker’s now. Lucky members will be able to secure a seat while others can still vie for cash prizes and more. The website will also be hosting special freerolls and other tournaments that conincide with August’s FTOPS celebrations. FTOPS XVII kicks off on 4th August, 2010 with a $216 buy-in, $750,000 No-Limit Hold ‘Em tournament.
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Two New Players Join the Team PokerStars Pro Roster
Team PokerStars Pro has added two new members to its prestigious line-up of players. David Williams and Vanessa Selbst mark the two most recent professionals to sign on with PokerStars , both players bringing years of experience and talent to the team.
Selbst, a Brooklyn, New York native and current Yale Law School student, is only 25 years old and comes to the PokerStars line-up with an impressive resume. Her credentials include roughly $1.5 million in live tournament wins, a World Series of Poker bracelet and impressive showings at various other international events.
Williams, 30 years old and a Texas native, entered the poker world in earnest in 2004 when he made a splash at that year’s World Series of Poker by fighting his way all the way through PokerStars online satellites and to the main event where he nearly won against Greg Raymer. Williams has raked millions of dollars, a bracelet at the 2006 WSOP and titles from high profile events including the World Championship of Online Poker and the 2010 World Poker Tour’s $25,000 Championship.
The roster of professionals at Team PokerStars Pro is sure to benefit from the addition of Williams and Selbst’s combined skill. The website has revealed that David Williams will play under the handle “Dwilliams” and that Vanessa Selbst will use “V.Selbst” for her online sessions.
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Selbst, a Brooklyn, New York native and current Yale Law School student, is only 25 years old and comes to the PokerStars line-up with an impressive resume. Her credentials include roughly $1.5 million in live tournament wins, a World Series of Poker bracelet and impressive showings at various other international events.
Williams, 30 years old and a Texas native, entered the poker world in earnest in 2004 when he made a splash at that year’s World Series of Poker by fighting his way all the way through PokerStars online satellites and to the main event where he nearly won against Greg Raymer. Williams has raked millions of dollars, a bracelet at the 2006 WSOP and titles from high profile events including the World Championship of Online Poker and the 2010 World Poker Tour’s $25,000 Championship.
The roster of professionals at Team PokerStars Pro is sure to benefit from the addition of Williams and Selbst’s combined skill. The website has revealed that David Williams will play under the handle “Dwilliams” and that Vanessa Selbst will use “V.Selbst” for her online sessions.
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Foxy Bingo Continues Radio Rollover with an £1,000 Prize Up for Grabs
Foxy Bingo’s radio programming this Tuesday evening gives fans of the bingo platform a great reason to pay attention this week. An unclaimed lottery jackpot (worth £500 in cash) has now doubled in value and will be awarded to one lucky person that manages to strike it rich just for paying attention to the bingo website’s radio station.
Listeners are able to tune in to the Tuesday, 6th July broadcast of Foxy Bingo Radio’s evening programming to try to win a fantastic £1,000 prize— with absolutely no cost of entry! Every week Foxy offers up a £500 jackpot on their Tuesday night radio show. Last week the prize wasn’t awarded to any listener which has caused the current rollover and provided this week’s winner with a doubled cash prize. Thursday night will continue the great payouts as it also features another £500 from Foxy Radio.
Foxy Bingo Radio gives its listeners plenty of reasons to tune in. Fridays will now feature a new weekly music request show, beginning at 12.30pm, that makes for a great accompaniment to online, lunchtime play. The Foxy Bingo website, as always, is also packed with great promotions and bingo prizes for players to vie for across the platform’s entire line-up of free games, chat games and traditional bingo options. Visit the site now to take advantage of guaranteed weekly payouts and generous new member deposit bonuses (up to a 200% cash match).
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Listeners are able to tune in to the Tuesday, 6th July broadcast of Foxy Bingo Radio’s evening programming to try to win a fantastic £1,000 prize— with absolutely no cost of entry! Every week Foxy offers up a £500 jackpot on their Tuesday night radio show. Last week the prize wasn’t awarded to any listener which has caused the current rollover and provided this week’s winner with a doubled cash prize. Thursday night will continue the great payouts as it also features another £500 from Foxy Radio.
Foxy Bingo Radio gives its listeners plenty of reasons to tune in. Fridays will now feature a new weekly music request show, beginning at 12.30pm, that makes for a great accompaniment to online, lunchtime play. The Foxy Bingo website, as always, is also packed with great promotions and bingo prizes for players to vie for across the platform’s entire line-up of free games, chat games and traditional bingo options. Visit the site now to take advantage of guaranteed weekly payouts and generous new member deposit bonuses (up to a 200% cash match).
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Virgin Bingo Runs Hundreds & Thousands Promotion Throughout 2010 World Cup
Members of the Virgin Bingo website will be happy to see the popular gaming platform returning to its Hundreds & Thousands promotion throughout the month of June and the beginning of July. The free jackpot competition continues to grow in value, giving lucky players the opportunity to win cash that ranges from £100 to £1,000.
As part of Virgin Bingo 2010 Fifa World Cup Free Bingo games, the Hundreds & Thousands promo continues to pay out members increasingly larger rewards. The Hundreds & Thousands competition initially started out with £100 free jackpots but went on to grow to £200 then £300 and currently sits at £500 for its semi-final stage. The Final Game conclusion to Hundreds & Thousands will peak at an impressive £1,000. The current semi-finals offer an hour and a half of free bingo and bargain bingo (along with the chance to win £500). The Final Game will take place on Sunday, 11 July as the World Cup comes to a close.
With so many chances to win £100 to £1,000 Full Houses, bingo fans are sure to be busy online as Virgin Bingo helps celebrate the the 2010 World Cup. Virgin Bingo is also running a number of other free and reduced price games (like the Free Daily Scratchcard and cheap entry Tournament Thursdays) as regular site features, making every day a great time to play.
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