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The World Tour Poker Online Series: What Does This New Way To Play Involve?

The World Tour Poker Online Series: What Does This New Way To Play Involve?

As a result of Covid-19, we have seen many cancellations of live events. From concerts to sporting and conventions, the effects have been felt worldwide. However, with this, we have seen a promising rise in the number of online events taking place. In this article, we will be providing you with some more information on the upcoming world tour poker online series.

Submitted by Payton on, Apr/08/2020

888 Poker Offer & WSOP Promos Packages

All the poker fans around the globe are gearing up for the 2017 World Series of Poker at Las Vegas.

Submitted by Payton on, May/24/2017

Choose your poker paradise with WSOP PCPC Satellites every Sunday

WSOP PCPC Poker Satellites every Sunday

What’s your ideal poker vacation? If you’re like a lot of people, you dream of winning the World Series of Poker Main Event, claiming millions in prize money, and donning that coveted gold bracelet.

Submitted by Payton on, May/31/2016

Historic Norwegian poker championship over

The first poker championship to ever be arranged on Norwegian soil took place in Oslo this week and the event was closely followed by local Norwegian Poker sites such as Norskcasino.com (site in Norwegian). The finals followed 5 county championships, that saw the county champions and 2000 players fight for the titles in Oslo. The highlight of the tournament was the main event, which saw poker star Felix Stephensen becoming historic by taking home the first national title.

Submitted by Payton on, Nov/28/2015

$2.6 Million on the Table in Americas Cardroom's OSS V November 27 through December 6th.

San Jose, Costa Rica – November 19, 2015 – Forget about sleeping during the day after Thanksgiving. Poker players in the United States are going to want to practice their bluffing skills all day long in preparation for the OSS V. Americas Cardroom today announced the return of its Online Super Series. The fifth installment of the online tournament series features a $1 million Main Event, a total of 76 tournaments, and over $2.6 million in guarantees.

Submitted by Payton on, Nov/19/2015

The 2015 Punta Cana Poker Classic Shatters Participation Record

San Jose, Costa Rica – Nov 10, 2015 –This year’s sixth-annual Punta Cana Poker Classic is in the books with its biggest turnout ever. Luis Yepez, of Venezuela, was the overall winner, finishing atop of a record-high field of 567 players who combined for an $824,985 prize pool.

Submitted by Payton on, Nov/10/2015

SIKORA TAKES LEAD FOR DAY 4 OF EPT12 MALTA MAIN EVENT

Jaroslaw Sikora has been in the spotlight at EPT Malta since Monday when he bagged the biggest stack at the end of Day 1b. He's now leading the EPT12 Malta Main Event once again, with 1,457,000 in chips at the end of Day 3. With 40 players left, Sikora has already improved on his best EPT Main Event finish to date, 45th place at EPT 12 Barcelona in August (for €22,840). But he has done well in Malta before; at the EPT's debut stop on the island in March, Sikora was runner-up in the IPT Malta Main Event for a career-best cash of €97,975.
Submitted by Payton on, Oct/28/2015

Next Million Dollar Sunday coming September 13th

 

Americas Cardroom’s Million Dollar Sundays is coming up again! The popular $1,000,000 GTD tourneys have reccently shaken things up in the poker industry.

Americas Cardroom has had three of them already this year with the next one on Sunday, September 13th, followed by four more in October (4th, 11th, 18th, 25th).  They call this the $5 Million GTD Promo as that’s the minimum amount of money that will be awarded.

Submitted by Payton on, Sep/03/2015

The World Series of Jackpots Provide Americas Cardroom Players With Expressway to World Series of Poker

San Jose, Costa Rica – May 26, 2015 – New York to Las Vegas in under 7 minutes? It's possible with the World Series of Jackpots. Americas Cardroom today announced new Jackpot Pokertournaments that award players who hit the Sit & Go jackpot with $12,500 WSOP prizepackages featuring the $10,000 Main Event buy-in, and money for travel and accommodations.

 

Submitted by Payton on, May/26/2015

Americas Cardroom Launched Million Dollar Sunday Satellite Schedule.

Americas Cardroom has posted their upcoming super satellite schedule for their $1,000,000 GTD Million Dollar SundayTournament on April 12th, 2015 at 3:00 pm ET. Players may now qualify for their entry to numerous 40 and 100-seat mega satellites through a wide variety of low buy-in super satellites. Players can win their seats to these for free via daily freerolls on the site.

 

Submitted by Payton on, Mar/30/2015

America's Card Room - Online Super Series Rematch

THE ONLINE SUPER SERIES IV REMATCH!
OUR BIGGEST TOURNAMENT SERIES EVER
IS BACK WITH $2 MILLION IN PRIZE POOLS!

 

Submitted by Payton on, Jan/12/2015

Doyle Brunson to play the One Million Dollar Tourney on AmericasCardRoom

The Goodfather of Poker, the man, the legend, Doyle “TexDolly” Brunson has confirmed his participation in the $1,000,000 GTD Tournament on AmericasCardRoom tomorrow at 3pm ETThe first One Million Dollar tourney since Black Friday and Doyle is ready to play on a Sunday Milli

Submitted by Payton on, Dec/13/2014

Raffaele Sorrentino Leads EPT 11 London Main Event for Day 3

Italian player Raffaele Sorrentino is leading the 127 remaining players heading in to Day 3 of the £4,150 EPT 11 London Main Event. He has 491,400. A whole bunch of team PokerStars Pros are also still in including Johnny Lodden, Jake Cody, Liv Boeree and Team Online's Marc-Andre Ladouceur.

Submitted by Press Release on, Oct/14/2014

EPT Live Returns to London in 2014

EPT Live is returning to London on October 14th, 2014 for the Season 11.

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Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Oct/10/2014

3 Punta Cana Poker Classic Packages Guaranteed Every Sunday at LPS

San Jose, Costa Rica – As the leaves begin to fall across America, the Latin Poker Series is doing everything it can to drop more Punta Cana Poker Classic packages on the tables at the most popular US online poker sites – and whisk the winners away for the ultimate fall vacation. November's Punta Cana Poker Classic features an all-inclusive package valued at $4,100.

Submitted by Press Release on, Oct/08/2014

Seminole Hard Rock ‘Rock N Roll Poker Open’ Series Kicks Off: $2 Mil Up for Grabs

HOLLYWOOD, Fla – Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” (RRPO) returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida November 13 – December 3, 2014 held in the resort’s ballrooms. The series will feature 20 main events along with several secondary events and qualifiers. The exciting live poker action culminates with the live streamed and televised $2 Million Guaranteed RRPO Championship from November 28 – December 3.

Submitted by Press Release on, Oct/02/2014

Last Entrant is Last Man Standing on Heartland Poker Tour

Commerce, CA - Jonathan Chen was the final player to register for the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event at The Commerce Casino this weekend. When it was all said and done, he was also the last player with chips. Chen finished off a tough field at the nationally-televised Final Table on Monday to earn $159,780 and an HPT title.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/23/2014

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK 2 OF ONLINE POKER 2014

As this high roller heads-up shootout headed into its penultimate round, Dan "djk123" Kelly still had a record fifth WCOOP title in his sights. However, a giant obstacle loomed from above-- a gutsy Belgian who put the young American ex-pat to the test on only the third hand of their semifinal match. Facing a decision for his tournament life, Kelly folded when OtB_RedBaron shoved the river and never quite recovered his mojo. OtB_RedBaron claimed the rest of Kelly's stack and went on to face ForTheSwaRMm in the final round.

Submitted by Payton on, Sep/22/2014

Heartland Poker Tour Hits Million Dollar Mark Again

Black Hawk, CO For the seventh consecutive time, Heartland Poker Tour surpassed the $1 million mark with its Main Event prize pool at Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour. In the end, it was deli owner Nader Wahdan who defeated the field of 686 entrants for the massive payday of $226,891.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/16/2014

California Man Turns $200 Into $74000 at HPT Main Event

Rancho Mirage, CA (September 8, 2014) - Monday morning, Raffi Der Gregorian listed his total career poker earnings at $0. By the end of the day, the Glendale, California man outlasted the field in the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa to join the elite club of HPT Champions. He can now adjust his earnings total to $74,276.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/08/2014

Latin Poker Series se Prepara Para el Cierre del LPS Millions II

San José, Costa Rica – Se aproxima el cierre de uno de los eventos más esperados por los latinoamericanos. El segundo LPS Millions con garantía de USD $1 millón y tan solo $850 de buy-in. Las posibilidades de ganar un paquete cerraron el fin de semana pasado en la red Winning Poker Network. Los últimos "outs" serán en Ciudad de Panamá los días 14, 15 y 16 de Setiembre con los días 1L, 1M y 1N respectivamente.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/03/2014

LPS Millions II Poker Tournament With $1 Million Guaranteed: Limited Time Only

San Jose, Costa Rica – Online qualifiers at the Winning Poker Network for the upcoming LPS Millions are over, but poker players still have a number of outs if they want to take a seat. Americas Cardroom today confirmed that poker players can still buy in to the $1 million tournament onsite in Panama for $750+$100 or purchase a $2,050 package in advance.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/03/2014

Interview with EPT 100 Barcelona Main Event Winner: Entrevista a Andre Lettau

Below are interviews with Germany’s Andre Lettau, both in England and in Espanol. 

The 27-year-old online pro won the record-breaking 100th EPT Main Event in Barcelona for a life-changing first prize of €794,058.  This was his first European Poker Tour.

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/28/2014

Ihar Soika Wins EPT 11 Barcelona High Roller: Mercier Finishes 2nd

Jason Mercier finished second at the EPT 11 Barcelona High Roller event, taking home a cool €473,500.

The eventual winner was Ihar Soika from Belarus who took home €747,200.

The event had a total of 393 entries and became the biggest High Roller in the history of the EPT.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Aug/27/2014

EPT 100 Barcelona Final: Hossein Ensan Leads the Pack

At the start of #EPT100, Hossein Ensan, 50, took down the first ever EPT Seniors Event for a best live cash of €4,535. He then won a seat in a live satellite to the record-breaking EPT Barcelona Main Event and is going in to the final as chip leader with 10,295,000.

Submitted by Press Release on, Aug/26/2014

November Niner William Tonking Gives Self ‘Punchers Chance’ to Win WSOP Title

The University of South Carolina is known for producing football players, not poker players.

Grid stars such as George Rogers, Sterling Sharpe and most recently, Jadeveon Clowney, have made it to the NFL after first starring at the Columbia, South Carolina-based university known as "the other USC."

But all that's now changed.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Aug/26/2014

Bram Haenraets Leads 25 Remaining Players at EPT100 Barcelona Main Event

Dutch PokerStars qualifier Bram Haenraets, who is playing his first live tournament, is chip leader going in to Day 5 of the record-breaking #EPT100 Barcelona Main Event. The 30-year-old from Amsterdam - who won his seat in a €82 satellite on PokerStars - has 4,395,000.

There are 25 players left from the 102 who started Day 3 today. The overall field was a staggering 1496 players from 71 countries, a record for EPT events in Europe (beating the 1,240-strong EPT6 Sanremo won by Liv Boeree).

Submitted by Press Release on, Aug/25/2014

Watch EPT 11 Barcelona Main Event Live

The EPT 11 Barcelona Main Event can be watched live courtesy of PokerStars.com.

More play commences on Tuesday with the Final Table to begin play on Wednesday.

EPT 11 Barcelona set records over the past week with 1496 Players taking part (beating the previous record of the 1,240-strong EPT6).  The winner will receive €1,261,000.

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/25/2014

Jason Mercier Once Stabbed in the Back – Almost Died: Reveals Scar for First Time

While attending this week’s EPT Barcelona events, poker pro Jason Mercier spoke to PokerStars TV and was candid in recounting the time he nearly died outside an Italian nightclub following a brutal and -what he says - was an unprevoked stabbing.  The attacked occurred right after his first European Poker Tour win in 2008 at San Remo.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Aug/24/2014

50-Year-Old Andrei Konopelko Leads Pack at EPT 100 Barcelona Main Event

Belarus PokerStars qualifier Andrei Konopelko is chip leader going in to Day 4 of the record-breaking #EPT100 Barcelona Main Event. The 50-year-old from Minsk - who won his seat in a €530 satellite on PokerStars - has 1,451,000.

There are 102 players left from the 292 who started Day 3 today. The overall field was a staggering 1496 players from 71 countries, a record for EPT events in Europe (beating the 1,240-strong EPT6 Sanremo won by Liv Boeree).

Submitted by Press Release on, Aug/24/2014

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