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Bonus Reload at Absolute Poker - 100% up to $150

Remember that it is ALWAYS better to have Rakeback + Bonus rather than just Rakeback, even if the bonus is deducted from your rake.

BUT remember at Absolute they don’t even deduct bonuses! Yahoo!

PokerHeaven €20 Bankroll Boost for New Players in September - Exclusive to RTR Players

PokerHeaven are offering a €20 Free Bankroll boost to the first 100 New RTR Players at PokerHeaven this month!

No Deposit Necessary!

Dates of Promotion:

1st September 2008 to midnight on the 30th September 2008

How to Qualify:

Purple Lounge Olympic Challenge - The Pentathalon

Could you be the Purple Lounge Champion? To celebrate the Olympics we are offering prizes of over $200K in the month of August to our top performing players. There are 5 events to take part in with prizes for participants in each, win all of them and we will also give you 5 times your winnings, meaning you will walk away with $150K!

Toronto Police targets Underground Poker

The “Organized Crime Section Gambling Unit” of the Toronto Police Service conducted a wave of raids aimed at the private poker games taking place in Toronto with the arrest of almost 50 people. The raids took place on 18th July at four suspected gaming houses. Three of them were business locations while and the other was a sports bar and restaurant name “Garden of Eden”. All four holdings were registered as business outlets and not private residences.

Actor in Big Money Again

After making it big as an actor in network TV show ‘EastEnders’, Michael Greco has now turned professional gambler. Winning a prestigious leg of a British poker tournament, Greco walked away with more than $100,000. This was witnessed at the third round of popular British tournament the ‘Grosvenor Poker Tour’ held in Cardiff.