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If you’d rather not sign up at a bunch of different online poker sites just to find big tournaments, then you should take a look at Stan James Poker. After all, Stan James runs €3 million worth of poker tournaments every month, which includes their Big Money Sunday promotion. At the very least, Big Money Sunday will offer a €100,000 Guaranteed Rebuy tournament at 19:00 GMT, and the direct buy-in is €100 + €10. If you can’t afford the €110 buy-in, there are also plenty of poker satellites running that cost as little as €1.50 + €0.15. But no matter …

Are British poker tournament pros Liv Boeree and Sam Holden starting a poker boom in the UK? The BBC definitely seems to think so since they prominently featured both players in a recent article called “Poker’s Faces: Are the British about to invade?” In regards to Holden, the 22-year-old from Sussex is fresh off of a 9th place finish in the 2011 WSOP Main Event. And the big final table appearance has done more for Holden than just deliver him a $782,115 cash; it has also earned him plenty of fame through poker news. As the BBC put it, “Although …

If you pay much attention to credit card companies, then you’ve probably heard of a “cashback” offer. Even if you doze off during credit card commercials, the term’s name is pretty self-explanatory in that people receive money back on purchases with these offers. Many online poker sites have taken a cue from credit card companies, and now feature their own version of cashback plans. With poker cashback, players receive money back at various intervals based on how much rake they contribute. For example, if a player at Carbon Poker has a 10% cashback offer, and they contribute $100 in rake …

If you are tired of the dinky $2,500 prize packages that many online poker sites are offering these days, then you will definitely be interested in the prize packages that 888Poker is currently giving away.  Right now 888 players can win Aussie Million prize packages worth $14,500! Now you may be wondering why 888Poker is offering such large prize packages to this prestigious poker tournament.  And the answer is that they want to cover the $10,000 + $600 Main Event buy-in, a 10-night stay at the Melbourne Crown Metropol Hotel, traveling expenses, spending money, free poker merchandise, and an 888Poker …

If you’re tired of the same old WSOP, Grosvenor, and WPT prize packages that online poker sites offer, you should strongly consider playing at Hollywood Poker.  That’s because Hollywood Poker is offering people the chance to win prize packages for the 2010 Croatian Poker Series Main Event.  Beginning on August 20th, the Croatian Poker Series will be held in beautiful Podstrana, which is on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.  The Main Event poker tournament will offer a €350,000 guaranteed prize pool that will make your stay in Podstrana even nicer.  You can book your ticket to the Main Event …

Earlier this year, masked gunmen robbed the EPT Berlin tournament series. The robbers, who were later identified, were able go make off with over $300,000 from the EPT Berlin tournament funds. Apparently, immediately after making off with the money the criminals divided it amongst themselves and went their separate ways. This is not to say that they wouldn’t meet up again, but later it would be in much less desirable conditions behind a view of metal bars. The four robbers were identified by police and their pictures were released to the public. Names of the criminals were also released as …

Online poker sites and gaming rooms offer a variety of different promotions and methods for choosing the rakeback option that is best for your gaming needs. But, in order to actually choose the rakeback method that you can benefit from the most as a gamer, you have to first understand how rakeback is calculated. It’s easy to understand once you see it all laid out in front of you, if only poker matches were equally undisguised! There are three basic methods for calculating rakeback: The first method is through what is called dealt cards. It’s a pretty simple concept that …

Online poker sites are becoming increasingly popular for good reason: they pay out. For new card sharks however, some of the poker terms and jargon thrown around on online poker sites can be harder to see through then an opponent’s bluff. One term that can be very beneficial to understand is the almighty “rakeback.” By utilizing the knowledge of rakeback and how it can work for you, you could improve your game and winnings ten fold. The definition of rakeback is the actual refund of a poker room (online or real) that has been charged from every player who joins …

Everyone has heard the phrase “poker takes moments to learn, but a lifetime to master.” However, there are few who actually take the significance of this quote to heart. In order to really become proficient in the game one must invest time and effort. The more playing experience you have the better grasp you will have on building your ideal poker strategy. Poker is not a game of chance but a game of skill, skills that must be developed over time. With the multitude of online poker sites now available to Internet users it’s a breeze to keep sharp and …

The world’s three biggest online poker sites have been busy signing new players to represent them at the poker table.  PokerStars was the first poker room to make some big signings as they welcomed Patrick Pezzin, Greg DeBora, Ahn Van Nguyen, and Marcello Del Grosso as new members of Team PokerStars.  Nguyen and Pezzin are probably the biggest signings since both have over $700,000 in career winnings to their credit.  Pezzin finished second in the 2009 $10k Limit Hold’em Championship in addition to making two other WSOP final tables last year. Full Tilt Poker made big moves by signing some …