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Most of the top poker pros such as Ultimate Bet player Phil Hellmuth and Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey are in Las Vegas competing in the WSOP*.  But PokerStars is trying to make sure that people have other options for winning big money with their UK and Ireland Poker Tour. The most recent stop on the UKIPT was at Killarney where 253 players competed in the Main Event poker tournament for thousands of Euros.  The most notable players in the tourney included PokerStars online poker pro Julian Thew, UKIPT Nottingham champion Andrew Couldridge, and UKIPT Coventry champ Gilles Augustus.  …

PokerStars has made a number of interesting signings over the past year including former Seinfeld star Jason Alexander, rapper Nelly, and baseball player Orel Hershiser.  And you can add one more interesting signing to PokerStars’ growing list of online poker players since they recently signed Argentina football player Juan Sebastian Verón to their roster. Verón has been a football star since 1994, and he has played a big part in Argentina’s run through the World Cup so far.  Away from the field, the two-time South American Player of the Year will also be pivotal to PokerStars’ campaign to promote internet …

It’s fitting that PokerStars would choose the time of year when the WSOP* is running to sign Ville Wahlbeck.  After all, Wahlbeck managed to play poker just as well as anyone else last June when he finished runner-up to Jeffrey Lisandro in the WSOP* Player of the Year race.  Now Wahlbeck will get to join the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Peter Eastgate, Chris Moneymaker, and Barry Greenstein as a PokerStars pro.  He’ll also get to take advantage of the incredible VIP deals at PokerStars too! Wahlbeck first caught the attention of the world’s largest online poker room when he won …

The Big Game – Week 1, Episode 1 Episode 1 of The Big Game, featuring Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak, Tony G and Loose Cannon Ernest Wiggins from Washington D.C. To sign up at PokerStars click here or check out our other great offers!