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FTOPS XIV continued last night with the first rebuy event of this year’s series.  Actually, Event #4 was a $200 + $16 no-limit Hold’em tournament allowing 1 rebuy and 1 add-on and guaranteeing a prize pool of at least $600,000.  This guarantee was surpassed as 1,406 players entered the game and purchased 979 total rebuys [continue]

While the likes of the PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge and Full Tilt’s Face the Ace might be good for the industry, real poker fans will enjoy nothing more than the news that High Stakes Poker is due to start filming Season 6 next week. There have been some big changes since we last visited the [continue]

Full Tilt Late Night Poker is one of oldest poker shows on TV. It has been running since 1999, long before the poker boom had taken hold. Along with helping to popularize televised poker tournaments, its most important innovation is undoubtedly the introduction of the hole-cam. Without the now ubiquitous glimpse behind the action, the [continue]

BREAKING NEWS - THE Ladbrokes 100 SERIES TOURNAMENT!
Ladbrokes Poker is pleased to announce the launch of the 100 Series.
On the first Monday of each month, poker’s hottest new tournament comes to town. Brand new to Ladbrokes Poker the unique €30,000 100 Series Tournament is now set to become the hottest poker ticket around.
Capped at just [continue]

Just like McDonalds, you’re never too far away from a new Full Tilt Series of Poker. The latest episode of the tri-monthly series began yesterday, and has already stormed its way through three events. FTOPS XIV Event #3 was a straightforward tournament that stuck to  the tried and true formula of big guarantees, unique structures, [continue]

The 14th installment of FullTilt Poker’s Online Tournament Series has begun. For those unfamiliar with the series, it typically runs twice a year and contains 25 Events with different buy-ins and games. Event #1, a $200+$16 NL 6max Freeze Out completed earlier this morning. The tournament was hosted by FullTilt Professional Allen [continue]

PokerStars are the most popular online poker site in the world, and many credit this success to their UIGEA resistance. Along with Full Tilt, they have reaped the rewards of continuing to accept U.S. players. However, what has helped keep PokerStars in such a prominent position is the commitment to poker in Europe. The cross-atlantic [continue]

Upcoming Poker Events for Week of November 1, 2009:
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Sunday, November 1, 2009, at 19:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $300 + $20
Satellites available.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 19:00 GMT
Awarding 3 ECPokerTour Malta Super Satellite seats on November 2.
Free entry to all players who [continue]

Last week’s large pots were huge but very different from the other pots covered in this series.  This is because all of this week’s pots were played at Pot-Limit Omaha tables.  Every single one of these pots were $200,000 or over with one going over $300,000!  Ivey got into it against Ziigmund with [continue]

Nobody likes a tease, or so the conventional wisdom goes. That was certainly the general consensus when, in 2008, Harrah’s announced that the WSOP Main Event would delay its final table until November. The trial run met with a lukewarm reaction from the poker media, but it did succeed in building anticipation among the general [continue]