Titan Pokers: ECOOP Prize Pool
Titan Poker players will compete to win a share of the $4.5M guaranteed prize pool in the European Championship of Online Poker.
Serious poker players from around the world are showing an increasing interest in the upcoming European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP IV). The 14-day online poker event is being sponsored by Titan Poker, the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, and guarantees a combined $4,550,000 in cash prizes for its leading events, including Texas Hold’em, Omaha and 7 Card Stud Poker.
ECOOP IV online poker tournaments will be staged nightly starting on May 25th. The tournament series will conclude with a $1,500,000 Main Event on Sunday, June 7th. A total of 4.55 Million Dollars will be awarded to winning players over the course of the series. Qualifying satellite tournaments are now taking place daily at Titan Poker.
In addition to the huge cash prizes that Titan Poker players stand to win, winners of each nightly event will also receive a special ECOOP IV bracelet.
Buy-ins to the qualifier satellite tournaments start at just $2 + $0.20. Titan Poker players could potentially win a share of $4,550,000 for an investment of less than three dollars.
Titan Poker regularly awards its players with seats at the world’s most well-known poker tournaments, such as the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the Irish Open and European Poker Tour events at San Remo and Monte Carlo. Titan Poker is also sponsoring the EuroPoker Tour (ECPT) Salzburg this April.
Return of the Dog!
KAHNAWAKE, CANADA and ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA – Bodog and the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (www.morrismohawk.com) announced today the finalization of a domain licensing agreement and the resurrection of the world-renowned www.bodog.com.
The MMGG acquired many valuable domains – including www.bodog.com – when it recently settled a patent case that had been ongoing in the United States. When asked why the MMGG stepped in, Mr. Alwyn Morris, Chief Executive for the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group noted “While the MMGG was not the judgment debtor, the defendant supplier hadn’t been operational since 2007 and there was therefore simply no possibility of their satisfying the default judgment. We are the exclusive licensee of the ‘Bodog’ brand within the region and so our business was impacted by anything that cast a shadow across the brand. We wanted to remove any residual uncertainty that this case had created, and we wanted to acquire the domains – it was a straightforward business decision.”
“We are absolutely thrilled to be able to return the Bodog experience to its rightful home – the reaction of staff and key suppliers has been thunderous,” says Mr. Morris. “We will be transitioning the MMGG site to this domain over the coming weeks. Moreover, we have only just this morning inked a deal with Bodog Antigua, from whom we license the Bodog brand. Under this contract, outside of our brand license territory, the www.bodog.com domain will be redirected to the other brand licensees’ sites, as appropriate. One domain, worldwide.”
Keith McDonnell, Managing Director of Bodog Europe noted “As the ‘Bodog’ brand licensee for Europe, we are ecstatic to see the return of www.bodog.com. Working with the MMGG and the other licensees, geo-targeting will be used to ensure visitors outside of the MMGG’s territory are directed to the correct site, including ours (www.bodoglife.co.uk). This way, the marketing efforts of every licensee to promote www.bodog.com benefit us all, ultimately reinforcing and strengthening the global brand. It will absolutely be a win-win-win solution.”
Mr. Morris added “The MMGG and the other Bodog licensees are experiencing tremendous momentum right now, and we are confident that this will only add fuel to the remarkable growth and expansion of the businesses. The brand is stronger than ever and a new day is dawning – everyone feels it.”
Bodog.com is back!
About Bodog
Bodog has its head office in the Caribbean nation of Antigua. Bodog licenses the Bodog brand to a variety of brand licensees for an array of products worldwide. The Bodog group of brand licensees currently includes an online Sportsbook, Casino, Poker Room and a suite of other world-class gaming products.
Morris Mohawk Gaming Group
Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (MMGG) is the exclusive licensee of the “Bodog” brand for online gaming services in the United States and is led by Alwyn Morris, Olympic gold medalist, Order of Canada recipient, noted Canadian sportsman, First Nations leader and former Associate Director for the Mohawk Council of Chiefs in Kahnawake. MMGG is located in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake – part of the seven communities that make up the Mohawk Nation – just outside Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission to offer gaming services from Kahnawake to users worldwide. The Antiguan-based Bodog organization has entered into a licensing agreement with MMGG to allow this group to use various elements of the Bodog brand within North America to support MMGG’s marketing activities. For more information, visit www.morrismohawk.com.
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Morris Mohawk Gaming Group
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pr@morrismohawk.com
http://www.morrismohawk.com
Bodog
Media Relations
PR@bodog.ag
http://www.bodog.ag
WSOP 09′ with PokerStars
It’s back! The biggest tournament in poker is once again on the horizon, and the race to Las Vegas is on. We are of course talking about The Big One -the 2009 World Series Of Poker* Championship!
Once again, PokerStars making it their mission to help as many players as possible reach this pinnacle event on the poker calendar through our online WSOP* satellites. In 2008, over 2,000 players qualified through our satellites, and 6 of the final 9 players were sponsored by PokerStars.com, including the 2008 Main Event winner and current World Champion Peter Eastgate, and runner-up Ivan Demidov, both now members of Team PokerStars Pro.
PokerStars‘ 2009 World Series qualifiers will be running daily from Monday, April 20, with Cash and Frequent Player Point (FPP) qualifiers available from as little as $2.20 or 40 FPP. Steps qualifiers are also available from $7.50. Go the distance in our qualifiers and you’ll win a Main Event Prize package worth $12,000, which includes your Main Event buy-in, hotel accommodations and $1,000 in cash for expenses. The World Championship begins July 3, 2009, at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Go to the Events > WSOP tab in your PokerStars.om lobby to find a full list of all the available satellites. For more details on all qualifiers and packages, visit PokerStars World Series Main Event page.
20% Reload Bonus up to $120
To celebrate the launch of our World Series satellites, we’re offering a site-wide reload bonus of 20% up to $120†!To receive this bonus, you must make a deposit between 14:00 ET on April 21 and 23:59 ET on April 30 using the bonus code 09series.
Instant Supernova VIP status, $1 million Freeroll and more…
PokerStars also giving all qualifiers an extra incentive to reach this year’s World Series Main Event. All players who play the Main Event through winning a seat on PokerStars.com (and sign our player contract to wear PokerStars logo gear during the event) will be credited with 100,000 VIP Player Points – making you an instant Supernova VIP, or taking you one step closer to Supernova Elite VIP status, for 2009‡!
There will also be a cash bonus of $1 million for the player who cuts through the field to take first place! Plus, PokerStars will also be holding a series of live freeroll tournaments in Las Vegas along with one online freeroll, which will give away a total of $1 million in prizes to all players who won their package through PokerStars.com.
To top it all off, PokerStars will once again host an epic party in Las Vegas, giving all qualifiers a VIP+1 ticket to the hottest party in town – the perfect way to relax before getting down to business at the tables.
Qualify for the WSOP at PokerStars.com. Sign up now!
FTOPS Host: Eric Lindgren
April 23, 2009 by admin
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Erick Lindgren opens FTOPS XII with a $1 million NL Hold ‘em event on May 6th. WPT Bay 101 winner Steve Brecher hosts Event #12, the $1.5 million 6-max tournament with antes from the start. Howard Lederer’s HEROS Event #14 has a new format, Patrik Antonius hosts the $2 million Two Day Event and Jennifer Harman ends FTOPS XII with the $2.5 million Main Event. Choose your event from the full schedule.
Each pro hosts a matching MiniFTOPS XII event, where you can play for just 1/10th the regular FTOPS buy-in.
In other FTP News:
Play the $200K Stimulus Qualifier
At least 80 players in the $200K Stimulus Qualifier will win a $2,500 prize package to WSOP’s Event #4, including the $1,000 entry fee and $1,500 for expenses.
Event #4, the Stimulus Special, is likely to have the largest starting field outside of the Main Event and a prize pool of $5 million.
Buy your way in for $30 + $3 or satellite your way in for as little as $1 or 50 Full Tilt Points.
2009 Coin Flip Series
April 21, 2009 by admin
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The Coin Flip Series is the most generous structure in the history of WSOP satellites where a massive 50% of the field is guaranteed a ticket to the next level. Start your poker journey to Vegas for only $6.50 and be among our Main Event package winners that will join Doyle, Mike Caro and the rest of Team Brunson for a VIP week at the WSOP.
Rise above the crowd and coin flip your way to our $455 Main Event Satellite every Sunday at 4pm ET.
WSOP COIN FLIP FEEDERS
Name Buy-In Fee Buy-in+fee Winners Time Day
Series 1 $6 $0.50 $6.50 top 50% ticket to series 2 10am Daily ET
Series 2 $11 $1 $12 top 50% ticket to series 3 12pm Daily ET
Series 3 $20 $2 $22 top 50% ticket to series 4 2pm Daily ET
Series 4 $37 $3 $40 top 50% ticket to series 5 4pm Daily ET
Series 5 $68 $6 $74 top 50% ticket to series 6 6pm Daily ET
Series 6 $124 $12 $136 top 50% ticket to series 7 8pm Daily ET
Series 7 $227 $20.50 $248 top 50% to Main Event Satellite 10pm Daily ET
Winners $425 $30 $455 Main Event Satellite 4pm Sundays ET
The DoylesRoom WSOP Experience is the most exclusive package in poker:
• $10,000 Main Event Seat.
• $3,000 cash for VIP travel and accommodations.
• Private Strategy session with the #1 poker educator in the world, Mike “The Mad Genius” Caro.
• Private dinner with Doyle and Team Brunson VIPs.
• Full access at all Team Brunson and DoylesRoom Events.
• Personally autographed Super System 1 and 2 leather bound two-book set.
• Complete package of Team Brunson apparel and gifts.
Click here for 2009 WSOP Experience details and rules!
Register from the poker lobby:
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Mini Ftops XII
Starting on May 6th, MiniFTOPS will guarantee over $2 million in prize money across the 25 series events. MiniFTOPS features the same events as FTOPS, but all at 1/10th of the buy-in. Series highlights include the MiniFTOPS Two-Day Event, featuring a $250 + $16 buy-in and at least $200K guaranteed, and the MiniFTOPS Main Event, featuring a $50 + $5 buy-in and $500K in guaranteed prize money.
You can buy in to any MiniFTOPS event directly, or satellite your way in for as little as $0.50 or 50 Full Tilt Points. Each MiniFTOPS event will start 5 minutes after its FTOPS counterpart, view the full MiniFTOPS Schedule for more details.
MiniFTOPS Prizes
There’s more than money on the line when you play in a MiniFTOPS event. All players who make the final table of a MiniFTOPS event will receive a limited-edition MiniFTOPS jacket. Winners from each event will receive the jacket and a silver MiniFTOPS jersey to go along with their 1st place prize money.
Plus, finish 1st on the MiniFTOPS Leaderboard and receive a special prize package which includes entry to every FTOPS XIII event (except the Two-Day Event). The prize package is expected to be worth approximately $7,500 in tournament entries.
Register Now
Follow these steps to register for any MiniFTOPS event:
1.If you haven’t done so already, download Full Tilt Poker and install the game software on your computer.
2.Create an account.
3.Open the Tournament lobby in the game software, and then click on the FTOPS tab.
4.Find the MiniFTOPS event you’d like to play in, click the Register Now button and get ready to play for your share of the prize money.
My Absolute Buddy
April 17, 2009 by admin
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New Absolute Buddy Feature Personalizes Online Poker Community
Absolute Poker enhances software to help online poker players discover where their favorite opponents are seated
Miami, FL May 28, 2008 – Absolute Poker today announced the launch of Absolute Buddy, a convenient, complementary feature that allows online poker players to discover where their favorite players are seated and connect with them instantly.
“We’re taking our online poker community to an entirely new level by making it easier for players to connect with one another,” stated David Clainer, Senior Vice President for Absolute Poker.
Absolute Buddy is integrated into the Absolute Poker software. Computer users familiar with instant messaging applications like Windows Live Messenger, Google Chat and AIM will find the interface of Absolute Buddy familiar and incredibly easy to use.
Registered users can add their favorite poker players to Absolute Buddy and instantly discover when they’re online and where they’re seated. Players listed in bold represent those who are logged in to the Absolute Poker software. Online poker players seated at a table are denoted with a triangle to the left of their name. Clicking the triangle will display the table names where the player is seated. Poker players who appear in muted gray are not online.
Not only does Absolute Buddy display the table name where a poker player is seated, but the feature will also catapult the player to a table when its name is double clicked.
Clainer notes that while the new feature is extremely handy for discovering where your friends are playing, it’s particularly useful for finding the players you’ve successfully beaten in the past.
Carbon Poker – $50,000 Guaranteed
April 17, 2009 by admin
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CarbonPoker veteran bullitpete has taken down the first $50,000 guaranteed tournament in true style. The new $50,000 guaranteed which runs every week, is one of the best value tournaments available online, so if you missed out this week, I seriously expect you to be there next Sunday!
Seriously! If you don’t…I’ll be more disappointed than your mum would be if you bought her a case of your favorite beer for her birthday. Anyways, this Sundays tournament was a grueling poker exercise with some very heated competition. Running for a marathon 5.5 hours despite only a small field of 194. Now if the significance of this is yet to dawn on you then I’m going to educate your lacking poker mind. ….back to junior high maths…
$50,000 Guaranteed at $100 buy ins = 500 players
194 players = your playing for a prize pool that has been made up of 500 buy ins. So your getting a shot at loads of money with a relatively small field. Comprende?
Anyways, congratulation to bullitpete and all players who managed to cash! Well done and enjoy your winnings!
Flight Club – WSOPC New Orleans
April 17, 2009 by admin
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On Monday, April 20, at 9pm, the “Flight Club – WSOPC New Orleans – 2 Seats” Semifinal event will offer one $7,000 WSOP Circuit prize package for every 28 players in the event with two of those packages guaranteed.
The buy-in for the Semifinal event is $250 + $20, but Bodog Poker is running qualifiers during the rest of this week and over the weekend as part of the Bodog Flight Club promotion, so players will have the opportunity to get into the Semifinal on the cheap and possibly turn just a few dollars into several hundred thousand. The WSOP Circuit event held at Caesars Atlantic City a month ago paid out $322,944 to the winner, and as New Orleans is always a popular destination for poker players, the prize pool is expected to be similar for this event.
The qualifiers for the Semifinal can be found under the “Live Events” tab in the Bodog Poker software.
Winners of this Bodog Flight Club package for the WSOP Circuit event in New Orleans will instantly become a member of Team Bodog, receiving $2,000 for travel and accommodation, the $5,000 buy-in to the championship event and the chance to make a little extra cash based on performance and exposure.
For more details on the Bodog Flight Club promotion and how to qualify online for the 2009 WSOP, head over to BodogLife.com and see how you can get started on your way to becoming the next WSOP World Champion.
Liv Boeree Wins Major European Poker Tournament
April 17, 2009 by admin
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“I’m utterly over the moon about winning the European Ladies Championships,” stated Liv Boeree. “It was a fantastic tournament with a great sense of camaraderie and a really tough final table that I enjoyed playing from start to finish. This is also a great boost to my confidence going into the World Series of Poker* which is drawing ever closer.”
The land-based poker tournament, held on May 3rd and 4th in London, featured some of the best female poker players on the continent including Annette Obrestad, the winner of the WSOPE Main Event. Liv Boeree placed first in the tournament, securing a commemorative trophy and $30,000 in cash.
Boeree began her poker career on the television series UltimatePoker.com Showdown in August 2005. There, she learned some valuable tips from Annie Duke, one of the poker world’s best female players, and caught the attention of popular online poker site Absolute Poker.
In a little over two years, Liv has amassed several top-10 finishes in Texas Hold’em tournaments across London including multiple first place wins.
