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Pokerstars bans Sharkscope
November 30th, 2008
The use of database site SharkScope.com has joined Poker Edge and TheCashDB as one of 42 programs that are now banned by PokerStars. SharkScope, according to it’s website, has amassed a database of 178 million sit ‘n’ go tournaments, but a player found to be using it whilst playing on PokerStars can now expect anything from a warning to being banned.
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Casinos Austria Poker Tour
November 3rd, 2008
Austria is very well known for poker in Europe, in fact, it is known as the poker capital of Europe. Having legal casinos that date back to 1775 has helped instill a culture that appreciates not only casino games but also skills games such as poker.
Well today the reputation for having world class events and poker tournaments is still alive and thriving. Thanks to the success of the Casinos Austria Poker Tour (CAPT), poker players are coming to Austria in hordes to play in the week of tournaments and cash games in Seefeld, Bregenz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Velden and Graz.
At the CAPT tournaments, it’s impossible to hear any negative comments about the tournaments at all. In fact all there is to hear is praises about how poker tournaments in Austria are always done to perfection!
“I really love the CAPT tournaments,” says Mihai Manole, winner of the Innsbruck CAPT main event, “I play all over the world and have never been to tournaments that are run this well and have this good of a structure!”
Having just finished the end of CAPT season 1 in Baden with the CAPT Baden and then the Poker EM, people are getting ready for season 2 which starts on January 10th in Seefeld. To qualify for the 2,500 Euro main event in Austria, you are able to play satellites in participating Austrian Casinos as well as online at Win2day.at. If you are living outside of Austria and still want to qualify to playin the CAPT tournaments you can qualify online through SunPoker.com. SunPoker.com sends the most qualifiers to CAPT tournaments outside of Austria.
“I was so impressed with season 1 of the Casinos Austria Poker Tour tournaments that I increased my team from 4 to 8 for the next season” Alex Jagodik, Captain of the Fearsome Foursome says, “Not only are the tournaments well run and amazing but the cash games are a poker players dream!”
This seasons schedule starts with CAPT Seefeld on Jan 10-18 and continues with CAPT Bregenz on Feb 22nd to March 1st, CAPT Salzburg on April 1st to 5th, CAPT Innsbruck on May 3rd to 10th, CAPT Velden on July 12th to 19th, CAPT Graz on August 25th to 30th and ends with CAPT Baden on Oct 4th to 11th.
The Casinos Austria Poker Tour is a breath of relief when it comes to Poker Tournaments world wide. Offering highly trained staff that move games along at a great pace while still being friendly, a tournament structure that allows for ample play time for everyone, and is so classy you will feel like you are in a James Bond film.
Online Qualifiers are starting now, giving plenty of time to win your seat into the Casinos Austria Poker Tour and to share in the estimated prize pool of over 5,000,000 Euro. For more information about the Casinos Austria Poker Tour visit http://www.casinos.at and for more information about how to qualify online to the Casinos Austria Poker
Category: General News, Sun PokerParty Poker Makeover
October 1st, 2008
Party Poker has had a makeover! Gone are the classic avatars at the tables, instead you can now choose how you appear to other players with their customizable player images. Betting has also been made easier with the action buttons consolidated into one area, revamped the bet slider and introduced bet tabs.
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LEOCOP is back
September 14th, 2008
Ladbroke’s European Online Championship of Poker (LEOCOP) is Europe’s longest running Poker Championship, and it is making a welcome return! Starting on Sunday 26th October there will be 16 tournaments over 15 days culminating in the $120,000 Masters Event Freeroll.
There is an estimated $2,000,000 up for grabs along with the last remaining seat at the Poker Million VII Semi-Final which guarantees prize money of $20,000 and the chance to take home the first prize of $1,000,000.
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Sun Poker Rakeback Now Bi Monthly
September 5th, 2008
SunPoker is proud to announce starting this month (Sept 2008) player’s Rakeback will be credited twice a month (Bi-monthly).
Here are the details;
- First Payment will be on the 20th reflecting earnings generated between the 1st - 15th of the month.
- Second Payment will be on the 5th reflecting earnings generated between the 15th - the end of the month.
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Moneybookers now available on crypto
July 18th, 2008
MoneyBookers is now available to all players for both depositing and withdrawing on the crypto network.
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Oxford Cup VII
July 14th, 2008
Dusk till Dawn, with dtd rakeback online of 30%, has announced a new date and a new sponsor for the Oxford Cup. Held on Saturday 20th September, 2pm at Dusk till Dawn in Nottingham it is a £20 + 5 No limit Texas Hold’em Rebuy with 3000 starting/rebuy/add-on chips, 24 min clock. The event is open to all students with student ID.
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Tournament Schedule for WSOPE 2008 announced
July 9th, 2008
The schedule for the second annual World Series of Poker Europe, presented by Betfair.com has been announced. The tournament will take place in LCI’s prestigious venues in London from September 19th to October 2nd. The 2007 event featured 623 entrants competing for £1,305,215 over 3 tournaments. The main event saw Norway’s Annette Obrestad win the largest amount ever for a female, £1 million, beating Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan.
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Poker Heaven launch mini view tables
April 5th, 2008
Poker Heaven are delighted to announce that you will very shortly be able to play multiple tables in style with the launch of their all new ‘mini view’ tables. There are no limits to the amount of tables you can play at once and you will now be able to fit at least 4 tables on one screen for fast and furious action!
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SunPoker.com offers GBP cashier
April 3rd, 2008
SunPoker.com has now made it easier for players from the UK and all of Europe to play at their online poker tables. The long awaited British Pound (£) cashier is now available to SunPoker.com players, aptly named SunPoker.com (GBP). Customers are now able to play their favorite poker games like Texas Hold’em and 7 Card Stud using the new £ cashier, without having to worry about exchange rates.
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