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Win a PokerNews Exclusive seat to 888.com’s World Poker Crown $3 Million Guaranteed tournament!

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:04:48 +0000

Do you think you have what it takes to become crowned poker royalty? 888.com is giving players the chance to take home this title at their very first World Poker Crown (WPC) tournament on Saturday April 26 at 14:00 GMT. Battle it out to become one of the final eight players and players will be flown to an exclusive location in Peralada, Spain where they will compete in the live, offline final table (May 6-10) to possibly become the winner of the WPC and to take home $1 Million guaranteed in prize money!

As one of the final eight, players and their guests will be treated like royalty receiving such luxuries as complimentary flights and transfers to Barcelona, Spain, a nights stay at the 5 star
Hotel Arts in Barcelona, a private helicopter transfer from Barcelona to Spain’s exclusive Peralada Castle Resort, 3 nights accommodation at the 5 star Peralada Hotel, a chance to party aboard a stunning yacht in Peralada and full hospitality at all the organized events. You will also have the opportunity to enjoy some feature time on television as the final table will be filmed and broadcast later across the United Kingdom, Germany and Latin America.

On top of all that, PokerNews and Pacific Poker give our players several chances at this fantastic event by hosting three exclusive qualifiers which reward the winner with a seat to the WPC tournament on April 26 at 14:00 GMT.

The three qualifiers begin at 20:00 GMT on the following days;

Friday April 11
Friday April 18
Thursday April 24

Interested players should download Pacific Poker through PokerNews, register a new account and make a deposit. Buy-in to the tournament for only $1.10 and you are good to go! If you already have an existing account with Pacific Poker, don’t fret – you can still participate so long as you signed up through PokerNews and have fulfilled all other entry requirements. Alternatively, you can buy-in to the WPC $3 Million Guaranteed tournament for $1,000+50, or participate through one of their many satellites, for as little as $3.30.

Don’t miss out – download Pacific Poker through PokerNews today for your chance to take the throne of the World Poker Crown where you may just go home a millionaire and a member of poker’s first royal family!

Ed Note: Pacific Poker also offers PokerNews players a fantastic first deposit bonus of 60% up to $100.

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PokerNews Cup Austria Update III: Ten More Exclusive €1,500 Packages Coming Up This Week!

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:03:59 +0000

The countdown continues – only just over a month left before we welcome the year’s first PokerNews Cup in Salzburg, Austria. Hosted by the newly refurbished Concord Card Casino, you will not want to leave as you compete and mingle with some of Europe’s finest poker players. Winning a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll will not only give you this chance, but will also reward you with a seat at the €650 Main Event (April 23-27), €850 cash for travel and accommodation, plus full Team PokerNews Membership, exclusive merchandise and a special invite to our huge Team PokerNews Welcome Party.

PokerNews would like you to become part of our team at this massive event – here’s how;

Our
friends at Full Tilt Poker host two freerolls scheduled for 14:00 EST on Monday March 17 and Monday March 24. Qualifying is easy – download Full Tilt Poker through PokerNews, register a new account, make a deposit and earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points within the specified timeframes;

Monday March 17 (Earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points from March 9 – 16)
Monday March 24 (Earn 100 Full Tilt Poker Points from March 16 – 23)

Qualified players must then click on the registration link in the lobby to confirm registration. Please note, this can be done at anytime during the qualification period.

PokerStars are offering incredible value as they award the top two finishers of each freeroll a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Package each. There are two freerolls coming up this week – that’s four packages to be given away! Both freerolls kick off at 15:00 EST on Tuesday March 18 and Tuesday March 25. To be in the running, simply download PokerStars through PokerNews, sign up for a new account, make a deposit and earn 100 VPPs within the qualification windows for each freeroll;

Tuesday March 18 (Earn 100 VPPs from March 11 – 16)
Tuesday March 25 (Earn 100 VPPs from March 18 – 23)

Qualified players will be issued a ticket after the qualification window ends. This can be used to register for the tournament.

Join Titan Poker as they host their very own €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll on Wednesday March 19 at 13:30 EST. To enter, download Titan Poker through PokerNews, register a new account and make a deposit. Players must then earn one Titan Poker Point and use this to ‘buy-in’ to the freeroll. New players must meet all requirements at least 24 hours prior to the start of this freeroll.

Can’t make any of those dates? T6 Poker give you another chance at a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Package on Thursday March 20 at 14:00 EST. To be eligible, download T6 Poker through PokerNews and sign up for a new account. Make a minimum €50 deposit and contribute at least €6 in rake to qualify. Should you qualify, you must then manually register for the freeroll. All entry requirements need to be completed at least 24 hours prior to the start of the freeroll.

Keep Friday March 21 at 13:00 EST locked into your calendars as Everest Poker host another €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll. To qualify, download Everest Poker through PokerNews, register a new account and make a deposit. Enter the bonus code AUSCUP3 after the tournament appears in the lobby to receive automatic registration into this freeroll.

Finally, win a €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freeroll with CD Poker on Friday March 28 at 13:00 EST. Simply download CD Poker through PokerNews, sign up for a new account and make a deposit. Earn one CD Poker Point and use that to ‘buy-in’ to the freeroll. Players must fulfill all entry requirements and complete the registration process by the Wednesday before the freeroll.

Already have an existing account with the above online poker rooms? That’s fine! You can still compete provided you have signed up through PokerNews and completed all other entry requirements. Requirements for most rooms must be completed at least 24 hours prior to every freeroll. However, as always, check back at our freerolls page for full details on all freerolls mentioned here, as well as all the other fantastic promotions that lay ahead!

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ECOOPII, $2 Million Guaranteed Tourney & Exclusive Freerolls at Titan Poker!

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:02:06 +0000

Titan Poker looks forward to a huge few months ahead as they launch massive tournaments that reward players with fantastic prizes! Beginning this Sunday March 2 at 20:00 GMT, Titan Poker will host one of the biggest online events with a guaranteed $2 Million prize pool. Players can either buy-in to the Main Event for $1,500 + $80 or win a seat through their sit-n-gos and Multi-Table Satellites. These run daily and start off for as little as $3 + $0.30. Don’t miss out – there are satellites running as we speak!

Titan Poker are also giving you five opportunities to win your way to the
PokerNews Cup Austria! 2008′s first PokerNews Cup will be held in the beautiful city of Salzburg between April 23-27 and will welcome a Main Event field of over 300 European players. Each €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Package will grant you entry to the Main Event (€650), €850 cash for travel and accommodation, Team PokerNews Membership, exclusive merchandise and a special invite to the Team PokerNews Welcome Party.

Freerolls begin at 13:30 EST on the following days;

Wednesday March 5
Wednesday March 12
Wednesday March 19
Wednesday March 26
Wednesday April 9

In order to be eligible for these freerolls, players must download Titan Poker through PokerNews, register a new account and make a deposit. Players must then simply earn a single Titan Poker Point and use it to ‘buy-in’ to the freeroll. New players must complete all entry requirements at least 24 hours prior to each freeroll. All existing Titan Poker players who have signed up through PokerNews are also eligible for these PokerNews Cup Austria Freerolls, as long as all other entry requirements are fulfilled.

Finally, as the month of May draws near, Titan Poker launches the second European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP II)! This fantastic tournament will kick off on Friday May 23 at 20:00 GMT and end on Sunday June 1 – giving you ten full days of non stop poker. The series will feature ten tournaments over ten consecutive days with a total guaranteed $3.5 Million prize pool. Buy-in to the Main Event for $1,000 + $60 or qualify through their daily satellites. Players who finish in the top 100 of the Main Event leaderboard will go into an additional $50,000 freeroll set to take place 72 hours after the Main Event. All ECOOPII event winners will receive an exclusive personally engraved bracelet.

Download Titan Poker through PokerNews today for your chance at a share of over $5 Million worth of prizes!

Ed Note: Titan Poker also offers PokerNews players a fantastic first deposit bonus of FREE $50, plus 100% up to $500.

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Netherlands Official Blocks Vote on Exclusive Holland Gaming License

admin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:02:30 +0000

A Dutch government official has postponed a vote in that country’s Senate that would have granted the Netherlands-owned Holland Casino a temporary, exclusive online gaming license. The official, Minister of Justice Hirsch Ballin, cited concerns that the measure would be rejected by the Dutch Senate.

Holland Casino had previously been working with the Cryptologic Network regarding the design of the online room, with no immediate word issued regarding those plans in the wake of the surprise hold on the planned vote. Only a week ago, the same Ministry of Justice had announced plans to prosecute Dutch banks and financial institutions that processed payments headed to online gambling sites. The same
Ministry also announced its intent to create a blacklist of ‘rogue’ online sites, on which the determination of illegally processed transactions would be based.

The Dutch plan, of course, ran the risk of running counter to recent European Court decisions in the online gaming trade sector. The EU has consistently come down against the efforts of governments to protect or enhance gambling-revenue streams by restricting or barring other companies from those nations’ online markets. The impact of existing EU actions against other member countries such as Sweden, Germany and France may have played a part in the Dutch Senate’s lack of enthusiasm for the proposed measure.

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