Archive for 2009-12-22

December 22, 2009

Full Tilt Fever: MiniFTOPS Wrapped and Awarded More Than $5.5 Million

It was a highly successful December run of the MiniFTOPS, as the series awarded $5,540,300 over the course of its 25 events. Every tournament in the popular online poker series found solid registration numbers that took each prize pool well over the guarantees set by Full Tilt Poker.Though the series of low buy-in tournaments neglected to find mass support amongst many of its more well-known professional players, many of them did participate in addition to hosting events. Read more

December 22, 2009

Online Poker Sites Round Up: The Million Dollar Challenge, Your Shot at the Big Time and You Can Get Something Free For Christmas

You probably got your start in poker by watching it on TV. Now PokerStars is giving you the chance to appear on one of poker's hottest shows and possibly inspire others to learn the game.The "Million Dollar Challenge" starring Daniel Negreanu did so well that PokerStars wants to bring it back for a second season. That means now's your chance.You're running out of time, as daily freerolls run until Jan. 10. Finish in the top 10 in one of those four tournaments a day and you'll need to put together a short video and submit it.Hey, this is TV. Read more

December 22, 2009

NBA May Reconsider Legalized Sports Betting Stance

One of the biggest obstacles in passing pro-internet gaming legislation has always been sports leagues that staunchly oppose any bill that might open the door to legalized sports betting. And when Rep. Barney Frank introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection & Enforcement Act of 2009, organizations like the NFL, NCAA, NHL, and NBA made clear their opposition by upping the ante on lobbying efforts and political action committees donations. Read more

December 22, 2009

PokerStars Shoots for Another Guinness World Record on December 27th

Did you know that the most popular poker room on the planet is a record holder in the Guinness Book of World Records? Well they are, and it all started a year ago in December of 2008 when PokerStars set out to secure their spot in the Guinness World Record Book. They reached their goal when 35,000 poker players entered a special tournament which set the record for the most playing online poker at the same time at the same poker room. Read more

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PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker Get ready to represent your country and do it in fabulous Argentina, compliments of PokerStars. But you need to get started, April 15 is the final day to make the team. Read all about it here!