Archive for 2010-01-19

January 19, 2010

SUPER POKER SUNDAY 01/17: Biggest Takedown Goes to JAMA1CA2008 for Victory on Full Tilt

The mid-January rendition of the Sunday majors found more players than the previous week interested in sidling up to their computers to play a day of online poker. Whether it was the winter weather that kept everyone indoors or the lack of EPT and WPT events in full swing, or simply the lure of the millions of dollars up for grabs, players came to the virtual tables in force.The big story of the evening was the $1 Million Guarantee on Full Tilt, the once-a-month switch from the $750K Guarantee that gives high-stakes players an option to narrow the field and up the antes. Read more

January 19, 2010

Online Poker Room Round-Up: Poker Sites Stepping Up To Help Haiti

Most of the fun of this round-up is the poker, and by the poker, I not only mean the chips, cards and cash, I mean the attitude.So I apologize ahead of time for the somber nature of this week's article. But after reading about Haiti and the earthquake that's left millions homeless and might lead to 100,000 deaths by the time the dust clears, it's hard to throw a light, happy mood into anything.Fortunately, the industry leaders in online poker rooms recognize the seriousness of the situation as well.PokerStars was one of the first to step up. Read more

January 19, 2010

Splashing the Pot – News on Haiti Aid, Slow Rolling TLB Winners, and More

The Poker Community Rallies Together in Support of the Haitian Earthquake VictimsWhile rescue workers in Haiti persistently search for survivors of the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the country last Tuesday, the poker community continues to come together and find ways they can lend a helping hand from afar. Both PokerStars and Full Tilt have set up “dummy” tournament lobbies where everybody can donate money, where all proceeds will go directly to help the cause. Both of the rooms are expected to have these lobbies open until at least the end of the month, and probably longer. Read more

January 19, 2010

UB and Absolute Poker Join the Red Cross in Haiti Relief Efforts

In the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that virtually demolished the small Caribbean nation of Haiti on January 12th, the devastation is unbelievable. In Port-au-Prince, which is the capitol and largest city in Haiti, over 200,000 are estimated to have lost their lives and thousands more are homeless and starving. People from around the world have stepped in to lend a hand and the generous poker community has also jumped onboard to donate to relief efforts. Among the many poker sites stepping up to the plate are UB and Absolute Poker with their ‘PLAY FOR HAITI’ campaign. 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!