The Poker Blog

$50 Re-buy won by 22 year old Norwegian Mr Hanky111.

Last night MrHanky111, 22 of Sortland, Norway, was one of 417 runners to play in event 2 of the 2008 LEOCOP IV, the $50 Re-Buy. He scooped a first prize of $16,887.51 and an exclusive invitation to play in an online tournament that could see him seated in the semi-final of Poker Million VII playing for a million dollars. The tournament began at 20.00 GMT and Ladbrokes who in total are adding $500,000 across all festival events generously added $10,000.

MrHanky111 became chip leader quite early on the final table crushing Merseysides CALLIFUDARE’s pockets 9s with his pocket Aces, sending him out in seventh. Some time later, with six players left, Chelsead was dealt pocket Kings and proceeded to knock out jkhp in securing his position amongst the final table ranks as a contender to chipleader MrHanky111. After seven hours of play MrHanky111 and Chelsead faced off in heads-up play. Pole position was eventually secured by MrHanky111 after an uber-aggressive start from Chelsead. Chelsead from Reading, Berkshire finally stalled when his A-10 ran into MrHanky111’s pocket Qs

A number of Ladbrokes Poker sponsored pros such as Newcastle GUKPT Champ, Jeff Kimber (Jaffacake), former EPT Dortmund winner Andreas Hoivold ( _Theah_), 2007 WSOP final tablist Jon Kalmar (skalie) and John Magill (12th in 2006 WSOP) all logged on to play. With Ladbrokes Poker promising to give away a massive $500,000 in added prize money and exclusive invitations to play in the Masters Event it is proving to be one of the most exciting online poker festivals in Europe .

Edward Ihre, MD of Ladbrokes Poker said: “The number of players from countries all over Europe playing in our festival is really gratifying, It’s been a great start to the 2008 LEOCOP IV and day three of the 15-day event brings us the Daddy. This is a favourite with Laddies regulars, with a deepstack structure offering 5000 starting chips and 20 minute blinds levels so the players can really get their teeth into it.”

He continued: “On Wednesday we are hosting two events with added money that totals $12,500, the LEOCOP Ladies Championship and a Beat the Team event with our top pros as Bounties so there is something for everybody. Ladbrokespoker.com is definitely worth a visit!” Festival qualifiers are running each day for the majority of the events culminating in The Main Event on Sun 9th November which has a massive $250,000 added to the prize pool. With sixteen events over a 15 day period,

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€100k package to be won by the highest finishing paddypowerpoker.com qualifier

paddypowerpoker.com today launches its biggest ever Irish Open promotion, the €100,000 Sole Survivor. All paddypowerpoker.com qualifiers to the Irish Open 2009 will be eligible for participation, and the player that becomes the ‘Sole Survivor’ by outlasting all other paddypowerpoker.com qualifiers in the tournament will win a €100,000 package.

The Irish Open 2009, Europe’s longest-running tournament, will take place on the 9^th to 13^th April, 2009. The buy-in has been set at €3,200 + €300, with a Super Satellite scheduled for April 9^th.

“We always try to offer our own qualifiers something special for outlasting their peers; and this year certainly won’t disappoint” said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “The €100,000 package will be in addition to whatever prize money they win at the event, so it will be a real windfall for whichever qualifier stays in the game long enough to become our Sole Survivor!”

Qualifiers are scheduled on paddypowerpoker.com from October 26^th, with an expanded schedule being introduced in early November.

paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2009

Dates: April 9^th – 13^th, 2009

Buy-in: €3,200 + €300

Capacity: 800 players

Europe’s longest running online Poker Championship is back! LEOCOP IV Championship comprises 16 Added Money tournaments over 15 consecutive days and culminates with the massive $120,000 LEOCOP IV Masters Event freeroll, where you could win the last remaining Poker Million VII Semi-Final Seat!

Put this date in your diary – Sunday 26th October 2008. This is the start of the biggest added money Poker Festival on the internet. In addition to winning your share of an estimated $2,000,000 in prize money you could also win a Poker Million VII Semi-Final Seat which guarantees prize money of $20,000 and a chance to walk away with the first prize of $1,000,000.

Ladbrokes will be hosting 16 added money tournaments over 15 consecutive days where the games covered are No Limit, Fixed and Pot Limit Texas Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha and Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo, with a mixture of Freezeout and Re-buy structures. Ladbrokes Poker has made sure that there is something for all of our players.

To ensure that everyone will have the opportunity to be a part of the drama and excitement they have set up a fantastic qualifying structure for each of the LEOCOP IV Championship Events (exc Heads-Up) starting with satellites offering buy-ins as low as $1! That’s incredible value and an unmissable opportunity to take a shot at some of the largest prize money in European Poker.

Qualify more than once for any of the LEOCOP Main Tournaments and you will now earn LEOCOP $. For example, if you qualify twice for Event 8 – the LEOCOP Omaha Hi/Lo Championship – you could elect to take a seat in Event 12 – the LEOCOP Pot Limit Championship with your $220 LEOCOP $ earned. Alternatively you could choose any other event of equal or greater value and make up the difference in cash. Likewise if you qualified for the $250,000 Added Main Event twice you would then have $1,100 to spend on the other LEOCOP Events as you wished.

Luck O’ the Irish Promotion from Dublin Bet

To enter, simply make any deposit of €50 or more and play it through at least 3 times – i.e. wager a minimum of €150 on any games at DublinBet. Once you have done this simply send an email to lucky@dublinbet.com with the words “I’m Feeling Lucky” in the subject line and you will be automatically entered into the weekly draws.

One additional entry can be earned during each week of the contest by following the same terms and instructions as above.

Draw Dates – each draw will be held live from the Texas Hold’em Bonus table at 8 pm GMT/UTC on the following dates;

Thursday, October 23rd
Thursday, October 30th
Thursday, November 6th
Thursday, November 13th
Thursday, November 20th
Thursday, November 27th +Special Bonus 2nd Draw at Same Time!

Dublin Prize includes the following;

- Airfare for 2 to Dublin*
- 2 Nights deluxe hotel accommodation including breakfasts
- Dinner at FXB Steak & Seafood Restaurant
- Walking tour of Dublin
- Guinness Storehouse tour including lunch
- Entry for winner to private, single table poker tournament**
- €200 to winner in casino cash chips at the Fitzwilliam Card Club
- Dinner at Fitzwilliam Card Club
- All necessary transfers

*Airfare will be covered up to €300 per person, upon receipt of proof of payment. Any amount in excess of €300 will be the sole responsibility of the winner

**The winner of the poker tournament will receive an all-expenses paid trip for 2 to Paris that will leave the following morning. See Paris Prize details below. Additional finishers of the poker tournament will receive the following additional cash prizes totalling €2,000.00;

1st – Trip to Paris
2nd - €300
3rd - €150
4th - €75
5th - €50
6th - €25

Paris Prize includes the following;

- Airfare for 2 from Dublin to Paris
- 2 Nights deluxe hotel accommodation including breakfasts
- Seine River tour of Paris, including lunch
- Dinner and Show at the world famous Moulin Rouge
- All necessary transfers
- Flight change fees for your return flight from Dublin to home if applicable

from Mike Caro

7-Stud: They’re More Likely To Be Bluffing, Not Less Likely

” In reading poker tells, one of the most important things to do is watch your opponents look at the final river card. If it helps them, they’re very likely to only look for a short time. Then they’ll quickly place the card facedown and try to look uninterested, perhaps staring away from the approaching betting action. This is a ploy to make you think the card wasn’t a good one, and whenever you see this mannerism, you should be wary, and you should not bet or call with marginal hands.”

You can chat and play with the “Mad Genius”, Mike Caro, every Wednesday night at 9:30pm ET in the famous Bounty Tournament at Doyle’s Online Poker Room

Join Ladbrokes Poker Team on this two-night Poker Experience weekend.

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Enjoy tutorials & guidance from Caspar Berry, former professional poker player & advisor on Casino Royale and Glen Francis Poker Events, who have over 20 years experience in Casino and poker events and one of the most experienced poker trainers in the UK.

The weekend will also include poker tutorials, workshops & tournaments with our Ladbrokes sponsored pro Jon “skalie” Kalmar. With limited places available, why don’t you qualify online now for $8?

From now until November there will be two daily $8 satellites that feed into a monthly final (2nd November) where you could win a poker experience package worth $1200!

It’s going to feel a lot like Christmas on the first Saturday of October.
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$115,000 for the top RAI$E Status Point earners The fastest way to riches begins October 1st at UltimateBet. They’re throwing $115,000 in prize money at the most determined UB players and if you’ve got enough endurance, you could be swimming in Benjamins

All you have to do is keep earning RAI$E Status Points between October 1st and 31st by playing real-money poker at UltimateBet (RAI$E Status Points earned playing Blackjack do not count for this promotion).

If you’re one of the top 100 RAI$E Status Point earners at the end of the qualifying period, you’ll share in a $100,000 prize pool that includes $15,000 in cash for first place. $15,000 Freeroll for the top 1000

Not in the top 100? No need to throw a tantrum. The top 1000 RAI$E Status Point earners will secure a spot in a $15,000 freeroll to be held on November 9th at 2pm ET.