The Poker Blog

As always Purple Lounge is bringing you the best poker races, as just another way of rewarding their loyal players.

The number one spot in terms of Raked hands this October will see a bankroll exploding $8,500 parked in their account. Add to this the $3000 from the VIP point’s race and you have a total available first prize of $11,500! The race begins October 1st and runs until the 31st, so top up your bank roll, and get ready to race!

Extra ‘Rocktober’ Promotions Coming Soon!

Yes, there are more ‘Rocktober’ incentives coming Mid Month so please keep a look out for additional information.

They will be something worth racing for and, they will ROCK!

Daily FreeRolls –NO Entry Requirements -

Another free way for you to build your bank roll from nothing! They have 8 daily FreeRolls scheduled all through the month of October where everyone can take part – there are NO restrictions. Please see times below:

1:30 € 50 Freeroll - Razz PL | 05:45 € 50 Freeroll – Hold’em PL | 13:00 € 200 Freeroll – Hold’em NL

17:45 $20 Hold’em Freeroll | 18:00 € 50 Freeroll - Omaha H/L PL | 20:00 $20 Hold’em Freeroll

22:00 $20 Hold’em Freeroll

Circus Poker are running an exclusive bounty freeroll for all Circus Poker players with two guaranteed seats for the October Monthly Million worth $535 up for grabs.

To take part players simply have to register for the tournament in the poker lobby at 8pm, Friday 9th of October, and enter password CPMMFR2 (case sensitive).

A 5 star luxury holiday to Egypt is up for grabs

For October, both poker and casino players can take part in their fantastic Prize Pyramid promotion where the grand prize is a 5 star luxury holiday to Egypt, plus £500 spending money. To win, players will need to make a deposit in October.

As part of the Prize Pyramid promotion they’ll also be giving away weekly cash prizes of between £1000 and £50 in cash. Every time you play a game, they’ll award you with Comp points and for every Comp point earned, you’ll receive an entry to win one of the cash prizes!

And finally the pyramid is completed by their random daily cash drops in to players’ accounts of between £5 and £50! Players will need to check their accounts every day to see if they’re one of the lucky winners.

The Unibet Open Series of Live Texas Hold’em Poker Tournaments is increasingly becoming the hot spot for poker pros all across Europe and beyond.

At the largest Unibet Open to date which has just finished in Prague, the winner walked away with the staggering €167,500

The next event takes place in Warsaw  from 3-6 December 2009. Unibet will give away seats through Satellites, Points Races and a host of different promotions. You’re also able to buy in directly to this event.

Packages won through satellites will include:

• Accommodation for 4 nights
• Buy-in and fee to the event (€1500 + €150)
• Spending money towards travel expenses (€350)
• Breakfast and dinner daily during the tournament

Packages are valued at a total of €2,750.

Online qualifier Steve Holden is the latest champion of the 2009 Coral.co.uk British Masters Poker Tour, after winning the £500 NLHE Main Event in Liverpool.

The professional player from Erdington in Birmingham won a package to the event in a $10 satellite on Coral.co.uk and went on to beat a field of 73 that included previous event winners and some well known tour regulars, over two days at the Gala Leo Casino in Albert Dock.

Steve took a chip lead into the final table and never gave it up. He had over half the chips in play when the final three, which also included Mark James and Frank Kenny, did a deal. Steve took the title, £9,350 and the fifth seat in the season end play-off for the coveted £10,000 Coral.co.uk sponsorship in 2010 while Mark and Frank each won £8,000.

After his win Steve, who is a familiar face on the UK poker scene and a regular player in the online satellites, said he was “absolutely ecstatic”. He added: “I always try to satellite into events that I intend to play because with the credit crunch as it is, you have to look for value. I qualified for $10 into the $75 and managed to take home over £9k and more importantly a seat at the Champions’ final table where there is a £10,000 sponsorship package up for grabs.”

Turning pro in 2007, Steve first came to prominence by winning the Main Event of the Great British Poker Tour in Nottingham in May 2007. He won his seat after taking first place in the £200 side event the day before.

Coral.co.uk’s head of poker, Mark O’Donnell, said: “We’re delighted that Steve’s through to the Champions’ final table as he plays all of our events and is really well known on the tour. There was a good turnout and Gala Casino Liverpool put on a fantastic event. It’s a great venue and always proves popular with our players with its views overlooking the Albert Dock.”

Steve is full of confidence going into the final. He said: “I’d like to do a British grand slam and be the first player to take down events on Great British Poker Tour, the Coral British Masters Poker Tour, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour and the Dusk Till Dawn Deepstack. With two already under my belt I’m halfway there!”

The total prize money for the weekend’s three events was £58,800, with full details of finishing positions and prizes outlined below.

The next event on the tour is Bristol, 23-25 October, at the Gala Harbourside Casino, Bristol. Online qualification is now available on www.coral.co.uk, www.galapoker.co.uk and www.eurobet.com, including freeroll entry.

50% Reload Bonus + Triple Gold Cards + $60,000 in Added Guarantees

Deposit from now through Sunday using promotion code WSOPE50 and receive 50% in bonus cash up to $300!

Making a deposit using code WSOPE50 will also get you 5 Step 1 WPT Doyle Brunson Classic SNG tickets absolutely free!

On top of bonus cash and free tickets, we’re awarding Triple Gold Cards at our cash ring game tables and we’re breaking the bank with an extra $60,000 in additional guarantees to our already stacked tournament schedule.

Go Big On Sunday

• The $50,000 at 3pm ET is getting bumped up to $55,000
• The $250,000 at 5:00pm ET is getting loaded with an additional $25k for a total of $275,000!

Plus $2,500 Added to Each:

• Daily $10K Gty (1:30pm ET)
• $17,500 Gty - R&A Thursday & Friday (3pm ET)
• $15,000 Bounty (3pm ET) Saturday
• Daily $17.5K Gty (7:30pm ET)
• Daily $20K Gty - R&A (9pm ET)

Don’t miss out on this massive bonus event! Deposit and reap the rewards!

Doyle, Todd and Hoyt are away at the WSOP Europe where we’re proud to announce Hoyt is at the Event #2 £2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha final table! The $50,000 Doyle’s Bounty Tournament marches on this week with a couple familiar faces and one rising star.

Doyle’s Bounty Tournament Lineup Wednesday 9:30pm ET:

Bounty hunt the Legendary Mike “The Mad Genius of Poker” Caro and Pam “Queen_Kitty” Brunson. Also known as the “Last Brunson Standing”, Pam has a long running history of outperforming both Todd and Doyle in the Bounty and live poker events around the world.

Wednesday’s Bounty tournament is also your first chance to hunt Brunson 10 Pro Zach “CrazyZachary” Clark. Handpicked by Doyle Brunson, The Brunson 10 are an elite group of poker legends in the making and future ambassadors of DoylesRoom.

Ready to Win Some Cash?

The Rules are simple: Everyone is shooting to elminate our pros and collect up to $50,000.

• 1 Bounty = $1,000
• 2 Bounties = $10,000
• 3 Bounties = $50,000

+All first time players will receive a $27.50 buy-in rebate directly into their account.

Register From the Poker Lobby: Tournaments > Scheduled > DOYLE’S BOUNTY >6248347

|see bounty tournament details for prizes and rebate info|

€250,000 Guaranteed Main Event

The countdown to the Ladbrokes.com Irish Poker Festival is well and truly under way. By now, most of you should have hopefully qualified for what promises to be a fantastic weekend of poker and socialising. If you have still not qualified you can still do so for as little as €3…but hurry! With less than 3 weeks to go here are some important notices for all those attending:

• Registration for the live Super Satellite will be open from 17.00hrs on Thursday 1st October.
• There will be 30 Main Event seats guaranteed at the live Super Satellite.
• The Main Event will now start at 15.00hrs on Friday 2nd October. This is due to recent changes to some flight schedules.
• Registration and seat allocation will commence at 12.00hrs on Friday 2nd October.
• The Main Event will re-commence on Saturday 3rd October at 13.00hrs.
• The Main Event final day will re-commence at 13.00hrs on Sunday 4th October.
• Registration for the €270 + 30 side event will open at 12.00hrs on Saturday 3rd October.
• Registration for the €150 + 20 side event will open at 12.00hrs on Sunday 4th October.

You will be able to follow all the action as well as all the fun here at Ladbrokespoker.com, plus catch them on Twitter and Facebook

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The Ladbrokes.com Irish Poker Festival will again be held at the best poker venue in Europe, the Irish National Events Centre (INEC) in Killarney, Co Kerry, Ireland. The INEC is at the heart of a vibrant hotel and leisure complex, which includes the famous Thai Angsana Spa. Ladbrokes online package winners will be staying at the Gleneagle Hotel which is adjacent to the INEC.Last year every event was a sell-out, with a European record 832 players competing in the Main Event. After three days action, local lad Jimmy McSweeney walked away with a €100,000 first prize.

This year, the three day Festival will be held between the 2nd to 4th October and the €550 Main Event will once again guarantee all players a whopping €250,000 guaranteed prizepool. Players will start with 15,000 chips, one hour blinds and will earn European ranking points!

The €950 package includes the €550 buy in to the Main Event and 3 nights B&B at the Gleneagle hotel.

The Festival also includes two side tournaments, a two day €270+30 tournament Saturday 3rd October and a one day €150+20 tournament on Sunday 4th October. You will also have exclusive access to Ladbrokes hospitality facilities. Here you will find a games room with pool and darts to help you relax in between all the poker action.

In addition to the poker, the host town of Killarney is synonymous with Irish hospitality offering a great range of night-life associated with Irish music and having the craic! If you have not been to Killarney before, flights from Stansted to Kerry (KIR) are currently available for as little as £2 each way plus taxes but check online for all the latest offers.

So make sure you don’t miss taking your seat at the biggest poker tournament on the European Poker Circuit and win your Irish Festival Package today!

Every month at Circuspoker.co.uk there’s at least $16,000,000 in guaranteed prize money up for grabs in their scheduled tournaments.

Throughout the week Monster Guarantee Tournaments provide Circus players with the opportunity to compete for massive guaranteed prize pools starting with their daily $50,000 guaranteed tournaments. As if that wasn’t enough, every Sunday their flagship tournament offers a monster guaranteed prize pool of $250,000 with the winner guaranteed to walk away with $50,000.

With so many other big daily guaranteed poker tournaments and satellites to Circus Poker’s Monster tournaments running every day you’re guaranteed to find a tournament to suit your bankroll with Circus Poker.

Daily, Monday – Thursday, $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament Every Day

$50,000 GP ($50 + $5) Unlimited Re-buys and Add-on, Monday – Thursday at 19:45.

Every Friday, $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament

$150,000 GP ($100 + $9), Unlimited Re-buys and Add-on, Fridays at 20:00 Min Players: 25.

Every Saturday, $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament

$50,000 GP ($100 + $9), Freezeout, Saturdays at 19:30. Min players 40.

Every Sunday, $250,000 GP Guaranteed Prize Tournament

$250,000 GP ($300 + $20), Freezeout, Sundays at 19:00.

Check out the web site for full details of all satellites for the above.

Over $4.5 million in guaranteed tournament prizepools

Paddypowerpoer today announces the European Championship of Online Poker V (ECOOP V), scheduled from November 23^rd  to December 6^th 2009.  ECOOP V features fourteen tournaments and a guaranteed prizepool of $4.55 million. 

As in previous ECOOP festivals, tournaments include Holdem, Omaha and 7 Card Stud events with buy-ins ranging from $100 + $9 to $2,500 + $100. The ECOOP V $1,500 + $80 Main Event takes place on Sunday, December 6^th and features a $1.5 million guaranteed prizepool. Satellites to the ECOOP V tournaments run daily on paddypowerpoker.com from September 21^st, with buy-ins from $1.

“We are excited to announce the return of ECOOP; our players just love it” said Paddy Power, Communications Manager at paddypowerpoker.com.  “Eoghan ‘Intruder123′ O’Dea, took down the ECOOP III Main Event last year and Domceee won the $2,500 High Roller event in ECOOP IV, so our players have a fantastic record in the festival.  There is over $4,500,000 in guaranteed prizepools, enough to get everyone’s blood pumping a little faster!”

To register for an ECOOP V tournament or qualifier, open the poker software lobby; select ‘Scheduled Tournaments’ and then ‘Specials’.  Choose ‘ECOOP’ from the different options beneath Specials, then sort the tournaments by name or date and select the tournament of your choice.

DoylesRoom.com Launches Online Poker Qualifiers for WPT’s Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond World Poker Classic.

$15,000+400 seats now up for grabs for as little as $0.22 through DoylesRoom.com’s step series

Whether you want to play with Doyle Brunson at the online tables or chat with the legend in one of the biggest WPT tournaments, DoylesRoom.com will make it happen. Players can win a seat in the Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond World Poker Classic through an exclusive step. The WPT event takes place at Bellagio in Las Vegas from December 13-19, 2009.

Last year’s 5 Diamond World Poker Classic featured a $9.6 million prize pool. The winner of the tournament earned $2.4 million.

This year, poker players at DoylesRoom.com will be playing for much more than a $15,000+400 seat. Those who win a seat in the WPT tournament named in honor of Doyle Brunson will also win Doyle Brunson’s Vegas Experience and get to spend the weekend before the tournament living the dream on the Las Vegas strip with Doyle Brunson. The experience includes access to the hottest clubs, restaurants and bars, tickets to a show, dinner with Doyle and full VIP treatment.

Those who think that winning a $15,000+400 seat in a major WPT event would be an expensive undertaking are in for another surprise. From September 4 to December 4, 2009, DoylesRoom.com will be hosting step tournaments for as low as $0.22. A complete step schedule for the Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond World Poker Classic is available online at DoylesRoom.com.