Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 07, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

The race is on! Last week we told you about an upcoming Lock Poker promotion that will run through the month of September called the Battle of the Knights. The Battle of the Knights features two separate challenges: One is a rake chase that will be awarding playersRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 28, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Three $10k buy-in events; a $5,200 buy-in Main Event with a million-dollar prize guaranteed to the winner; the Player of the Series leader-board; and a total of 65 tournaments in 22 days, with at least $30 million up for grabs… Welcome to the 2012 PokerStars World Championship ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 25, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

This week Lock Poker announced its latest promotion called the Battle of the Knights. The contest will feature two separate leader-boards, one for ring-games, and one for tournaments, and will reward all Lock Poker players with cash-prizes based on the level they attain in the promotion. In all,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 11, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

Win 1 of 100 seats to the $100k Guaranteed Pro Bounty Tournament this Sunday on Lock Poker! Have you ever wanted to play in one of the huge weekly guaranteed tournaments that take place every Sunday but simply didn’t have the buy-in amount needed? Or perhaps you areRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 27, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

From July 12 through July 22 PokerStars will be running their second MicroMillions tournament series. The MicroMillions tournament series gives players who lack the bankroll to play in events such as the PokerStars WCOOP or SCOOP series the chance to test their skills in a tournament series whereRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 02, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

Playing online poker in April just got a whole lot better after the details for the most recent promotion at Lock Poker was announced this weekend. Throughout the month of April, Lock Poker will be running their Lock Lotto Extreme promotion, where players can earn daily and grandRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 11, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It seems that even after years of effort the World Poker Tour is still having trouble making inroads in Europe (where the European Poker Tour basically reigns supreme). While the WPT has had some very successful tournaments on the European continent, the attendance numbers have been all overRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 19, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

QuadJacks.com, known mainly for their poker podcasts, has been doing a bit of investigating in recent weeks and has uncovered an interesting relationship between the Full Tilt Poker store and the Lederer family. According to QuadJacks, the Full Tilt Poker store was operated by just two people (whichRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 02, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In a recent interview with BLUFF Europe Magazine, Viktor “Isildur1” Blom talked about his rise to online poker prominence, as well as his downfall in late 2009 that included a $4.2 million losing session to Brian Hastings –a session that Blom still seems to think was not entirelyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 30, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 260 players that began the 2011 PokerStars APPT Melbourne Main Event has been pared down to just 37 players at the end of the second day of play. Near the top of the leader-board is Australian poker pro James Obst, who is currently sitting in second placeRead Full Article