Imagine the following: You are playing in a tournament, probably the best you’ve ever played, and have already beaten five other poker players. You’ve almost reached that unbelievable final table. You go all-in with pocket aces. But wouldn’t you know it! You take a terrible beat and leave with little more than you put in the buy-in.
In a Headhunter tournament, this would never happen. Why? Because you earn cash for every player you eliminate. Imagine - you receive a share of the prize pool even though you don’t make it to the final table!
Play in WPT’s Headhunter tournaments and you’ll come out the hunter, not the hunted in this jungle type atmosphere.
The Headhunter Challenge is an exciting, new type of multi-table tournament where a player wins cash for every player they eliminate. How is this accomplished? A portion of every buy-in is assigned to players’ “Heads”
The more players you eliminate, the more cash you win. On the flip side of the coin, however, the more you win, the bigger target you become to others - the value of your own head increases with every hand you win. It’s tough in the jungle! But the rewards are plentiful.
Pacific Poker and 888.com would like to extend our warmest congratulations to our sponsored player Michael Keiner (username MKeiner) after his first bracelet win in event 14 of the 2007 WSOP on June 11.
Michael won event 14, a $1,500 seven-card stud tournament and pocketed an amazing $146,987 of the $525,000 prize pool. With not only this, he walks away from the final table the proud owner of a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Michael speaks of his win:
“The money doesn’t count. This is it, ten years now I’ve been waiting!”
His excitement said it all as he raised the bracelet high in the air, having fended off 384 other entrants including tough competition from other professionals including Barry Greenstein and Greg “the Fossil Man” Raymer; this achievement could not be more deserved.
888.com is proud to sponsor Michael and we are delighted to see him accomplish new heights in his professional poker career – well done!
Party Poker is one of the world’s largest poker rooms, and they always have some fantastic promotions and Prizes to be won!
Now you can win up to $100,000 by if you manage to get dealt one of these perfect poker hands.
Just earn 20 PartyPoints by playing at PartyPoker.com to get a card. Accumulate a five-card hand containing a pair or better and they will give you a cash prize.
You have from 00:00 ET on December 5 through 23:59 ET on December 15 to win the cash.
A Royal flush will bag you the top prize of $100,000, but there are plenty of consolation hands - a Straight flush gets you $500, Four of a kind $200, Full house $100, Flush $75, Straight $40, Three of a kind $20, Two pair $10, Pair $5.
And for the consolations thats obviously on top of the winnings you may make by having the hand if the hand wins! If you get the royal flush, you’ll probably have won the poker game anyhow unless you manage to be daft enough to fold!
William Hill’s sparkling new bonus allows players to receive a Cash Credit of up to $500 - each and every month! For every 1000 MPPs earned playing poker at William Hill, they will send a direct payment of $100 straight into your account.
The bonus is based on My Poker Points (MPPs), which automatically accumulate each time you play Poker. For each subsequent 1000 MPPs earned within the calendar month, they will add another $100!
eg. if you generate 2,200 MPP before 31st October you will receive $100 + $100 = $200.
If you then successfully reach the 5,000 target before the deadline, we’ll give you another $300 - taking your total cash bonus to $500!
On the 25th January 2008, the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise III sets sail from the Cape Liberty Cruise Port located on the New York Harbour in Bayonne, New Jersey for a 10 day Caribbean Poker Cruise.
The cruise will be visiting San Juan in Puerto Rico, Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas, Casa de Campo in the Dominican republic and Labadee; an exclusive private beach and water sports paradise.
This time the poker will be played aboard the deluxe cruise liner ‘Explorer of the Seas’, with every cabin having it’s own balcony and Wi-Fi internet connectivity.
Tickets have been available to win at Ladbrokes for a while now – but if you didn’t win, or you have just found out about the cruise, the last few tickets for the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise are now available as a $6,500 Cruise Ticket, which includes $1,700 expenses.
To join us on the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise III you now need to obtain a $6,500 ‘Cruise Ticket’, which can be won in the $900 + $50 Cruise Weekly Final that is held each Sunday evening at 19:15.
You can either buy directly into this freeze-out tournament or qualify via the $95 + $9 Cruise Daily Finals, for which there is a daily programme of satellites including the Cruise Freeroll which is held each evening (excepting Saturdays).
Once you have obtained your ‘Cruise Combo Ticket’ you are ready to plan the rest of your poker aboard the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise!
Are you game for a new game? One part poker perfection, one part casino cool, mix in a free $2,000 to win and we have a ridiculously generous offer – Pacific Poker’s fortnightly $2,000 Free Casino Mix-Up!!
Free entry to Saturday’s $2,000 Free Casino Mix-Up is yours just by trying your hand at Pacific Poker’s intensely action-packed and rewarding casino games, available from the Pacific Poker lobby, the Thursday before.
How to get FREE entry to the $2,000 Free Casino Mix-Up?
From July 5, just play any casino game at Pacific Poker on every 2nd Thursday between 00:00-23:59 GMT*,
You’ll then be eligible to play in the following Saturday’s $2,000 Free Casino Mix-Up tournament, at 12:00 (888 Time*) in the Multi-Table tab.**
It couldn’t be easier to share in $2,000 every two weeks - for free!
If you’re playing on Pacific Poker’s newest version – choose from BlackJack, Roulette, Video Slots and Video Poker.
If you’re playing on an older version of Pacific Poker – play BlackJack to be eligible.
Now that the five Pub Poker Championship have been completed, there will be a live grand final at the Ladbrokes Casino & Sports Bar in Paddington where some of the top-performing competitors (and lucky wildcards!) will play for a Ladbrokes Caribbean Poker Cruise ticket and be crowned the 2007 Pub Poker Champion!
The winner of the Pub Poker Championship will be joining us on the Ladbrokes Caribbean Poker Cruise as a deserving recipient the ticket worth over $5,500, PLUS, one for the winners’ pub too will be announced soon! They will have the chance to spend 10 days basking in the sunshine while Blighty shivers in winter, and play poker with top European pros and celebrities onboard!
The final tournament has now been completed and nearly 500 pubs have taken part! Now you can see if you are one of the top performing pubs or players, as the final leaderboards are live on the site!
Visit Ladbrokes poker to see the full results by clicking here!
The 100 players that pay the most fees to enter Satellites for each ECOOP Event, without qualifying for that Event Final, will get their chance to win a seat by playing into an exclusive bet365 ECOOP Freeroll.
Each Freeroll will take place the day before the Final Event and qualifiers will be automatically entered. All you need to do is check the lobby of the Freeroll to see if you are one of the lucky winners then make sure you are logged on when the Freeroll starts.
Coral Poker is proud to present the new and improved Grand Tournament – now with heats running over three days every month!
This fantastic $1000 + $40Three-Day Tournament will run over the last weekend of every month. If you like big-ticket, deep stack tournaments then the Grand Tournament is for you! And with multi-stage qualification running up to 12 times daily and available from as little as $1.20, you’ve got plenty of chances to get involved in the best monthly tournament online!
All qualifying tournaments will be found in the ‘Tournaments’ lobby of the poker room, each having ‘GT’ in the name of the tournament.
The Ladbrokes.com European Ladies Championship (ELC) has returned for a third year!
In 2008, fifty of Europe’s top female tournament players will compete over two days in a multi-table tournament for the title of “European Champion” and guaranteed first prize of $30,000.
The highest-placed Ladbrokes qualifier will also win an added $14,000 Ladbrokes WSOP package!!!
The tournament will be filmed over the May bank holiday weekend at the London Studios on London’s South Bank, overlooking the Thames. The play will be edited into six one-hour shows, and broadcast on Sky Sports.
You can secure your seat by qualifying through the ELC Weekly Final which is held every Monday at 21:00 GMT.
Winners of the $2,500 ELC package will each receive:
$2,000 buy-in to ELC 2008,
Two tickets to the ELC Party on Friday 2nd May in London,
Accommodation for two in London on Friday 2nd May,
Four Green Room passes for London Studios on 3rd & 4th May.
Transport between the hotel and the studios.
ELC 2008 will have a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, which will be shared amongst the top eight finishers who make if to the final table:
1st - $30,000
2nd - $20,000
3rd - $16,000
4th - $12,000
5th - $10,000
6th - $6,000
7th - $4,000
8th - $2,000The highest placed Ladbrokes qualifier will also win an added $14,000 Ladbrokes WSOP package, which will entitle them to join Europe’s largest team at the 2008 WSOP Main Event and enjoy Ladbrokes legendary WSOP hospitality.
How to take part in ELC 2008
There are three routes by which you can secure your seat for ELC 2008:
Qualify online from just $5!
You can secure your $2,500 package from just $5 in the satellites that are held each day for the Daily Final. Check the lobby at Offline Events > ELC > Satellites for full details of today’s satellites.
In the $30 ELC Daily Final, which offers the option of one $15 re-buy and a $15 add-on, one seat will be awarded in the ELC Weekly Final for every $270 in the prize pool.
ELC Daily Finals are held 6 days a week at 21:00 GMT (Tuesday to Sunday)
In the $250 ELC Weekly Final (Freezeout), one $2,500 ELC package will be awarded for every 10 entrants, with one ELC package guaranteed.
The ELC Weekly Final is held every Monday at 21:00 GMT whilst seats remain available.
Online qualification for the ELC is exclusive to Ladbrokes.com.
Participation in online qualification is exclusively for female players registered at Ladbrokes Poker. Any male players entering the online qualification for ELC 2008 risk having their accounts suspended.
Direct Buy-in
A limited number of packages have been reserved for direct buy-ins.
This year, the rules on branding have been relaxed by the broadcaster, which means that players who buy-in will be allowed to wear their sponsor’s branding.
Offline Satellites
During the qualification period, Ladbrokes Poker will be holding offline satellites across Europe, so look out for forthcoming details of satellites in your country.
Some quotes from last years ELC:
‘I can honestly say without reservation that The Ladbrokes European Ladies Championship of Poker 2007 is officially one of my favourite poker experiences to date.’
‘With such a collection of well-known faces mixed in with the unknown quantities that were the online qualifiers, what could have been a very daunting experience was actually surprisingly inclusive and friendly. It was hard to believe that in a few minutes time the warm smiles would retreat behind dark glasses and solemn faces as the cards were dealt.’
For more information on how to qualify for the ELC, please click here
