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Ladbrokes Announces the Return of the LEOCOP

August 22, 2008

Ladbrokes Poker has announced the details for the return of their major online tournament event. The Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker (LEOCOP)2008 will begin on October 26th and run until November 9th 2008. The Main Event will take place on the last day of the Series.

The return of the LEOCOP marks the fourth time the series has taken place. The series will have seventeen money added tournaments with the Main Event being a $1,000 + $100 buy in No Limit tournament with $250,000 added to the prize pool. A few weeks after the series ends, a Masters Event will take place that is a $120,000 Freeroll and is an invitation only event.

The top 80 players overall from the LEOCOP will be invited to play in the tournament. The top 80 will be chosen based on the results of their playing during the series. You can keep track of your stats during the series by checking the tournament leader board.

Players can buy in to the events directly or try to win your seat by playing satellites that will be running every day at Ladbrokes Poker.

Edward Ihre of Ladbrokes Poker stated in a press release yesterday that Ladbrokes has “put a lot of emphasis on the importance of community and the LEOCOP is like our annual family gathering. It’s the one time you can guarantee that everyone will make an appearance.”

Schedule of Tournaments for the upcoming LEOCOP:

Sunday, October 26
Event 1
$10,000 added
$150 NLHE Re-buy
Monday, October 27
Event 2
$10,000 added
$50 Re-Buy
Tuesday, October 28
Event 3
$10,000 added
$300 NLHE
Wednesday, October 29
Event 4
$2,500 added
$50 NLHE
Wednesday, October 29
Event 5
$10,000 added
$20 NLHE Re-buy
Thursday, October 30
Event 6
LEOCOP Second Chance Plus
$10,000 added
$200 NLHE
Friday, October 31
Event 7
LEOCOP FL Championship
$10,000 added
$250 FLHE

Saturday, November 1
Event 8
LEOCOP Omaha Hi/Lo Championship
$10,000 added
$200 PL Omaha Hi/Lo

Sunday, November 2
Event 9
LEOCOP Sunday Deep Stack
$10,000 added
$100 NLHE
Monday, November 3
LEOCOP Omaha Championship
$10,000 added
$200 PL Omaha Re-buy

Tuesday, November 4
Event 11
LEOCOP DADDY 2
$10,000 added
$300 NLHE
Wednesday, November 5
Event 12
LEOCOP PL Championship
$10,000 added
$200 PLHE

Thursday, November 6
Event 13
LEOCOP Second Chance Plus 2
$10,000 added
$200 NLHE
Friday, November 7
Event 14
LEOCOP Short Handed Championship
$15,000 added
$500 NLHE 6-max

Saturday, November 8
Event 15
LEOCOP Heads-Up Championship
$10,000 added
$500 NLHE
Sunday, November 9
Event 16
LEOCOP Main Event
$250,000 added
$1,000 NLHE
Saturday, November 22
Event 17
LEOCOP IV Masters Event
$120,000 added freeroll

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    Written by Sadonna Price · Filed Under Gambling Events, Online Gambling News 

    Titan Poker Ups the Ante for Monthly Guarantees

    April 28, 2008

    Titan Poker has been slowly increasing their monthly online poker tournament guarantees and now have offer a total of $16 million a month in guarantees. The poker website has stated that the amount of players signing up for the promotions and tournaments has continued to rise and this has caused the giant growth in the guaranteed prize pools.

    Titan Poker offers players a $100,000 guaranteed R/A $50 + $5 tournament as well as a $250,000 guaranteed freezeout with $200 + $15 buy-in. The site also has a $50,000 guaranteed freezeout with $100 + $9 buy-in. These are the larger guaranteed tournaments. To play for a smaller buy-in, players can take advantage of the $2+20 cents, or $1+10cent buy-in tournaments. These do have smaller guaranteed prize pools but will help a player build a bankroll since they take place on a daily basis.

    Titan Poker was producing guarantees as less than $8 million a month around five months ago, which is less than half of what the site is producing now. Titan Poker attributes the amount of chances to play and bigger prizes up for grabs as the source of their new success.

    And not only do players have the chance to win big cash prizes, they can also win a seat to one of their favorite live tournaments. Titan Poker is constantly giving away prizes which include seats to the major tournaments around the world. Players can take this opportunity to build their bankroll with the guaranteed tournaments and maybe win a seat to the next hot tournament.

      Written by Sadonna Price · Filed Under Online Gambling News 

      Poker Players Alliance to Pass Million Member Mark this Week

      April 27, 2008

      Poker Players Alliance

      The Poker Players Alliance has been in full force, working to reach their goal of legalization of online poker. The group has been working toward this goal with the hope that online poker will become legal or at least see an exception to the current laws. This week the group is expected to announce that they have reached the one million member mark. The group is based in Washington DC and is a pro-online poker group.

      With the announcement the group will also be releasing the information of their new political action committee and a voter registration drive as well. The Poker Player’s Alliance has a campaign titled “If You Play, Have a Say campaign.” The group has invested largely in lobbying on Capitol Hill.

      The PPA signed thousands of new members when the UIGEA bill was passed and since then membership has continued to climb. The PPA is hoping to raise at least $250,000 to fund the new political action committee this year. During this year’s WSOP the PPA will have representatives at the event that will be able to give information about the group, sign people up as members and also register voters for the upcoming presidential election. People will also be able to email members of Congress from the WSOP event by using computer terminals the PPA will have available.

      Hopefully the movement will continue and the PPA will be able to gain more members this year and provide a driving force at this year’s most important election. Not only for online poker rights but also many major factors that are on the line with this year’s election.

        Written by Sadonna Price · Filed Under Online Gambling News, Poker News, UIGEA, iMega, Gambling Ban 

        Poker Movie Deal Releases this Friday

        April 27, 2008

        This Friday poker enthusiasts will get to see a new movie about poker that has already received rave reviews. The movie is based on an ex-gambler who teaches a college kid about playing cards. The two find themselves in the WSOP and the kid proves to be a match for the teacher. The movie stars Burt Reynolds, new comer Bret Harrison and Shannon Elizabeth.

        Burt Reynolds is always a sight to see and Shannon Elizabeth will be making a more than anticipated comeback in her role. Bret Harrison has been in popular TV Shows playing the goofy next door neighbor in Grounded for Life and the devils clean-up guy in Reaper (one of my personal favorites). The movie also features several cameos by professional poker players Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Vince Van Patten, Phil Laak, Joe Hacehm and Antonio Esfandiari.

        This will be the second movie released this year in the gambling genre. This past March the movie 21 was released and has grossed over $40 million in the short time it has been out in theatres. With moderate to good reviews this movie has done quite well. 21 was based on the true story of young college students from M.I.T. and how they went to Vegas and won big by counting cards. With the success of this movie and the big name actors and professional card players featured in Deal, poker players and movie lovers alike should enjoy the film. The film will be released to limited cities so movie goers should check with their local theatres for show times and dates.

          Written by Sadonna Price · Filed Under Gambling Movies 

          24 Hour Poker Chat Marathon Taking Place This Saturday

          April 25, 2008

          Think you can stay up for 24 hours and play in a different poker tournament every hour on the hour? That is what several online players will be doing when they take the challenge of competing in the Holdem Poker Chat 24 Hour Poker Marathon. The Marathon will begin on April 26th at 12pm EST at PokerStars and every hour on the hour a new poker tournament will begin, each taking place at different sites. The tournaments will have money-added buy-ins and some will be freerolls.

          he Marathon will begin at PokerStars with several other stops along the way including: Cake Poker, Carbon Poker, Full Tilt and Ultimate Bet, with PokerStars ending the 24 hour
          Marathon. HoldemPokerChat.com will be holding a tournament leaderboard throughout the night with prizes and over $1000 in cash awarded at the end of the Marathon. Players who finish in the top ten of the leaderboard will received various prizes and some include cash. Players who can stay up all night and compete in every tournament will receive an Ironman Forum Title and an entry into a private freeroll tournament.

          There is a medical disclaimer listed on the website that states: Consult a physician before entering into this event. We cannot stress to you how important it is for you to get enough sleep. This marathon is for entertainment purposes only. We DO NOT want anyone getting hurt or worse. So again if you feel you cannot continue, Please, GET SOME SLEEP. The site also says that if there are password leaks or usernames not found in the data base the place will be blank and no one will receive points.

          Each tournament will be a different Freeroll or Buy-in and a full schedule of start times, game info and the poker site the game will take place can be found at the HoldemPokerChat website. So if you are thinking about entering you might want to think about stocking up on your energy drinks and snacks because it’s going to be a long night!

            Written by Sadonna Price · Filed Under Online Gambling News 

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