The New Look of LTDPoker.com

The New Look of LTDPoker.com

LTDPoker has decided to change an entire system and design to attract more online poker players and make navigation easier. Certainly the new concept of the portal is much friendlier for Internet users. More graphic and less of text should clarify how to get poker sponsorship or other online poker bonuses specially created for newly registered poker players.

Poker promotions are going to be visible only to those players who have reached the proper Level. So for newly registered players LTDPoker.com offers 4x25$ in no deposit bonus, where every other increment (apart from the 1st one) requires a certain number of points. For VIP Players with over 100LTDPoints LTDPoker offers Monthly Sponsorship, which should be easier to get. For the best ones there is up to 35% rake back (just to the certain poker rooms) offered as well as Monthly Leaderboard Prizes (paid up to 150$ a month to the best).

For the best players LTDPoker will arrange a special access to the VIP corner – another website with the specially created profiles. If you would like to be known in poker world and perhaps get a really good deal or go to Las Vegas WSOP you might be interested to get an access to those special poker news and directions. Also all your poker results (but not personal info) will be visible to the Internet users, so anyone interested in you as a poker player would be able to contact you to offer the best deal you can get. VIP Poker Players website would give you the chance to be even employed by poker site.

Another website LTD Poker School would be specially created for the beginners. To start playing poker with the idea what the game is about and building confidence in gaming online that would be the best place to find poker reviews, poker tips and guidelines. LTD Poker School will summarize an entire game on Poker School to give you the idea if you are just a fish or a real shark.

MANSIONCASINO.COM’s ‘Happy New Winners’ Promo Ushers in the New Year

Mansion Casino's month long Happy New Winners promotion rings in the New Year with a very big ‘Bonus Bang’, and presents a jolly good January full of BIG money prizes worth thousands of dollars in enviable prizes to be won.

From Tuesday 1 January until Thursday 31 January, Mansion Casino delivers a different promotional offer every day to be taken advantage of, with a variety of magnificent cash prizes, bonuses and special offers to be shared by MANSION Members.

The Big $2,008 New Year’s Day Giveaway celebrates 2008 in fine style with a fabulous $2,008 first prize to be pocketed by the top player in terms of wagering. Simply deposit* between 00:01GMT to 23:59GMT on January 1 to be eligible - and because Mansion Casino is still in the party mood, the next 27 top players will each receive $208 as a truly sweet consolation.

During the month long promotion, Mondays mean it’s time to qualify for the ’Happy New Year Prize Draw’. Play Blackjack, Deuces Wild Video Poker or European Roulette to bank one of ten random $208 cash prizes to be awarded.

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Friday’s Blackjack Cashback is good luck for Blackjack fans, when the top 21 real money players receive 21% of ALL Wagers back – win or lose!
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Warm Up with the $20,080 Added New Year Freezeout

There’s never been a better way to wipe away the winter blues and with New Year’s Eve done and dusted for another year, this micro-limit buy-in event is the perfect remedy for one too many “Old Lang Syne’s”.

Mansion Poker kicks off 2008 in fine form adding a stellar $20,080 to the pot and giving players thousands more reasons to celebrate the New Year. Players looking for an excuse to squirrel away indoors for a few hours should indulge their passion for online Poker with the $20,080 Happy New Year Freezeout tournament.

The January 2 tournament costs just $1+0.10 to enter, so there’s nothing to lose, and at least a share of more than $20,080 to gain - with barely a dent to the bankroll.
Players receive a 3000 chip start bank, and with 15 minute blinds, it’s a nice slow structure that should suit the more advanced online poker enthusiast.

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On January 2, blow away the cobwebs and the last of that lingering New Year’s Eve hangover in the $20,080 Happy New Year Freezeout tournament at Mansion Poker. Some red hot poker action will have players warmed up in no time, and ready to face 2008 with a winning smile.
Make it a New Year’s resolution today, to play more and win more with Mansion Poker.

European Commission ends US online gaming dispute

The European Commission has ended the long running online gaming dispute with the US by accepting a compensation package which would provide openings in other business sectors.
A Spokesperson from Brussels said it would still be pressing the US for a non-discriminatory policy towards online gambling despite the agreement being reached.
According to Reuters news agency, the Commission signed a bilateral agreement in Geneva which would provide EU service suppliers with new trade opportunities in the US postal and courier, research and development, storage and warehouse sectors.

Shares in online gaming firms dropped once this news was announced, which effectively has shut off the US market for the near future to the Big Online Gaming Operators.
If you are a US Poker Player don't worry we have a number of poker sites available to you - Top US Poker Rooms. These include Pokerstars, Bodog Poker and Full Tilt Poker.

Metro Launches Online Bingo and Poker

Gibraltar-based white label provider St Minver has signed a deal to provide UK newspaper group Associated Newspapers with online bingo and poker facilities via its free circulation morning newspaper, Metro.
The games will be provided via Metro.co.uk using Boss Media’s online poker software and the site is to join the Swedish software company's International Poker Network. Other St Minver white label clients include Yahoo! UK, Virgin and Littlewoods.
Metro was founded in 1999 and has wide readership in 13 British cities. The publication has grown to be one of the top free newspapers on the planet and the fourth largest newspaper in the UK with over 1.1 million copies distributed to commuters each day and over 1.8 million unique visitors a month to its website.

Blog with Bodog Poker. New U.K. Gambling Blog.

Bodog Entertainment, one of the world's fastest growing digital entertainment companies, has further expanded its U.K. offerings by opening an all new blog, Bodog Beat.
Bodog Beat gives readers the company's take on the world of sports, entertainment, girls, celebrities and of course gambling.
Bodog Beat is staffed by a team of U.K. journalists drawn from national newspapers, magazines and online publications who provide daily stories. Unique to Bodog, punters will then have a flutter on some of the top stories at the Bodog Sportsbook. Currently, U.K. residents can enjoy Bodog's world renowned casino and poker room at www.bodoglife.co.uk, and starting early 2008, punters will be able to bet on all of their favourite sports, including football, rugby, cricket, horse racing and many more.

LTDPoker Player won the final seat to The Tournament Titan

Congratulation to recent tournament winner - he deserves much praise for his excellent gameplay! LTDPoker Player from Sweden, won the FINAL SEAT to The Tournament Titan!! After months of anticipation, The Tournament Titan was staged last SATURDAY, the 8th of December. LTDPoker Player joined just 19 other finalists to compete for a share of ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!

TonyGPoker players have also been winning HUGE prizes in the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP).
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SOUTH AFRICAN POKER OPEN

Ready for an African Dream Adventure? Join Titan Poker for South Africa's most exciting poker event! The 2008 South African Poker Open will be staged at the MonteCasino in Gauteng from the 4th to the 11th of February, 2008.
Win your seat THIS month.
Titan Poker is staging TWO Super Satellites, each giving away prize package(s) worth $8,000, including buy-in, accommodations and travel to the 2008 South African Poker Open.
The first South African Poker Open Super Satellite will be staged on the 16th of December at 20:00 GMT.

BE A PART OF THE AFRICAN POKER DREAM IN JANUARY!

Tournaments to exceed $10,000,000 at RedKings in December

RedKings winter schedule of tournaments kicks off this week with big money buy-ins and weekly freerolls that cater for poker players of all levels. The plans announced include the ever popular $500,000 Grand Tournament on the holiday weekend plus added money buy-ins and Freeroll satellites on both Christmas and New Years Day.
Two of the big new additions to the tournament schedule are the $110, 000 Guaranteed Winter Special Freezeout on 18th December followed by the $150,000 Guaranteed Freezeout on 23th but there are also smaller buy-ins and freerolls running every day to make the total guaranteed prize pool for the month over $10 million for the first time.
A special Freeroll on New Year’s Day will introduce an exciting new 2008 campaign called the “Play Big” designed to give all RedKings players the opportunity of going for big tournaments wins without having to pay to get in, starting with a 10 ticket giveaway to the $150,000 Freezeout on the 6th January 2008.
A spokesperson for the fast growing poker room said "It’s every poker players dream to do well in a big money tournament. Most of us watch these games and think we could easily finish in the money. Well we are going to give RedKings players the opportunity to find out if they can really go the distance. Our “Play Big” campaign will hopefully lead to discovering some hot new big tournament talent in 2008”.
The winter tournament campaign coincides with the launch of a brand new bonus code PLAYBIG which is a massive 500% up to $1000 at the redemption rate of 8jmx bonus in RedKings player points. In addition all using the code will get 20 entries into 20 Shuffle –Up freerolls over a 20 week period.

European Poker Tour arrives in Prague

Christmas in Prague is a magical time. The city's famous Christmas markets are a key ingredient of the Czech festive magic and run daily throughout December. Prague's stunning architecture and great night life also help make it a one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe.
The EPT Prague runs from the December 10 to 14th at the Golden Prague Poker in the Hilton Prague Hotel.
The field looks pretty strong, including Katka Thater who picked up a World Series of Poker bracelet this year
The poker isn't limited to the 5000 euro Championship Event, there is a 500 euro (with one re-buy) two day tournament,a 2000 euro event on December 13th and a 1000 euro freezeout on December 14th.
If you didn't qualify for this event don't worry you can qualify for the Next great EPT event online now at PokerStars

Poker Performance of the Year for Annette Obrestad

Betfair Poker sponsored player Annette Obrestad has become the youngest player ever to win the "Tournament Performance of the Year" award at the prestigious European Poker Awards in Paris.
Her achievement at the World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com was recognised as "phenomenal" by Poker Europa Chief Nic Szeremeta who presented the award. She defeated a field comprising of "one of the toughest fields in poker" to win more than $2m.
Annette beat fellow nominees and potential favourites for the award Carlos Mortensen and Bruno Fitoussi. Mortensen won $3.97m at the WPT in Las Vegas while Fitoussi took $1.2m in 2nd place in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the poker calendar, the WSOP HORSE event, also in Las Vegas.
Annette was nominated in two other categories including "Leading Lady" and "Rookie of the Year". She narrowly missed out to Katja Thater, who also won a WSOP bracelet this year, in the "Leading Lady" category.
Aged only 19, Annette Obrestad is a poker prodigy. Having made a name for herself playing online poker she shot to fame after winning the Main Event at the World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com in London's Leicester Square. As well as the coveted WSOP bracelet and the $2m prize Annette scooped up a five year sponsorship deal with Betfair.
Less than two months later Annette narrowly missed out on her first European Poker Tour win - having to settle for second place and a $429,181 payday in Dublin.
Annette's comments suggest there is more to come from the wonderkid: "I am so happy to win this award. I prefer this one than rookie of the year because I was up against such great players."
"I am still learning so much. There are still a lot of areas of my live game that can improve. My instincts, my ability to know what certain tells mean. But I am getting better all the time."
Betfair's Director of Poker Bruce Stubbs said: "Congratulations to Annette. She is a pleasure to work with and a special player. She is also possibly one of the most competitive people I have met. In fact I suspect she wanted to win all the awards."
Her experiences at the awards ceremony have been filmed for her blog and will soon be available on her Betfair Poker blog
Annette has her own special $212 freezeout tournaments on Betfair Poker at 19:30 UK time on Tuesdays and Fridays. Check out Betfair Poker for more information.

Create Your Own Tournaments at Mansion.com

Poker players who have ever wanted to be their own Tournament Director will find the innovative ‘Create Your Own Tournaments’ option at MANSION.com (www.mansion.com) absolutely irresistible.
Mansion Poker Members can now invite their friends, family and colleagues to play in their own customised tournaments, making key decisions about tournament buy-ins, game types, blinds structures and payout schedules.
At MANSION.com (www.mansion.com) select a start time to suit, choose your Game and Limit type, nominate your buy-in amount from as little as $5+0.50 up to $500+ 25 and you’re half way to structuring your very own made-to-order online Poker event.
“What’s better than a good game of cards amongst your mates to settle a score? This is a great addition to the MANSION Poker site, so get some friends together and give it a go,“ says Marc Goodwin, MANSION Poker Ambassador and well-known UK Poker professional.
“If you have between two and fifty players who are keen to play it YOUR way, then Create Your Own Tournaments at MANSION.com is for you,” adds Goodwin.
Find out who is the King of the Cards with MANSION Poker’s Create Your Own Tournaments or teach novice players first hand why millions of players worldwide have switched on to the online game. Simply set up a low-limit buy-in tournament that allows ‘newbies’ the chance to test their skills and learn in a less intimidating environment.
With the unique Create Your Own Tournaments feature, players can set their own Blind structure, from Turbo to Normal or Slow, plus allocate the payouts any which way they wish, awarding the prize pool, be it ‘winner takes all’ or otherwise.
Don’t forget – It’s YOUR tournament, so you can please yourself. It takes only minutes to create YOUR perfect Poker tournament at MANSION.com. It couldn’t be easier.
*Choose the ‘Private’ Tab in the MANSION Poker tournament lobby and Click on the Create Tournament button to discover just how easy it is to tailor your personalised Poker event.
Visit MANSION.com (www.mansion.com) for full tournament details.

Rebuys Arrive At William Hill Poker

Rebuys Arrive At William Hill Poker
They may have taken some time coming but rebuys have finally arrived at William Hill. Simply look out for the word 'Rebuy' in a tournament name.

Also, unique to our William Hill, some of our extremely popular Headhunter tournaments will have rebuys for added excitement.

What is a Headhunter rebuy tournament?
When a player reaches zero chips during the rebuy period in a Headhunter rebuy tournament, they get the option to rebuy. Every time they rebuy, they are resurrected and a percentage of their rebuy fee goes into the prize pool, with the remaining amount going onto the players own head. The real fun begins after the first break, when the rebuys and add-ons are over but the players head values have swollen with their rebuy funds! Knock a player out after the rebuy period to collect some real cash!

Titan Poker tournament sees huge field

Titan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, is seeing huge playing fields in the first four days of its lucrative European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP) tournament series.

In the first ECOOP event, a $200 + $15 No Limit Hold'em event staged November 30, 1,049 players participated, driving up the total prizes awarded to $209,800, zwell above the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool. The event was won by majstorex, a Titan Poker player from Slovenia.

ECOOP #2, a $100,000 guaranteed Omaha Hi/Lo event staged on December 1, 540 players vied for the $23,000 first prize. The winner of the tournament was BSinclar, a Titan Poker player from France.

Prizes awarded at ECOOP #3 totaled $372,750, again surpassing the guaranteed prize pool. 1,491 players were in the running, with Addict1968, a player from the Netherlands, taking home the first prize of over $78,000.

The ECOOP's second Omaha event, a Pot Limit tournament with Re-buys, was staged on December 3. 672 players participated in the tournament, increasing the payout to $120,200. The event was won by player LuckyPlayCoolie.

ECOOP tournaments will continue nightly until the final event on December 9, which will carry a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Satellites and qualifier tournaments are being staged round the clock at Titan Poker. The guaranteed prize pool for all ECOOP tournaments is set at $2,500,000, but with the huge participation in the series, prizes are expected to be much higher.

The ECOOP is just the latest of a long string of innovative promotions run by Titan Poker. Titan Poker regularly awards its players with seats at the world's most well-known poker tournaments, such as the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, various European Poker Tour events and the upcoming Aussie Millions and Irish Open Tournaments.