Pokerstars increases bonus from $50 to $600
August 5, 2009 | Published in: Poker room news
Finally Pokerstars increased the first deposit bonus from $50 to $600 starting from Aug 4th. You have 6 months to clear your bonus and for every $10 you deposit you have to earn 170 VPPs.
When depositing use the bonuscode Stars600. For installation help and bonus details click here.
With the upcoming WCOOP it is even more atractive to join the largest pokerroom in the world.
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Pokerstars WCOOP 2009
July 16, 2009 | Published in: Poker room news
The world’s premier online poker tournament series returns, and this year the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker will be bigger than ever. This is the event where the rewards are huge and the best players gather to play for millions of dollars. In this year’s series there’s a guaranteed combined prize pool of $40,000,000 and you can qualify for as little as $1. Legends of the game will be made, fortunes won, and you can be part of it.
WCOOP 2009 will run 45 events, including three High Roller events, and will conclude with the No Limit Hold’em Main Event which has a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000,000. Take a look at the schedule to find out more about all of the events, buy-ins and start times.
Last year at the WCOOP, PokerStars awarded $39,958,000 in prize money over 33 events, with ‘ckingusc’ being crowned Main Event champion, scooping $1,265,432 for first place. Team PokerStars Pro also had a strong WCOOP in 2008, with Chris Moneymaker and Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier posting stand-out results.
How to Qualify
Online qualifiers for the WCOOP will begin July 5. To find the tournaments in the PokerStars lobby, click the ‘Events’ and ‘WCOOP’ tabs, or simply type ‘WCOOP’ into the Event Filter.
Satellites start from as little as $1 or 100 FPP. Qualifiers will run around the clock, and there are buy-ins to suit all bankrolls. You can also qualify for the WCOOP via PokerStars Steps satellites.
The 2009 WCOOP is set to be the biggest event series in the history of online poker. Make sure you are part of it.
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Schedule
| Event | Date | Time (ET) | Buy-in | Game | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3-Sep | 14:30 | $215 | NL Hold’em [6-max] | $1,250,000 |
| 2 | 3-Sep | 16:30 | $215 | Razz | $200,000 |
| 3 | 4-Sep | 14:30 | $215 | PL Omaha [6-max] | $500,000 |
| 4 | 4-Sep | 16:30 | $215 | NL Single Draw 2-7 w/rebuys | $200,000 |
| 5 | 4-Sep | 20:00 | $109 | 8-Game [5-minute levels] | $50,000 |
| 6 | 5-Sep | 12:45 | $109 | NL Hold’em | $1,000,000 |
| 7 | 5-Sep | 14:30 | $215 | PL 5-Card Draw | $200,000 |
| 8 | 5-Sep | 16:30 | $215 | FL Hold’em | $400,000 |
| 9 | 6-Sep | 12:45 | $215 | NL Hold’em | $1,000,000 |
| 10 | 6-Sep | 14:30 | $10,300 | NL Hold’em [High Roller] | $2,000,000 |
| 11 | 6-Sep | 16:30 | $530 | NL Hold’em [2-day] | $3,000,000 |
| 12 | 7-Sep | 14:30 | $215 | NL Hold’em [4-max] | $500,000 |
| 13 | 7-Sep | 16:30 | $320 | 7-Card Stud | $150,000 |
| 14 | 8-Sep | 14:30 | $320 | Mixed Hold’em [6-max] | $300,000 |
| 15 | 8-Sep | 16:30 | $320 | FL Badugi | $100,000 |
| 16 | 8-Sep | 20:00 | $1,050 | NL Hold’em | $500,000 |
| 17 | 9-Sep | 14:30 | $530 | NL Hold’em Triple Shootout [10-max] | $500,000 |
| 18 | 9-Sep | 16:30 | $320 | 8-Game | $300,000 |
| 19 | 10-Sep | 14:30 | $320 | PL Omaha [6-max, 1R1A] | $400,000 |
| 20 | 10-Sep | 16:30 | $320 | FL Triple Draw 2-7 | $100,000 |
| 21 | 11-Sep | 14:30 | $215 | NL Hold’em w/rebuys | $1,250,000 |
| 22 | 11-Sep | 16:30 | $530 | FL Omaha Hi/Lo | $400,000 |
| 23 | 11-Sep | 20:00 | $320 | NL Hold’em [10-minute levels] | $300,000 |
| 24 | 12-Sep | 14:30 | $530 | NL Hold’em [Heads-up Match Play] | $1,000,000 |
| 25 | 12-Sep | 16:30 | $320 | HORSE | $400,000 |
| 26 | 13-Sep | 12:45 | $215 | NL Hold’em | $1,000,000 |
| 27 | 13-Sep | 14:30 | $25,500 | NL Hold’em [High Roller Match Play] | $800,000 |
| 28 | 13-Sep | 16:30 | $1,050 | NL Hold’em [2-day] | $3,000,000 |
| 29 | 14-Sep | 14:30 | $320 | Mixed [PL Hold'em, PL Omaha] | $400,000 |
| 30 | 14-Sep | 16:30 | $320 | NL Hold’em [2X Chance] | $600,000 |
| 31 | 15-Sep | 14:30 | $320 | PL Omaha w/rebuys [6-max] | $700,000 |
| 32 | 15-Sep | 16:30 | $530 | 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo | $200,000 |
| 33 | 15-Sep | 20:00 | $1,050 | NL Hold’em | $500,000 |
| 34 | 16-Sep | 14:30 | $215 | NL Hold’em [big antes] | $500,000 |
| 35 | 16-Sep | 16:30 | $320 | PL Omaha Hi/Lo | $500,000 |
| 36 | 17-Sep | 14:30 | $530 | NL Hold’em w/rebuys [6-max] | $1,000,000 |
| 37 | 17-Sep | 16:30 | $2,100 | PL Omaha [6-max] | $600,000 |
| 38 | 18-Sep | 14:30 | $530 | NL Hold’em [1R1A] | $1,000,000 |
| 39 | 18-Sep | 16:30 | $1,050 | FL Hold’em [6-max] | $400,000 |
| 40 | 18-Sep | 20:00 | $215 | NL Omaha Hi/Lo [10-minute levels] | $200,000 |
| 41 | 19-Sep | 14:30 | $530 | PL Omaha [Heads-up Match Play] | $250,000 |
| 42 | 19-Sep | 16:30 | $2,100 | 8-Game | $350,000 |
| 43 | 20-Sep | 12:45 | $215 | NL Hold’em | $1,000,000 |
| 44 | 20-Sep | 14:30 | $10,300 | HORSE [High Roller] | $1,000,000 |
| 45 | 20-Sep | 16:30 | $5,200 | NL Hold’em Main Event [2-day] | $10,000,000 |
PKR Super Series 2009
June 25, 2009 | Published in: Poker room news
From Friday 26, June PKR brings you a 12-day poker extravaganza with over $230,000 to be won in guaranteed prizes. Plus, each event winner will also walk away with a unique Super Series ’09 bracelet.
From the $100,000 guaranteed Masters to $6,000 guaranteed Omaha plus Terminators, Deep Stacks and more, Super Series ’09 has all of your favourite variations in highly playable formats sure to bring skill to the fore. And our wide range of buy-ins and satellites make this the perfect series to play, whatever your budget is.
Super Series ‘09 schedule
Friday, 26 June 19:15 GMT ($10 buy-in)
SS#1 - NLH rebuy $10,000 GTD
1,500 starting stack
Saturday, 27 June 19:00 GMT ($250 buy-in)
SS#2 – NLH Deep stack $100,000 GTD Masters
5,000 starting stack
Sunday, 28 June 19:30 GMT ($50 buy in)
SS#3 – NLH (six-seater) $25,000 GTD
3,000 starting stack
Satellites (see lobby for dates and times)
$6.88 MTT (1 in 8 qualify)
$11 Sit & Go (1 in 5 qualify)
Monday 29 June 18:15 GMT ($20 buy-in)
SS#4 – Terminator $11,000 GTD
3,000 starting stack
Satellites
$4.40 MTT (1 in 5 qualify)
$4.40 Sit & Go (1 in 5 qualify)
Tuesday, 30 June 19:15 GMT ($30 buy-in)
SS#5 – Deep & Steep (six-seater) $15,000 GTD
10,000 starting stack
Satellites
$6.60 MTT (1 in 5 qualify)
$6.60 Sit & Go (1 in 5 qualify)
Wednesday, 1 July 18:15 GMT ($20 buy-in)
SS#6 – PLO Bounty $6,000 GTD
3,000 starting stack
Satellites
$4.40 MTT (1 in 5 qualify)
$4.40 Sit & Go (1 in 5 qualify)
Thursday, 2 July 18:15 GMT ($20 buy-in)
SS#7 – Terminator Two $7,000 GTD*
3,000 starting stack
Satellites
$4.40 MTT (1 in 5 qualify)
$4.40 Sit & Go (1 in 5 qualify)
Friday, 3 July 18:15 GMT ($12 buy-in)
SS#8 – PLO Hi/Lo $3,000 GTD
3,000 starting stack
Satellites
$2.20 MTT (1 in 6 qualify)
$2.64 Sit & Go (1 in 5 qualify)
Saturday, 4 July 18:15 GMT ($40 buy-in)
SS#9- NLH Double chance $14,000 GTD
4,000 starting stack
Satellites
$5.50 MTT (1 in 8 qualify)
$8.80 Sit & Go (1 in 5 qualify)
Sunday, 5 July 19:00 GMT ($100 buy-in)
SS#10 NLH Deep Stack (six-seater) $35,000 GTD
5,000 starting stack
Satellites
$21.80 MTT (1 in 5 qualify)
$21.80 Sit & Go (1 in 5 qualify)
Sunday, 12 July 15:00 GMT (free!)
SS freeroll NLH $5,000 GTD
Variable starting stack
Finish as one of the top 200 ranked players of Super Series ’09 and you’ll qualify to play the SS freeroll. Your starting stack will be determined by how many points you accumulate over the course of the series, with 1 chip for every point you have earned.
So don’t wait any longer: join PKR today and start erning those bracelets!
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PKR version 1.9 is released
June 19, 2009 | Published in: Poker room news
PKR has released there new clientsoftware and a whole new website. The official mailing:
“After months of sweat, strain and many late nights spent at PKR’s HQ, the newest version of PKR is finally here. All the hard work seems to have paid off, with the unanimous verdict from our players being that the new PKR is better than ever before!
What’s new? Well one of the biggest changes is a facelift to the PKR.com site. First up there’s the red-hot ‘Raise your game’ - jam packed full of strategy and opinion from some of the brightest minds in the industry, like the legendary Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond.
There’s also been massive improvements to the community section, which now gives players the chance to have more of a say in the future of PKR than ever before.
It’s not just the site that’s been improved; the client has also been upgraded. Players can now build up their personal social networks and instantly contact their friends, as well as finding them and joining them at tables through a better ‘MYPKR’. Even more options have been added to the avatar section and in-game graphics have been improved to make PKR the most realistic poker room ever.”
Finally PKR has a decent shop where you can buy nice things. New are the eletronic items (like an iPod, XBOX 360, WII, plasma TV’s and more). So if you want to experience the new client software download it here..
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Watch the WSOP live on PKR
June 1, 2009 | Published in: Poker news, Poker room news
The World Series Of Poker have started and you can watch the action live on PKR.com!
Just click here and see live action right now! Live streams of the WSOP 2009 all day! Have fun!
