Archive for April, 2008

Ahoy there! PartyPoker Million VI sets sail this weekend

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

All hands on deck: the PartyPoker.com Million VI cruise is back. The world’s best poker cruise starts this weekend with a mouth-watering prize pool of around $1.2 million.For anyone not familiar with our flagship tournament, the PartyPoker.com Million has always been one of the big highlights of the poker calendar. …

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$300K success for Bob the bankroll builder

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Congratulations to player BobPreflop for scooping this weekend’s $300K Guaranteed Sunday with a tasty $61,320 first prize.Bob worked his way past 1,532 other players to take down the best Sunday tournament around – and to ensure his bankroll gets a massive boost.The top ten finishers in the $215 buy-in event …

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Qualify for the $1million thriller in Manila

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Beautiful coral reefs, tropical forests, world-class nightlife: The Philippines has it all. That’s why it’s the perfect place to host this year’s inaugural Asian Poker Tour (APT) event, which takes place from May 27 through June 1.Four hundred poker players from around the globe will be competing for $1 million …

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Channing favourite for World Open IV title

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

The PartyPoker.com World Open IV begins in London this Friday – and the week-long event looks like being the best yet.A top-class field, led by “Ambassador of Poker” Mike Sexton, includes Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott, Neil Channing, Juha Helppi, Marc Goodwin, Barny and Ross Boatman, Theo Jorgensen, Ian Frazer, …

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Hardcore card action earns $50,000 payday

Monday, April 21st, 2008

It’s extreme, it’s wild and it’s definitely not for the faint-hearted; our $300K Guaranteed Sunday is the place to be if you like your poker play red hot.Our latest tournament didn’t disappoint either, with player justcardcore taking a very attractive $50,525.20 from the tantalising $313,400 prize pool.justcardcore proved to be …

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Channing clinches Poker Nations Cup for Great Britain

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Great Britain have won the 2008 PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup. Team Great Britain, captained by Roland de Wolfe and featuring Neil Channing, Surinder Sunar, Joe Beevers, Ian Frazer and PartyPoker.com VIP online qualifier Charlie Durbin overcame Ireland heads-up to take down the prestigious title and $100,000.The team event also featured …

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Big-money winners? They’re guaranteed on a Sunday

Monday, April 14th, 2008

What did you do at the weekend? Chilled out? DIY? Whatever it was, we bet it wasn’t as exciting as vovanitsch’s Sunday.This PartyPoker.com player ended his weekend by winning an incredible $62,280 from our most recent $300K Guaranteed Sunday tournament. In fact, Sunday’s eye-popping prize pool was a staggering $311,400.vovanitsch …

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Absolute Introduces Bounty Tournaments

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Bounty tournaments have been increasing in popularity online, as they create an even more …

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Harrah’s to Change Name

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., said this week that it will change its name to Caesars …

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Europe Back on World Poker Tour

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

When the World Poker Tour released its Season 7 schedule back in February, what stood out was a …

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