Archive for the Poker category
July 30th, 2008
With the cloud of cheating scandal still hovering over UltimateBet, The Kahnawáke Gaming Commission (KGC) — which licenses both UltimateBet and Absolute Poker — released a statement Wednesday updating its progress on the investigation into UltimateBet, which along with Absolute Poker is owned by Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG. The owner of Tokwiro Enterprises is Joe Norton, former Grand Chief of the Kahnawáke.
The KGC admits in its press release that its actions were not “well communicated to the poker industry or public at large” and says it is attempting to dispel an “incorrect perception” that it was “doing nothing” in the wake of a second cheating scandal within the last year.
The cheating allegations, which surfaced in January, marked the second time in less than a year that a Tokwiro property has had to investigate unfair play at of its poker rooms. In January, the KGC fined Tokwiro’s Absolute Poker $500,000 after it was revealed players with “superuser” accounts that could see hole cards of opponents had cheated. And this past May, UltimateBet’s owners, Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG, admitted UltimateBet’s security had been breached by former employees and accounts with access to opponent’s hole cards were used to cheat in high-stakes games.
“The investigation has concluded that certain player accounts did in fact have an unfair advantage, and that these accounts targeted the highest limit games on the site,” UltimateBet said in a statement. “The individuals responsible were found to have worked for the previous ownership of UltimateBet prior to the sale of the business to Tokwiro in October 2006. Tokwiro is taking full responsibility for this situation and will immediately begin refunding UltimateBet customers for any losses that were incurred as a result of unfair play. “The fraudulent activity was enabled by unauthorized software code that allowed the perpetrators to obtain hole card information during live play. The existence of this vulnerability was unknown to Tokwiro until February 2008 and existed prior to UltimateBet’s acquisition by Tokwiro in October 2006. Our investigation has confirmed that the code was part of a legacy auditing system that was manipulated by the perpetrators. Gaming Associates, independent auditors hired by the KGC, have confirmed that the software code that provided the unfair advantage has been permanently removed.” In separate press releases in June and July, UltimateBet admitted that more accounts than were originally announced in May were part of the cheating scandal, and moved to refund money to affected players.
source: http://online.casinocity.com
June 20th, 2008
Titan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, is set to stage its biggest ever guaranteed prize tournament on the 7th of September 2008, a $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament. For nearly four months, skilled Titan Poker players will compete in Sit ‘N Go and Multi-Table Satellite tournaments to qualify for a seat in this monumental event.Qualifying satellites to the $2,500,000 Guaranteed started this week at TitanPoker.com. These qualifiers start from as low as $2.75 + $0.20 to enter, so players can potentially win a share of $2,500,000 for an investment of less than three dollars. Players that wish to skip the satellites can also buy-in directly to the Main Event and compete for the chance to win an opulent lifestyle in just one day of exhilarating game play.
The upcoming $2,500,000 Guaranteed tournament is just the latest in a series of record-breaking tournaments. In March, nearly 1,400 players competed for a share of $2 Million in Titan Poker’s $2,000,000 Guaranteed tournament, and in May, Titan Poker gave away $3,600,000 over 11 days in its second European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP II).
Click here to Register at TitanPoker.com!
Robin Steele, Manager of Titan Poker, commented by saying, “TitanPoker.com keeps on upping the ante. In addition to these huge tournaments with unprecedented prize pools, the value of our guaranteed monthly prizes continues to increase. In just a few months, we doubled the amount of our monthly guaranteed prizes from $8,000,000 to $16,000,000 and this number will rise further as we hold more record-breaking tournaments like the $2,500,000 Guaranteed.”
In addition to staging tournaments with huge guaranteed prize pools, Titan Poker also regularly awards its players with seats at the world’s most well-known poker tournaments, such as the Aussie Millions and the European Poker Tour. TitanPoker will send a delegation of players to participate in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas next month and to the Asian Poker Tour in Macau this August.
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June 17th, 2008
Online qualifiers for the latest tranche of WSOP seats have started
The giant online poker group PokerStars.com continued to make good on its promises to make thousands of World Series of Poker Main Event seats available to players this weekend with the launch of online qualifier tourneys that will provide two hundred $12 500 WSOP Main Event seat packages to skilled and fortunate visitors to its promotions.
In this tranche alone, the poker site has invested $2.5 million. The satellite has a $350+$20 buy-in with prize packages worth $12 500 that include the $10 000 buy-in for the Main Event plus travel and accommodations allowances.
In its 2008 promotions centred on the 39th World Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio, PokerStars.com has committed itself to sending at least 2 000 Internet players to compete in Las Vegas, a significant increase over the almost 1 600 it delivered in 2007.
Pros sponsored by the site have already made an impact in this year’s 55 events, with Daniel Negreanu winning his fourth WSOP bracelet and making the cash in other events, and Victor Ramdin making the money bubble in two other events. Barry Greenstein has also made the money list in a final table finish.
June 3rd, 2008
CarbonPoker.com new online poker freeroll schedule includes at least one freeroll every 2 hours! All times are listed GMT -5, ET-1 time.
Open a new account at CarbonPoker.com now!! and receive 100% First Deposit Bonus + $1,000 Freeroll Entry.
$50,000 Online Poker Freeroll
On the last Sunday of every month at 15:00, CarbonPoker.com will run a $50,000 Online Poker Freeroll that is open to all players who earn 5000 comp points so far in the current month.
$10,000 Online Poker Freeroll
Every Sunday at 15:00 (except the last Sunday of every month), CarbonPoker.com holds a $10,000 Online Poker freeroll for players that have earned at least 2500 comp points in the previous 159 hours prior to the tournament start time.
$2,000 Online Poker Freeroll
Every Saturday at 15:00, CarbonPoker.com holds a $2,000 Online Poker freeroll for players that have earned at least 1000 comp points in the previous 72 hours prior to the tournament start time.
$1,000 Online Poker Freerolls
Every Monday through Friday, CarbonPoker.com holds a $1,000 Online Poker freeroll for players that have earned at least 1000 comp points in the previous 72 hours prior to the tournament start time.
- Monday - 19:00
- Tuesday - 13:00
- Wednesday - 19:00
- Thursday - 13:00
- Friday - 19:00
* official CarbonPoker.com time
$500 Freeroll for New Depositing Poker Players
Make an initial deposit at CarbonPoker.com and you will gain a coupon valid for 14 days entry into our daily $500 Freeroll for New Depositing Poker Players.
- Monday - 19:15
- Tuesday - 13:15
- Wednesday - 19:15
- Thursday - 13:15
- Friday - 19:15
- Saturday - 13:15
- Sunday - 13:15
* official CarbonPoker.com time
$50 New Poker Player Freeroll
When you join CarbonPoker.com you will receive free entry to the $50 New Poker Player Freerolls running daily at:
- 11:00
- 14:00
- 17:00
- 20:00
* official CarbonPoker.com time
$10 Freerolls every 2 hours
May 20th, 2008
SunPoker.com is giving you two password protected freerolls in June.
1. $2,500 FR: June 28, 2008 7pm UK will be a 1 MPP buy-in with
$2500 added by Sunpoker. Password: sun2500
2. $5,000 FR June 29, 2008 7pm will be a 50 MPP buy-in
with $5,000 in the prize pool. Password: sun5000
MPP’s must be accumulated starting on June 1st, 2008.
The two tournaments will be graded from 1st to 10th. The top three players in each tournament (1 & 2) win exclusive free rolls for their site.
The 1st place player for each tournament (1 & 2) will win a $1000 freeroll for the site, the second place winner wins a $500 free roll for the site and the third place finisher wins a $250 free roll for the site.
Register at SunPoker.com Now! Time is running out!
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May 15th, 2008
Welcome to the World Famous Bounty Tournament.
For a $27.50 buy-in, you’ll be able to chat and discuss the most basic to the highly advanced strategies that are needed to win in poker!
As always, first-time challengers get their buy-in back at the end of the tournament. Does playing with legends for $27.50 or even for free sound too good to be true? It’s not. It’s the way we do things at DoylesRoom.
We give our players REAL POKER. You get to play against the greatest for next to nothing, learn how to succeed at the tables, and have a great time doing it.
Check it out, it’s happening tonight at 9:30pm ET.
From the game lobby go to:
Scheduled Tournaments>Special > THE BOUNTY
Register for this tournament now.
April 25th, 2008
Titan Poker, the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, now guarantees more than $16,000,000 in monthly online poker tournaments. This monumental increase reflects the growing status and success of the popular online poker room.
Titan Poker’s guaranteed prize pools are continuing to rise weekly, based on the rapidly growing number of players constantly drawn to the online poker room’s exciting promotions, thrilling tournaments and excellent customer service. Titan Poker recently captured Gambling Online Magazine’s Gold Award for providing the Best Online Poker Customer Service for the second year in a row.
Just five months ago, TitanPoker.com was guaranteeing less than half of what it now puts on the table in its round-the-clock tournament schedule.
“We are constantly seeking new ways to offer our players more chances to play and even bigger prizes to win,” a spokesman for Titan Poker shared. This probably accounts for the tremendous success that TitanPoker is experiencing and then passing on to its players by giving them even more varieties of poker play month to month.
Titan Poker regularly honors its players with seats at the world’s most well-known poker tournaments. Titan Poker’s qualifying players will deal in at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas later this summer. This year, it is offering even more seats and opportunities to qualify for the WSOP. The new WSOP Executive Package will endow players with an opportunity to play poker in Vegas in royal style. Initiatives like this are certainly contributing to Titan Poker’s titan success.
Visit Titan Poker. $16,000,000 in Monthly Online Poker Tournaments!
April 23rd, 2008
Ready to play poker with Sopranos’ star Meadow..we mean Jamie-Lynn Sigler?
Did you know that Hilton heiress Nicky Hilton’s poker skills are as dangerous as her stunning looks?
Are you ready to headhunt these lovely ladies plus Doyle Brunson, Mike Caro and Hoyt Corkins in the richest bounty structure in poker?
1 bounty - $500. 2 bounties - $5,000 - 3 bounties $25,000!
Welcome to the World Famous Bounty Tournament.
For a $27.50 buy-in, you’ll hit the felt with these A-list celebs and poker legends. Chat, gossip, bluff, and raise your way to a poker payday!
Better yet, all first-timers get their buy-in back at the end of the tournament. Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. It’s just the DoylesRoom way of saying thank-you to our players with incredible value, priceless experiences, and big rewards.
Dont miss it, it’s all happening at DoylesRoom this Wednesday night at 9:30pm ET.
Register for this tournament now. Click Here.
From the game lobby go to:
Scheduled Tournaments>Special>THE BOUNTY
Click here to learn more about the DoylesRoom Bounty.
