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2010 WSOP Qualifiers at Full Tilt and Betfair Poker

Marcus — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:49 +0000

As the 2010 World Series of Poker is approaching some of the bigger poker rooms are starting to get their 2010 WSOP satellites up and running. So far there aren’t so many rooms that have started their satellites but two of the ones that have started is Betfair Poker and Full Tilt Poker have the schedule ready and are going to start running their qualifiers in April.

2010 WSOP Satellites at Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is one of the poker rooms sending the highest number of players to the WSOP every year, only PokerStars are sending more. This year Full Tilt are going to offer a large variety of ways to qualify for the WSOP. If you are interested in learning more about all the different WSOP satellites at Full Tilt this year you should check out our 2010 WSOP Satellite Schedule for Full Tilt Poker where you will find all the information you need.

2010 WSOP Satellites at Betfair Poker
For those of you who live outside of the US we can really recommend qualifying for the 2010 WSOP via Betfair Poker as they are offering some great WSOP packages for the qualifying players. An interesting offer at Betfair Poker right now is the one where you will get your seat the the 2010 WSOP Main Event for free if you generate 450.000 Betfair points between the 3rd of March and 3rd of May, this equals an 80% rakeback deal. If you want to learn more about the current WSOP promotions going on at Betfair Poker right now you should check out the 2010 WSOP Satellites Schedule for Betfair Poker.

March 2010 Cake Poker Sign Up Code

Maria — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:52:01 +0000

This month at Cake Poker, you can get a 110% deposit bonus up to $600. Just use Cake Poker Signup Code for March 2010 CAKEPBS when you register and deposit to get this great bonus offer. In addition, you’ll also get entry into the Cake Poker $500 New Depositor Freeroll tournament. Once you have a real money player account, you can begin playing real money poker games and tournaments at Cake Poker to clear your bonus. By playing poker, you’ll earn Frequent Player Points (FPPs). For each $1 you pay in rake at cash games, you’ll earn 1 FPP. For each $1 you pay into tournament fees, you’ll get 7 FPPs. Once you’ve earned 166.67 FPPs, you’ll get $10 of your bonus, so each point is worth about ȼ0.06. You’ll need to earn all your points within 90 days or your bonus will expire.

March is a great time to join Cake Poker because they are doubling and tripling the Gold Card rewards during this month only. The Turbo Gold Cards March Madness promotion will award 4 times the regular number of Gold Cards for the first 15 minutes of every hour. Between 30 and 45 minutes past each hour, 2 times the regular amount of Gold Cards will be given out. And, if you get an Ace of Clubs Gold Card, you can trade it in for $100 cash. The Catch a Gold Card Ace of Clubs promo will run through March 17th, but the accelerated Turbo Gold Cards will fall until April 1st 00:00 GMT.

And make sure you log in on the final Sunday of the month, March 28th at 5:00 p.m. ET for the monthly $250K Guaranteed poker tournament. You can also pre-qualify for this tournament via Cash, Gold Chip, and Gold Card satellites. The top 20 finishers of the main event will also earn points for Card Player Online Player of the Year listing (OPOY), a prestigious list to be on!

Expekt Referrer Code March 2010

Marcus — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:49:39 +0000

Today Expekt.com launched a new and improved version of their website. The new site is a lot easier to navigate and it is a lot more attractive to look at than the old version.

With the launch of this new site we have manage to get some special bonuses for customers signing up at Expekt.com using the Expekt referrer code EXPWCBET.

Expekt.com Sportsbook Bonus
Expekt.com and OnlinePokerNews.org are offering new customers a risk free bet when making their first deposit. This offer has a value of up to 20 Euro. All you need to do in order to claim your risk free bet is to sign up at Expekt.com using the referrer code EXPWCBET and follow the instructions on their site.

Expekt.com Poker Bonus
For those of you who are more interested in the poker side of online gambling we are happy to announce that we are able to offer a 100% poker bonus when you make your first deposit up to the maximum amount of $600. In order to get this poker bonus you need to enter the Expekt referrer code EXPPBS when creating your account.

Expekt.com Casino Bonus
If you are looking for an online casino that offer a good first deposit bonus you have to try the new casino at Expekt.com which is powered by Microgaming. New players who sign up using the Expekt referrer code EXPWCBET will get a 100% casino bonus up to 200 Euro. This bonus is added to your casino balance once you make your deposit.

Expekt.com Bingo Bonus
If you are interested in trying to play online bingo we can recommend taking advantage of the current bingo bonus at Expekt.com Bingo. Simply register an account using the Expekt.com referrer code EXPWCBET and you will be entitled to a 100% bingo bonus up to 150 Euro.

The great thing about Expekt.com is that you are able to take advantage of all of these offers. Just make sure to use the Expekt referrer code EXPWCBET and you will be on your way to claim a lot of free money.

Annie Duke Wins NBC National Heads-Up Championship

Marcus — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:47:23 +0000

All of the poker elite was present at the 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Championship which took place last week. In the final heads-up match Annie Duke was playing Erik Seidel and she ended up winning that match and the $500.000 first prize, Seidel got $250.000 for his second place finish. In the semi finals Scotty Nguyen and Dennis Philips were eliminated by the two finalists, both of them got $125.000 for their efforts. 16 out of the 64 starting contestants ended up in the money.

Top 16 results in the 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Championship:

1. Annie Duke, $500 000
2. Erik Seidel, $250 000
3. Scotty Nguyen, $125 000
4. Dennis Phillips, $125 000
5. Jerry Yang, $75 000
6. Doyle Brunson, $75 000
7. Jason Mercier, $75 000
8. Peter Eastgate, $75 000
9. Paul Wasicka, $25 000
10. Eli Elezra, $25 000
11. Annette Obrestad, $25 000
12. Barry Greenstein, $25 000
13. Gabe Kaplan, $25 000
14. Phil Laak, $25 000
15. Chris Moneymaker, $25 000
16. Jamie Gold, $25 000

Nordicbet Bonus Code March 2010

Marcus — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:02:02 +0000

Before we start telling you about all the special bonuses we can offer you at Nordicbet we just have to make it clear that there is no such thing as a Nordicbet bonus code. There is however such a thing as a bonus link which is what we can offer you here at Online Poker News. When using our links to Nordicbet or clicking our banners you will automatically ensure that you will take part of these special promo’s listed on this page. If you are not using our link then we can not guarantee that you will get the same offers as the ones we are talking about here.

Nordicbet Poker Bonus
Since we are mainly a poker news website we find it fitting to tell you about the poker bonus at Nordibet before we go over to the casino and sportsbetting stuff.

The poker bonus at Nordicbet is a bit unique. After having created your account through our Nordicbet poker bonus link you will be entitled to a free 2000 Euro bonus when making a deposit of at least 5 Euro. Every time you play for real money at Nordibet your will be earning player points. When reaching 50.000 player points you will be able to claim your free 2000 Euro bonus. There are also lower bonus amounts for less player points available.

Nordicbet Sportsbook Bonus
When Nordicbet started out back in the early days of online gambling they were only focusing on being a sportsbook provider for the Nordic market. Today Nordicbet.com is one of the most popular sportsbooks in the Nordic countries with a well known brand throughout Europe.

When clicking this Nordicbet sportsbook bonus link you will be able to get a great sportsbook bonus at Nordicbet. This is a 100% bonus up to 100 Euro and at the moment it is only available for players from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Make a deposit of at least 10 Euro and place wagers for the same amount and you will get an additional 10 Euro credited to your account. In order to get the maximum bonus you will have to deposit at least 100 Euro.

Nordibet Casino Bonus
Those of you who create an account at Nordicbet using our special casino bonus link will be able to get a 100% casino bonus up to 200 Euro. This is an instant casino bonus which means that the money will be added to your bankroll directly. This minimum first deposit to the casino at Nordicbet is 25 Euro if you want to take part of this offer.

PokerStars Cancel LAPT Event

Marcus — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:14:46 +0000

The PokerStars.com LAPT Viña Del Mar was scheduled to be held between the 19th and 23rd of March. But with only 2 weeks before the event was supposed to start PokerStars have decided to postpone the event. The reason behind this decision is the recent earthquake in Chile which caused a lot of destruction.

In an official statement PokerStars said: “Our thoughts and condolences goes out to those who have been affected in this terrible natural disaster”.

It is not yet clear if the event is going to be completely canceled or if it’s just postponed and will be played later this year.

March 2010 PokerStars Marketing Code

Marcus — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:02:25 +0000

During the month of March 2010, new players at PokerStars will receive a three-deposit bonus worth up to $600—that’s 100% of your first three deposits for a bonus totaling up to $600. To get this bonus, use PokerStars marketing code for March 2010, PSP11903, every time you make one of your first three deposits within 90 days of your first PokerStars deposit. You’ll then have six months to earn 17 X your full bonus amount. Your bonus will be released to you in $10 increments as you earn the required amount of points. To earn points, just play real money poker at PokerStars tournaments and cash games.

If you’ve ever dreamt of a job as a professional poker player, PokerStars is giving one lucky player a chance to be just that with a $100,000 sponsorship deal that includes $40,000 for buy-ins at your choice of events on the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT), as well as a $5,000 salary every month for an entire year. If you really have everything that it takes to be a successful pro except the start up funds, this prize package will provide you with the cash to make it happen. To enter, play in the daily freerolls that cost nothing to enter and provide you the chance to be one of 10 finalists who could win this prize. The promotion, Dream Job Australia, runs through March 27th, and every day, you can try your luck—it’s free, you have no excuse.

PokerStars is also reaching out to their female players with daily freerolls and cash satellites running through April 18th to qualify for the Luxury Ladies Poker Club that includes EPT tournament entry, pampering, hotel stay, an invitation to Vanessa Rousso’s Ladies Bootcamp, and more. If you’ve ever dreamed of getting a manicure during a live poker tournament, then don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Click “Events” and then “EPT” to get a chance to be a part of this five-day extravaganza.

Hoyt Corkins Topping “Player of the Year”

Maria — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:20:16 +0000

The US poker player Hoyt Corkins is currently topping the Bluff Magazine “Player of the Year” list two months into this year. Corkins got of to a really good start in 2010. First he won the WPT Southern Poker Championships and then he finished second in the high roller event at the NAPT Venetian last week.

Winning tournaments and ending up in the money is nothing new to Hoyt Corkins who played at a final table in a side event of the 1989 WSOP. He currently holds 2 bracelets and he has 2 WPT titles under his belt.

“Player of the Year” is based on results in land based tournaments from the big international tournaments. The winners the last 3 years are Jason Mercier (2009), John Phan (2008) and Bill Edler (2007).

Below are the current standings in the 2010 Player of the Year race.

Hoyt Corkins
Harrison Gimbel
Daniel Shak
Thomas Marchese
Michael Binger
Tyron Crost
Jon Kantor
Mike McDonald
Samuel Stein
Michael Watson

Full Tilt Hosting Mini FTOPS – FullTilt Referral Code

Johnny — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:29:06 +0000

On the 10th of March a new season of Mini FTOPS will be starting at Full Tilt Poker. The concept behind the Mini FTOPS series is the same as the “real” FTOPS series. There will be a lot of Full Tilt pro’s participating in the various events and each event will have it’s own host which is one of the main Full Tilt professionals. The big difference between FTOPS and Mini FTOPS is the buy-in amount for the tournaments, the Mini FTOPS is aimed at those players at Full Tilt with smaller bankrolls.

The tourmament buy-ins will start at $20+2 for freezeout tournaments and $10+1 for rebuy tournaments. The most expensive buy-in will cost you $250+16. The main event is going to be held on the 21st of March and the buy-in for that event will be $50+5.

Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to participate in tournaments with large guaranteed prize pools with low buy-ins. If you do not yet have an account at Full Tilt then you should use the Full Tilt Poker referral code TILTME600 when creating your account as this will ensure that you get the 100% bonus up to $600 that is currently the best possible bonus available at Full Tilt.

March 2010 Party Poker Bonus Code

Bea — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:25:16 +0000

March 2010 is a great month to join PartyPoker if you haven’t already. The signup bonus is a whopping 100% up to $100 when you use PartyPoker Bonus Code PBSPARTY. Use the code and deposit cash into your player account. Then begin playing real money poker to earn PartyPoints. You’ll need 6 X your bonus amount to clear your full bonus, but you’ll be rewarded your bonus in $10 increments. You’ll have 60 days before this bonus expires from the date you make your deposit.

Another reason to join PartyPoker this month is the return of the Gladiator challenge running March 3rd through April 1st. During these 30 days, if you hit the minimum target daily of 10 points for 5 days, you’ll get a ticket to play in the $10,000 freeroll. The more days you earn points, the higher your winning prize could be in the freeroll, up to $7,500. Also, if you rack up 2,000 points for every day of the 30-day competition, you’ll get a ticket to the 2010 WSOP plus hotel stay and spending money.

Also, for more chances to go to the 2010 WSOP in Las Vegas this summer, play in one of the many qualifiers running now through June 13th. Making your way through this complex range of qualifiers puts you in the running for a $14,000 main event package with $2,000 spending money, $10,000 buy-in, and spending cash. The 2010 WSOP main event runs this July 5th through 17th and you could be there playing poker in the biggest live poker event in the world complements of PartyPoker. Winners will also get the opportunity to attend a special poker seminar being held during the WSOP in which poker pros and Team Party members, Tony G, Mike Sexton, and Kara Scott, along with other big names in the industry. This could be your chance!