Poker Blog and Poker Gossip

In all my time playing poker or working as an affiliate I have had a chance to see many cool promotions.  Currently PKR.com is running one for  Valentines Day which easily tops the list as one of the best. PKR is offering it’s players a chance to win a date with Nuts Cover Model, Lindsey Strutt (yes, the one with the huge tits below):

For just $10 you can win the chance to be flown to London, put up in a sweet ass hotel, then sent on a date with the gorgeous 32F-26-32 Lindsey for the night.  The date will start off with a champagne reception, followed by dinner at one of London’s nicest restaurants and if you play your cards right (no pun intended) the night could end elsewhere.

For more pictures of Lindsey including MANY NSFW ones, check out her portfolio on her official website.

To win this date, you will need to come in first in the “Nuts about the Girl” tournament on Sunday, 14 February at 20:15 GMT which can be found in the PKR lobby.

PacificPoker.com / 888.com recently rebranded their product (including new software which will be updated to the new colour scheme any day now) and to help launch this they are offering a sweet promotion where players get $8 FREE (no strings attached!!!) just to try them out.  This is a great way to get a free bankroll and start making money playing poker online!

Furthermore if you try the software out and like it and decide you want to make a deposit, you will also get the following:
- Exclusive instant bonus: deposit now and get cash immediately! (25% of your first deposit amount is paid to you INSTANTLY!)
- Get double your money: 100% up to $400!
- A free shot at $4,500: play in 8 Depositors’ Freerolls
- A free shot at $50,000: take on the $50K First Depositors’ Challenge
- Play with confidence: trusted name in online gaming since 1997
- A chance to win one of 88 packages to the 2010 WSOP through their 8 Ways To The WSOP promo.

Free $8 Promotion Rules and Restrictions

1) This promotion is only open to players opening new accounts on 888.com.  Players with existing accounts are not eligible to take part in
this promotion.
2) Players MUST download the special bankroll management client via this link.
3) Players from the following countries are not allowed to participate in this promotion:
Argentina, Albania, Bosnia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Croatia, Georgia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, North Korea, Lithuania, Mexico,   Moldova, Montenegro, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, United States and Vietnam
4) In order to cash out the $8 free, players must wager 20x the bonus amount.
5) This offer is available for the first 50,000 players that claim the bonus.

For all the information visit 888.com today!

Last December Pokerstars set a new world record for most poker players in an online tournament.  Well, now Full Tilt Poker is trying to do them one better.  To celebrate Full Tilt Poker’s 5th birthday they are holding a 5 dollar buy-in tournament with $500,000 GUARANTEED!  The field has been limited to 50,000 players, which would crush the record of “Largest Online Poker Tournament” set by Pokerstars by 15,000 players (currently 35,000 players).

The tournament will run on July 19th at 15:05 ET and players can start qualifying now for as little $0.25 or 15 Player Points.  Or, if you really want, you can buy-in direct for just $5.  Whoever wins this thing will be laughing all the way to the bank as they will probably take home over $100,000 for their $5 investment.

Guinness Records will be verifying the record once the tournament is over using information provided to them by Full Tilt.  To play in the tournament you must agree to let Full Tilt provide your information to Guinness Records for veryfication purposes.

I am interested to see how well Full Tilt’s servers stand up to holding this tournament.  When Pokerstars went for the record they had several server issues and the site almost went down completely.  In the past Full Tilt has also had server issues related to high volumes of players.  Hopefully they went out and bought a few more servers before they announced this game!

The tournament is already live in the Full Tilt Poker lobby so you can register now.  If you don’t have a Full Tilt account, use Full Tilt Referral Code BRB600 to get a 100% up to $600 bonus on your first deposit.  This is one tournament that you don’t want to miss!

Titan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker network, has this week announced its freeroll schedule for the month of May.

The tournaments will offer players the opportunity to win their share of $63,000 in prize money as well as getting the chance to try to win 2 luxury prizes of a Peugeot 207cc car and a huge 2009 World Series of Poker package.

The new freerolls have been created to try to encourage new players to make their first deposit in the month of May into their account, with entry into these fantasic tournaments only been given to players who deposit.

With $63,000 in prize money been offered over the number of tournaments that will span the entire month, players are sure to want to place their funds into the site.

The Peugeot 207cc car carries a list price of $30,000, meaning that the winner of the freeroll will cash in significantly. With the freeroll been scheduled for June 5th the site is giving players every opportunity to fund their accounts in time.

The other prize that will carry a huge amount of interest is that of the 2009 World Series of Poker package that is on offer. Carrying a value of $13,000 the package consists of the $10,000 buy in for the WSOP Main Event as well as travel to Las Vegas, 7 nights luxury accommodation at the Rio, Las Vegas from July 4th until July 11th, registration fees for the tournament and spending money for the trip.

With the sheer size of the World Series of Poker tournament series, the competition for the 2009 WSOP tournament package is going to be extremely fierce, with some players looking to deposit into the site with the aim to win the package.

The award winning online poker room is also offering new depositing players their generous first time deposit match bonus. This means that if a player was to deposit $50 into their player account, Titan Poker will then credit your bonus with the ability to unlock $50 in free bankroll.

To unlock your free bankroll couldn’t be easier, with players only have to gain points that are calculated from the amount of rake that they generate within a hand.

The fastest way for you to unlock your bonus would be to take a seat at the heads up tables within the highest stake that you can afford with your funds.

Playing at the heads up tables means that the action is fast and frequent, meaning that your points will be aquired in no time.

As always, Bankroll Boost has some great specials like our 150% up to $500 sign-up bonus code for Titan Poker.  Get started by visiting Titan Poker now!

With every poker player having the same aim, regardless of if they are a live player or online player, Betfair have opened a promotion that is going wet the mouth of any poker player.

Betfair have announced that they are going to offer a freeroll for a huge $1 million tournament as the first event within the World Series of Poker Europe tournament schedule.

The tournament will be broken down into 15 regions, with 15 tournaments leading into one main event, with the winner of the tournament a guaranteed millionaire.

The tournaments begin Monday 13th April and will be played out over an 18 week period, with daily tournaments taking place.

The top 18 for each region will then contest against the other region finalists from the other regional qualifiers in a bid to be the winner of their region, meaning that they will then represent their region in the live main event.

The tournament boasts about its ease of entry to the tournament that will be life changing for one lucky winner, taking home a huge $1 million in prize money.

Ok so you know about the tournament but how do you get your shot at making your money?

Up to the 16th of May 2009, players have unlimited attempts to try to win their way through the tournaments to progresses but Betfair has warned players that from the 18th of May 2009 players will have to start to use their Betfair points in order to gain entry, meaning that if players don’t have the points to buy into the tournament they simply miss out on this huge opportunity.

For more information about Betfair, read our Betfair Poker Review and use our special Betfair Promotion Code to get a nice $600 FREE on your first deposit!

Last week Pokerstars.com announced their satellites for the 2009 WSOP. There are 3 main ways to get to the WSOP with Pokerstars, which are: Cash Tournaments, FPP Satellites and WSOP Step Satellites. Below is information on how each of these different types of satellites work.

Why should you try to qualify for the WSOP at Pokerstars?

The best thing about qualifying with Pokerstars is some of their added incentives (which can’t be found on any other poker site). Every player that qualifies at Pokerstars will also receive:
Instant Supernova VIP status – All players will receive 100,000 FPPs in their account to use as they please, plus access to all the special features of being a supernova (special items in the Pokerstars store, private tournaments with added money and much more).
Entry to PokerStars $1 Million Freeroll Summer Spectacular – Not only will you get to go to the WSOP, you will also have a chance to win a share of $1 Million through a series of freeroll activities.
$10,000 Main Event buy-in – The main reason why you want to go to the WSOP anyway.
$1,000 for travel and expenses 8 nights hotel accommodation at the Palms – (Plus extra nights after July 10 if still in the tournament). If you have ever gone to Vegas, you will know that the Palms is probably one of the coolest hotels to stay at.
PokerStars Player Bag – Full of Pokerstars swag and other goodies.
Shuttle Bus to and from the Rio – The Palms is only a short walk to the Rio, but hey, its FREE. VIP Invitation (+1) to July 9 PokerStars Player Party
$1,000,000 in compensation if you win the Main Event (see terms for full details).

Cash Satellites

Qualify for as little as $2 to the WSOP Main Event through a series of Tournaments. This is probably the best way to get there as in some of the higher buy-in cash tournaments you will be against a smaller field with several seats up for grabs.

2009 WSOP FPP Satellites at Pokerstars

Qualify from as as little as 40 FPP credits. Definitely the CHEAPEST way, but you will be playing up against huge fields of players and prizes will most likely only be awarded to first place players in these tournaments which could mean dedicating hours to win nothing several times.

Pokerstars 2009 WSOP Step Satellites

Steps Sit & Go satellites start with a buy-in of just $7.50 or 500 FPP credits. This is one of the cheapest ways to qualify, but these Steps contain a higher than normal rake, but if sit n go’s are your specialty this is probably the best path for you to get to the 2009 WSOP!

Don’t have a Pokerstars Account? Sign-up using Pokerstars marketing code BRB50 and you will receive $50 FREE when making your first deposit of at least $50. That extra $50 might just be the extra boost your bankroll needs to get you to the 2009 World Series Of Poker!