World Series of Poker Look For Player Record
You don’t have to look for to final that the world’s biggest poker tournament series accolade is granted to the World Series of Poker and with increasing numbers of players looking to win a share of the vast amount of money up for grabs each and every year, the brand has recorded a year upon year increase of participants, with this years tournament expect to fetch a record number of players to the tables.
Las Vegas is getting set for the tournament to once again roll into town and with the knowledge that the tournament is about to embark on the Las Vegas Strip, players are expected to flood into the city.
Mixed a huge variety of player talent within the tournament, amateur and professional poker players will become one as the field finds out their seating plan and could well place one of the most feared poker players in the world in the site firmly to your right.
The 57 event tournament series has already opened up pre-registration to the public and professionals alike and the figures so far are setting pulses racing as the brand looks to improve on the 6,000 player strong main event tournament that was played out last year.
The tournament series will begin May 27th and will run until July 17th when the final main event comes to an end and one poker player wins a life-changing amount of prize money.
World Series of Poker Heading to United Kingdom
There is great news for poker players who reside in the United Kingdom. There is an opportunity which will soon be open to them that is sure to cause a lot of excitement.
The World Series of Poker is bringing an exciting opportunity to the residents of the United Kingdom who are at least 21 years of age and this is one that they won’t want to miss out on.
This opportunity gives players the chance that they have been hoping for. The WSOP announced last month that players can expect the Tournament of Champions to return. This is an All Star event offered for poker players.
Right now many poker fans are voting for their favorite top 20 World Series of Poker champions, 25 of the world’s top poker pros and 2 other seat winners will be included in the entrants who will take part in this great event. This event will be a spectacular one and the best part of all for poker fans is that one of them will find themselves taking place in it and having a chance at getting in on the one million dollar worth of prize money.
This event will be televised and many poker fans will be tuned in to watch it as all of the action unfolds. The lucky player who wins the WSOP’s daily $1 satellite tournaments will automatically receive entry into the tournament.
The winner of this event will find themselves heading off to Las Vegas, Nevada with all of their travel expenses being covered. Once they arrive in Las Vegas they will be welcomed by the spectacular light show that the Las Vegas strip has to offer. They will also be able to get in the spotlight as they compete in this great event which is sure to be a real crowd pleaser.
Some lucky player will find themselves the proud owner of an extra million. Anyone who has dreamed of playing with the pros will want to make sure that they try to win their seat into this event.
With the news set to ignite the UK based poker market, its a certainty that this story will be back within the headlines within the Poker News community.
French Get Granted Right to Broadcast Poker
Free, a digital television broadcasting channel has been given the rights to be able to televise poker action on their television channel within the French region, meaning that French poker fans will be able to get this poker fix right from the comfort of their living room.
The French broadcasters have created a partnership with online poker room Chilli Poker and will be showing action from the online poker room to viewers within their programme listings.
Titan Poker Offer World Series of Poker Main Event Packages
The leading online poker room on the iPoker Gaming Network, Titan Poker have rolled out their tournaments that will offer online poker players the chance to win the opportunity to play within the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event which will be hosted in Las Vegas, America.
The French run online poker room are offering players two different styles of prize packages, both offering a value of either $13,000 or $25,000.
The $13,000 packages are on offer to any player who is able to overcome the playing field within satellite style tournaments that are running on the site and the players who are able to get their hands on one of these packages will have everything they need paid for by the iPoker online poker room.
To keep traffic heading to the online poker room, considered to be the biggest European poker room, Titan Poker have also brought back their Sit and Go tournament jackpot promotion which will mean that any player who is able to win six of the specially created Sit and Go tournaments in a row will instantly unlock a World Series of Poker Main Event package that carries the value of $25,000.
The biggest package that is up for grabs here will not only include the $10,000 buy in fee into the tournament, accommodation, travel and spending money but it will also include VIP limousine travel to and from the tournament venue, giving the winner an experience like no other online poker room is offering.
Traffic at the site has been reported to be as high as 60,000 players online at peak times and with the news of these tournament packages been placed up for grabs, its expected that the poker room is set for an influx of new members who will be creating accounts from other online poker rooms such as Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars as they look to secure these fantastic prizes and secure their place within one of the biggest live tournaments on the live poker calendar.
Phil Ivey Places LA Home on Market
Full Tilt Poker professional poker player Phil Ivey has been revealed to have placed his home close to Las Vegas onto the housing market for a price of $1,995,000.
The home has been described as a contemporary house that was built in 2001.
The house and grounds are said to be found to span a total of 16,000 square feet, including a golf course, swimming pool, spa and boasts a car garage that can easily accommodate 4 cars.
Ivey, a professional poker player is known within the poker community as the best poker player in the world at this current time and has earned more than $12.8 million during his time at the poker tables.
