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Carbon Poker $500 Freeroll

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Carbon PokerCarbon Poker is pleased to announce that players from the United States are now allowed to sign up for new accounts.  Sign up for a new Carbon Poker account with Holdem Poker Chat and we will put you into a monthly $500 Freeroll!  Also, play in an exclusive $500 added tournament  for only $2.20.

These special tournaments will not have a password.  They are not a “new players only” deal either.  Any player who signed up to Carbon Poker through our links, at any time, will be issued coupons to play.  The first of these great value added tournaments will run on November 12 and 13.  Get ready to play today.

Name: Exclusive $500 Freeroll
Where: CarbonPoker Lobby
When:  November 12th @ 15:00 CarbonPoker Server time.
Location: CarbonPoker>> Tournaments>> Private>> Scheduled.

Name: Exclusive $500 Added Value – $2.20 Buyin
Where: CarbonPoker Lobby
When:  November 13th @ 15:00 CarbonPoker Server time
Location: CarbonPoker>> Tournaments>> Private>> Scheduled.

Andrew Hinrichsen Wins WSOPE Event #2

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The World Series of Poker Europe’s second event was a massive hit to say the least.  An incredible  771 players bought in to the €1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em event; which made it the largest number of entrants to an WSOPE event in history, surpassing the old record of 608 by more than 150 players.  The winner of the event got a nice pay day too, and took home €148,030 for winning it all.  All in all, the event drew a total prize pool of €740,160.

That beautiful first place prize was taken down by a player who may not be incredibly well known in the live poker circuit; but he has brought in some nice results in this past year.  Andrew Hinrichsen played in the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas this year, and while he wasn’t able to win a gold bracelet then, he still finished in 23rd place and won $302,005 for his strong run.  It only took a few months after that for him to win that gold bracelet though, as he is now the winner of the second event at the WSOPE.  His recent cashes don’t stop there though, as he also finished sixth in a preliminary event at the Aussie Millions, and finished second in the Australia-New Zealand Poker Tour as well.  All of this puts him at a total of just over $750k in live poker tournament winnings in his career.

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When Hinrichsen made it to the final table he was sitting in second place with 434k in chips, and even got that total up to 800k in chips.  He couldn’t hold his big chip stack though, as he actually entered heads up play as a three to one underdog in terms of his stack.  He rallied back though, and it only took about fifteen minutes for him to get it all in against his opponent, Gianluca Speranza.  This of course ended up with a nice double up to give him the chip lead, and the rest was history from there.

Speranza got a nice pay out for his second place finish as well, taking home €91,262.  The World Series of Poker Europe continued on with event #3 on Wednesday, and will continue to host events through the rest of the month.

Americas Card Room Acquires Doyles Room

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In a surprising change in the online poker world, recently re-launched America’s Card Room has acquired the struggling Doyles Room.

Just a few weeks ago, America’s Card Room, a premiere online poker site in the early 2000’s, found its way back into the online poker world on the Yahatay Network. Since its reopening, it stands as one of the few places that US players are able to play, and has been very aggressive in its promotion and advertising, including featuring .eu commercials on ESPN and GSN, freerolls to the Punta Cana Poker Classic, and a $65,000 monthly rake race.

Now, with the addition on the Doyle’s Room, America’s Card Room stands as one of the premiere venues still available to US players. After Doyle Brunson left Doyles Room, the possibility of Doyles Room moving has been one much anticipated. However, with this move, players remain on the same network, keep their usernames and login information, and are able to retain their current deals. For the most part, players will see very little change.

So far, the Yahatay Network has remained one of the safe and secure networks for US based players to play. With the resurgence of this once-renowned poker room, and its very aggressive marketing campaign, expect to see America’s Card Room become a household name in the poker world.

DoylesRoom and America’s Cardroom will issue a full press release sometime tonight.

Benny Spindler Wins EPT London Main Event

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The European Poker Tour London’s Main Event was a seven day grind for players, and it has finally wound down to a winner.  A total of 691 players bought into the event, which was played at the Hilton Metropole, and created a total prize pool of £3,351,350, and paid out first place an impressive £750,000.  The event was quite a grind, but one that finally came down to two of the more well-known players at the final table.

When all was said and done, the top six players were paid out six figure paydays, and Steve O’Dwyer was heads up against Benny Spindler.  Both players have had some big scores in their tournament history, but in the end Spindler was the one who prevailed as the EPT London champion.  O’Dwyer was sent home in second place, with a solid £465,000 payday for his strong run.  Spindler on the other hand took home the grand prize, and also one of his largest scores of his career.

Here’s a look at the final table results, as well as the payouts for the final eight players:

1st- Spindler, £750,000

2nd- O’Dwyer, £465,000

3rd- Andre Klebanov, £265,000

4th- Juan Manuel Pastor, £200,000

5th- Mattias Bergstrom, £155,000

6th- Kevin Iacofano, £120,000

7th- Martins Adeniya, £86,000

8th- Miroslav Benes, £64,000

Spindler’s largest career cash to this point was a $1.1 million third place finish at the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.  He also has a $469,000 cash at the £25,000 EPT High Rollever event last year; and has now totaled a win total of nearly $3 million in his live poker career.

Spindler entered heads up play with a massive chip lead of 10,000,000 chips to the second place player Klebanov, who had 3,775,000 chips.  O’Dwyer was actually sitting in fifth out of five at this point, but was able to make a comeback and outlast the other three players at the table.  In the end though, Spindlers’ chip lead held up and he took down the event.

Keep an eye out for Spindler’s name over the next few European Poker Tour events, as he is quickly and quietly becoming one of the more well-known names in the live poker circuit.

New Full Tilt Investors Behind ISPT Events

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The Groupe Bernard Tapie has had their names all over the poker news lately.  It began with their potential purchase of the massive online poker site, Full Tilt Poker, and now has shifted to the brand new International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT).  This event will kick off at Wembley Stadium in London, England, and could potentially be one of the most impressive poker tournaments in history.  The group has reported that they plan on having the event feature a mind-blowing $30 million guaranteed prize pool, and will pay out $10 million to the player who is able to beat out the field and win the final event.

The real question is how this event will be able to pay out a $30 million guaranteed prize pool.  This can be answered in the fact that the Groupe Bernard Tapie is actually expecting the event to draw in between 20,000 and 30,000 players.  They aren’t planning for these events to get underway too soon though, as the anticipated date for the first event is around September 2012.

One of the most interesting things about this event is how it will be laid out.  It will do both online poker and live poker in the event, and players will actually play with software on electronic pads in the stadium to start with.  After that, when the field is narrowed down to about 3,000 players; the event will change over to a live tournament with all of the players participating at different tables on the actual field itself.  The event then goes down to the final table (which will consist of ten players), with the final table paying out an incredible $17.5 million among the ten players.

The expectation of this event (with the combination of the Groupe Bernard Tapie’s possible purchase of Full Tilt), is that they could combine the Full Tilt Poker software in some way with the ISPT events.  This could be an excellent way for players to satellite their way into the ISPT as well, making the buy-in much more affordable for many players.

The information is listed on the actual ISPT website, as well as an advertisement that gives you a more in-depth look at what will go on at these massive events.

888 Poker Announces Aussie Millions 2012 Satellites

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The latest poker site to offer satellite tournaments into the 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship is 888 Poker. This will mark the 10th anniversary of the Aussie Millions, and the total prize pool is currently estimated to be around AUD $22 million.

The 888 Poker Aussie Millions Qualifier takes place on January 7, 2012 at 09:00 GMT (or 8:00 pm EDT) and has a $500 + $25 direct buy-in. At this event, a minimum of two seats in the 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship will be awarded, each worth AUD $10,600. Registration for this event is now open and can be found under the “Live Events” and “All” tabs in your 888 Poker tournamnet lobby.

Players can avoid paying the $525 direct buy-in into the Aussie Milions Qualifier, however, by winning their way into the event via cheaper satellite tournaments. Buy-ins for these satellites start at just $1.10.

The 2012 Aussie Millions will take place January 22 – 28, 2012 at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia.

As always with any 888 Poker qualifier tournament, all the usual site terms and conditions and privacy policy apply. The prize for this event is a seat in the Aussie Millions 2012 main event only. Qualifier winners themselves are responsible for getting themselves to Australia for the event and for arranging and paying for their stay while there for the tournament. Players also agree to act as “ambassadors” for 888 Poker throughout their time there, wearing branded 888Poker clothing whenever playing at the main event tournament tables.

10 Finalists for 2011 Poker Hall of Fame Announced

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Being inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame is one of the most most prestigious awards in poker, and only a select group of players has made it in so far.  Currently there are a large number of big named players who have made it, and we’ll mention a few such as Doyle Brunson, Benny Binion, Stu Ungar, Johnny Chan, TJ Cloutier, Barbara Enright, Phil Hellmuth, Dan Harrington, Erik Seidel, and Mike Sexton.

Players must be voted on in order to have a chance to be inducted into the 2011 Poker Hall of Fame, and the induction process is now through.  The top 10 vote-getters are now voted on by a group of 17 men and women from the poker media, and also will be voted on by the 18 current living members of the Hall of Fame also.

Recently, the rules have changed a bit, and as of last year the eligibility rules have been modified.  There are quite a few things that go into determining what makes a player eligible for the Poker Hall of Fame.  Some of the requirements that factor into the players eligibility are that a player must have played poker against top competition in the game, must be at least 40 years old at the time of their nomination into the Hall of Fame, must be a high stakes player or have played high stakes at some point, must have gained respect from other players and played well, and also must have positive and consistent results in terms of being a profitable poker player.

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There are ten players who are eligible for being inducted into the 2011 Hall of Fame, and only two of these ten players will make it into the Hall.  The players are listed in alphabetical order starting with Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Jennifer Harman-Traniello, Linda Johnson, John Juanda, Marcel Luske, Jack McClelland, Tom McEvoy, Scotty Nguyen, and Huck Seed.  While all of these names are excellent players, one interesting player is Luske, who is actually a Stud Poker player predominantly, and is also the first player from Europe to make the voting cut.

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on the final vote, and the decision for which two players will make it into the Poker Hall of Fame.

European Poker Tour London Day 2 in the Books

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Benny Spindler may not be the most well known name in poker, but he’s making some big time moves that will draw quite a bit of attention at the European Poker Tour’s London Event.  After Day 1, Spindler was the second largest chip stack with 160,800 chips.  After Day 2, Spindler ended with 469,800 chips, and is sitting at the top of the leaderboard heading into Day 3.

Spindler first made some noise on the live poker tournament scene back in 2009, when he pulled in a third place finish at the European Poker Tour PokerStars’ Caribbean Adventure, and took home an impressive payday of $1.1 million.  His strong play in 2009 continued on since then, as he has had some excellent finishes such as his $44k payday last year at this EPT London Event.  He has also made three final tables this year, cashing for $48k at the EPT Berlin, finishing second at the EPT Grand Final High Roller Event for a nice $469k payout, and taking down the $10k Single Reload event at the EPT Talinn for $71k.  All in all, Spindler has been able to top the $2 million mark in terms of his live tournament earnings in his career.

Day 2 saw some big name eliminations, as well as some big names who will move on; and there is a total of 160 players who will kick off Day 3.  The top 104 players will make it into the cash for the event, and the players who are able to make it into the final six of the event will bring home a six-figure payday.

Some of the names who have made it through to Day 3 include Doyle Brunson, John Gale, Humberto Brenes, Jake Cody, Brian Hastings, Jason Mercier, Sorel Mizzi, Andrew Feldman, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Toddy Terry, Freedy Deeb, and James Akenhead.

A few of the names who were unable to make it through Day 2 were players like Joe Cada, Ivan Demidov, Joe Hachem, Vicky Coren, Barry Greenstein, and Vanessa Rousso.

Day 3 has been ongoing throughout today (Monday) and will have the final players who make the cash by the end of the day today.  The final table is already scheduled to kick off on Thursday the 6th and will be a televised event.

Introducing 888 Poker Reward Freerolls

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The 888.com Rewards program offers players an increasing array of bonuses as well as ways to increase eligibility for those bonuses.

Players with qualifying status levels can move up a level through special eligible tournaments and participate in weekly and monthly freeroll tournaments with guaranteed prizes of as much as $25,000.

There are 8 rewards tournaments in all: 3 eligible tournaments and 5 status freerolls. The 3 eligible tournaments are the Silver Dollar, Gold Rush and Platinum Record. The Silver Dollar Tournament has a $1 + $0.10 buy-in and is a rebuy/add-on event. It takes place 3 times daily and the prize pool is Silver Status and cash. Bronze players are eligible to play. The Gold Rush Tournament has a $5 + $0.50 buy-in and takes place 3 times daily. The prize pool is Gold Status and cash, and Bronze and Silver players are eligible. The Platinum Record Tournament has a $15 + $1.50 buy-in and takes place 3 times each Sunday. The prize pool is Platinum Status and cash and eligible players are those with Bronze, Silver and Gold Status.

The five freerolls include the $75 Daily Freeroll and the $750 Weekly Bronze Freeroll, for both of which Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum players are eligible. There is also the $1,000 Weekly Silver Freeroll for Silver, Gold, Platinum and VIP players, the $4,000 Monthly Gold Freeroll for Gold, Platinum and VIP players, and the $7,000 Monthly Platinum Freeroll for Platinum and VIP players.

Rewards Tournaments can be found in the 888 Poker Tournament lobby under the Rewards tab.

Poker Stars Hosts EPT 8 Skrill Satellites

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The online payment processing company Moneybookers is changing its name, and presumably some of its services and technologies, to Skrill. Now the official payment processor of the European Poker Tour, Skrill is sponsoring special tournamnets with 10,000 Euro prize pools at all of the EPT Season 8 events. The creator and host of EPT 8, Poker Stars, is hosting freeroll tournaments to find the players to seed into those tournaments.

Each EPT Skrill Grand Final tournament is a single-table event with 10 seats, all of which will be filled by PokerStars qualifier winners. These freeroll qualifiers take place regularly, for each and every stop on the season 8 EPT itinerary, the next Skrill freeroll qualifier taking place October 2 at 14:05 ET or 20:05 CET for the Skrill Grand Final at this year’s EPT London.

To get a seat in these freeroll qualifiers just try out the new Skrill to make a deposit into your Poker Stars account. Using Skrill, the company says, is the same as using Moneybookers. Only the look has changed. To be credited for the deposit to receive a seat in an upcoming Skrill freeroll, be sure to use the bonus code: SKRILLEPT when making the deposit.

In addition to the seat at the exclusive €10,000 Grand Final at an upcoming European Poker Tour stop, players in Poker Stars Skrill Freerolls will also be competing for a €500 added prize pool. Buy-ins for each of these freerolls is only €1. The runner-up of each freeroll will also win 300,000 Skrill VIP Club Loyalty points, while the third place finisher will get 100,000.