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Poker Stars has now confirmed that its Caribbean Adventure event will be televised on the Game Show Network, giving viewers a glimpse into a dream scenario of playing poker in the beautiful Bahamas.  A representative for Poker Stars, Matt Clark, has confirmed that they have finally reached an agreement with the Game Show Network to [...]

If you’re looking for a little more than the standard 100% bonus offer that most sites promote, look no further than Doyles Room. They’re giving new depositing players a 100% bonus match up to $550. The requirements to clear the bonus aren’t that bad, so if you’re good at multi tabling and can go four [...]

The poker charity Poker for the Homeless, formerly known as Simon Poker Day, is scheduled to take place along side the 2009 Irish Poker Championship circuit.  The charity poker event runs on Sunday, January 4th, the last day of the Irish Poker Championship.  Players can buy in at the door for €300 + €30 which [...]

The National Heads up Poker Championship is now in its fourth year and offers players a real challenge, playing one on one against the best players in the world.  The event is an invite only, 64 player tournament held in Las Vegas available only to US players who qualify online.
For your chance to win a [...]

Mansion Poker currently is offering enough bonuses and promotions to fill, well, a mansion…
New players making their first deposit at Mansion will receive a deposit bonus of 100% up to $500 with easy play through requirements to clear the bonus. If that sounds good and you want to tell a friend about it, make sure [...]

After an amazing 28 years of growth, Atlantic City has succumbed to the recent down turn in the economy seeing its gambling proceeds tumble for the second time in a row.  In the first 11 months of 2008, casino revenue from games fell 6.7 percent.  Last year’s decline of 5.7 percent was the first ever [...]

Heading into 2009, the folks at CD Poker have added several exciting promotions for new players. When you make your first deposit, you’ll see a generous welcome bonus match of 100% up to $500.  Couple that with their regular reload bonuses and you’ll find your bankroll sitting pretty in no time at all.
In addition, CD [...]

Beginning January 4, the World Poker Tour will begin airing its seventh season of 26 episodes at its new home on Fox Sports Net.  Also changing this year will be the World Poker Tour’s format.  In an effort to give viewers a better look into how the final tables are played out at these events [...]

On Sunday, Poker Stars set a record breaking no limit hold’em contest making them the home of the largest tournament in history.  An amazing 35,000 entrants put up the $10+$1 buy in to be a part of the historical record breaking event which was part of Poker Stars‘ World Record Weekend.  To sweeten the deal, [...]

Day 5 play at the Doyle Brunson Classic Championships moved at a rapid pace with players quickly busting out of the tournament one after the other.  The televised final table should now have plenty of time to focus on the final six players left standing.  Those final players feature three frequent World Poker Tour final [...]