Sandra Naujoks takes home EPT Dortmund Championship
March 16, 2009
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Vicky Coren had to relinquish her title of being the only female to win an EPT event when Sandra Naujoks won the EPT Dortmund main event over the weekend, taking home €917,000.
This EPT event was sponsored by PokerStars, lasted for 5 days and had an entry fee of €5,300.
The next stop for the EPT will be EPT SAN REMO, which is located in north-western Italy. The main event kicks off at 2pm on April 18th and the final table will start on April 23rd at 2pm and has a buy-in of €5,000 + €300.
To qualify for this land-based event and many more other major offline tournaments, head on over to PokerStars and get in on the action today!
Utah Attorney General joins fight to legalize online gambling
March 5, 2009
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The Poker Players’ Alliance presented their case for legalized online poker and gambling earlier this week to Attorney Generals across the country, during the spring conference of National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, D.C.
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff understands what’s going on, and summed it up pretty good in regards to the UIGEA in this statement: “Even though we outlawed it for two years now, it is still going on and it is highly unregulated, so you’ve got unscrupulous people rigging the system. People are getting ripped off.”
The only problem that Utah faces is that it’s one of only two states in America that have laws against any form of gambling. If they were to support Barney Frank’s upcoming bill to repeal the UIGEA, then it opens up a can of worms that they may not want to deal with – Under Indian gaming laws, if a state allows any form of gambling, that state has no legal grounds to deny tribes the right to open a casino on tribal land.
Hopefully they’ll come to an agreement that will work best for everyone. Personally, I think this is great to see politicians that aren’t closed-minded and are willing to think “outside the box.” I see Barney Frank’s bill gaining momentum in a good way, and hopefully by the time his bill is introduced, it has enough momentum to plow right through congress and the senate.
PokerStars welcomes their 20 millionth player
March 3, 2009
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PokerStars has just broken the 20,000,000 player mark. This is quite a feat, considering that just 3 years ago they were celebrating the 5,000,000 milestone. The lucky member “piposko” signed up on Feb. 21st, and was given a $215 tournament ticket just for joining and being their 20 millionth player! How’s that for class? You have to love PokerStars!
On the heels of this announcement, PokerStars‘ 8-game tables made their jump into the high stakes field. Now, players can play up to $400/$800 limit, and often against well recognized pros such as Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu and Gavin Griffin. These 8 game tables are a rotation of Hold’em, Omaha H/L, Razz, Stud, Stud H/L, NL Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and 2-7 Triple Draw. If you’re not a high roller, don’t fret. You can still play at the 8 game tables for as little as .20/.40 stakes. I think these tables are great, as it does get kinda boring sometime being limited to one game. These tables can be found in the lobby; Click on ‘other games’ > ‘mixed games’ > 8 game’.
