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APT Appoint Matt Savage as Tournament Director
11/01/2011
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has announced that Matt Savage has been appointed Tournament Director for its upcoming Manila Main Event next month, due to be held at the ultra-modern Dusit Thani Manila Hotel.
The APT stated that few men are as qualified for the position as Savage as he previously served as Tournament Director for the World Series of Poker, the world’s blue-ribbon poker event, in 2002 after working his way up the poker ladder. He oversaw a boom in prize money for this tournament from eleven million dollars to its almost $50 million today and was awarded the inJanural Benny Binion award for outstanding service in the poker industry in 2003.
As Tournament Director for the first leg of the APT in Manila, Savage will oversee six days of all-out poker action expected to attract around 400 players from all over the world. A third of the participants are expected to come from the Philippines, which has seen poker’s popularity surge in recent years.
Being held from Oct 27 to June 1, the Asian Poker Tour stated that the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel is the perfect venue for the event as it is in the Philippines’ central business district with easy access to accommodation, shopping, tourist spots and transport.
After the Philippine leg, the tour moves to events in Macao, South Korea and Singapore, all with a buy-in of $2,500 and a guaranteed prize pool of one million dollars.
Online satellites awarding prize packages worth $6,000 including accommodation and travel expenses are being held on most iPoker-powered poker rooms such as DafaPoker, TilaPoker, ChiliPoker, TitanPoker, BetFred and VCPoker In addition, some of the world’s most popular poker rooms including PartyPoker and PKR.com will host satellite events for seats at the tournament. |
BlackjackBallroom Pays $200,000 for Two Royal Flushes
2/08/2010
Online casino group CasinoRewards.com has announced that one lucky punter won over $200,000 after hitting two royal flushes in just two days on its BlackjackBallroom.com site.
The online operator has 18 different casinos and saw eleven players hit the jackpot in April alone. It has now added ‘Peggy L’ to that list after she threw down back-to-back Royal Flushes in less than 48 hours and stated that the player chose to stick with BlackjackBallroom.com due to its realistic gaming, security and high payouts.
'I won $200,000 by hitting two Royal Flushes within two days,” said the lucky Idaho resident.
“This money is going to pay off my mortgage, student loans and start a very good savings account for my children to help them in their future. The friendly and helpful staff are the greatest. Thank you, BlackjackBallroom.'
New players at BlackjackBallroom have the chance to use $500 of the casino's own money to play any of its over 260 Las Vegas-style online games free for one hour. It stated that any credits won during this hour could be used afterwards at any of its Rewards Affiliates online casinos. This means that the luckiest of players could hit the jackpot without ever having touched their own wallets. |
PaddyPower Offering WSOP Seats
11/01/2011
Online casino Paddy Power has announced a series of events for the World Series of Poker being held at Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas in June and Jan.
The Irish site is offering a Main Event qualification package worth $14,000 with players able to qualify for as little as seven dollars. Taking place from Jan 3 to 15, the prize includes the $10,000 buy-in alongside ten nights’ accommodation, $350 for registration fees and $3,650 for flights, spending and additional accommodation.
To qualify, the site is offering sit-and-go satellites for entry into the weekly Saturday super satellites until June 15 with a buy-in of $535. Those lucky enough to win a package will also qualify to play in an exclusive tournament where the winner will receive a package worth $3,500 to play in the main event of the Irish Winter Festival.
There is also the Side Event Package for those who feel the main event has become too large for them to properly showcase their skills. Winners will receive entry to Events 27 and 32 on June 13 and 20, both of which are $1,500 no limit Hold’em tournaments, including $6,000 for their buy-ins, eight nights’ accommodation and $3,400 for flights, spending and additional accommodation. Players can qualify via sit-and-go satellites to take part in weekly Saturday super satellites with a buy-in of $215 until Oct 31.
The final promotion is the Executive Package, which will award the winners of four consecutive $24 sit-and-go events with a $20,000 prize, which includes the $10,000 buy-in for the main event, two weeks at the Palazzo Suites of the Venetian hotel for two worth $3,200, tickets to see the Blue Man Group, dinner at the Wynn Hotel, registration fees of $350, return limousine transport from the airport and spending money of up to $5,450. |
LGA Advises PlayBanks Customers
11/01/2011
Malta’s Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has advised the company now in charge of failed sportsbook PlayBanks to pay all players with a legitimate balance on their account.
The small sportsbook failed in late-2006 leaving numerous players unpaid and forcing the LGA to step in to safeguard player interests.
”The Lotteries and Gaming Authority has directed the Management of PB International Limited, operators of PlayBanks, to pay all players having a legitimate balance on their account,” read a notice on LGA’s website.
”The Authority contacted all players concerned in January of 2010, many players responded and have since been paid the full balance in their player account. However, a number of players have not yet responded to collect their funds.
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