Party Poker has announced the details for a month-long rake-related promotion that promises to give away $1 million in cash and prizes, including a $20,000 package to the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event in July. The promotion, entitled The Million-Dollar Race, will kick off at midnight on May 1st and will continue all [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | April 30, 2009

In an announcement on Wednesday, Party Poker disclosed that they have renewed their association with poker professional and World Poker Tour announcer Mike Sexton. Terms of the deal were not announced but, with the continuation of their association, Party Poker and Sexton have been together for almost a decade in what has to be one [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | April 29, 2009

We’ve already mentioned that PartyPoker’s satellites to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) are underway, but Las Vegas is not the only travel destination available on the online poker room. PartyPoker is also offering a chance for players to win their way into both the Grand Prix de Poker in Paris, France and the Canadian [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | April 28, 2009

After battling their way through the 338 player field that started the event last Saturday, the final ten players are set to take to the felt this afternoon at the World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
When play began on Wednesday, 62 players still remained in the tournament, although twelve of those [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | April 24, 2009

Earlier this month, Party Poker was forced to withdraw a print advertisement found in a magazine after an adjudication by the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). The ad copy read, “PLAYERS WIN MORE AT PARTYPOKER”, and “Play for a $2m guaranteed prize pool … find out why more people love to win at PartyPoker.com*.” The [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | April 24, 2009

The details of this year’s World Poker Congress have been released including dates, places and a list of speakers. The yearly conference will be held from June 24th-25th at the Sheraton Hotel and Spa in Porto, Portugal and will feature panels and discussions on everything from expanding poker markets to tournament rules and standards to [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | April 23, 2009

Action is currently playing out at the Bellagio in Las Vegas in the World Poker Tour Championship, with 62 players still in contention for the title. What has been the buzz of the entirety of the scheduled run of the Five Star World Poker classic, however, is the low tournament numbers which have showed up [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | April 22, 2009

For those who were excited to see women like Kathy Liebert and Sandra Naujoks succeeding in recent mixed field poker tournaments, mark your calendars because the best and brightest women in the game are going to be showcased in the upcoming Women’s World Open III sponsored by PartyPoker.com.
The event, which is organized by Matchroom Sport, [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | April 21, 2009

After an arduous ten month battle across the United States and Canada, the World Poker Tour will once again crown not only their champion but also their Player of the Year, as poker’s finest gather for the WPT Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
The pinnacle of the World Poker Tour season, the WPT Championship [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | April 18, 2009

PartyPoker.com is gearing up for the fourth edition of the PartyPoker.com Sports Stars Challenge this spring and for the first time, the online poker room is allowing its customers to earn a spot in the competition through online qualifiers.
The Sports Stars Challenge is a relatively simple concept: seven heats of players, grouped by the sport [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | April 17, 2009