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Poker 101: Thou shall not file lawsuit against PokerStars
Monday, September 1st, 2008Online poker sure is a tricky business.
Why? A certain Natalie ‘’TheV0id’’ Teltscher thought she was seeing a major payday after her account won $1,228,330.50 for first place in PokerStars’ 2007 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event.
Her dreams were burned to the ground, however, when PokerStars disqualified her after discovering that [...]
PokerStars conquered by a poker player not playing in the 2008 WSOP
Sunday, August 10th, 2008What happens when you offer a $1.5 Million Guaranteed Pot on a Sunday tournament online?
If the PokerStars Sunday Tournament 1.5 Million Guarantee is any indication, you’ll find yourself with 8,431 entrants and a massive $1,686,200.00 total prize pool. This ensured a cool $204,198.82 to the winner and with that kind of [...]
PokerStars increase Sunday Million Guarantee to $1.5 M
Monday, August 4th, 2008PokerStars have something for all you poker fans.
Poker room giant PokerStars seem to be determined to put its competitors away especially with the Full Tilt Poker brand all over the 2008 World Series of Poker lately.
Starting August 3, PokerStars’ extremely popular Sunday Million will now feature a $1.5 million weekly guarantee. And [...]
William Thorson becomes new PokerStar
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Apparently, PokerStars want all the poker stars they can have.
His total live tournament winnings as of 2008 is over $1,800,000. He made a name for himself by appearing in two final tables at the European Poker Tour. He has also cashed four times at the World Series of Poker. Now, Swedish poker star William [...]
Michael Schulze Wins PokerStars EPT Polish Open
Monday, March 17th, 200840-year-old German share trader Michael Schulze won the PokerStars European Poker Tour Polish Open at the Hyatt Regency in Warsaw yesterday, seeing off 358 others on his way to taking down the $609,782 first prize.
Michael Schulze and Ricardo Sousa played tag atop the leaderboard for all of Day 3, so it was only fitting that [...]
Michael ‘Timex’ McDonald Is PokerStars European Poker Tour German Open Champion
Sunday, February 10th, 2008Michael ‘Timex’ McDonald started the final day of the PokerStars European Poker Tour German Open as the chip leader, and after a few hiccups along the route, finished the same way, claiming his first EPT title and the €933,600 first prize. The young Canadian played strong technical poker throughout and also earned a seat into [...]
Team PokerStars Pro Betrand “ElkY” Grospellier Wins the 2008 PokerStars Carribean Adventure
Tuesday, January 15th, 20081,000+ poker players were basking in the Carribean sun and sand to take part in the 2008 PokerStars Carribean Adventure. After countless satellites and on-line qualifiers at PokerStars, it was all down to five days of heart-stopping No-Limit Texas Hold’em poker action for the 2008 PokerStars Carribean Adventure.
In the end, it was Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, [...]
Poker News: Grant Levy Wins Pokerstars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final Poker Tournament
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007Grant Levy became the first Australian to win a million-dollar prize on his home soil, taking down the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final and its winner’s share of AU $1,000,000.
In a marathon heads-up match that capped an exciting final table, Australian native Grant Levy took down the first-ever PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour [...]
