Robbery at EPT Berlin

March 6, 2010 – 4:39 pm

Robbery at ept berlin today

Somewhere between five and six million dollars was probably yield as a group of armed robbers mid-afternoon attack Hyatt hotel in Berlin, where this week played the European Poker Tour tournament.
The timing was well chosen for the high roller tournament with 10,000 euros in deposits had just begun and there has been plenty of cash, cashier. It is reported from several different sources in Berlin that the robbers got away with 700-800000 euros, but it is not yet confirmed from official page.

The last Dane in the main event was Theo Jorgensen. It succeeds ekstrabladet.dk to get in touch with him through the Messenger, he phone is in a mess in Turner test chamber.

His assessment is that the robbers managed to play away, but no serious injuries are.

It is also rumored that the robbers were armed with machetes and not a loaded weapon.

- There was just panic in people, and then began to run, says Theo Jorgensen.

- The most shocking was how everybody was totally in panic and I had to stop such a sick boy from trampling over a girl who had fallen. It was sick to experience, he writes.

- How are you?

- There is nothing. I’m more shocked to lose the two hands lately, so I have 350,000 chips instead of four million, he writes.

The robbers are guaranteed far from the hotel as it is scheduled to resume at the tournament. 16.00.

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Press Release: Casino Player wins Million on his first day

February 23, 2010 – 8:31 am

NordicBet confirms that a new customer, playing his first day, has won a €1,008,232.22 jackpot on the Arabian Nights progressive slot game, the largest single win to date in the NordicBet casino.

The winner, Claes from Stockholm, had registered and played several rounds at the maximum bet on Thursday before hitting the record win at 20:55, according to Net Entertainment, the Swedish-based software company that operates the Arabian Nights online slot game.

“It was amazing! I’ve won before so I knew the feeling, but this was just unbelievable. I remember thinking that this is a scam, but then I saw the balance on my account and realized that it was really happening. I think I screamed, a lot!” said Claes when a NordicBet representative spoke to him by the phone this morning.

Claes, who has asked that his full name not be released, said he plans to use part of the money to buy an apartment and do some travelling, and will invest the rest.

“We’d like to congratulate Claes on his incredible luck,” said Tom Wood, Casino & Games Manager for Nordic Gaming Group, which owns the NordicBet brand. “It just shows that you never know which spin is going to win.”

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Press Release: Betfair Poker to sponsor Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT)

February 19, 2010 – 11:39 am

Betfair Poker to sponsor Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT)

18th February 2010

Betfair Poker is proud to announce an exclusive headline sponsorship of Season 4 of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT). The tour has enjoyed rapid growth in its three seasons to date, becoming Europe’s largest amateur poker organisation, boasting over 20,000 registered members. Season 4 will see APAT host twenty eight live tournaments in total, in both the UK and Ireland, and as an exciting addition this Season’s tour, three events in mainland Europe. Betfair Poker will be the exclusive online qualifying home for APAT, and will also host the APAT National Online Championship and League fixtures.

While Betfair Poker has traditionally sponsored high-end Poker events, such as its headline sponsorship of the World Series of Poker Europe, this partnership recognises its commitment to poker whatever the stakes. Betfair Poker will offer APAT members the added value chance to win 33 seats to the GUKPT main events, as well as 23 seats to APAT Professional events.  In addition, APAT’s leading amateur and professional player at the end of the Season will each win a £20,000 APAT sponsorship package for 2011.

Des Duffy; Managing Director,  commented “APAT launched the UK’s first national poker tour in 2006 and it has become a proving ground for new and developing players, with members winning WSOP, EPT and GUKPT titles, amongst many others.  This partnership with Betfair Poker brings a well-known and respected brand to APAT, as well as a tremendous amount of additional value and opportunity for our members”.

Matt Mowlam, Head of UK Poker for Betfair Poker added,

“Our tie-up with APAT signals our commitment to grass roots poker. APAT are a professionally run, fun tour, and one that has been keenly contested by thousands of players in the three seasons to date. This partnership offers something to all players from across the Poker spectrum, who previously may not have been able to enjoy Betfair’s famed Live Event hospitality. It’s great for both parties and I’m looking forward to another record breaking season.”

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About Betfair

Betfair is the world’s biggest online betting community and pioneered the first successful betting exchange in 2000. Driven by cutting-edge technology, Betfair enables customers to choose their own odds and bet even after the event has started. The company now processes over six million transactions a day from its three million registered customers around the world. In addition to sports betting, Betfair offers a portfolio of innovative products including casino, exchange games and poker. Betfair has twice been named the UK’s ‘Company of the Year’ by the Confederation of British Industry and remains one of the only betting companies to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, being recognised for Innovation in 2003 and most recently for International Trade in 2008. Betfair currently employs over 1,500 people, principally in London, Malta and Tasmania. The company is a licensed betting operator in the UK, and holds licenses in Australia, Germany, Austria, Italy and Malta. www.betfair.com

About APAT

The Amateur Poker Association & Tour launched the UK’s first poker tour in 2006.  With over 20,000 members from 45 countries worldwide, APAT has run affordable National Amateur Poker Championship tournaments in several countries.  The 2009 European Amateur Team Championship was attended by national teams from twelve countries, with Poland beating France to the title.  The 2009 World Championship of Amateur Poker festival; featured Omaha and HORSE events in addition to the World Amateur Poker Championship main event, selling out six months early.   In 2010, APAT will extend its tournament offering with a wider range of Amateur Championship events, the launch of a Professional League, a multi disciplined Specialist Series, while the majority of Championship events will be streamed live online through APAT TV and reported on by APAT Magazine.

APAT Live Tournament Schedule – Season 4

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

2 day events – £75 buy in – unless stated

20/3 – Welsh Amateur Championship – Aspers, Swansea
17/4 – United Kingdom Amateur Championship – Grosvenor Victoria, London
15/5 – Central European Amateur Championship – Austria
19/6 – Scottish Amateur Championship – G, Aberdeen
31/7 – Northern European Amateur Championship – Estonia
27/8 – World Amateur Heads Up Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
27/8 – World Amateur Team Championship – DTD, Nottingham – £100
28/8 – World Amateur Stud Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
29/8 – World Amateur Omaha Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
30/8 – World Amateur Six Max Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
29/8 – World Amateur Poker Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 3 day – £100
31/8 – World Amateur HORSE Championship – DTD, Nottingham – 1 day – £50
25/9 – Irish Amateur Championship – Dublin
23/10 – English Amateur Championship – G, Luton
27/11 – European Amateur Championship – G, Coventry
8/1 – Southern European Amateur Championship – Spain
29/1 – United Kingdom Team Championship – G, Bolton

PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE

1 day event – Pot Limit Hold’em – £250 buy in – 10,000 chips – 40 minute clock

20/3 – Professional League Swansea – Grosvenor, Swansea
17/4 – Professional League London – Grosvenor Victoria, London
19/6 – Professional League Glasgow – G, Aberdeen
28/8 – Professional League Nottingham – DTD, Nottingham
25/9 – Professional League Dublin – Dublin
23/10 – Professional League Luton – G, Luton
27/11 – Professional League Coventry – G, Coventry

SPECIALIST SERIES

1 day event – £25 buy in – mixed structures to be advised a month prior to events.

21/3 – Specialist Series – Grosvenor, Swansea
18/4 – Specialist Series – Grosvenor Victoria, London
20/6 – Specialist Series – G, Aberdeen
26/9 – Specialist Series – Dublin
24/10 – Specialist Series – G, Luton

28/11 – Specialist Series – G, Coventry

JOINING IS EASY -

STEP ONE

TO REGISTER CLICK THE BANNER BELOW
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STEP TWO

Sign up for free Here
http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php

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6 Exclusive Poker Freerolls

February 6, 2010 – 9:31 pm

FURNESS FRENZY FREEROLLS – EXCLUSIVE TO OUR MEMBERS

We are pleased to announce we are giving our members a total of 6 x €50.00 Freerolls

Each Tournament is held on a Monday Night at 9pm UK Time (10pm CET)

The tournaments are password protected so in order to enter please request the password in the freeroll section
FURNESS FRENZY FREEROLLS

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    €50 – Furness Poker Frenzy – Feb 15th

    €50 – Furness Poker Frenzy – Feb 22nd

    €50 – Furness Poker Frenzy – March 1st

    €50 – Furness Poker Frenzy – March 8th

    €50 – Furness Poker Frenzy – March 15th

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PokerNews: Pacific Open Poker Tournament Package

January 28, 2010 – 6:55 pm

Tell us, what would be better than spending an entire week at a paradise beach hotel from the Hilton Worldwide Resorts for 8 days and 7 nights, which will include all you can eat and drink? Included and most important you will have a $1650 buy in to the Poker Host Pacific Open with a $135,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool, all included in the same package. Well this is a unique opportunity that Image is offering right now.

“We are very proud to bring our first Poker Host Pacific Open, an opportunity to relax, enjoy the beach and at the same time experience a great tournament with great prizes! We have thought of this activity for the player that needs a small relief from their day-to-day routine and want to leave everything aside for a week, feel rested and get ready to go back to their normal life happier, rested and with more money!”

This event will be held from March 8th to March 15th at the Double Tree Puntarenas by Hilton. The package has a real attractive price and the price gets even better if you are an active PokerHost player which can include an amount for airfare and transportation!

So what are you waiting for? Get your bags ready, put on some sun block, your shades and your poker face, and get ready to go to paradise with PokerHost. Visit Image for more details on the event and prizing.

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Furness PokerNews $100000 in Freerolls

January 27, 2010 – 7:17 pm

Furness Poker Newsletter www.FurnessPoker.co.uk January 2010

Furness Poker Online Games Every Thursday at 8pm

We hold a $5.50 game online, full details of this can be found on the front page of the website. In total there will be 5 leagues of 8 weeks this year and with a guaranteed added cash value of at least an extra $1200.00 to be paid out in league prizes including a sponsorship package to our overall champion. We are almost at the end of league one and the next two games will include a bounty on the previous winner; anyone taking him out of the tournament will receive a brass card guard. To join simply go to our site, full instructions of how to take part are there, Furthermore all our players receive a massive 33% rakeback from the poker room.

APAT 2010 UK Team Championships

20 teams participated from the top UK poker clubs and forums in a £400 entry, 2 day event at the G-Casino Manchester last weekend, Team Furness was there and although we didn’t win we did ourselves proud, our highest finish in the 160 field was Snapper who went out in 16th with his pocket sevens getting busted by AQ. Everyone from the team had a fantastic time and played brilliantly, thank you guys for your participation. Also a big thank you to Darren Naylor who came along and gave a great pre-match coaching and pep talk. For the full match report and photos of the event please see the forum at Furness Poker.

LOCAL LEADERBOARD 2010 For Furness Players

The overall top 7 players of each series of games (plus three wildcards) will be invited to play in an exclusive value added tournament, the overall winner will not only get bragging rights, but a stunning trophy, chipset, merchandise, cash and sponsorship into live events. This is free to enter, all you need to do is participate in any of the following series of events

• Railway League (Every Wednesday at Dalton)

• Furness Online League (Every Thursday )

• Tour of Furness (Tour dates TBA shortly)

Full updates of the leagues and leader boards can be found at our forum http://www.FurnessPoker.co.uk

POINTS FOR THE ONLINE FURNESS GAMES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE LEADERBOARD 2010 FROM OUR LEAGUE TWO STARTING ON FEBRUARY 11th ONLY LOCAL PLAYERS ARE ELIGIBLE

$100,000.00 in Freerolls For February

In February Furness Poker are giving all its members access to a whopping $100,000.00+ worth of freerolls, there are no deposit requirements and where needed passwords are available from the forum , there is a minimum of $3500.00 worth of freerolls each and every day. These include major cash prizes, tournament seats as well as multiple micro freerolls; we even have a weekly game that guarantees EVERYONE is paid cash

In addition to this you can win cash, merchandise and poker books in our daily treasure map hunt.

For more information see our forum at

http://www.FurnessPoker.co.uk

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£2000 Daily Poker Freeroll open to UK and Ireland players

January 25, 2010 – 7:16 pm

Pokerstars are offering a daily £2000 Freeroll for all UK and Irish poker players at 9.30pm

This is a great way of building your poker bankroll for free

no password or deposit required

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Qype: g casino in Manchester

January 25, 2010 – 3:04 pm

Manchester – Nightlife – Casinos

just spent the weekend here playing the APAT UK Team Championships, as cardroom facilities go it was a little cramped for a 160 seat tournament, however what made up for this was the level of service from the valets as well as the buffet, both excellent. The casino itself offers various games, ie slots, roulette, blackjack, carribean stud and their bar and relaxation area is also of a high standard. Coffee, Tea and soft drinks are free and alcoholic drinks are reasonably priced. They also have an outdoor smoking area that includes cover and heating. I chatted with the Card Room Manager and he was very accomodating, showing an enthusiam for his job and I would certainly be more than happy to return here for future games. The carpark is also free and is secure and staffed.

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PRESS RELEASE Furness Local Player of the Year 2010

January 22, 2010 – 9:40 am

We are proud to announce that we will be running a leaderboard over 2010 to determine who will be the Local Player of the Year 2010. There is no entry fee for this, quite simply to participate all you need to do is take part in any of the three series of games, Players may opt to play in one, two or all three, although points for each will be counted on separate ladders so not to penalise players that can only participate in one or two of the leagues.

Dalton Railway Leagues

Held every Wednesday at the Railway, Hotel, Station Road, Dalton-in-Furness, entry to the league is just £8.00 and a £2.00 charity donation. Starting time is 7.45pm and players start with a generous stack of 30,000 chips, the tournament is held in the Pullman Suite, this is one of the oldest and most successful established games in the area with a friendly atmosphere and a wide variety of players. Additional prizes also include an award for the best hand before the break. New players are always welcome. Updates of the league can also be found on the Furness Poker website.

Furness Poker Online Leagues

Held every Thursday online and with such a low buy in of $5.50 is suitable for all pockets, furthermore for every player every game $2.00 is added to the prize pool which is paid to the top 3 finishers over an eight week period and a further $1.00 is added to a champions fund, with an estimated prize of a £400.00 sponsored poker package to play in a live poker event. Although this game is open to international players, only local players will be allocated points towards the FLP of The Year 2010

Points for these games will begin with League 2 which starts on the February 11th and through to the end of League 5 which ends on September 16th

Tour of Furness Games

After a very successful 2009 series of games, The Tour of Furness 2010 league will be the highlight of local poker, offering players an affordable buy-in and a deep stack of chips, state of the art tournament software and a slow blind structure ensuring players an enjoyable game. Points won in this league will automatically be allocated to The Furness Player of the Year 2010 leaderboard. As soon as the venues and games are set we will announce the games on the Furness Poker website as well as sending out notifications to our members.

At the end of the year we will ask the top ten players to play off in a champion of champion’s shoot-out to determine the overall winner, who, as well as the bragging rights, a stunning trophy, free entries to local games as well as additional cash prizes and potential sponsorship deals.

We will also be using the leaderboard to determine player qualifications towards team events such as The Amateur Poker Association Tournament’s UK Team Championships, an inaugural event that sees the top 20 poker clubs in the United Kingdom battle it out in a two day live poker event..

Full details of events, leaderboard and news can be found on our forum at http://www.furnesspoker.co.uk

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Qype: Hi Street Casino in Barrow-in-Furness

January 22, 2010 – 3:47 am

Barrow-in-Furness – Nightlife – Casinos

The name is very misleading as it is only a place with slot machines, however there is a cafe at the back and is very reasonable for a basic meal, ie pie and chips. staff a very pleasant but, pardon the pun, not my cup of tea

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