Two professional poker players, Alex Sánchez 'alex4ever' and Raúl Díaz 'CidRodrigo', have secured their spots in the prestigious Poker Pro Masters tournament. The final two invitations will be awarded this week.
The Poker Pro Masters, a new online heads-up competition organized by bwin and Poker-Red, has opened voting to select 5 out of 50 players. The winner will take home a €50,000 prize.
Party Poker has partnered with EducaPoker, offering new users free credits, a welcome bonus, and a freeroll with 1.000€ in prizes.
PokerStars has implemented significant changes to its cash game structure, including increased waiting times and new table formats. These changes are effective from March 1st.
Full Tilt has introduced new features and promotions, while PokerStars celebrates the fifth anniversary of its popular Sunday Million tournament. Victor Bloom faces off against DodgyFish72 in a high-stakes match.
The Grand Series of Poker 6 (GSOP 6) begins on February 27, 2011, on bwin, featuring a guaranteed prize pool of over $2.8 million across 15 main events.
Gus Hansen, Alex "Alexonmoon" Lu, and Lee "Enon" Goldman top the leaderboard. Eugene "fishosaurusREX" Yanayt had a tumultuous start, losing $650,000 before a big January win.
Maxim Lykov reaches the final table at WPT Venice, while Liv Boeree wins the PokerStars Sunday Warm Up. Doyle Brunson also makes headlines with a charity bet win.
Phil Ivey agreed to a $2 million bet to not cut his hair for a year during a Full Tilt Poker show. The show featured a strong lineup including Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, and Patrick Antonius.