Archive for December, 2010

Win Your Way into the EPT

Friday, December 24th, 2010

Let’s discuss a couple exciting promos being offered by the PokerStars marketing code at the moment.

PokerStars has really taken advantage of their most recent WSOP champion. Jonathan Duhamel is targeting his next promotion at his fellow Canadians, inviting them to download PokerStars for the chance to win an EPT prize package. The package includes airfare for two, four nights accommodations, $1k cash, an EPT Deauville Main Event seat, and dinner with Duhamel.

If you are interested in this package, you need to win your way to the Canadian Celebration’s Grand Final. You do not need a large bankroll for you have the option to play freerolls, $2.20 qualifiers, and FPP satellites. The winner of the trip will be the person that wins the Grand Final.

If you are not Canadian but still want to get into some tournament action, you can try to get into the PCA. The PokerStars download introduced a special tournament this year that combines fishing and poker. The Fish & Chips Showdown can be entered via direct buy-in or through tournament qualifiers.

There aren’t any online poker rooms that have a tournament like this one. The Fish &…

Happy Hour Earns you Double Points on Full Tilt

Saturday, December 11th, 2010

Lately the Full Tilt Poker download has offered several promotions regarding Full Tilt Points, and the latest of them is dubbed “Short Handed Happy Hour”. Long time users of Full Tilt will already know that they earn double the Full Tilt Points at Happy Hour tables, but it can be tough to find Happy Hour during a convenient time, especially if they play during peak hours. Short Handed Happy Hour gives all players the chance to earn more Points at all times of the day.

Your Full Tilt Poker download is handing out two times the Full Tilt Points in short handed cash games from now until the end of January. The site has arranged it so that you can still earn double points at a Full Ring table. 9-max tables are called short handed when there are five or fewer players. 6-handed tables are short handed when there are three or less players. How will this promo change the game? There is a decent chance that the 9-max games could be started by 6-max experts wanting to obtain twice as many Points. Or there is a chance that this promo will cause the Full Ring veterans to…