Thursday, 14 August 2014
Team PokerStars Pro stalwart and owner of a shiver of sharks, Humberto Brenes, recently confirmed that he will no longer be representing the online poker giant.
Known as ‘De Chark’, Brenes was a popular member of PokerStars’ roster for eight years but is now a free agent after failing to agree new terms.News of the departure came via an interview with PokerNews in which he explained that the ‘decision was made through mutual agreement’ after the ‘terms of the [contract] renewal were not suited to the company’ or himself.The 63-year-old Costa Rican is still a famous face on the South American poker scene and managed an impressive ten cashes at this year's World Series Of Poker (WSOP). However, it seems that the new owner of PokerStars, Amaya Gaming, is looking to shake things up and possibly bring in some fresh blood over the coming months.Indeed, it's also been reported by various sources that Nacho Barbero and Angel Guillen have also parted ways with PokerStars over the last few days.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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