Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Holland’s Marcel Luske and American Jason Mercier are the latest names to join the pro ranks at Team Poker Stars.
Dapper Dutchman Luske is one of the most recognisable faces (and voices) on the circuit. As well as cashing in tournaments throughout the world, he has still had time to found ‘Federation Internationale de Poker Association’ (FIDPA) which aims to standardise the rules of poker throughout the world. The Flying Dutchman was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the European Poker Awards in 2008.Jason Mercier has been on a complete heater since winning last year’s Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure. The 22-year-old followed up that impressive performance with wins at EPT events in London and San Remo not forgetting his first bracelet win in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event at this year’s WSOP.Commenting on the deal Mercier said “Becoming a member of Team Poker Stars Pro means a lot to me. I’m so excited to be playing for the site I first started playing on. I feel like this solidifies my standing as one of the top poker players’ around.” said Mercier.Luske and Mercier join a pro stable that already includes Daniel Negreanu, Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem, Barry Greenstein and Peter Eastgate.Click here to play with the biggest names in poker
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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