Titan Poker spices up the table action with the launch of its Asian Poker Tour (APT) Manila 2009 tournament series offering weekly chances to compete for Eastern poker treasures in January.

It’s not every day that players are offered a chance to kick start the New Year with a taste of an exotic Eastern culture and a share of millions of dollars. The recent launch of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Manila 2009 Satellite Series at popular online poker room Titan Poker has certainly given those looking for a fresh and lucrative start to 2009 cause for celebration.

The highest profile stop on the expanding Asian Poker Tour (APT) circuit, the APT Manila tournament has gained a reputation as one of most exciting poker destinations in the world.

From the moment of its first running in May 2008, the APT Manila’s prize pool and the level of talent continue to reach new heights. The first tournament boasted a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and attracted 315 talented poker players from all over the world. Neighboring Australian poker pro David Saab made history as the first APT Manila winner after taking home $280,000.

Not to be outdone, the second stop on the Asian Poker Tour circuit was staged in Macau in August 2008 with an inflated prize offering of $1,500,000. In a surprising victory, twenty-year-old Yevgeniy Timoshenko of the United States claimed first prize winnings to the tune of $500,000.

The exciting poker action and growing prize pools offered by the 2009 Asian Poker Tour are guaranteed to attract even greater scores of elite players from Asia-Pacific and the rest of the world to unique and vibrant Manila.

Titan Poker is offering players a number of chances to play for the treasures of the Philippines in its series of twice-weekly Super Satellites staged every Thursday and Saturday from October 26th to January 15th.

• For Satellite buy-ins under a dollar ($0.55 + $0.05), players could be on their way to an unforgettable Eastern experience.

Ok…Big time News!

Cryptologic and Party Poker ‘poker networks’ joined together. The name that they will use will be (of course) PartyGaming.

• Meaning that probably PartyGaming bought the entire Cryptologic player database (paid by money or shares, who knows)

My Opinion: It’s better for us since we will be able to play at party poker with a lot more players.

DO YOU KNOW THAT PARTY POKER HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE 100% NEW SKIN / CLIENT?

He is the chip leader for WPT Festa Al Lago  with 313.000 chips.

The funny thing is that the 2nd in chips have only 200k (It’s this kinda unknown Nick Sliwinski).

The leadership has been mostly attributed to a confrontation with the November Nine’s Scott Montgomery (I don’t like him). Esfandiari had a set and the stupid Montgomery check raised all-in. Esfandiari was so happy to call that he couldn’t stand it. He almost cryed of happyness, ffs.

Montgomery I don’t like you still I don’t know you and you might be a wonderful human…OR NOT. (J/K anyway don’t sue me)

THE MOST FUNNY THING ABOUT FESTA AL LAGO: MICHAEL PHELPS.

The already world-wide-well-known Michael “Aquaman” Phelps was escorted to the Fontana Lounge by the  Phil Hellmuth Jr.

Note: Aquaman Phelps won (only) 14 Olimpic Gold Medals meaning that he is an alien or something..

The Top Five Chip Counts

The top five chip counts feature some more big names with big stacks. Right behind Esfandiari and Sliwinski is Jennifer Tilly with 195,050 and Andrew “good2cu” Robl is in fifth with 173,450. Also having a strong start to the tournament were Joe Sebok (142,050), Johnny Chan (138,000), Isaac “westmenloAA” Baron (116,825) and Allen Cunningham (105,825).

Day 1a bought 153 players whose paid $15k entry each, meaning 2.3M only with entry fees.

The competition will run (they said) until November 16 and feature another 25 events and over $15 million in winnings. As usual, each of the events will be hosted by a member of Team Full Tilt.

I still can’t believe their are running a series of events worth $15 millions dollars entirely thru the internet, I mean pure online play. This is the best place for expert of the online poker play, they will easily find out certain edges to aproach since I guess a lot of fish and maniacs. Amen.

Anyway…Here’s more info:

The FTOPS will span twelve days and include a $535 no-limit hold’em tournament with a guaranteed $300,000 prize on November 6 and a $535 Omaha pot-limit six-max competition with a $350,000 reward on November 8. The main event, a $535 no-limit hold’em tournament, will take place on November 16 and feature a guarantee of $2.5 million.

For those who were eliminated before the money in any game, the site is even offering a special Bouncebackability Freeroll event on November 22. Open to all players who were the last to be eliminated before the money in any event, the Freeroll will feature entry into the main event of the next edition of the FTOPS as a prize.

• You can easily download and start playing at FullTilt Poker. Check it out!

There are several important tournaments close to being played. Two EPT, one APT and one APPT.

EPT Barcelona, Sept 10-14, 2008. Buy-in €8,000 + 250.

EPT London, Oct 1-5, 2008. Buy-in £5,200 + 200.

APT Macau, Playing now. Buy-in USD $5,300.

APPT Macau,  Sept 1-9, 2008. Buy-in Main Event USD $3,200, High Rollers USD $19,250.

You can qualify winning satellites in PokerStars! What are you waiting for?

Get ready to play one of the biggest tournaments online.

$2.500.000 GP should be enough to cover your expected value! (LMAO)

The thing is that there are satellites for several stages in order to qualify to this humoungous tournament.

• You can qualify playing at Titan Poker or any other ipoker network client.

Still we recommend Titan Poker since I like them. They are the most serious of all.

Also stay tuned for the ECOOP III. That would be awesome, all to be played a Titan!

We always knew that UltimateBet was from the same owner than Absolute Poker, but they didn’t shared their players.

• The ugliest thing is that they also found cheaters at Ultimate Bet. Awful I used to play there just becouse of Phil Hellmuth Sponsoring.

Anyway the POKER NEWS is that Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet FORGED their poker networks into one more powerful (cheating nest).

This means that they are now losing so much people that can’t afford to clients. Still they will have two skins of the same cheated network.

Catch up you later  :roll:

The Legends of Poker organized by the WPT just started. We didn’t cover anything about it so I thought now was the momment to post theTournament Schedule.

WPT Legends of Poker - Tournament Schedule

Start Date: 30 July 2008

Finish Date:  29 August 2008

Location: The Bicycle Casino - 7301 Eastern Ave - Bell Gardens, CA

Event Details:

• Jul 30 NL Hold em Event 1 $300 + $35
• Jul 31 NL Hold em Event 2 $300 + $35 Single Rebuy
• Aug 01 NL Hold em Event 3 $500 + $45
• Aug 02 NL Hold em Event 4 $300 + $35 Multiple Rebuys GTD: $150,000
• Aug 03 NL Hold em Ladies Event 5 $300 + $40
• Aug 04 Omaha High-Low Event 6 $300 + $35
• Aug 05 NL Hold em Event 7 $300 + $35
• Aug 06 NL Hold em Event 8 $500 + $45
• Aug 07 Limit Hold em Event 9 $300 + $35
• Aug 08 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Event 10 $300 + $35
• Aug 09 NL Hold em Event 11 $1,000 + $70
• Aug 10 NL Hold em Event 12 $300 + $35 Multiple Rebuys
• Aug 11 NL Hold em Event 13 $500 + $45
• Aug 12 NL Hold em Event 14 $1,000 + $70
• Aug 13 Omaha High-Low Event 15 $500 + $45
• Aug 14 NL Hold em Event 16 $300 + $35 Multiple Rebuys GTD: $150,000
• Aug 15 NL Hold em Event 17 $500 + $45 Single Rebuy
• Aug 16 NL Hold em Ladies (LPA) Event 18 $500 + $50
• Aug 17 NL Hold em Event 19 $500 + $45 Multiple Rebuys
• Aug 18-19 NL Hold em Event 20 $1,000 + $70
• Aug 19 Limit Hold’ em Event 21 $500 + $45
• Aug 20-23 Mega Super Satellites $1,000 + $30
• Aug 21 NL Hold em Invitational (Legends/Media) Event 22 $0 + $0
• Aug 21-22 NL Hold em Mariani/Buss Event 23 $1,000 + $70
• Aug 23-28 NL Hold em Championship Event (WPT) $9,500 + $500
• Aug 29 NL Hold em Player Appreciation Event 25 $200 + $25

Our iPoker poker room of the month, Titan Poker will celebrate all of this satellites.

People obviously will be able to qualify if they win the satellites. There are several stages of this satellites and you will need to analize the best fit for your play and bankroll.

Click here, download, register and qualify for the Asian Poker Tour Macau. Titan poker is the best skin.

The package offered on the main satellite is:

• $5,000 + $300 buy-in to the Main Event
• $1,000 for 6 nights’ accommodation (Aug 26 – Sep 1 ) for qualifiers and their guests at the StarWorld Hotel in Macau.
• Up to $2,700 for flights & spending.

Structure A:

• Weekly Super Satellites, $300 + $20 Freezeout, Sundays at 20:00 – 2 packages guaranteed! Minimum number of players in the super satellites is 25.
• Ongoing Sit’N’Go satellites to the Super Satellite, $64 + $6, 1 seat for every 5 players.
• Stage 1 Satellite $50 + $5 Freezeout, 1 Seat for every $320 collected, Daily except Sunday at 16:50 – 2
• seats guaranteed
• Stage 2 Satellite $6 + $0.6 R/A, Daily at 12:45 & 20:20, 1 seat for every $55 collected to the next day’s 16:50 Stage 1
• Stage 1 Satellite $40 +$4 R/A, 1 Seat for every $320 collected, Daily Except Sundays at 18:55 – 3 seats
• guaranteed
• Ongoing Sit’N’Go stage 2 satellites, $4.4 + $0.4, 1 seat for every 10 players, to the 18:55 stage 1
• Stage 2 Satellite $5 + $0.5 R/A, Daily at 13:55 & 21:40, 1 Seat for every $44 collected, to the 18:55 Stage 1
• Stage 1 Satellite $30+3 Turbo R/A, Sunday at 16:30, 10 seats guaranteed   Stage 2 satellites $4+0.4 Turbo R/A, Sunday at 12:40 (5 seats guaranteed) & 13:30 (10 seats guaranteed), 1 seat for every $33 collected, to the Sunday 16:30 stage 1

Structure B

• Weekly Super Satellites, $80 + $8 – 1 rebuy & 1 addon, Wednesdays at 20:05 - 2 packages guaranteed! Minimum number of players in the super satellite is 40.
• First Super Satellite on June 4th.   Last Super Satellite on Aug 6th.
• Ongoing Sit’N’Go satellites to the super satellite, $8.8 + $0.8, 1 seat for every 10 players
• Stage 1 Satellite $10 + $1 R/A, 1 Seat for every $88 collected, Daily at 14:35 (Turbo – 8 seats guaranteed), 17:35 (Turbo – 6 seats guaranteed) & 22:40 (Turbo - 6 seats guaranteed)
• Ongoing S’N’G stage 2 “1 hand”, $1.1 + $0.1, 1 seat for every 10 players, to the same day’s 22:40 stage 1
• Stage 1 Satellite $10 + $1 R/A, 1 Seat for every $88 collected, Wednesday at 16:05 (10 seats guaranteed) & 17:05 (15 seats guaranteed)