July 2007 Archives

This was a big weekend for the World Cup of Poker IV. On Sunday, the final round of national qualifying tournaments took place and determined who would have the honor of playing on their country's team. More than 75,000 players participated in Round 1 action of this year's World Cup....more

The action is already hot in the PokerStars' World Cup of Poker.The final Round 1 Qualifiers for the remaining countries are now taking place. Nine players from each tournament will qualify for their country's final match, from which the top 2 players will join the top 2 TLB players to...more

By Brad "Otis" WillisIt was late one night at the World Series of Poker. A friend walked up and said, "Do you think you could get an autographed picture of Chris Moneymaker?"I shrugged. Shouldn't be too hard, I thought. The friend said, "Not for me. There's this guy in the...more

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;Brown paper packages tied up with strings...These were a few of Julie Andrews favourite things in the 'Sound of Music'. I wondered what PokerStars players favourite things might be? I expected these could be big hands winning, outdrawing...more

It's not always easy being a PokerStars blogger. Sometimes I feel I lack the skills I need to do the job properly. Like today. Today it is my duty to tell you about a new promotion for French, and French speaking, players. Of course I don't speak French. Undeterred this...more

By Brad "Otis" WillisMore than 250 people signed up on Sunday to compete for a one of a kind PokerStars felt signed by the cast and producer of the blockbuster film "Ocean's Thirteen." The rebuy tournament offered the winner-take-all prize. It took five hours, but when it was over, PokerStars...more

By Brad "Otis" WillisThis is the weekend you can win a one-of-a-kind prize straight from PokerStars and the cast of Ocean's Thirteen. PokerStars is giving away a signed poker baize (known in some circles as a felt) in a tournament aimed at helping the efforts of Not On Our Watch,...more

Three PokerStars players have earned a combined $8,845,249 at the final table of the 2007 World Series. Tuan Lam, Raymond Rahme, and Hevad "RaiNKhaN" Khan all made it to the biggest final table in poker and put on a great show for the world. Tuan Lam, 2nd place, $4,840,981Raymond Rahme,...more

By the members of Team BlogWhen the final table of the 2007 World Series kicks off on Tuesday, three PokerStars players will be vying for the gold championship bracelet. Among them are a PokerStars VIP Club Supernova, a high-limit cash game specialist, and a sexagenarian from South Africa. Here's what...more

Have you heard tales of unclaimed lottery prize money? People sometimes buy lottery tickets but then forget to check the numbers, so they might live in ignorance of a life changing big money win. The closest I've ever come to an unclaimed prize experience was when I owned a...more

Swedish poker players have a reputation for raising the cards that poker books tell you to throw away. German players are emotionless, calmly clever to a man. Or woman, in Katja Thater's case. Brazilian poker players seem to be classy, flair players. Belgian poker players... Ok, I'll admit I don't...more

Are you Canadian? Do you like beer? Would you enjoy playing poker with Daniel Negreanu? Would you want to enter a live tournament with a prize pool worth millions?If you answered 'yes' to all of those questions you might just be in luck. If you answered 'yes' only to the...more

By Brad "Otis" WillisPokerStars announced today that Brazilian Player Andre Akkari is joining the elite Team PokerStars. Anyone who watched poker in Brazil has likely seen Akkari as the leading poker commentator for ESPN Brazil. Now, Akkari is in Las Vegas flying the flags of both his native Brazil and...more

It's Monday morning and I've just started work. I'm no different to most people, when I get back to the office after a weekend, I often feel a bit, 'Hmmmm... blah.' So today I sat at my desk with my usual black coffee, my regular blueberry muffin, and PokerStars asked...more