April 2008 Archives

Victoria Coren joins Team PokerStars Pro

By Brad "Otis" Willis...In 2005, I was in the back of a London television studio, cramped into a sound booth, and watching the World Cup of Poker II play out on a closed stage. A few feet away, I saw the back of a blonde head from which was coming...more


Weekly Round 2 results

You’ve probably noticed the notices in the tournament lobby of the Weekly Round 2 events on PokerStars. It’s a freeroll tournament open to the final eleven tables of the daily astronomer freeroll tournaments on PokerStars.net. They gives you the opportunity to win real cash prizes whilst being free to enter....more


The early arrival of PokerStars.tv

It’s the highlight reel that could keep you captivated for hours. Just in to PokerStars Central...a brand new internet TV station dedicated completely to PokerStars live and online events.PokerStars.tv currently available as a BETA product, is a TV poker portal offering a huge collection of top poker action from events...more


Weekly Round 2 results

The Weekly Round 2 is a freeroll tournament open to the final eleven tables of the daily astronomer freeroll tournaments on PokerStars.net. the Saturday 12 April event found 4,020 for a poker jamboree lasting nearly seven hours from which ‘Aerobe’ emerged triumphant, winning $276.00. A total of 801 places were...more


PokerStars gives away $1 million in World Series seats

For the past several years, there has been no easier or cheaper way to get into the World Series Main Event than play an online qualifier at PokerStars. Nothing about that has changed...except, it's just gotten cheaper. How much cheaper? Free.PokerStars announced today, it will give away $1 million in...more


Weekly Round 2 results

The Weekly Round 2 is a freeroll tournament open to the final eleven tables of the daily astronomer freeroll tournaments on PokerStars.net. Saturday 5 April saw 3,534 runners while away the hours with ‘Flood-WDF’ of the United States triumphing and picking up $287.60 whilst way down in 702nd place 'Papa...more


Getting the picture

They say ‘a picture says a thousand words’. A bit of a cliché perhaps but it can sometimes make all the difference. ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ is another image-based saying. ‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch’ is another but for our purposes totally unrelated.Back to pictures...more