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When you think of Brazil what images spring to mind? Carnivals? Ronaldinho and Neymar bamboozling defenders? When partypoker thinks of Brazil it thinks of the latest addition to its roster, Joao “joaosimaobh” Simao. That’s correct, partypoker has added to its star-studded roster of ambassadors by signing Brazilian superstar Joao Simao to its ranks. Currently ranked […]

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One month after announcing the £5,000,000 guaranteed partypoker MILLIONS, the guarantee has now been increased by an additional £1,000,000 to £6,000,000. partypoker MILLIONS, hosted by ambassador Mike Sexton, boasts the biggest ever guaranteed prizepool in Europe and will be making one player a millionaire, guaranteeing a minimum of £1,000,000 to the winner. MILLIONS will be […]

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This is the one you’ve been waiting for – the partypoker MILLIONS. It’s a £5m guaranteed prize pool with at least £1m going to the winner. It’s the brainchild of Rob Yong (owner of Dusk Till Dawn) and this guy thinks BIG! He puts out guarantees that are ‘wowing’ and this one takes the cake. […]

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The lure of the $2 million guaranteed partypoker Million and $1 million guaranteed World Poker Tour Caribbean Main Event appears to be stronger than ever judging by the stellar names who have confirmed their attendance in Punta Cana for the Caribbean Poker Party. Germany has produced some exception poker players in recent years, and one […]

The post German Superstar Rainer Kempe Heads to Punta Cana appeared first on partypoker.com blog.

You don’t have long to wait to play for a share of a guaranteed £1 million prize pool because the WPT500 UK is right around the corner. Although it only costs £550 to buy into, you can win one of 20 seats every Sunday for only $109 thanks to the mega satellites at partypoker. When […]

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OK, so it is only October but shops and stores around the world are already putting out their Christmas related goods; my local supermarket already has those large tins of chocolates that you only every see a Christmas! Today, there are only 72 days until Father Christmas embarks on his epic journey around the world, […]

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partypoker successfully launches its own Twitch channel, and adds a new face to its roster of pros and ambassadors.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

partypoker and Dusk Till Dawn are guaranteeing 20 packages worth $6,000 every single Monday to give players a better chance of getting into the Caribbean Poker Party in Punta Cana in November.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin  &...

There are not many people in this world who enjoy Mondays, mostly because it signals the end of the weekend and, for most of us, a return to the daily grind of work. But thanks to partypoker, Mondays are now going to be one of your favourite days of the week because from October 17, […]

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You've now got an even better chance of winning your way to the Caribbean Poker party – get involved now

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Have you ever wanted to get inside the mind of one of the world’s best poker players, listen to their thought processes, figure out how they put opponents on hands, watch them run huge bluffs and make profitable value bets? You can do this via online poker training sites or private coaching, but those options […]

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Only a handful of days have passed since the unveiling Jackie Glazier as an ambassador, partypoker is delighted to announce Beata “Wild Hungarian” Jambrik has joined our stable of talented individuals in the role of sponsored pro. Jambrik may have only started her poker career in January 2015, focussing on 6-max hyper-turbo sit and go […]

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Qualifiers are running now for this year's hottest poker festival and you can join in from as little as $0.01 – start playing for your seat now

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partypoker announces a new sponsorship deal with professional poker player Jackie Glazier. The new face of partypoker for Australia has over $1,300,000 in live earnings and will be wearing the partypoker patch at her first live event this weekend, held at the Crown Casino in Melbourne. The initial two year contract will see Glazier playing […]

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Have you ever visited Prague? Have you ever visited Prague in the winter? If the answer to either of these questions is no, you need to keep reading because partypoker wants to send you to picturesque Prague armed with a $5,000 poker package this December. The partypoker WPT Prague Main Event takes place at the […]

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The Gladiator promotion rewards cash game players for hitting targets at partypoker.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

After visiting seven superb stadiums and the incredible GPPT Killarney event in Ireland, the inaugural Grand Prix Poker Tour returns to the Dusk Till Dawn Casino in October to crown a final champion. After millions of dollars in guarantees, tens of thousands of new poker players entering the tournaments and drama at every stop, we […]

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He has travelled the world playing in the highest buy-in tournaments and cash games, taken on and beaten some of poker’s most feared players, and has won more than $11.7 million from live events. We are, of course, talking about the one and only Igor Kurganov. Kurganov is the latest stellar name to confirm their […]

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In another major change to improve the ecology of their poker room, partypoker will be making hand histories anonymous from October 5.

Winter is coming! Head for the sun and life-changing money at the Caribbean Poker Party – one of the most anticipated poker festivals of the year

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To some, The Gladiator is an award winning film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, but to partypoker players The Gladiator is so much more; it is a month-long promotion that rewards them for grinding cash games and fastforward cash games. Opt into The Gladiator from your laptop or desktop computer on October […]

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partypoker is making changes to its terms and conditions and hand history files in steps to improve its poker ecology  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

partypoker announces an update to its planned changes to improve the ecology of its poker room and promote fair and ethical gameplay. A first phase of improvements at the end of 2015 saw cash game players joining a room- wide waiting list and being randomly seated when a seat matching their preference became available, plus […]

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Those of you who love to play in major poker tournaments need to check your diaries and ensure you have October 22 through to November 6 free because those are the dates the £3 million guaranteed World Poker Tour UK festival takes place. Three £1 million guaranteed tournaments are coming at you in the next […]

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Three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, two World Poker Tour (WPT) titles, and more than $15.3 million in live poker tournament winnings help make up Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi’s impressive poker résumé. Come November, Mizrachi is hoping to add a Caribbean Poker Party victory to his accolades. Hailing from Florida, USA, Mizrachi has spent […]

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The $10 million guaranteed Powerfest may have been and gone (what a series, eh?), but there is still tremendous value to be had in the daily Power Series tournaments at partypoker. These awesome tournaments just got a whole lot bigger and better, especially on Tuesday where the guarantees on some of the most popular events […]

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Planning on playing some Powerfest events today, September 23? If so, you need to check out this fantastic promotion that is running for today only. There are seven events on the schedule for today and they have combined guarantees of some $285,000, but that’s not all because if you manage to cash in three of […]

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If we said to you it is possible to win £1,000,000 from a £550 investment would you think we had lost the plot? Maybe we have because that is exactly what is going to happen thanks to the launch of the partypoker MILLIONS tournament. The partypoker MILLIONS is a concept first launched by partypoker in […]

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The Playground Poker Club is the place to be between October 30 and November 17, 2021 because those are the dates that the World Poker Tour is in town for the Playground Poker Fall Classic, which includes the $2 million guaranteed WPT Montreal Main Event. A total of 17 events are on the schedule and […]

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One of the latest stellar names to confirm they will be in Punta Cana for the Caribbean Poker Party is none other than Daniel “Jungleman” Cates! Cates, 26, shot to fame when he progressed from $0.25/$0.50 to $25/$50 in the space of two years, grinding heads-up cash games with some of the best players in […]

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Each week the partypoker is revealing a stellar name who is flying out to Punta Cana this November to compete at the Caribbean Poker Party. Last week we wrote about Dzmitry Urbanovich, this time around it is the one and only Flying Dutchman, Marcel Luske. Luske is a veteran of the game whose first cash […]

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It takes all sorts, poker, and never more so that sat around a live table. From the Wild West to the East End, The Aria to Aspers, there no people as diverse as poker players. But forgetting the obvious need to categorize players in terms of their play, what are the characteristics that typify each […]

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Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of playing poker in Ireland will attest to it being one of the best places on the planet to do so. The Irish are the most hospitable of hosts, which leads to a fantastic, friendly atmosphere in the poker room, even if the stakes are high and the […]

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With the $10 million guaranteed Powerfest series rolling into the Heavyweight and High Roller week, Paul Seaton writes a guide into taking shots at bigger games. Many players in poker have had some of their best results when playing out of their comfort zones. From the first-time player who final tables a live tournament to […]

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The partypoker Caribbean Poker Party is rapidly approaching, and in addition to the hundreds of partypoker qualifiers, many of who have won packages for free during the $1 Million Giveaway promotion, a whole host of the world’s best poker talent is also set to descend on picturesque Punta Cana. One such player is the Polish […]

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Belgium’s Kenny “FCBSpacey” Hallaert’s heater continued last night when he topped a field of 4,531 entrants in the $500,000 guaranteed Online Grand Prix, a result that netted the 34-year-old $63,891 and a $109 Grand Prix Poker Tour ticket. Earlier this year, Hallaert reached the final table of the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event, […]

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The inaugural Canadian Grand Prix has crowned its champion and that champion is none other than Richard Figiel who took full advantage of the re-entry format, and now has a career-best tournament score of $49,385 to brag about. Figiel bought into four Day 1s but failed in his quest to progress to Day 2 so […]

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Alan Picken is the latest player to become a Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) champion after he triumphed in the Cardiff leg at the Cardiff City Stadium. Last May, Picken finished 23rd in the partypoker WPT National Main Event at Dusk Till Dawn for a then career-best $5,789, now he can boast of a score […]

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What a series the $10 million guaranteed Powerfest was, right? A total of 198 events with buy-ins ranging from $5.50 up to $5,200, and eight-figures worth of cash distributed to those of you who were lucky and skilful enough to navigate your way to the money places of the events. Powerfest smashed its overall guarantee […]

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The average salary in the United Kingdom in 2015/2016 was £27,200. We reckon that working a 40-hour week, you may have put in 2,000 hours in your chosen profession in the last 12 months to earn that amount. Why not sit and play poker for a weekend and win exactly the same amount?! Few tournaments […]

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Remember how a short while ago we announced the guarantee on the partypoker Million tournament at the Caribbean Poker Party has doubled from $1 million to $2 million? Well now we have another awesome announcement, one that informs you that we’re increasing the number of $6,000 Caribbean Poker Party packages awarded in our weekly satellite! From Monday […]

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Imagine turning $5.50 into a package to the Caribbean Poker Party worth a cool $8,000. That is exactly what 56-year-old Canadian Jean Guy Boyer did last week, and as you can imagine, he is over the moon with joy. Jean lives in Quebec with his girlfriend of nine-years, and began playing poker approximately six-years ago […]

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Roberto Romanello extends his contract with partypoker until the end of the 2017 World Series of Poker.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

Satellites for the Caribbean Poker Party have been running for the past couple of months, feeding into the partypoker Million tournament that now has a $2 million guaranteed prize pool after we decided to double it from its initial $1 million purse. Now you can qualify for the $5,000 World Poker Tour Caribbean Main Event, […]

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Since its launch back in October 2015, the Grand Prix Poker Tour has travelled the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, stopping off at iconic football stadiums such as Stamford Bridge, Old Trafford, Elland Road, St. James’ Park, and Hampden. Coming at you in the next few weeks are the Cardiff, Canada, and Ireland […]

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Earlier this month, partypoker released a brand new version of its mobile poker app that allowed players to multi-table cash games and tournaments from their Android and iOS-powered devices wherever they had a WiFi or mobile internet connection. Players can now play up to four tables simultaneously when they are on the go, giving them […]

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Canada’s premier poker destination, Playground Poker Club, is set to host the CAD $500,000 guaranteed Canadian Grand Prix from 1st – 5th September as a headline event for the World Cup of Cards (WCC) festival. The Grand Prix is known for its famous low buy-ins and huge guarantees, and this will be no different with […]

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In the past weeks and months, the likes of Carl Froch, Patrick Leonard, and Natalia Breviglieri have become part of the partypoker team as ambassadors or sponsored pros, joining Mike Sexton and Tony Dunst in the role of flying the partypoker flag. Today, we are delighted to announce we have another stellar name joining the […]

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The $10 million guaranteed Powerfest is right around the corner, as is the Powerfest Mini, which takes care of the needs of tournament specialists, but cash game lovers haven’t been forgotten because from August 28 through to September 10 the Power Plus Leaderboards are running. Power Plus is a three-tiered cash games promotion that is […]

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partypoker have added another $1,000,000 to the Caribbean Poker Party prize pool with the partypoker Million now holding a massive $2,000,000 guarantee. Combining this with the WPT Caribbean $1,000,000 guarantee this takes the two events to a total of $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Celebrities and poker legends confirm their seats on the partypoker plane to […]

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Those of you who have frequented Dusk Till Dawn over the past few years will have seen Sylvia Hewitt at the tables on at least one occasion. Always sporting a smile, Sylvia is one of the most popular figures on the UK poker circuit, thanks in part to always being willing to chat to players […]

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We have already told you about the upcoming $10 million guaranteed Powerfest, which runs from September 4 through to September 25, and in that article we touched briefly on the Powerfest Mini. Now is the time to reveal more about this awesome 12-event festival, which serves as the perfect warm-up to its bigger $10 million […]

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The word legend is one of the most overused in poker circles. Very few poker players are deserving of such a title, but one man who epitomises the definition of being a legend is the late Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott. Devilfish passed away in April 2015 after a battle with cancer, leaving behind his wife Anpaktita, […]

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Germany’s Leo Tran secured by far the largest tournament cash of his career to date after he topped a field of 339 players in the 2016 partypoker WPT National Rozvadov Main Event to get his hands on a cool €75,000. WPT Rozvadov Main Event Final Table Payouts Place Player Prize 1 Leo Tran €75,000 2 […]

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Morocco may not be the first country that springs to mind when you think of a location for a major poker tournament, but if you qualify for the Mazagan 10 via partypoker, we guarantee you will never forget the experience and will recommend visiting there again. The Mazagan10 poker tournament is a €10,000+€1,000 buy-in event […]

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Partypoker are welcoming players to a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Caribbean this November, with the $1 million Summer Giveaway and subsequent $2 million prize-pool out in Punta Cana. How can you make sure you’re on a plane and what should you prioritise once you’re out on the beach? Pass the Factor 50 and let us […]

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Powerfest returns to partypoker from September 4-25 and it will be the largest yet with 198 tournaments and $10 million in guaranteed prize pools.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

partypoker is delighted to announce that Natalia Breviglieri has signed on the dotted line to become a partypoker sponsored pro. Natalia will be seen flying the partypoker flag, although it is more likely she’ll be sporting our patches, both in online tournaments (where she’ll be playing as N4talB) and major live events in the United […]

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Powerfest returns on partypoker for the three weeks between September 4-25, and it is the biggest in history with a gargantuan $10 million in guaranteed prize pools! Featuring 198 events, including weekly Main Events, with buy-ins ranging from $5.50 up to $2,500, this latest edition of Powerfest is huge in every respect. Once again, the […]

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Each and every week, partypoker is giving away 10 packages to the Caribbean Poker Party that are worth $6,000, via the $1 million Summer Giveaway promotion, plus a further five $8,000 packages are won via the weekly satellite. Recently, we caught up with some of the lucky winners and quizzed them about the Caribbean Poker […]

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Today is the day that players can now play up to four tables at a time on an android mobile device. The soft launch of the revolutionised app includes a range of exciting new features which have never been experienced on partypoker before. Players can enjoy any four tables at one time with a mix […]

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We all know the type. More reluctant to commit than the cast of Hangover, more rock-like than granite and nittier than a pre-teen school disco. Tight poker players can be a major hassle. But while they might think ‘tight is right’, we know any style is exploitable. Working out the best way to beat tight […]

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The Grand Prix Poker Tour attracts recreational poker players in droves thanks to its affordable buy-in, and the fact they can qualify for a shot of a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool from only $0.01 at partypoker, but professional players also flock to GPPT events due to the huge cash prizes on offer. One such poker […]

The post James Dempsey Wins GPPT Brighton For $40,000 appeared first on partypoker.com blog.

Seven-time world champion motorcycle racer, Carl “Foggy” Fogarty, can now lay claim to being a poker champion after he won the partypoker Big Bluff challenge at Brighton’s Amex Stadium on July 24, 2016. The Big Bluff challenge was designed to show that anyone could learn how to play and enjoy poker in a short period […]

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The fantastic King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic is preparing to host the €200,000 guaranteed World Poker Tour National Rozvadov Main Event, and the plethora of side events, but with the start date rapidly approaching, you are running out of time if you want to secure yourself a package worth $1,800. King’s Casino is an […]

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We’d all love to start crushing cash games by rolling up to the Rio and stacking the best players, knowing that they’ll be putting our kids through college before they can say ‘straddle’. But the best way to become a cash game pro or turn a profit in the long term is to start at […]

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Here at partypoker, we believe that anyone can learn how to play poker, even if they don’t have the faintest clue about this marvellous game, which is why we’ve launched Big Bluff where four British celebrities are being taught the ropes before being set loose on a live final table held at the Grand Prix […]

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Canada has long been the home of poker greats. Players such as Daniel Negreanu and Jonathan Duhamel have dominated a World Series Main Event or been top of the All-Time Money List. But there is more to Canada’s greatest players than Negreanu and Duhamel. With the CAD$500,000 guaranteed Canadian Grand Prix on the horizon, we […]

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In order to be a successful poker player you need to think like a successful poker player, and not only in terms of the mathematics of the game and other such nuances. Often, poker players looking to improve their skills will study strategy books on how to play certain hands and situations, yet they overlook […]

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On Sunday 10 July, 2016, in sunny Las Vegas, partypoker ambassador Tony Dunst achieved the holy grail of live poker tournaments; he won a World Series of Poker bracelet. Dunst was one of 2,452 entrants in Event 63, the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, which had a prize pool of $2,206,800 and a first place prize […]

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Andreas Olympios, a regular at Dusk Till Dawn poker club in Nottingham, has become a World Poker Tour champion after he topped a field of 3,956 in the 2016 partypoker WPT500 at Aria, a superb result that came with a career-best score of some $260,000. 2016 partypoker WPT500 at Aria Final Table Results Place Player […]

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partypoker ambassador Tony Dunst is currently plying his trade in Las Vegas, but before he headed to “Sin City,” he played a big tournament in Europe. Here’s the second part of his trip report, click this link to read part one. With that dynamic, I raised AhQd first to act, and when it folded to […]

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partypoker Ambassador and all-round legend Mike Sexton’s autobiography “Life’s a Gamble” is now in the public domain after a hugely successful book launch party at Julian Serrano’s at ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, which all WPT500 players who qualified at partypoker were invited to. With how open and accessible Mike Sexton is, many […]

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Poker is a game that is steeped in history, but how much about the history of poker do you know? Do you know who the first female World Series of Poker bracelet winner was? What about when the first online poker hand was dealt? How about the when the first game of mobile poker was […]

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Check your diaries and ensure they are free from appointments between September 15-18 because those are the dates the partypoker WPT National Ireland Festival of Poker takes place, including a €250,000 guaranteed Irish Grand Prix. Like the UK-based Grand Prix Poker Tour events, the Irish Grand Prix has both online and live Day 1s for […]

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On June 24, 2016, we announced partypoker and the Playground Poker Club had joined forces in a strategic partnership that would see several major tournaments take place at Canada’s premier poker destination, including the CAD$500,000 guaranteed Canadian Grand Prix. Now it is time to tell you all about the Canadian Grand Prix so you are […]

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How good is your poker face? Can you keep yours void of expression when you are bluffing, or when you have the nuts, or do you grin like the Cheshire Cat every time you pick up a premium hand? The best poker players in the world have a poker face that is completely void of […]

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Type “Greatest poker player of all time” into Google and the name Phil Ivey comes out as the highest-ranking answer. Further down the first search page is the Wikipedia entry for Stu Ungar, alongside Top 10 lists of players, often ranked with subjectivity rather than science. After all, how does one reasonably determine who is […]

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Playground Poker Club is Canada’s premier poker destination, hosting several major poker events including World Poker Tour stops. Today, partypoker is delighted to announce that we have formed a strategic partnership with Playground Poker Club, and are announcing a $2 million guaranteed World Cup of Cards. Kicking off the new partnership is the CAD$500,000 guaranteed […]

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Being new to poker is a little like being left in a sweet shop after closing time. There is so much to enjoy and no-one to tell you to stop filling your pockets. But while poker can give you the same high as a bag of sherbet lemons, it can be far less sweet if […]

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Here at partypoker, we believe that anyone can learn how to play poker, even if they don’t have the faintest clue about this marvellous game, which is why we’ve launched Big Bluff where four British celebrities are being taught the ropes before being set loose on a live final table held at the Grand Prix […]

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Starting today, June 20, and running through to August 14, 2016, is the awesome Summer of Grind promotion where you can win up to $2,500 cash for playing fastforward cash games and Sit & Go tournaments. After starting the relevant mission, shown in the table below, head to the fastforward cash game tables, sit down […]

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When it comes to playing the game of poker, many people have different viewpoints on exactly what it means to them. For some, poker is a recreational pursuit, a fun way of enjoying a hobby that can provide thrills along with profit. But for others, profit is everything, and the game of poker is something […]

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Here at partypoker, we believe that anyone can learn how to play poker, even if they don’t have the faintest clue about this marvellous game, which is why we’ve launched Big Bluff where four British celebrities are being taught the ropes before being set loose on a live final table held at the Grand Prix […]

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I’ve been playing at the WSOP for about 10 days now and although I have only one cash in five events (slight loser thus far), I’m really enjoying playing. I must say I am impressed with the smoothness of the way they run the WSOP. It’s a complete three-ring circus with the number of entries, […]

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When Ian Simpson won the $400,000 guaranteed Grand Prix Poker Tour Online tournament on June 5, he became the first Englishman to win such a title. The hugely popular pro was a worthy champion, and the outpouring of congratulations from his friends and peers was a sight to behold. If you have played in an […]

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It may have only been a couple of weeks since we launched the $1 million Summer Giveaway promotion where Caribbean Poker Party packages, worth $6,000 each, are given away every week to the top 10 players on the respective leaderboard. To be in with a shot of those prizes you need to be playing Power […]

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World Poker Tour Champions Club member Roberto Romanello is to sport a partypoker patch while he is in Las Vegas chasing down the coveted “Triple Crown” of live poker titles. Welshman Romanello is one of the most popular figures in the world of poker, but also one of the most feared as his friendly and […]

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One hundred and seventy-two Powerfest events are now done and dusted, bringing the curtain down on a spectacular three-week festival. Before any cards were dealt, we guaranteed $7.8 million would be won, but when event 172 ended, the total prize money awarded weigh in just shy of $9.1 million, making this Powerfest the biggest yet. […]

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It is time to bring out the big guns for Week 3 of Powerfest where a staggering $6,575,000 is guaranteed across the final 75 events. Week 3 sees the schedule dominated by Heavyweight and High Roller tournaments, so if you have some $109 tickets burning a hole in your pocket now could be the time […]

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Week 2 of the $7.8 million guaranteed Powerfest series runs from Sunday 8 May through to Sunday 15 May, and is dedicated to the Middleweight division. This means all of the events cost $22 to enter, with the exception of the Main Event which is $55, and none of the guarantees are less than $10,000. […]

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partypoker announces its $7.8 million Powerfest festival, and the scrapping of re-entries from almost all of its no-limit hold'em tournaments.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

Powerfest returns to partypoker during the first three weeks of May and brings with it a staggering $7,800,000 worth of guaranteed tournaments for you to get your teeth into! As with the previous Powerfest, this latest incarnation is split into four weight divisions relating to the size of the tournaments’ buy-ins. Featherweight kicks off the […]

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Powerfest concluded its month long schedule on partypoker with 12 action-packed High Roller events.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

Check out some of the biggest wins so far from partypoker's $5 million guaranteed Powerfest series.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

The $5 million guaranteed partypoker Powerfest series has been a massive hit with you, our loyal players, with some massive prizes being won so far. The ante is being well and truly upped on Sunday 13 March when the Week 3 Main Event kicks off, bringing with it a whopping $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, with […]

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The $5 million guaranteed partypoker Powerfest moves to its Heavyweight class on March 6 where buy-ins range from $109 to $215.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

The Next 7 Days Powerfest Events Date Tournament Time (CET) Buy-in Guarantee Today Powerfest #15 – $5,000 Gtd 18:00 $5.50 $5,000 Powerfest #16 – $20,000 Gtd Bounty 20:00 $11 $20,000 Powerfest #17 – $5,000 Gtd Turbo 21:00 $5.50 $5,000 Thu 25 Feb Powerfest #18 – $5,000 Gtd 00:00 $5.50 $5,000 Powerfest #19 – $10,000 Gtd […]

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Sunday 21 February marked the start of the $5 million guaranteed Powerfest series, which features 98 no limit hold’em tournaments over a four week period. The first week’s Powerfest tournament are dedicated to the Featherweight level, meaning the buy-in for the events range between $5.50 and $11. To date, six tournaments are done and dusted […]

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Week 1 of the partypoker Powerfest is Featherweight week with buy-ins from $5.50 to $11, yet combined guarantees of $350,000.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

The first of 36 events on the Powerfest Week 1 schedule kicks off at 16:00 CET on Sunday 21 February and we hope you’re all as excited as we are for this amazing online poker festival. Event 01 is a $5.50 buy-in $5,000 guaranteed no limit hold’em event, which needs 1,000 entrants in order for […]

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Remember how awesome Pokerfest was? Well, it is being given a Power Series makeover to make it even bigger and better than before. Introducing the $5,000,000 guaranteed, that’s correct, FIVE MILLION dollars guaranteed Powerfest, which is coming to partypoker from February 21 and stays on your screens until March 20. A staggering 98 Powerfest tournaments […]

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Pokerfest on partypoker was a huge success with more than $3.3 million awarded across 80 events.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

Playing poker tournaments is a lot of fun. From trying to build a big stack to triumphing heads-up, it’s a hoot. But if there’s one thing better than winning big, it’s doing so having paid a fraction of the price others have to enter that tournament. From online tournaments such as the #sundaymajors flagship $150,000 […]

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The 2015 partypoker Pokerfest online runs from October 25 through to November 8 and during that time 80 amazing events take place that have combined guarantees of some $2.5 million! Each and every day during Pokerfest, this article is your go-to point for the latest results, upcoming events and for details of the value-packed Pokerfest […]

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With the $5 million guaranteed Powerfest online poker festival, the £1 million guaranteed UKPC Main Event, and the $250,000 guaranteed Grand Prix Poker Tour St. James’ Park festival right around the corner, the partypoker blog has penned this little beauty of an article giving you tips on how to survive a poker festival. Everyone dreams […]

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Partypoker has taken the decision to postpone the upcoming $2,500,000 guaranteed Pokerfest series which was due to commence on Sunday, 27 September 2015. A number of performance issues have impacted certain aspects of the service following some software updates this week. These issues are currently being resolved and until they are rectified, the decision has […]

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Pokerfest Online takes place on partypoker from Sept. 27 to Oct. 11, featuring 80 exciting events with $2.5 million in guaranteed prize pools.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin   

Following the success of the inaugural Pokerfest Live festival at Dusk Till Dawn, partypoker is gearing up for the online edition of Pokerfest, an 80-event extravaganza that sees at least $2.5 million paid out over the course of 80-events spread over 15 days. The 2015 Pokerfest online festival kicks off in earnest on Sunday 25 […]

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March 29, 2022 sees the PokerStars MicroMillions and Full Tilt FTOPS draw to a conclusion and the start of the 2015 partypoker Pokerfest.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+   

Pokerfest returns on partypoker from March 29 to April 12 featuring 77 events and $2.4 million in prizes.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+   

Clear your calendar from March 29 to April 12 and then hold onto your hats as Pokerfest is returning and promises to be the best ever. Pokerfest 2015 is a 15-day online poker extravaganza that sees a staggering 77 exciting events with combined prize pools in excess of $2.4 million. As with previous instalments of […]

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Pokerfest 2015 runs at partypoker between March 29 and April 12 and features 77 events with combined prize pools in excess of $2.4 million.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+   

They think it’s all over, it is now! Wow, what a thrilling end to the Pokerfest Championship, especially for stroj_1 who shone during the $300,000 guaranteed Main Event nd emerged victorious to claim the gigantic $46,337.58 first place prize. A total of 1,624 players took to the partypoker for the Pokerfest main Event, creating a […]

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Online grinders had a bitter surprise on Sunday, as connectivity problems forced partypoker to cancel some of the top events in its schedule, including two part of the ongoing Pokerfest series.  Share: Facebook Twitter Google+   

Bigger. Better. Richer. Those three words describe the latest edition of the Pokerfest Championships. With 76 events taking place over the course of 15 days and more than $2 million in guaranteed prize pools we should perhaps add a fourth adjective: awesome. Sixty of the scheduled 76 events have crowned their champions and an impressive $1,461,321.35 […]

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The latest incarnation of the ever-popular Pokerfest Championships kicked off on Sunday 19 October with the first nine of the 76 value-packed events, including the first tournament to carry a six-figure guarantee. This week’s $200K Guaranteed Sunday made way for a heftier $250,000 version, much to the delight of the 1,295 entrants, especially British grinder […]

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PokerFest is back between October 19-November 2 there’s more than $2,000,000 guaranteed across 76 events and it all culminates with the $300,000 guaranteed $200 Main Event on November 2. But you don’t have to break the bank to take a shot at a big payday as satellites are running from just $1. 1 Tight Is Right Unlike a […]

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Hold onto your hats ladies and gentlemen because the latest incarnation of the Pokerfest Championship is upon us and it is going to be bigger and better than you ever imagined. With 76 events to get your teeth into and more than $2 million in guaranteed prize pools, the 2014 Pokerfest Challenge is going to […]

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