PKRpoker.com’s Poker in the Park will kick off Friday, August 15th from 4pm to 9pm, running through Saturday August 16th, 10:30am to 6:30pm. A full tournament schedule, eleven informative poker lectures and live entertainment will all be available throughout as everyone 18 years and older is invited to join in the festivities.

The Poker Academy, teaching all interested the rules and strategies of poker variants, will be held on the East quadrant’s South side. The most recent addition to London’s poker only clubs, Fox Poker Club, will provide a VIP Lounge for those who want to take a rest from the merriment.

If it’s merchandise and poker paraphernalia you seek, Cardoza Publishing and Squirrel Poker will be on hand, selling everything from poker supplies and Bluff Europe apparel, to Daniel Negreanu’s latest publication.

Casino at the Empire is sending out its team of fabulous showgirls to enhance the entertainment venue as thousands gather into 4,300 square feet of tented celebration span the two day Poker in the Park festival.

For more information, please visit PKR Poker, or log onto http://www.pokerinthepark.com

A field of 8,236 took to the tables at PokerStars last Sunday to complete for the awesome prize pool – the largest weekly GP in the online poker industry. The top 1,260 spots would see a piece of the purse, but only the top two finishers would profit in the 6-figure range.

Heads-up action came down to ‘ziggy47’ and ‘puntnko’ as ‘j.thaddeus’ was sent to the virtual rails in 3rd place for an impressive $91,420. Both players flaunted their evident skills throughout the tournament, but the cards fell in the favor of ‘ziggy47’, who came out on top earning $199,476 for his imposing game play.

In the last two months, ‘ziggy47’ has seen several big money finishes at online poker tournaments, including a 3rd place victory for $17,926 on July 29 at PokerStars; a 16th place finish in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up on July 13th for $2,678, and another $10,803 on June 15th for a 2nd place finish at Full Tilt Poker.

Daniel ‘puntnko’ Kochan has also seen his fair share of big money wins in the online poker world, being one of Australia’s most prominent online poker players. Most recently, Kochan finished 2nd in Full Tilt Poker’s FTOPS IX Event #9 for an awesome cash of $176,719.

PokerStars $1.5 GTD Sunday Million Final Table Results

1st - ziggy47 ($199,476)
2nd - puntnko ($134,247)
3rd - j.thaddeus ($91,420)
4th - ohhaaahhh ($74,124)
5th - okidokiclub ($57,652)
6th - YrrsiNN ($41,180)
7th - Foggsy ($28,826)
8th - WSODice ($18,943)
9th - lissem ($11,530)

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Members of FullTilt.com can enter Round 1 Sit’n’Go Freerolls, occurring every day round the clock, to win a seat in the Round 2 Multi-Table tournaments, hosted twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays until September 6th. Players can also buy-in to the Round 2 MTTs for only 100 FPP (Frequent Player Points).

The top nine finishers in each Round 2 event will be granted entry to the One on One Qualifier, scheduled for Sunday, September 7th, at 16:05 ET. Direct buy-in to the One on One Qualifier is 10,000 FPP.

The winner of www.FullTiltPoker.com’s One on One Qualifier will be awarded a $5,000 prize package that includes a trip to London on September 25th where they will spend time with one of the most prolific professional poker players of our time, Full Tilt Pro Patrik Antonius. The winner will receive one on one poker instruction from Antonius and a dinner with him and other members of Team Full Tilt.

Patrik Antonius has earned more than $2.8 million over his career, reputed as one o the most fearsome high-stakes poker players in the world. Antonius can be found playing online poker regularly and exclusively at Full Tilt Poker , especially at the high stakes tables ‘Rail Heaven’, ‘Patrik’, ‘Antonius’ and ‘Patrik Antonius’; tables for which he is responsible for introducing and require a minimum bankroll of $40k-$50k just to be seated.

It’s not yet clear how the merging of tournament schedules will be handled. As many of you known, UltimateBetPoker signed elite poker professional Annie Duke to revamp, redesign and expand its poker tournament schedule and payout structure. The endeavor has been very successful thus far, leaving many to wonder whether Duke’s input will roll over onto the new CEREUS Network.

“I am so excited to announce the launch of our new poker network CEREUS,” states Paul Leggett, Chief Operations Officer of Absolute Poker and UltimateBet. “This is a huge landmark for our company and online poker. I’m confident that Absolute Poker and UltimateBet customers will be thrilled by the new platform and we look forward to welcoming many new players from around the world.”

It goes without saying that the merge of Absolute Poker and UltimateBet is a full scale attempt to reinvigorate the reputation and façade of the online poker sites. “Our company’s goal is to provide poker players with the ultimate online experience,” Leggett continued. “The launch of CEREUS is a major step for us in achieving our goal and we look forward to making many more exciting announcements very soon.”

Hellmuth was the last man standing in the 2008 WSOP Main Event who had won the championship previously, back in 1989. It is amazing enough that UltimateBetPoker Pro Phil Hellmuth could outlast such a large field of 6,844 to finish in the 45th spot, solidifying his true abilities as one of today’s most fearsome poker pros.

Phil’s final hand went down with A-Q, pushing all-in with his remaining stack of 405,000 chips. As the cards came down, Hellmuth’s A-Q could not stand against Andrew Rosskamm’s Pair of Jacks. Even with a Flush Draw on the Turn, Hellmuth floated down the River to collect $154,400.

Coincidently, New York’s Andrew Rosskamm was also eliminated later that day, along with Mike Matusow, Garret Beckman, David Benefield and a few other well-knowns.

As the last day of the 2008 WSOP Main Event gets underway, only 27 competitors remain. All eyes remain focused on the three final tables as they slowly dwindle to one, where a single competitor will soon be crowned the 2008 WSOP Main event Champion.

What would create such a stir and double the normal 1st place prize, you may ask? The PokerStars 2x promotion spanning the entire month of July. PokerStars is randomly doubling just about anything you could imagine at the online poker room through the month, from points rewards to cash game pots and yes – even last Sunday’s $1,000,000 GP was multiplied to a whopping $2,000,000.

As one might expect, this drew nearly the double entries as well. The PokerStars Sunday 2x Million attracted the attention of 14,181 participants. With so many entries, it’s not surprising that it took nearly 10 hours to complete the online poker tournament. In typical PokerStars fashion, the guaranteed prize pool was trumped by the excessive participation from members of the online poker room; so high in fact that the reward nearly peaked at $3 million, but fell just short at $2,836,200.

As it came down to the final table, you can simply imagine the excitement of the remaining 9, knowing the least they could walk away with is in excess of $20,000. When heads-up play finally came down to “TimDawg888” and “xanja”, both had to be pretty pleased with themselves, as the worst possible outcome at this point was a $198k paycheck.

In the end, it was “TimDawg888” who made history by taking down the massive PokerStars 2x Sunday Million, earning the 1st place prize of $297,801. In 2nd place for $198,534 was “xanja”. Overall, the top 2,142 finishers each received their share of the $2.8 million prize pool.

PokerStars 2x Sunday Million – Final Table Results

1st – TimDawg888 ($297,801)
2nd – xanja ($198.534)
3rd – PokerMurphy1 ($141,810)
4th – kpax22 ($113,448)
5th – KAG1 ($85,086)
6th – Roundhauskik ($63,814.50)
7th – sjoko ($45,379.20)
8th – Bumper111 ($29,496.48)
9th – funplay800 ($21,271.50)

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BodogCasino.com Mobile is compatible with mobile phones and SmartPhones - BlackBerry, PDA, and others. Users can log onto Bodog.com Mobile and download up to 5 online casino games. The available line-up thus far includes Blackjack, 2 Video Poker games (Jacks or Better and Joker Poker) and two Online Slots (Sevens & Stripes and Triple 7 Inferno); offering both real-money and fun-money play. Bodog Mobile has future plans for expanding its line-up, expected to bring the company to the forefront of the mobile gaming industry.

“Innovation and creativity have been defining factors in the evolution of Bodog and its products, and it’s those factors that make Bodog unlike any other online gaming site,” explained Alwyn Morris, CEO of Morris Mohawk Gaming Group. “The release of Bodog Mobile is another step forward in Bodog’s ongoing evolution and dedication to offering its players the most enjoyable online and mobile gaming experience possible.”

Full Tilt Poker changed its regular line-up to host an impressive 150-seat guaranteed WSOP satellite, worth $1.8 million to the winners. 3,385 players paid the $535 buy-in to take part in this exceptional event. The top 150 spots were awarded the $12,000 WSOP Main Event prize package that includes the $10k buy-in, plus $2,000 for expenses.

The remaining Sunday line-up at Full Tilt Poker remained on par, starting with the $250k GP Sunday Brawl Knockout tournament. With a buy-in of $240+$16, a field of 1,498 converged to escalate the guaranteed prize pool to $299,600. The top 162 finishers would see a piece of the purse, but it was “PokerPete0815” who took down the tournament for the 1st place prize of $64,414.

Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl Final Table Results:

1st - PokerPete0815 ($64,414)
2nd - draizen ($40,746)
3rd - lamZEN ($30,260)
4th - wheresmydrew ($23,968)
5th - ZingDingDing ($17,976)
6th - Bud1up ($12,883)
7th - Wasaki coke ($8,389)
8th - Chouby75 ($5,992)
9th - RiverAK ($4,194)

Rounding out www.FullTiltPoker.com’s biggest events of the weekend was the Sunday Mulligan, a $150k GP with a direct buy-in of $200+$16. A field of 1,182 hiked the GP as much as $86,400 to put the top 108 finishers in the money bubble. In the end, it was “BlackJackLeak” who pocketed the 1st place prize of $53,190.

Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan Final Table Results:

1st - BlackJackLeak ($53,190)
2nd - FinnishNightmre ($33,687)
3rd - RI_classic ($24,940)
4th - asiansrock ($19,503)
5th - Nakamator ($14,775)
6th - psychobenny ($10,638)
7th - phat_cat1 ($7,092)
8th - Riverloser ($5,319)
9th - mudbuddha ($3,782)

The 3-day event saw the first three rounds of play dealt out in the first day, each time cutting the field by half. With the maximum number of 256 players entering the WSOP Heads-Up Championship, the field narrowed to 128, then 64, then again to 32 in a single day.

In round one, Justin Bonomo defeated David Benefield to move on to round 2, where he sent the impeccable skills of Phil Gordon to the rails. At the same time, David Williams was taking down Andrew Rosskamm with quad-9s.

Unfortunately for Justin Bonomo, the end of day one’s round three brought an end to his hopes for the gold Bracelet as well. Defeated by Jason Rosenkrantz, Bonomo finished on day one in 35th position, taking home his $14,438 portion of the $2,406,400 overall prize pool.

David Williams’ streak continued however, as day two kicked off round 4 of the WSOP Heads-Up Championship. Up against David Stern, Williams spared little time claiming the victory, revealing a final hand that outlasted Stern’s pocket Aces.

With 16 players remain, Williams was set to take on Lyle Berman in round 5 of the WSOP Heads-Up Championship. In contrast to his last match-up, Berman vs. Williams was the longest running match of the 5th round, with both chip stacks virtually even after 4 hours of play. The staff actually started the 6th round – the ‘elite eight’ – before the Williams/Berman match was over. After 6 hours, however, Lyle Berman was able to claim the triumphant victory, sending David Williams to the rails in 9th position with a prize of $36,096.
The Bodog.net Poker Pros were out of the running for the bracelet, but when the smoke cleared, it was Kenny Tran who emerged victorious, earning his first WSOP Bracelet and a massive purse of more than half a million dollars.

2008 WSOP Event #25 World Championship Heads-Up Tournament ‘Elite Eight’ Results:

1st – Kenny Tran ($539,056)
2nd – Alec Torelli (336,896)
3rd – Vanessa Selbst ($108,288)
4th – Jonathan Jaffe ($108,288)
5th – Lyle Berman ($54,144)
6th – Brandon Adams ($54,144)
7th – Gavin Griffin ($54,144)
8th – Robert Mizrachi ($54,144)

Members of FullTiltPoker.com will find daily Happy Hour specials at the online poker room. While perusing the ring games or tournaments, all designated ‘Happy Hour’ tables are easily found, as they are marked with a “smiley face” under the ‘Players’ column.

Entering a Happy Hour ring game or tournament automatically awards each player with double, or even triple, the normal Full Tilt Points awarded for the game. All points won in Happy Hour tables are instantly added to your previous points, but players can still keep track of all Happy Hour points by visiting the ‘Happy Hour’ page, under ‘My Promotions’ in the cashier section.

Full Tilt Points can be used in various ways, including entering special ‘points tournaments’ and trading in for merchandise at the Full Tilt Store. As far as online poker rooms go, Full Tilt Poker is perhaps the most famous for its Full Tilt Store, offering a vast selection of awesome merchandise – not just the typical logo-branded apparel – but Plasma TV’s, golf clubs, I-Pods, laptop computers and more.