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A very interesting poker tournament took place at London’s Loose Cannon Poker Club on Sunday 6th June as a warm up to the World Cup starting on Friday.

Poker Player magazine organised the Poker Player World Cup of Poker sponsored by PartyPoker.

The Loose Cannon is London’s largest independent poker club and it is located in the heart of the city, next to Cannon Street Station.

A private qualifier tournament for Poker Player Magazine readers was played at PartyPoker’s online tables and 32 players (28 online qualifiers and 4 Poker Player staff members) got their seats to the Poker Player World Cup of Poker event.

The prize pool for the event was at $3,500.

Players assigned a World Cup team to represent

An interesting twist to this poker event was that each of the 32 players was assigned a World Cup team to represent. The teams were drawn at random and players were asked to dress in something that represents the football nation they are playing as.

There was a spot prize on the day for the best fancy dress costume. There were also bounties on the heads of 4 Poker Player magazine employees.

Starting stacks were at 5,000 and levels were 25 mins. First to depart from the tables was our representative from North Korea.

Algeria showed up a bit late with a great excuse – flew in from WSOP in Vegas after cashing in one of the $1,000 no-limit events. He won $5,600 finishing 73rd of 5345 runners in total.

Serbia showed up representing the headmaster (sir as in Ser in Serbia) and a bunch of beer cans around his neck (beer as in Bia in Serbia). Very creative!

Cue71 takes it for the Netherlands

PartyPoker’s Cue71 won the event, 2 PartyPoker shirts for knocking out Poker Player employees and the $1,300 in the prize pool.

Cue71 travelled all the way from Liverpool to be at the Loose Cannon poker club at Cannon Street in London.

Now it is up to the Netherlands to match his results at the football World Cup.

See all the pictures from this event at PartyPoker’s Facebook page picture gallery.

Final table results and payouts:

1. Netherlands – Cue71 - $1,300
2. South Korea – tandy26 - $875
3. Spain – Mark Stuart (PokerPlayer) - $500
4. Serbia – Discipline10 - $300
5. Ghana – mikerenwick - $200
6. Ivory Coast – dhamilton333 - $150
7. New Zealand – acehenry1 - $100
8. Uruguay – neverfold2u - $75

The PartyPoker.com European Open V gets underway in London on Friday, 6th February with a total prize pool of a not too shabby at all $504,000 up for grabs.

Among the players to look out for in the famous 72-runner $7,000 buy-in event include PartyPoker.com Premier League III stars Annette Obrestad, Roland de Wolfe, Vicky Coren and Juha Helppi, plus Poker Million finalists Ciaran O’Leary, Eoghan O’Dea and Liam Flood.

Others names signed up to play include Austin Healey, Ian Frazer, Surinder Sunar, Barny Boatman, James Akenhead, Padraig Parkinson, Julian Thew, Donnacha O’Dea, May Maceiras, Marc Goodwin, Thomas Bihl, Robin Keston, Neil Channing, Roberto Romanello and UK Open champion Michael Keiner.

The tournament features 12 six-seat heats and two six-seat turbo runner-up heats. There will be two seven-seat semi finals and one six-seat final. The top three players in each semi take their chip stacks through to the final.

The dates for one of our most prestigious events have just been announced so mark 6th to 13th February in the diaries now.

Among the players to look out for in the famous 72-runner, $7,000 buy-in event are PartyPoker.com Premier League III stars Annette Obrestad, Roland de Wolfe and Juha Helppi, plus Poker Million finalists Ciaran O’Leary, Eoghan O’Dea and Liam Flood.

Other well-known names signed up to play include Austin Healy, Ian Frazer, Surinder Sunar, James Akenhead, Padraig Parkinson, Julian Thew, Donnacha O’Dea, Sam Trickett, Marc Goodwin, Thomas Bihl, Robin Keston, Barny Boatman, Neil Channing, Roberto Romanello and UK Open champion Michael Keiner. Germany’s PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open II winner Soraya Homam will also take to the felt.

The tournament features 12 six-seat heats and two six-seat turbo runner-up heats. There will be two seven-seat semi finals and one six-seat final. The top three players in each of the semi-finals take their chip stacks through to the final. The total prize pool is $504,000 with first place scooping $200,000.

Spots in the tournament were snapped up immediately but PartyPoker.com held back a limited number of seats which are available from today in our Points Store. Visit the Points Store now and for 75,000 Party Points you can guarantee a seat at the event. You’ll need to have a Party Account to browse the store so sign up today so you don’t miss out.

There’s even more money to be won on PartyPoker.com from now one, thanks to the brand new Monthly Million.

From Sunday, 1st February, then every first Sunday of the month after that, a massive $1 million will be up for grabs in our latest action-packed tournament.

If that huge prize pool isn’t tempting enough, our convenient start time means our UK and European players could be in the money before bedtime, sometimes an issue with other tournaments.

Here are the details:
• Tournament name: Monthly Million
• Time: 12:45 ET / 17:45 GMT / 18:45 CET
• Date: Sunday, 1st February

The Monthly Million uses a championship blind structure and there’s a $600+$40 buy-in. If that’s a little bit more than your budget allows you can always go through the qualifiers, starting from as little as $1. Find out how to book your seat on our Monthly Million page.

This is PartyPoker.com’s biggest Sunday tournament to date so don’t miss out.

TheMArF’s coronation followed yesterday’s thrilling event, where he sat down with a 3,498 other pretenders to the throne to generate a $2,099,400 royal bounty.

With 500 players assured of receiving a payout there was plenty at stake. Eventually, TheMArF defied all others to lay his hands on the title and become PartyPoker.com’s first-ever King of the Table.

Here are the top 10 finishers in the King of the Table:

1. TheMArF $277,849
2. DonkeyStyle $267,994
3. EEEEGON $123,864
4. TutidtiTa $94,473
5. makido111 $75,578
6. Snowking1 $59,832
7. Ivyleaf999 $46,186
8. Stel_77 $34,640
9. gregior $24,143
10. MintyOne $13,646

There are plenty more big-money promotions on PartyPoker.com, including a share of $150,000 prize pool in The Great Chase. If you want to be in the running for a pay day from PartyPoker.com check out our news and promotions page and take a seat at the poker room where players love to win.

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We didn’t just appoint our new king over the weekend; we also paid out $101,757 to player Klloshari who was our latest lucky loser on our Bad Beat Jackpot tables.

Also, in the $50K Guaranteed Saturday winner Snortajt received a cheque for $13,914.

PartyPoker.com’s $300K Guaranteed Sunday continues to shine among the big-money tournaments, and this week’s competition again lit up the poker room where players love to win.

Player Starderi put on a dazzling display to leave the other 1,436 competitors in the dark and receive a spectacular $60,000 winner’s cheque.

The payouts for this week’s top 10 performances were:
1 Starderi, $60,000
2 Fettan80, $33,000
3 duckedvegas, $20,700
4 Sebkad, $16,350
5 VIPClown, $13,800
6 Sampas, $10,350
7 flia1, $7,950
8 jrrez, $5,250
9 crosscourtbh, $4,050
10 raplunks, $2,850

You could be next week’s $300K Guaranteed Sunday superstar. Get yourself a seat in the qualifiers for as little as $3 or you can buy in direct for $215. Read the $300K Guaranteed Sunday page for more details.

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Even losers can get their moment in the spotlight at PartyPoker.com – and the rewards can be breathtaking.

Player Butzimaa proved this by scooping $127,535.78 from our Bad Beat Jackpot. That’s over $120K for losing a hand of poker. Hand winner Sissergirl received $63,767.89 for winning while the eight other players round the table each pocketed $ 7,970.99 just for folding.

Our Bad Beat Jackpot pays out on our special jackpot tables when a player loses with four 8s or higher. It’s the only way to make sure your hard luck story ends in cheers, not tears.

Find out more about the Bad Beat Jackpot on our Bad Beat Jackpot page.

After a number of swings that saw the balance of power switch a number times, Homam’s A-K suited held-up all-in against Bergener’s A-6.

“I’m truly delighted to have won,” said Homam, who is a German citizen of Iranian descent. “My luggage got lost on the flight over to London and I was down about that. When it was located and arrived I felt I had a new lease of life. It sounds strange but it gave me more confidence and made me feel much more comfortable at the table.”

Homam has been playing poker for 20 years and has been there and seen it all on the live circuit. She narrowly missed out on a place on the final table at the PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open I at the expense of Jen Mason. Big domestic wins in 2000 and 2001 had previously been the highlight of her career. She is also a chess player and insists that the skills she picked up in that game have helped her on the felt.

“I have been playing tournaments and cash games for many years now and I see all the debate in the poker world about all women’s tournaments. The future is all about us ladies!” she said.

Runner-up Bergener, a 41-year-old pro from Ollenbach, Germany was also pleased with her finish in the tournament. “I’m so happy with the result, I have had most of my success online and this is great. I promised my son one per cent of my winnings to buy him a new BMX bike, so I have no problems there!” Bergener went home with $22,000 and also bust US star Erica Schoenberg after only three hands of her heat when she sat with the better full house.

May Maceiras, 28, from Vigo in Spain, finished in third place for $14,000 and was heavily tipped to win after running over the final table with great flair. Commentary on her use of position and exploiting the format could not have been more complimentary and nobody doubts she has a huge future ahead of her. That said, she has already achieved so much after exploding on the scene in the last couple of years with victories at the Spanish Poker Championships and on the Spanish Poker Tour.

“Poker in Spain is still in its infancy,” said May. “There is still such a long way to go but I am proud of what I achieved here and I hope it encourages others to follow in my path,” she said.

First out on the final table was Kyla Kalmar, wife of 2007 WSOP Main Event final tablist Jon ‘Skalie’ Kalmar. Out in fifth was television presenter Michelle Orpe, followed in fourth by journalist Eliza Burnett.

The PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open II saw 36 players from all over the world battle it out for a share of a $108,000 prize fund. The buy-in for the tournament was set at $3,000. Among those who took part included Erica Schoenberg, PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open I champion Bev Pace, Late Night Poker finalist Maria Demetriou, Xuyen “Bad Girl” Pham, former PartyPoker.com World Open winner Pippa Flanders, former European Ladies champion Jackie Meecham, Katharine Hartree, Mel Lofthouse, comedienne Lucy Porter, Michelle Orpe, Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker, Bronwyn Campbell, Shelley Rubenstein, Dutch pop star Maud Mulder, Polish television presenter Agnieszka Rylik and Christine Klecz.

Details on all the hands can be found on http://www.matchroompoker.com/forums/

Coverage of the event will be shown on Five in the UK next year and then distributed worldwide. Commentary for coverage of the final will be provided by Jesse May and Robert Williamson III.

PARTYPOKER.COM WOMEN’S WORLD OPEN II
1st – SORAYA HOMAM (GER) $50,000
2nd – STEFANIE BERGENER (GER) $22,000
3rd – MAY MACEIRAS (ESP) $14,000
4th – ELIZA BURNETT (UK) $10,000
5th – MICHELLE ORPE (UK) $7,000
6th – KYLA KALMAR (UK) $5,000

That means it’s ladies’ nights all the way until October 6 as the finest female players and some famous faces from around the globe compete for a share of the $108,000 prize-pool and target the $50,000 winner’s cheque.

With 36 players sitting down for the action, we’re looking forward to an exciting tournament which promises to reflect the varied group of talented participants. We have the Dutch television presenter and pop star Maud Mulder:

Maud Mulder

Maud is used to picking up cheques for $50,000, having been victorious at the PartyPoker Dutch Open last year, although she started as a celebrity outsider; Maud came 2nd in the Dutch version of Pop Idol and will no doubt be looking to tune in to the big money.

Agnieszka Rylik, a Polish television presenter and champion boxer is also taking part:

Agnieszka Rylik

Rylik busted Devilfish and Joe Beevers in the last series of Late Night Poker and one was of the last people standing in the PartyPoker East versus West Team Cup in Vienna earlier this year when she was a part of Tony G’s team. She’s no stranger to international success – having won 4 World Championships and 3 Europen Chamionships for kickboxing. Rylik will be looking to last right up until the final bell.

Also in the field are Jen Mason, Maria Demetriou, Xuyen “Bad Girl” Pham, former PartyPoker.com World Open winner Pippa Flanders and former European Ladies champion Jackie Meecham.

Everone around the table will be hoping to emulate Bev Pace, who stormed to victory in last year’s tournament:

Bev Pace

Married to British comedian and fellow poker-player Norman Pace for 30 years, Bev will be aiming to retain her crown in this most prestigious of ladies-only poker events.

Good luck to all taking part!

There’s no doubting PartyPoker.com’s the best place to experience the thrill of real-money online poker. But did you know we are also the gateway for players looking to experience the the buzz of high-stakes, live action?

One PartyPoker.com regular who can’t get enough of the live stuff is Bodo Sbrzesny. Today he’ll be sitting down with a whole host of superstar players (Tony G, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliot, Jamie Gold, Robert Williamson III and Roland de Wolfe to name but a few) for 36 hours in our exhilarating Poker Den: The Big Game.

But this isn’t his first big live event of 2008; it’s his third.

Bodo the clown enjoying the PartyPoker Million VI cruise

Through his commitment and dedication to the game, and the superb promotions run on PartyPoker.com, 29-year-old Bodo’s been to Las Vegas for the WSOP and won a place on the PartyPoker.com Million VI cruise already this year.

“It was nice to be on the cruise,” said Bodo. “It was really well organised by PartyPoker.com with the cocktail evenings, the extra cash games, the food and drink. As for Vegas, it was my fifth time there so the city wasn’t new to me, but the event was great. I didn’t reach the money but I have a good feeling for the next year.”

Bodo, from Bruchsal, Germany, started playing poker at the end 2005 when he gave up being a tennis coach. “I try to play poker as much I can, especially in good promotions that give me good deals for my playing time,” he said.

When we asked him why he’d had so much success, Bodo said: “Some people say I never tilt. I think it is because I am very motivated. I never give up and always give my best. I am a sportsman and fight until the end.”

As a poker coach as well, Bodo generously gave out one of his personal tips – keep your own records with a tool like Poker Tracker. “Your decisions are made a lot easier with stats,” he added.