The public notice from the United States government when you visit Poker Stars website can be daunting. The temporary seizure of the domain had many United States players in a frenzy back in April wondering what would happen to their deposits. Thanks to a helpful FAQ published on the site from the PokerStars staff, you can rest assured that your funds are safe.
Your Money Is Safe When You Get It Is Different
According to the information on the Poker Stars FAQ created for US residents, your funds are safe. The company is chartered in the Isle of Man, where players funds must be kept separate from company operational funds. Since PokerStars complies with this policy, your funds are safe and secure. This goes for all player deposits regardless of your jurisdictional status.
How Can I Access My US Player Account Funds?
The US Department of Justive and PokerStars have come to an agreement and are allowing US players to cash out their real cash money account. There is a publicly available agreement which you can find on the website, and if you have any questions about how to cash out details are available. We have no word on how long it takes to go through the process available as of this date. You can login and use the PokerStars Cashier as you typically would from all current reports.
Public Notice You See When You Visit The Domain
“This domain name has been seized by the F.B.I. pursuant to an Arrest Warrant in Rem obtained by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Conducting, financing, managing, supervising, directing, or owning all or part of an illegal gambling business is a federal crime. (18 U.S.C. – § 1955)
For persons engaged in the business of betting or wagering, it is also a federal crime to knowingly accept, in connection with the participation of another person in unlawful Internet gambling, credit, electronic fund transfers, or checks. (31 U.S.C. § § 5363 & 5366).” This is only part of the notice, you can read the complete notice at the Poker Stars website online. It goes on to tell about penalties and legal ramifications involved. However, you can still play for fun money on the site if you are a US resident – you just have to download the play money software.
Poker Stars is the leading online poker website and they are gearing up to celebrate their 40 billionth poker hand next week. They are going to be celebrating this fantastic deal with what they are calling their F40 promotion. This promotion is going to be offering great hand rewards, special sit and go poker tournaments and unique VIP offers.
Poker Stars launched eight year ago and they are offering to reward their online poker players. Players who are dealt into every millionth hand get a cash prize based on the number of points that they have earned on the tables.
Poker Stars have stated that they are expecting to give away more than one million dollars and they have $40 on offer for every point a player earned on their 40 previous visits to a particular table. This means some great free cash prizes for a lot of players on the Poker Stars website.
All the online poker players who take part in this landmark occasion will also receive $400 for every point that they have earned over their previous 40 hands. The winner of the special event will also have their cash prize doubled and this could see one lucky player walk away with tens of thousands of dollars.
The F40 promotion is also going to feature eight special tournaments and each of these tournaments will have a $40,000 prize pool. These tournaments start today and will run until the 21st February. All players need to do to get into these tournaments is 40 points. There is an additional tournament taking place on today and the buy in for this event is $40 and it kicks off at 2.30pm New York time.
On Sunday the 21st there will be another special Sunday Million Fourth Anniversary Edition game and this will take place at 4.30pm New York time and the guaranteed jackpot up for grabs is $4 million.
Poker Stars is also offering 40 player sit and go tournaments starting today and running for an entire week. The buy ins are set at $1.10, $11, $22 and $55 and all the winners will receive an extra cash prize at the end which will be a share of a $40,000 prize pot. There will be a $40,000 prize pot for each of the sit ad go tournaments.
There is some exciting things happening over on the Poker Stars website starting from today so make sure that you head over there to make sure you get yourself in with the chance for winning some big cash.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
Poker Stars is the leading online poker website and they have just announced that they are going to be sponsoring the North American Poker Tour (NAPT). They are also going to be offering players a number of prize packages into the events through a series of daily freerolls that they will be holding on their website.
The North American Poker Tour has been billed as the first major poker tour in North America created by poker player for poker players. This event began last Tuesday with the Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas.
The second stop on this tour will take place at the Venetian in Las Vegas from the 20th of February to the 24th of February whilst the third part of the tour will be held from April 7th to the 11th at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Poker Stars are currently running a series of daily freerolls on their website where players can win their $5,000 buy in to a select North American Poker Tour tournament along with accommodation. To take part all players have to do is check visit the Poker Stars website and read the special events page where they will find all the details.
Each part of the North American Poker Tour will feature a number of side events with a wide range of buy ins. The tournaments television host will be Joanna Krupa who is famous for appearing on Dancing With The Stars and the Poker Stars Million Dollar Challenge.
Professional poker player Daniel Negreanu has said that he is really looking forward to the launch of the North American Poker Tour. He also said that Poker Stars has done an excellent job sponsoring tournaments around the world and these have included the European Poker Tour, Latin American Poker Tour, Asian Pacific Poker Tour and various other local tours. He is delighted to see them coming to his hometown of Las Vegas.
If you are an online poker player at the Poker Stars website and you would like the chance to win a place in the North American Poker Tour then be sure to visit their website where you can find all the details of this event and how you can win your seat.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
A retired policeman has triumphed in the Poker Stars challenge and walked away with the top prize of one million dollars. This extraordinary event came as a retired New York City policeman beat the top professional player Daniel NEgreanu in a head to head on the Poker Stars Million Dollar Challenge that was held live on television.
The winner, 53 year old Mike Kosowski, revealed that he took up online poker playing out of boredom after he retired from the police force in 2004. He used a combination of good cards and his ability to read people to claim the top prize. He told the New York Post newspaper that his win is unbelievable and that he is still on an emotional high. He says that he is continuously asking himself if he is living a dream.
Mr. Kosowski has seen his share of disasters and was actually one of the first officers on the scene following the World Trade Center terrorist attacks eight years ago. He was in fact helping to evacuate survivors when the South Tower collapsed.
When being interviewed about his amazing win, Mr. Kosowski stated that his wife has encouraged him to pursue poker as a way to occupy his time and she was happy for him to enter the 16,000 person online tournament at Poker Stars where he finished in fourth position. By finishing in fourth place Mr. Kosowski was then eligible to submit a video to the programme’s producers explaining why he would make a good television contestant for the show. He was asked to be an alternate and was flown to Los Angeles where the show was being filmed.
Mr. Kosowski was fortunate enough to get to play and he ended up winning two consecutive four person qualifier games in order to end up meeting Negreanu in the head to head. According to Kosowski he just got lucky but he has researched his opponent by reading his book and watching him on the television. He also said that he even figured out Negreanu’s tell.
After winning such a huge amount of money Mr. Kosowski has stated that he plans to pay off his mortgage and donate some of his winnings to charity also. It is an absolutely fantastic win and it has made my life so much easier too. I never dreamed that I would beat a pro but it just goes to show that it can happen and I am proof of this.
If you are an online poker enthusiast then I’m sure this story is great news to you and who knows you could be the next big winner too.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
The last time Poker Stars held the Latin American Poker Tournament it was a huge success and now they are back with their third instalment of this amazing poker tournament and they are offering satellite seats from as little as $2.22. This is a really great price for a satellite seat and you should really make sure that you get your hands on one.
The Latin American Poker Tournament will kick off in Costa Rica on the 19th of November at the Paradisius Playa Conchal and this will involve a three day $2,700 buy in tournament. After this three day event the action will move to Manta Casino and Resort in Punta Del Este in Uruguay. This will be another three day event which will begin on the 24th of February and the buy in for this part of the tournament is to be set at $3,700. The last time this event took place in Uruguay one lucky player from Norway took home $283,500.
The third part of this tournament will take place in Chile’s Enjoy Hotel and Casino in Vina Del Mar and the buy in for this stage will be set at $2,700. The Latin American Poker Tournament will then move on to its final destination and the location has not been announced yet. The buy in for the final part of this tournament will be $5,200.
The last season of the Latin American Poker Tournament had over 1,000 players taking part and it was a huge success. The total prize pool for this was over four million dollars and some of the biggest names in poker took part. Satellites for the Costa Rica stage of this poker tournament are now running and the prize up for grabs is a full package that will include the main even buy in along with hotel accommodation and spending money. This is a wonderful prize and if you would like to get your hands on it all you have to do is head to the Poker Stars website where you will find all the details.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
The leading online poker website Poker Stars have announced that they are going to be sponsoring the European Poker Tour London tournament which will begin this Wednesday and end on the 7th of October 2009. This is an extremely popular poker event and London always sees a really great turnout.
This is the sixth edition of this popular poker tournament and it will be held in two different locations. Both locations are just a couple of metres away from each other and they are located in London’s Edgware Road. These two locations are the Hilton London Metropole and the Grosvenor Victoria Casino.
As I mentioned, this event will kick off on the 30th of September with a £20,500 buy in high roller tournament before it progresses on to no-limit hold’em six max and pot limit Omaha freeze out events. It’s a pretty big buy in fee but this tournament is for those who really are poker enthusiasts and professional players.
On Thursday the 1st October you will have the pot limit Omaha double chance six max event and the European Eight Game Championship. After this the first day of the main event will take place and the champion of the competition will be announced five days later on the 7th of October.
This is an extremely popular poker event and it is set to be very exciting indeed. Players from all over will gather to be in with a chance of being crowned the champion and you are guaranteed plenty of tension and activity during the event.
Poker Stars are an extremely popular online poker website and they have been involved in a number of great championships and events in recent times. They also run some great promotions and tournaments on their own website too so be sure to head over there for all the information. If you are looking for more information on the European Poker Tour you will find this on the Poker Stars website too and because they are sponsoring the event you will be able to get all the inside details.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely,
The High Heels Poker Tour (HHTP) has a new official sponsor for their all women poker event. Leading online poker room Poker Stars has announced that their virtual school has signed up to be the new official sponsor of the tour.
The High Heel Poker Tour was created in 2007 and is based in Fort Lauderdale. Its mission is to empower women that want to become world class poker players. The next event that is being held is a $125 no re-re-entry poker tournament that will take place in Dania, Florida.
The founder of the High Heels Poker Tour, Lauren Failla stated that Poker Stars has all the attributes in an online partner that female players crave. They have a great variety of quick and entertaining games that range from low buy in sit and go games to cash games and serious tournament play. All this also happens in an environment where women can learn the game of poker, develop their poker skills, and become champions.
Some champion women poker players include Vanessa Rousso, Katja Thater, and Vicky Coren. There are more and more women getting involved in online poker too and Poker Stars is a great place for them to learn the skills required to play the game and develop excellent gaming strategies.
This sponsorship deal between Poker Stars and the HHPT includes support for the HHTP’s growing number of tournaments including stops at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood early next month and in addition to this the HHPT will also be holding a grand finale $1,000 buy in ladies only event at the Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure in January next year.
If you are a female poker player and you would like to develop your game and skills then the Poker Stars website has all the information you need including all the details about the High Heels Poker Tour and how you can gain entry.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
Poker Stars online gambling website is offer a really special deposit bonus to all their new players. When you register you can now get something extra and this is two special deposit bonuses.
The first of these special bonuses from Poker Stars is a full first time deposit bonus of up to $600. This special bonus offer is only available for the next 6 months and in order to get your hands on it you have to use the promotional code STARS600. You can still get the full $600 by making up to three deposits and then the additional money will be released in ten dollar increments. This is done at a clearance rate of 17 VIP player points per one dollar of bonus money.
This is not the only bonus that Poker Stars are offering their players. They are also offer a 50% reload bonus that is up to $300. This bonus can also be spread out over three deposits but you have to ensure that these deposits are made within 90 days of your first eligible payment.
All players have a full six months in which they can earn their bonus amount in full but they must use the promotional code WCOOP. I don’t know about you but I don’t find this deposit bonus particularly exciting especially when you take a look at some of the great promotions that are being offered by other online casinos. There are some casinos that are offering real no deposit bonuses and you can keep your winnings too. This Poker Stars promotion might be good for people who like to gamble with a large sum of money but for people who are new to online gambling and just want to see what all the fuss is about I don’t think that this promotional offer is going to be of use to them.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
