The 2011 World Series of Poker even after suffering the April 15th set back has come back strongly and is tasting success. Even after facing a lot of crackdown from the government, online poker has gained a lot of popularity from people all across the world. Many poker rooms surfaced online offering players from USA many incentives and bonuses to sign up. This was especially seen in the Las Vegas when a large number of people gathered to make the most out of their poker skills. As many as 75,000 people participated and played in the 58 WSOP bracelet events making a prize pool of a whopping $187,109,850.

This success of the WSOP shows how popular poker is in this era and how the globalization of poker with the help of Internet has made several people interested in playing poker. Even after this tremendous craze for poker, the United States is yet to make the most out of this booming industry of poker. This is mainly evident from the fact that the US is still hesitant to provide licenses to companies in US so that they can provide real money poker. This is nothing but a forced suppression of personal freedom of the US citizens. Thus, it is time to press for laws such as H.R. 2366 and H.R. 1174. These are nothing but legislation that support online poker.

The success and popularity of poker is evident mostly because out of the 6,800 main event entries began in the first place. This alone garnered $8.71 and with 75,672 entries on Sunday made the WSOP the biggest ever tournament. The main motive of these entries was not only to play poker but it was a call to the government to legalize online poker.

This has been a tremendous turnout from the 2,576 main event entries in 2004. The continued increasing support to legalize online poker in Washington will most probably come to fruition this year. This has also made a lot of casino executives a lot more optimistic than they have been ever before.

Legalizing online poker will definitely ensure more explosive growth in the arena of poker and people will not have to wait for too long to see the main event entries touching 10,000 and the sky will only be the limit for these entries.

Poker tournaments are not just money making machines; they are in fact something more than these. People who love to play poker are also ready to travel miles to take part in the World Series of Poker and are also willing to spend a lot of money. There is no doubt that it is going to be difficult to maintain this record.

This could have already taken place earlier especially if the politicians would have not got stuck in the bad deal of 2006, when the poker world was knocked for a loop by former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s through his successful efforts to nibble the tremendous growth of Internet gambling with laws that prohibited U.S. financial institutions from handling transactions.

FTOPS XX kicks off this Sunday, April 17th and features over $38 million in guaranteed prize money – there is still time for you to earn your place in the FTOPS XX Tournament of Champions and take a shot at winning $20K plus a $12K WSOP* prize package.

The series culminates with the massive $7.5 million Main Event on Sunday, May 1st, one of 13 FTOPS XX tournaments with $1 million or more guaranteed.

Every FTOPS Champion – from FTOPS 1 onwards – is invited to play in the FTOPS Tournament of Champions on May 7th, with the winner taking home $20K plus a $12K WSOP* prize package. To take your seat in this prestigious event, take down one or more FTOPS events and we’ll give you a tournament ticket for each event you win.

Buy in directly to the world’s best online tournament series, or satellite your way in today from as little as $1 or 50 FTPs.

Earn extra buy-ins by taking part in the FTOPS Satellite Challenge and winning as many FTOPS tournament entries as you can.

Play in FTOPS XX Tournament of Champions at Full Tilt Poker.

Who will be crowned the King & Queen of Hearts?

OddsPoker.com is hosting a special Valentines Day tournament. The tournament will begin at n 21:00 server time on February 14th 2011.

Only members of OddsPoker are eligible to participate in the Valentines Day tournament so click below to visit Oddspoker.com now and sign up for a free account.

OddsPoker Valentines Day $500 Free Poker Tournament – Feb 14th, 9pm
Register to Play

Every time UB.com hosts UBOC they come up with ways to make it bigger and better than ever. And UBOC 6 in January will dwarf all those that came before it! Fifteen days of poker paradise. A grand total of 29 events, featuring all your favorite games. And $5 Million in cash and prizes! Now you see why  UB.com decided that UBOC is too big to hold just once a year?

UB.com roster of pros and celebrity guests will host every event, and to add a little spice  UB.com has put bounties on all of theirs superstars. And you can hunt them down in their $1M Guaranteed UBOC Championship, new $2,000 High-Roller event, and Centerfold Bounty Tournament, where you win a prize when you knock out a knockout! You can also take on  UB.com four UBOC Challenges and rack up tons of Tournament Dollars or make your way to UBOC through The Donkament. And on Sunday nights at 6:30pm ET  UB.com is holding Ultra-Turbo Events to end your weekend on an action-packed note!

True Poker wants to send you to the hottest destinations so you can enjoy poker and have a fantastic holiday too.

Costa Rica is as hot as it gets and this summer we will host a fantastic poker tournament, from March 8th to March 13th. Enjoy Costa Rica?s golden coast in a super all-inclusive hotel, the Doubletree Hilton at Puntarenas, and your True Poker staff members will be there to ensure your experience is the best.

Qualify by playing our Multi-Table and Sit & Go Satellites in December.

Package value: $3,500

Includes:

$1,500 buy-in to the Main Event with $130,000 USD GUARANTEED
6 nights at Hotel Doubletree Hilton in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

All inclusive
Transfers -airport-hotel-airport-
$665 for other side events
$435 for spending money

Great Monthly Promotion by Carbon Poker valued players, if not a player yet, sign up for Carbon Poker account.

Carbon Poker had been doing some changes to allow Mac and Windows to use the latest beta version of the software. The next change is for a new and exciting website for Carbon Poker, that is why they invite all valued customers to have your say and fill out the survey.

The survey will take you no time at all and is easy to follow. Once you have completed the survey, your poker account will be issued an entry coupon (Wednesday 27th October) to Carbon’s special survey freeroll for the chance to win entry to Sunday’s $50,000 Guaranteed ($109 value).

Special $50K Entry Survey Freeroll!
What: Special $50K Entry Survey Freeroll
When: Saturday 30 October @ 15:00 (Carbon Time)
How: Complete the survey & receive a free entry coupon
Where: Tournaments >> Scheduled >> Special

It’s called Labor Day, but we don’t think you should have to do any work to get paid. DoylesRoom has a 100% Reload Bonus for you this Labor Day weekend and it’s good for up to $500.Deposit using Bonus Code Labor100 to get the free money. The bonus is valid from September 3 to September 6 so deposit now!

Beat The Brunson 10

It’s now every Monday and we’ve increased the bounty cash on everyone’s head to $20. See how the new Beat The Brunson 10 tournament is now even better!

Register:
Tournaments > Scheduled > Beat the Brunson 10

$100,000 Weekly Guaranteed

Forget about working this Labor Day Weekend. In fact, if you win Sunday’s $100k Guarantee, you won’t need to work for the rest of the year!

Register:

Tournaments > Scheduled > $100K

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!

Reefer Poker Wants You… to be the next Reefer player to win a Live Event seat to a televised WPT event!
Join us daily for our daily $2.20, $11 and $60 satellites to our WPT Festa al Lago tournament on Sunday, July 25th. This tournament has a direct buy-in of $460 or you can win your seat through one of the satellites.
The winner of the main event will receive a $12,500 package which includes tournament entry and funds for travel and accommodation.

For a limited time, make a minimum deposit of $50 and using code WPTBONUS and you will receive a free $11 Satellite coupon you can use to win your entry.

See you at the Bellagio in October! Good Luck

$2,000 Preakness Blackjack Freeroll

Date: Saturday May 15th – All Day

Buy In: $0

Rebuys: $10

Additional Notes:  All players will be credited $25 for playing.

Steps to play in Blackjack Tournament:

1.    Sign up for a BetUS account

2.    Log into the BetUS.com site with your player ID and password

3.    Click the Casino tab

4.    Click on Tournaments

Click register

Monday, March 29th: Get ready to rumble with the most elite online poker players in the game. This week’s guest Brunson 10 pros are 2008 Online Player of the Year, Alex Kamberis, heads up expert, Amit Makhija and fellow Brunson 10 pro and online legend, Dani Stern.

Pick off any these three Brunson 10 members and you’ll win $500. Plus, if you win the tournament, we’ll give you another $1,000 on top of the tournament winnings.

Remember, it’s not just the pros you’ll want to set in your sights, everyone has a $10 bounty on his or her head, including you. The more players you pick off, the more money you’ll win.

>>Register Now<< From the Poker Lobby:
Tournaments > Scheduled > BEAT THE BRUNSON 10 > 8180918

Good Luck,
Open Poker USA Team