PokerStars have partnered with CARE International and will be donating the funds through their Helping Hands charity programme. CARE requires urgent support in order to provide more than 100,000 people with shelter, food and water.
Poker players can help raise funds by donating any amount using their poker bankroll, PokerStars will be donating the same amount that their players raise.
In 2008 Jacobson had an opportunity to try make it as a poker pro after winning an online satellite tournament to the 2008 WSOP Main Event which he busted out on the third hand. This was his first big live tournament that he played and it didn’t end well for him.
Martin continued to play online satellites to live poker tournament and qualified for several other events including: EPT London and EPT Budapest where he made his first cash in a live event finishing in 3rd place.
His success in live events eventually amounted to more than $5 million in just six years of playing poker with 55 cashes and 27 final tables appearances.
As the official sponsors of the World Poker Tour, Partypoker offer online satellite tournaments where players can qualify from as low as $1.
The WPT National Newcastle is an Aspers Accumulator event, players can enter the live tournament up to three times to accumulate as many chips for Day 2.
Online qualifiers are only available until 26th April on PartyPoker, the live event takes place between 30th April – 3rd May 2015 at the Aspers Casino Newcastle.
Players can also win their prize package for FREE! in the Road to WSOP free tournament. The top five players get a ticket to the final satellite valued at $1,050, WSOP step tournament tickets are also paid out to the top 80 players.
Get your ticket to the Road to WSOP freeroll by signing up as a new player or completing one of the tasks for additional tickets.
Bovada offer online satellites to many annual live poker tournaments including: Punta Cana Poker Classic, World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker.
Start qualifying from as little as $1 at Bovada Poker or get your ticket to the weekly draw and you could be heading to Las Vegas to play the most prestigious poker events in history.
