The PokerStars 2010 WCOOP is scheduled to take place daily between 5th – 26th September 2010, enter the biggest online poker series the World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars. The 2009 WCOOP had a total of $50 million in prize pools and the main event winner Yevgeniy Timoshenko won $1.7 million for his first place finish.

PokerStars players can buy-in directly for each event or enter satellite tournaments to win their seats. PokerStars have just released the full 2010 WCOOP schedule, start playing for your seat today.

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Full Tilt Poker have introduced a new feature to their software, players can now show off their achievements at the tables by earning badges for completing one of four challenges each month which include: Academy Badge, Iron Man Badge, Rush Poker Badge and True Poker Player Badge.

Players can choose whether they want to display their by clicking on options in the FullTiltPoker lobby. The FullTilt Poker software is one of the best online poker room software which is available for free poker download and offers great features and exclusives games like Rush Poker.

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The WSOP 2010 Main Event is officially the 2nd biggest live poker tournament of all time beating last years attendance of 6,494 players registered. The final figures have not yet been calculated but so far there have been more players registered than last years event, the worldwide rescission seems to have not affected the main event registration.

The biggest attendance was recorded at the 2006 WSOP which had 8,773 players entering the main event, the biggest live poker event in the world. That year the prize pool was a staggering $82,512,162 and the event was won by Jamie Gold who won more than $12 million for his first place finish.

Update – 7,319 players registered for this years main event making the total prize pool $68,798,600

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The 24 year old Peter Eastgate, best known as the winner of the 2008 WSOP main event has decided to quit live poker tournaments professionally as he opts for a more relaxed lifestyle.

Peter’s world championship win in 2008 alone earned him USD $9.15 million he has since racked up a substantial amount in tournament winnings over the last few years however the demands on elite poker pros which include a vigorous schedule, exercise, travel, mental fatigue and energy have taken a toll on the WSOP 2008 winner from Odense, Denmark who has decided to take an indefinite break from live tournament poker.
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New players who make their first deposit on Full Tilt Poker between 1st – 31st July 2010 will get free entry to a $100k depositors freeroll. The Full Tilt Poker minimum deposit is just $10 which is enough to get you a tournament ticket to the $100K first deposit freeroll tournament. If you have not yet deposited at FullTilt Poker this is the perfect time to do so, you could turn a small deposit into a huge payday.

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