The International Poker Players Association championship tournament is going to be one of the biggest poker tournaments on the calender. The televised High-roller poker tournament has a buy-in of $250,000 and a prize pool of $12 million, the tournament is limited to a field of 48 players all competing for a first place prize of $5 million at the Monte Carlo Casino in December 2010.

So far the event has already attracted some of the High Stakes Poker pros including Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Tony G and Patrik Antonius.

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The World Series of Poker have decided to continue the WSOP Tournament of Champions event, which is possibly the biggest freeroll tournament ever with a million dollar prize pool. Only 27 players will be invited to play this event, fans can vote for their favorite WSOP bracelet winner to participate in this all stars event.

20 players will be selected from the votes received from fans, 5 players who have won the Tournament of Champions throughout the years and the winners of the WSOP & WSOPE main event for the previous year will also be invited including two wild card players.

The Tournament of Champions will be an entertaining event with top players from the past returning to relive their dream, the tournament will be televised on ESPN on the 3rd August 2010

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When High Stakes Poker pros get bored at the tables they love to challenge each other with some outrageous prop bets. Being the gambling type most pros will accept these challenges, recently on a High Stakes Poker episode Durrrr challenged Phil Ivey to become a vegetarian for one year.

Tom Dwan offered what could have been the biggest prop bet ever with a proposed one million dollars on the line, unfortunately the bet has since been canceled with Ivey buying out early.

The average player only has enough dollars to play poker online, the Full Tilt Poker miniFTOPS XV is underway it’s an online tournament series which has great value buy-ins and decent prize pools don’t miss out on the MiniFTOPS events taking place between 10 – 21 March 2010

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The WPT Cyprus Classic 2009 will be held from 6th to 12th September at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, with a long list of confirmed pros already in the World Poker Tour sanctioned event, the lineup already includes well-known pros Antonio “the Magician” Esfandiari, Howard “the Professor” Lederer, Dan Harrington, Huck Seed and Kelly Kim. FullTilt Poker are co-sponsoring the tournament which is expected to be televised to select European markets.

Full Tilt Poker are giving you a chance to join the action by entering into Full Tilt Poker’s weekly WPT Cyprus Qualifiers with the main prize being valued at $12,500, the WPT Cyprus Classic 2009 prize package includes a $10,300 buy-in to the WPT Cyprus Classic 2009 main event, $500 spending money plus an all inclusive eight day stay at the luxurious Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino.

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Full Tilt Poker are hosting the $25,000 Heads-Up World Championship on the 23rd-24rd May 2009. Challenge the Full Tilt Poker pro’s Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey and Huck Seed. All Players will compete in one on one elimination matches until only the World Champion is left standing.

The event will have a $25k direct buy-in with satellites available from the 17th May.

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