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More people then ever are connecting to online poker sites to play card games against other poker enthusiasts from all over the world. And with this increase in players, online poker sites seem to be setting up bigger and bigger poker tournaments. Online poker sites often use their “flagship” tournaments in marketing drives to lure in players, and it often helps! Take PokerStars for example, they are renowned amongst online poker players as the first internet poker site to run a weekly tournament that guaranteed a million dollar prize pool. Since then PokerStars has grown considerably and has now increased this prize pool to a guaranteed one and a half million dollars.

Poker players will notice that many of the sites “flagship” tournaments take place on a Sunday afternoon. The US friendly poker sites such as PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Cake Poker, start these tournaments at a US friendly time, which often makes the tournaments start very late for European players.

Poker sites not accepting US players such as Titan Poker, PKR Poker and Party Poker schedule the tournament start times around European poker players, as European players are the players they’re trying to attract.

PokerStars Sunday Million

The largest weekly poker tournament, the PokerStars Sunday Million, starts at 9:30PM GMT every Sunday. With a $215 entry fee, it may be a little pricey for most players, but PokerStars offers hundreds of daily satellites to this event which include rebuy tournaments, double shoot outs, triple shoot outs and many other formats. So with a little searching around you should be able to find a cheap satellite offering seats at this prestigious online poker event!

As well as multi table satellites pokerstars also offers sit and go satellites which attract hundreds of players with their eyes set on the elusive Sunday Million seat. The cost of entering these sit and go satellites range in size from $2.20 up through to $70. You can even use your FPP’s (Frequent Player Points) to play in a sit and go satellite. PokerStars offers a number of formats for these sit and go’s including turbo, shoot out and the standard PokerStars sit and go tournament format.

Titan Poker $250,000 Weekly

European poker players looking to participate in a big weekly poker tournament should look no further than Titan Poker. This tournament kicks of at 6:00PM GMT every Sunday, which is ideal for players from the UK and other European countries. With a buyin of $320 you’ll have to have deep pockets or a big bankroll to part with the cash, although there are plenty of satellites running daily.

Titan Poker runs a 6 man sit and go tournament which costs $70 to register for, from here the winner takes away a seat at the $250,000 event and second place wins back their $70 buy-in. This satellite tournament is set up incorporating a quick format, seven minute blinds and fifteen hundred starting chips. Titan Poker also offers numerous other satellites; turbo, rebuy and the standard tournament structure are all offered through the Titan Poker client.

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Pokerstars is hosting the first ever high roller event during the EPT main event. Pokerstars has added money to the prize pool, making the guarantee just shy of US $2,000,000! Not only is Pokerstars adding to the prize pool, but they’re making it easier for Pokerstars players to land a seat in the event! Satellites for EPT London and EPT Barcelona are running every day with cash buy-ins as low as $2.22, or you can get into a satellite for only 111 FPP’s (frequent player points). In addition to the traditional satellites, Pokerstars is offering entry to the main event with its Steps Sit & Go satellite tournaments. The buy-in for Steps satellites start as low as $7.50 or 500 FPPs. The prize package itself is worth just under $15,000, but more importantly, players will be vying for their share of millions!

Pokerstars makes it easy to find the satellite tournament that you want by using the event filter. Once you’re in the lobby click on the Events tab, then EPT, then click on Event Filter and type in the details that are important to you. The lobby window will show satellites which meet the qualifications that you have selected. Pokerstars also has an entire page devoted to EPT satellites. Once you’re in the main lobby, you can click on the live EPT satellites page that has all of the current satellites for EPT events.

Now that you know where Pokerstars wants to send their players, it’s time to start working your way to the millions.

Not yet a player at Pokerstars? No worries mate, signing up and getting started working your way to millions is easy. Just go to Pokerstars, click on Play Now, and download the software. Once you’ve created your screen name and password, you’re ready to make your first deposit. During the signup process, Pokerstars will ask you if you have a marketing code (bonus code). Be sure to type in First2008 in this area to get a 100% bonus up to $50. It’s free money for doing what you’re going to do anyway, be sure to get it! Pokerstars offers seven different deposit options to fit whatever needs you may have. To make your deposits quick and easy, use your Visa or Mastercard credit cards. The lobby layout is easy to navigate, with tabs that allow you to see exactly what you’re looking for. Pokerstars also offers play money tournaments and ring games so that players can hone their skills.

The 2008 EPT season is just around the corner, so if you see yourself in Europe playing against some of the best players in the world, you better get crackin! Satellites started on August 18, so if you haven’t already been playing at Pokerstars, go sign up and grab a seat. See you at the tables!

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As a poker player, which do you desire more, cold hard cash or notoriety? No matter which one you are searching for, Bodog has the answer. Bodog is sending two players to the WSOP Europe Main Event this year! Bodog Poker is picking up the tab for an all-inclusive poker experience in London. Two lucky winners will each receive round trip airfare, hotel accommodations, limo service, spending money, and most important, Bodog is paying the buy-in (over US$20,000) to the main event. The WSOP Europe Main Event is slated to run September 27 to October 2, 2008 in London. Once you make it to the Main Event, you will be starting with 20,000 tournament chips for your shot at over 2 million dollars! Some of the top players in the world have already secured their seats in the tournament; including, Phil Hellmuth, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Chris Ferguson, and David Rheem, just to name a few. Last years winner, Annette Obrestrad of Norway, became the youngest player ever to win a World Series bracelet! Annette was only 18 years old when she won over 2 million bucks in the 2007 WSOPE! Annette will undoubtedly be back to defend her title.

Want to play with the big boys in Europe? Of course you do. Here’s how to do it.

Go to www.bodoglife.com right away! Bodog is offering tourneys every day that can get you into the WSOP Europe Main Event. You can buy into a Qualifier tournament for as little as $1.00. The Qualifier tournaments get you into a Quarterfinal tournament, and the Quarterfinal tournaments lead to the Semifinal Event where two players will be awarded their dream package to the Europe Main Event. Bodog is even offering a Quarterfinal tournament that players can buy into using 1000 of their Bodog Poker Points.

If you don’t want to mess around with satellite tourneys, you can always buy your way into the Semifinal for $540.00. The Europe Main Event is right around the corner so you have to get in on this quick! The semifinal at Bodog is scheduled for Sunday, September 7 at 3:15.

Excited about the chance to get your hands on over two million dollars, but haven’t played at Bodog before? No sweat. Downloading Bodog software is super easy. Go to www.bodoglife.com and click on Download Bodog Poker. Downloading the Bodog software is simple and straightforward, with one difference from the other top poker sites: Bodog does not automatically create a shortcut to the site on your desktop. To make play easier; after you download, you will need to right click on Bodog under your main programs list and select Send To Desktop to create a shortcut. Bodog offers four different options for deposits including credit card and EWalletXpress Deposits, with a minimum deposit amount of $20.00. Now you’re all set to battle it out for your shot at the big bucks. We’ll see you at the tables!

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