ONLINE POKER NEWS
$1,300,000 EmpirePoker Crown Tournament EmpirePoker is proud to announce the launch of The EmpirePoker.com Crown Tournament, the mega-tournament with an anticipated prize pool of $1,300,000. Qualifying for this exciting tournament begins in September through a series of EmpirePoker Semifinal tournaments and Super Satellites, and EmpirePoker will send its Dream Team of qualifying tournament winners Down Under to participate in the exciting, high-stakes tournament. The Finals will take place in January 2004 at the Crown Australasian Poker Championship held in Melbourne, Australia. The first Semifinal round is scheduled for September 13, 2003 at 21:00 EST.
Planet Poker launched a redesigned website This month, Planet Poker launched a redesigned website, with graphics that match the earlier cardroom redesign. The new site is meant to be easier to use than ever before. On Sunday, June 22nd, Planet Poker is hosting a fixed-limit Hold'em tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $15,000! Every day at Planet Poker, players will find a wide variety of single and multi-table tournaments to choose from - with a minimum of 15 daily tournaments. Buy-ins range from FREE to $100, or players can use their Planet Points to buy in to some tournaments and win cash prizes! Reminder: Planet Poker offers the widest variety of games and limits of any poker room. Choose from Hold'em, 7 Stud Hi and Hi-Lo, Omaha Hi and Hi-Lo, Draw, Lowball and Razz. Real money limits are as low as $.02-$.04 up to no-limit and everything in between. Whatever your limit, Planet Poker have a game for you!