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Global Poker is becoming known as the online poker site that hosts big tournament series with clever names.

The US-friendly online poker site recently concluded the wildly successful Global Poker Madness, a tournament series that coincided with March Madness and offered players an SC$200,000 guaranteed Main Event.

Players knew it wouldn’t take long before Global Poker announced a new series with some massive guarantees and they were not disappointed.

More than SC$1,250,000 guaranteed over 135 events

The 2018 Rattlesnake Open is the latest event from Global Poker, and it will undoubtedly be another one for the record books.

Every tournament series hosted on GlobalPoker.com seems to break the records set by the previous event. With 135 championship events lasting over three weeks and more than SC$1,250,000 in real cash prizes up for grabs, the Rattlesnake Open is set to maintain the trend.

Global Poker likes to go big with massive guarantees for its main events. The Rattlesnake Open Main Event is no exception, offering an SC$100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

There is no excuse to sit this one out

The 2018 Rattlesnake Open gets underway April 29 with an SC$5,000 guaranteed freeroll. Global Poker touts itself as the “leading social casino,” and thrives on giving plenty of opportunities for players to get in the game. Some might say it is part of their mission.

There is no buy-in requirements or strings attached.

To register for the freeroll:

• Click on ‘Switch Currency’ on the top right to switch to ‘$weeps Cash’
• Select the ‘Tournament tab’
• Look for the ‘GPC Rattlesnake Open: $5,000 Freeroll!’ towards the bottom of the page
• Get in the game

Additionally, Global Poker is offering satellites into the tournaments starting as small as SC$0.55. Get ready and start qualifying because the 2018 Rattlesnake Open begins in under a week.

Hometown Heroes returns

Fostering community and connections is essential to Global Poker, and that is why the online poker site likes to celebrate its players’ hometowns.

Global Poker encourages winners to take selfies with their trophies and their Global Poker gear to celebrate their wins at home. There is some extra $weeps Cash in it for players who share Global Poker with their hometown on social media.

Hometown Heroes $weeps Cash is available for individual event winners and leaderboard champions.

$weeps Cash incentives for taking a shot (literally) range from SC$20 – SC$1,000. Global poker is paying for specific images and videos of you in your gear with local landmarks.

Photo opportunities include you and:

• A Local civic building (SC$20)
• The ‘Welcome To’ sign for your hometown (SC$20)
• Your local casino or card room (SC$20)
• Your best Global Poker gear (SC$20)
• The winning moment from Global Poker tournament in your gear (SC$1,000 – results must be on Hendon Mob)

Additionally, players can win an additional SC$100 for posting a ten-second video while playing in a local poker tournament. Wear and gear and say, “I love Global Poker” and collect the $weeps Cash.

Represent Global Poker on the live felt

Global Poker likes to reward players that consistently show up, play and do well. To make the Rattlesnake Open more attractive, it has added an additional $15,000 in value to players who place towards the top of the leaderboard when the series ends.

The best player of the tournament will follow in the footsteps of Nathan ‘Penta’ Blair from the Eagle Cup and Sandra ‘MommyGingery’ Lefler from the Grizzly Games. These leaderboard champions claimed flights, accommodations and an entry into their choice of tournaments for their leaderboard wins.

Blair played the WSOP Circuit Event in Cherokee, North Carolina and placed 34^th out of 957 players for $5,627. Lefler chose to play the Wynn Spring Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada and placed 47^th out of 984 players for $6,218.

You, too, can represent Global Poker at a live poker tournament. Claim the top spot on the Rattlesnake Open leaderboard and win a live tournament poker package valued at up to SC$5,000.

Plenty of online poker action at Global Poker

Cash games and tournaments are running around the clock at GlobalPoker.com.

Get in on the Global Poker action by depositing on PayPal. The Rattlesnake Open starts soon, and there is no time like the present to get in the game.

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When Assemblyman Clyde Vanel arrived on the New York online poker scene earlier this month, he brought plenty of optimism with him. Now, fellow Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow is trying to temper expectations.

However, even though Pretlow does not have the high hopes for online poker Vanel does, he did indicate in a recent interview with Online Poker Report that poker’s chances are not bad to pass in the Empire State this year.

Bill gaining co-sponsors, goal is 76

As Vanel mentioned, his online poker bill is quickly gaining co-sponsors.  The bill currently has 44 co-sponsors. Pretlow predicted the bill will get to 60. However, he also said 60 is not enough to give the bill a good shot.

“We will get to 60, but my goal is 76. At 76, that means there’s a majority of Democrats in favor,” Pretlow said.

Over the past year, Pretlow frequently lamented the stubbornness of his peers in the Assembly when it comes to online poker. In particular, he fears the Speaker Carl Heastie will never let online poker happen. Pretlow elaborated on why Heastie is such a roadblock:

“He’s not in favor of gambling,” Pretlow said. “It’s obvious there are a lot of people in the Assembly not in favor of gambling of any sort. I try to explain to them that this is an expansion of existing gambling, but it’s hard to do when minds are closed.”

Standalone bill not poker’s only chance at passing

Convincing fellow Assembly members is the clearest tact to getting regulated online poker. There is another way though.

Sports betting.

While online poker lacks support, sports betting has much more momentum. Moreover, with a potential decision in the Supreme Court sports betting case possibly just days away, time is of the essence for the state.

New York already has a sports betting measure in place. Voters approved a measure to allow wagering, but that measure lacks specifics, only stating that commercial casinos in the state can take wagers. A bill expanding sports betting to race tracks is needed. The state also needs to pass specific regulations regarding who oversees wagering, taxation plans, and other details.

Given how many neighboring states are also rushing to implement sports betting, time is of the essence in Albany.

Unfortunately, Pretlow sees pairing up the two as a last resort, not an obvious course of action.

“I don’t want to combine them, but if I have to then I will. The sports betting bill has a better chance to pass, and maybe it can carry online poker with it.”

While Pretlow may still sound skeptical, the energy and enthusiasm of Vanel, as well as the hopes of riding sports betting’s coattails into law have many New Yorkers holding out hope 2018 is the year.

In the meantime, New York residents should reach out to their local representatives and tell them they are ready to #PlayNY.

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With a final total of 1,086 entries, the 2018 Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event surpassed its $1 million guarantee to create a final prize pool …

Buy-ins of all shape and size dot Las Vegas, Nevada over the summer. Tournament costs add up in a hurry and players are on the lookout for where they can get the most bang for their buck. In the spirit of that mindset, below is a look at the best value tournament of at most a three-figure buy-in this summer.

1. $888 World Series of Poker Crazy Eights

Date: June 30-July 3

Only at the World Series of Poker is there an event with almost $1 million for first-place that plays eight-handed all the way to the finish line. “Crazy Eights” is a gimmick and lottery, but a profitable one.

The $888,888 guaranteed first place prize draws the thousands to the Rio right before the Main Event. Alexandru Papazian outlasted 8,120 runners in 2017. Payouts are available for all four starting flights, with two each day on June 30 and July 1.

The stacks of 8,000 to start might seem shallow but 60-minute levels on Days 2 and 3 open play up later. Crazy Eights beats out “The Colossus” for value due to the better playing environment (eight-handed tables) and comparable guaranteed money up top.

2. $600 MSPT Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series

Date: June 9-13

The $600 price point is one The Venetian pushes out across the full duration of its DeepStack Championship Poker Series. A $1 million guarantee is the cream of the $600 crop. The final table for the event is to be live streamed through the Mid-States Poker Tour.

The event starts on June 9 and the final table takes place on June 13. Players have three starting flights to choose from with one each on June 9, 10, and 11. A generous structure of chips and time is in place with a 20,000 starting bank along with 40-minute levels for the full length of the tournament.

At least 2,000 entrants are expected to register and the winner is going to leave somewhere around $250,000 for their three days of play.

3. $600 Phamous Poker Series Goliath Milly

Date: June 6-9

On the judgment of venue alone, The Venetian $600 $1 million guaranteed event goes ahead of the Planet Hollywood version. The only change in structure is the blind level escalation. Levels are 30 minutes on Day 1, 40 minutes on Day 2, and 60 on Day 3. Players have time on their side when they need it the most.

WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang defeated 2,721 entrants in 2017 to win this exact event. Wang collected $205,165 from the prize pool that went to $1.42 million.

The Venetian enjoys a full expo this summer and players can expect there to be a little to no alternate lists compared to the smaller space utilized by Planet Hollywood.

4. $365 World Series of Poker Online Bracelet Event

Date: June 3

Win a bracelet from the couch for under $400? Who doesn’t want a piece of that action? The World Series of Poker hopes that players inside the New Jersey and Nevada borders sign up in droves for one of the four online events this summer.

WSOP.com is the host for the event with a quality structure in place. All levels are 15 minutes, an eternity for online. Entrants open with starting stacks of 15,000 with antes not kicking in until a few hours after play starts.

There is no guarantee on the event but expect to see close to 1,000 runners by the time the four-hour registration period closes.

5. $565 ARIA WPT 500

Date: June 25-July 3

The WPT 500 is one of the five must-play events of the summer and a serious value. For $565, players get a $1 million guarantee, World Poker Tour glory, and a prime location in the ARIA.

The nine starting flights offer any and all chances to get in the WPT action. The 2015 edition of the tournament brought in 5,113 entries to create a first-place prize of $330,000.

A Day 1 structure of 30 and 40-minute levels and 15,000 chips create a fast but fair environment. More than the Colossus or Giant, the WPT 500 is non-super short stacked for the entire event nor a turbo. It falls into a great sweet spot.

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From Sunday 6th May, Party Poker will no longer charge a rake on the bounty element of Progressive Knockout tournaments (PKOs). Rather than reducing the total buy-in, the site will be increasing the amount of the bounty on each player´s head so that, when you knock another player out, you will win more cash.