“Brett Parise, a 22-year-old university student from Indiana USA, won the first event of the inaugural PokerStars Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) in Manila late Sunday, collecting first prize of $179,775 and a seat in December’s grand final in Sydney Australia.
Parise bested a field of more than 250 players at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino in Manila, Philippines, to take home one of the biggest tournament prizes ever awarded in Asian poker.
More than 200 players from 30 countries had started the three day event.”
Poker Pages (08/27/07)
Categories: APPT · Asia · Philippines · PokerStars · Tournament
“PokerStars.com, the online poker group that operates illegally in the US, will be allowed to advertise on British TV and radio from next month even though it is not regulated by the government’s new Gambling Commission.
It is just one of hundreds of internet gambling groups, unlicensed in the UK, which are to be granted freedom to advertise in Britain under the government’s Gambling Act 2005. They will not be regulated here or pay British tax.
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Categories: Legal · PokerStars · UK
“PokerStars (www.PokerStars.com), the world’s largest online poker site, shattered the record for the largest cash poker tournament on July 29th with the Sunday Hundred Grand. The tournament drew a field of 20,000 online poker players to the largest cash tournament in history. First place finisher Lynna1 captured the top prize, netting her $20,000 and an almost 2,000% return on investment after only a $10+$1 buy-in.
Surpassing yet another landmark, PokerStars recorded its 10 millionth customer. In just one year, PokerStars has doubled its community of players from 5 million to 10 million. Proving that poker has become a truly worldwide phenomenon, PokerStars is attracting players from nearly every country on the planet…”
PokerStars (08/08/07)
Categories: Online · PokerStars · Press Release · Tournament
