After you win money by Betting on the Superbowl at Bet365, you will have the opportunity to win even more money with the Bet365 $50,000 Freeroll Frenzy.

Here are the features Of the $50,000 Freeroll Frenzy

• $50,000 is on offer in cash and guaranteed tournament prize-pools.
• Choice of 360 freerolls, Heads-up Qualifiers or direct buy-ins to the big events.
• Earn 20 Merit Points, increased from 15, for every $1 paid in tournament fees.

During $50,000 Freeroll Frenzy there are three big events, each with a $10,000 prize-pool. Before each tournament, you have 10 days in which to qualify.

The 3 $10,000 freerolls take place on:

1. February 13 (Qualify from Feb 3-12)
2. February 24(Qualify from Feb 14-23)
3. March 6(Qualify from Feb 25 – Mar 5)

You can qualify in freerolls at absolutely no cost or in Heads-up Qualifiers for just 375 Merit Points. Direct buy-in is also available for $10+$1. To register for your choice of event, got to the poker lobby now and find the $50,000 Freeroll Frenzy section.

– Qualify for the $50,000 Freeroll Frenzy –

The first major tournament of 2012 was the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA).

Xuan Liu of Toronto finished 4th in the main event and took home $600,000, the biggest of her career. On the same final table, Mark Drover of St.John’s NF finished 5th for $468,000 and David Bernstein finished 7th for $260,000.

Jonathan Duhamel finished 2nd in the $25k 8max NLHE event for $634,550, 4th in the $100k super high roller for $300k+, and a 5th in a $5k turbo event.  Plus he also won a $5k NLHE event for $239,830.  Also Quebec police have also recovered over half of his stolen money back.  Not a bad PCA and January in general for Mr. Duhamel.

Other Canadians with great showings at the 2012 PCA include Shawn Buchanan with a win, Andrew Chen, and Daniel Negreanu.

At the WSOP circuit event at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Gregory Hartwick of Bolton, and a member of the Orangeville Poker Tour, finished 1st in event #3 the $560 NLHE.  He took home $26,106 and a gold WSOP ring for that win.

At the 2012 Aussie Millions, Yann Dion of Quebec City, final tabled the main event and finished in 7th for $175,000

Good job to all Canadian Poker Players and lets continue the winning ways in February. Remember one of the biggest tournament series in Canada occurs in February, the Fallsview Poker Classic. With 3 events and big prize pools, this is Ontario’s premier event. It should be fun, good luck and post if you will be playing. Canada Poker News will be there to post the results.

Poker has now become very popular online, with sites like www.pokerstars.com  offering thirteen different poker games. Many players enjoy the game but find it difficult to part with their own money. Marketing codes could be a way round this as they work by offering discounts of some other form of offer.

Finding marketing codes is also quite straight forward. Searching the internet will provide many sites offering these codes. Codes can be found offering free play options, free money when signing up, and general discounts depending on the amount the player deposits themselves. These codes can make all the difference when you first sign up, as often you will get to play with what the code has generated making it more palatable to place more sizeable bets.

Poker lovers across the world are using codes like this more and more making the players playing experience even better. The PokerStars site also offers a poker school link: so if your game could do with some improvement before you start betting bigger stakes this site can help. The poker school however is not just for the novice player it can be used by more experienced players to help build on their game strengths.

The poker school offers up to date advice on the game from some of the best players. Information like this will help with any bets you make and make the game more fun and interesting. One advantage that poker online has over casinos is the opening times. Poker can be played at any time of day making it accessible to any budding player.

The site also has a 24 hour help line in case any problems occur. This ensures that your gaming experience will be uninterrupted. Due to the way in which this site operates the 24 access gives players the chance to play against each other in a real time situation.

Canadian poker seems now to have been made easier for all to experience, with the use of marketing codes and online support bringing poker into the 21st century.

In 2012, Quebec will be the home of the biggest poker tournament ever in Canada. This tournament will be the first ever to hand out a Million Dollar prize to the lucky winner. The Grand Loto-Quebec Poker Tournament which takes on May 19th and 20th, 2012 at the Casino du Lac-Leamy in Hull Quebec is the most prestigious poker tournament ever held in Canada. This $25,000 buy-in tournament will reward the winner a seat valued at $1,000,000 to the biggest tournament in the world, The BIG ONE for ONE DROP that will be held during the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, on July 1-3, 2012.

There will be several ways other than paying the full $25k buyin to get into the Grand Tournament.  You can buy-in directly at the first 4 casinos of the below list.

Satellite Tournaments will be running at various Quebec Casinos as well as on Espacejeux – The Loto Quebec online poker room.  The next online satellites are Jan 9, Mar 12, and May 7 all at 8:30pm.  Buy-in is $300+$20  Participating casinos include:

• Casino de Montreal
• Casino de Charlevoix
• Casino du Lac-Leamy
• Casino de Mont-Tremblant
• Salon de jeux de Quebec
• Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivieres

If you would rather rely on pure luck to get into the big tournament, there will also be $5 scratch ticket lotteries starting in Feb 2012 as well as a Second Chance lottery from Lotto Poker in April 2012 which you must register for on the Loto-Quebec website.

The Big One for One Drop
The 43rd annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) will play host to The BIG ONE for ONE DROP™ poker tournament at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on July 1, 2 and 3, 2012, in Las Vegas. In addition to qualified participants, this poker championship will attract players from around the world and from all walks of life. Tournament registration fees are one million U.S. dollars, and the WSOP will contribute 11.1% of total collected fees to the ONE DROP® Foundation.
One Drop
ONE DROP^® — an initiative of Guy Laliberté, Founder of Cirque du Soleil^® — is a non-governmental organization established in Montréal, Québec, Canada, and active worldwide. The mission of ONE DROP^® is to fight poverty by promoting access to water and in raising awareness among individuals and communities about water-related issues to convince them to mobilize for universal access to water and urge them to adopt sound habits for managing this precious resource for future generations. ONE DROP^® continues to reach out to the world to realize its dream of safe water for all, today and tomorrow. To learn more about ONE DROP^® or to make a donation, visit ONEDROP.org

Party Poker will be starting off 2012 with a bang, and it is you the online poker player who will reap the rewards.  Throughout January 2012 there will be zero rake charged on all multi-table tournaments.  That means that 100% of your money will go straight into the prize pool, with no fees to pay across the whole multi-table tournament schedule. This includes their flagship $200k guaranteed Sunday tournament which is normally a $200 + $15 buyin.  You will still be paying the $215, but instead the whole $215 goes into the prize pool.  Unfortunately the Party Poker Winter Million takes place on February 5, so a rake free on that tourney is a no-go.

There will also be a special Reload Bonus and a Depositor’s Freeroll in January.  Deposit using bonus code RAKEFREE and get a 100% bonus up to $100.  You will have 30 days from the date of deposit to meet the wagering requirements which is 8 points for every $1 released.

Deposit at least $50 with the RAKEFREE bonus code and you will also be entered into a $50,000 Freeroll which takes place on Sunday Feb 5 at 11:00 ET.

If you don’t have a Party Poker Account, SIGN UP now and receive a deposit bonus of 100% up to $600.

On December 24, a 20 year old female was arrested, along with 2 other men, and one other man was arrested on Dec 29.  The 20 year old female, Bianca Rojas-Latraverse, was in fact Duhamel’s ex-girlfriend!  Since everything was targeted, and the beating of Jonathan made it look personal, it makes absolute sense.  She must have been scorned with his recent wealth, and probably left her with what she deserves, nothing.

It is not known if Dumahel’s reward of up to $10,000 played a part in the arrests.  His Rolex watch was recovered, but the WSOP bracelet is still MIA.

Skrill, the new name for the most popular and safest e-wallet available for online poker and online gambling moneybookers, is offering all new and existing customers a great promotion.

From Thursday December 1st until Sunday January 22nd you earn 5 times as many Loyalty Points on all transactions, from the minute you sign up. Points you can redeem into cash (equal to 1% cashback) or exclusive rewards. No limits, no thresholds, and no upload conditions.

Simply Register below, and start earning 1%

All you need to do is:

1. Enter skrill promotion code  16000205
2. Register for an account or click ‘Participate’ if you already have one.
3. Transact at least €4,000 to become a Skrill VIP and Loyalty Club member.
4. Cash in your 5 times Loyalty Points and enjoy your rewards.

PokerStars will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary this December, and to celebrate this special occasion their have decided to give you the player numerous birthday presents.  Since the inception in 2001, Pokerstars has grown to become the biggest online poker site in the world, offering the best online cash games and online tournaments.  They have the biggest online tournaments in history, and continue to make new poker millionaires daily.  Well here is your chance to enter the millionaire club, and here are the goodies that pokerstars will be giving you as part of the 10th anniversary celebration.

1. 100 FREE $15,000 PCA Packages – Every week from Nov 1 – Dec 11, 10 free seats will be given away via Freerolls.  Deposit with code PCA100 for a free entry to the weekly final.
2. 10th Anniversary $10Million guaranteed Sunday Million – On Sunday Dec 18, the Sunday Million will be a $10M guaranteed event with $2 million for 1st place!
3. 10th Anniversary World Record Tournament – On Sunday December 4th, PokerStars will try to break the Guinness World Record for most players in a poker tournament which they currently hold from 2009 with 149,196 players.  This will be a $1, $250,000 guaranteed tournament at 12:30 ET.
4. 10th Anniversary Easy $10 Reload Bonus – From November 14 – 30th, simply make a deposit of $100 and use the code 10 to get a free $10 Bonus.  Simply earn 1VPP and the $10 is yours!
5. 10th Anniversary Sunday Storm Special – The Sunday Storm on December 11th will have a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.  This is a $11 tournament at 13:30 ET.  Also $100 bounties on PokerStars Pros.
6. 10th Anniversary Ring Game Leaderboards – From November 23 – December 2 there will be various cash game leaderboards with an additional $1,000,000 in added prizes.
7. 10th Anniversary Extras – 10x $10,000 Class Freerolls on December 10 with PCA packages given out to winners.  $0.10 Trivia Tournies Dec 1-18.  Special 10th Anniversary VIP Store Items from Dec 1.
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Hope this 10th Anniversary will be good to you too!  Remember there is also the Red Spade million dollar tournament this Sunday for only a $55 buyin.

There is also 10th Anniversary CANADIAN CELEBRATIONS!

Exclusive Canadian only events include:

• If Canada is the number one represented country in the World Record Attempt tourney, all Canadian participants will receive an entry into an exclusive $10,000 freeroll.
• All Canadian players playing the 10th anniversary Sunday Storm will qualify to play in a special $10+1 Sunday Million qualifier with 10 seats added.
• Canada only Sunday Million satellites running all day

Free $600 Bonus with new signups!

Good Luck!

Thier poker coaches include several of the top players, and that includes the folowing Canadians.  Casey “bigdogpckt5s” Jarzabek, Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah, and Danny “DannyN13″ Noseworthy.  Other big name pros include Daryl” aaaaaaaa” Jace, Ryan “HITTHEPANDA” Franklin, Lee Childs, Jon “Wein” Wein, and many more …

Here is a little bit about the Canadian coaches

Casey “bigdogpckt5s” Jarzabek

Casey Jarzabek, known as “bigdogpckt5s” across most sites, is a staple of the high-stakes MTT community. Jarzabek began on Absolute Poker, crushing the SnGs at the highest level. He has placed first in the weekly tournament leaderboard upwards of 25 times on Absolute Poker, showing his dominance on the site from 2005 through 2007. Jarzabek eventually moved on to MTTs, where he has been a force to reckon with. He has outrights wins in two FTOPS, winning Event #9 in November of 2008 for $277,930 and a HORSE 500+35 for another $75,600 in February of 2009. He has also won the FTP Sunday Brawl, the Sunday Mulligan, and the Pokerstars Second Chance. Overall, Jarzabek has an estimated $3,400,000 in online winnings, including wins in eleven Sunday majors across various sites. At different points in his career, Jarzabek has been ranked #1 on officialpokerrankings.com on both Full Tilt Poker and Pokerstars. He has also began his ascension on the live circuit, with a 2nd in a WPT preliminary event as well as several WSOP circuit final tables. He currently resides in St Catharines, Ontario.

Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah

Mike Leah is a professional poker player and MTT specialist hailing from Toronto, Canada. Known online as “GoLeafsGoEH” online, Mike got his start playing online and already has over $2.8 million in winnings. His online scores include a 3rd place in wcoop main as well as badugi wcoop title He also had win in the 2010 FTOPS #24 for over $92,000, a second place finish in the Full Tilt $750K Guaranteed for $86,000 and a host of other high 5 digit wins including a UBOC title.
Mike also boasts an impressive live record. In 2009 he finished second in the LA Poker Classic for $152,600. That same year he won two Venetian Deepstack events for a total of over $400,000.
Mike continues to play online from his home and Canada and is also a regular on the live poker circuit. In fact, he had 5 cashes in this summer’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. His future goals include his first major live tournament win and, of course, a WSOP bracelet!

Danny “DannyN13″ Noseworthy

Danny “DannyN13″ Noseworthy is a 23 year old professional poker player from St. John’s, Newfoundland. He started out hosting/playing $5-$20 games in his own basement throughout high school at the age of 17. After even getting cards banned from school, he took a few stabs online before realizing he had no bankroll management and wanted to actually learn the game. Danny deposited $600 on Full Tilt April 1st, 2009 and has not looked back since. He started out as a 6 max turbo SNG player before making the transition to a MTT grinder later in the year. After having moderate success, Danny caught his first real break in 2010. On April 25, he took 3rd in FTOPS Event #7 for $67,000. Since then, he has almost $500,000 in MTT winnings and over 100 final tables. His outright wins and five figure scores include the PokerStars Nightly Seventy Grand, $11 Re-buy on stars, the PokerStars $109 $50K guaranteed, multiple $109 turbo wins, the Full Tilt Poker Multi-Entry $60k guaranteed, the Full Tilt Poker $163 daily $60k guaranteed and many other turbo MTT wins and more. He is known as a turbo specialist and also took 2nd in a $235 daily Rio live tournament this summer for $18,000.

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On Monday November 14th at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond B.C., British Columbia’s favourite goalie to love and to hate is hosting a charity poker tournament.  Vancouver Canucks all-star goaltender Roberto Luongo, along with BCLC’s PlayNow.com, their online regulated gambling website, will be hosting a poker tournament to raise support for hockey education, grassroots hockey programs, and youth health and wellness.

Here is the Roberto Luongo Charity Poker Classic Press Release:

PlayNow.com announces Roberto Luongo Charity Poker Classic

Goaltender hosts charity poker tournament at River Rock Casino Resort

Vancouver B.C., November 7, 2011 – Poker players in B.C. will have the opportunity to sit at the poker table with the Vancouver goaltender at the Roberto Luongo Charity Poker Classic.

The charity poker tournament will take place at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, B.C. on November 14, 2011.

It is estimated $80,000 will be raised to support hockey education, grassroots hockey programs and youth health and wellness in B.C. Attendees will be able to bid on items in live and silent auctions.

“This is a great opportunity to raise money for a terrific cause through a fun night of entertainment,” explained Roberto Luongo. “I enjoy getting together with friends to play poker and to have the proceeds donated to charity means a lot to everyone.”

Prizes at the charity tournament will include an estimated $45,000 prize pool as well as a number of themed prizes donated by friends of Luongo.

Would-be participants have a number of options to attend the charity tournament. Players can win entry through daily qualifying poker tournaments on PlayNow.com, running nightly until November 12 at 9 p.m. (PST).

Seats to play in the tournament are available to the public, who can purchase seats on a first-come basis through the River Rock Casino Resort by calling 604-247-8983 to register.

Buy-in to the tournament is $300, with an optional $200 charity donation which includes a complimentary stay at the River Rock Hotel, a PlayNow.com gift bag and a number of collectible items. Additional information on the tournament is available at PlayNow.com.

“This promises to be an exciting event for poker players,” added Rhonda Garvey, Vice President of eGaming, BCLC. “Whether playing Luongo online or winning entry to his charity tournament, it’s great to have such unique experiential prizes available for our players to win.”

Operated by BCLC, PlayNow.com is BC’s only legal and regulated online gambling website. PlayNow.com offers socially responsible gambling entertainment while generating income to benefit all British Columbians.

For more information please contact:

Chris Fairclough

Communications Officer

(604) 341-1935