EPT Monte Carlo Day 2 – Seat Draw

If you’re looking for a specific player or group of players at the Monte Carlo leg of the European Poker Tour then we have the full seat draw for today’s play, which has just begun at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort.

The €10,600 main event has a little over 400 players remaining with the likes of Vicky Coren and Liv Boeree still in the hunt, and €1.7 million to the winner, it should be a fascinating days play.

Julien Thew Becomes a PokerStars Pro’

One of the most recognisable figures in UK poker has been unveiled as the latest professional to join the ranks at PokerStars. Julien Thew, former pro’ at rival poker room William Hill Poker, has moved stables to become a Team PokerStars Pro member.

Thew has a string of impressive results to his name which include European Poker Tour and GUKPT titles. With over $2.5 million in prize money to his name, Thew certainly has the credentials to join the other big names at ‘Stars although he isn’t very well known for his online results to date.

Bonomore for Bodog Poker as Justin Bonomo is Dropped

24 year old Justin Bonomo has parted company with his sponsors Bodog Poker after representing the popular online poker room for a little over two years.

Bonomo joined Bodog in 2007 alongside fellow pro’s David Williams and Evelyn Ng to form the Bodog Pro’ Team. At the time the move seemed a controversial one for Bodog following the 2006 multi-accounting scandal that surrounded ‘ZeeJustin’. Bonomo did apologise for his errors but even to this day is often referred to as a former cheater by fellow players and wise-cracking poker forum regulars.

“Bodog and I have officially parted ways after a two-year sponsorship relationship. I want to thank Bodog and its staff for giving me an opportunity to play for them.” Said Bonomo.

Carter Phillips Leads EPT Warsaw after Day 1a

Carter Phillips, 21, from North Carolina, USA is the current chip leader at the EPT Warsaw. Phillips took his seat alongside 88 other players for Day 1a in Poland and went on to amass a huge chip lead. 64 players survived the day but most of those are al least a double up behind Carter.

Well over 100 more players are expected for Day 1b tomorrow (October 21) including Team PokerStars PROs Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Katja Thater, Florian Langmann, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Dario Minieri, Thierry Van Den Berg and William Thorson as well as PokerStars-sponsored players JP Kelly and EPT presenter Michelle Orpe. Other big names include 1998 world champion Scotty Nguyen, Danish poker pro Gus Hansen, last year’s finalist Ludovic Lacay, and WCOOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb.

Freeroll League update: Can You Win The Queen Bee’s Honey?

Poker News Headline is delighted to announce that Australian poker babe Cindy Morgan, AKA The Queen Bee, will be playing in today’s $500 Freeroll League tournament on William Hill Poker.

To sweeten the pot, Cindy will be playing with a bounty on her head. If you can elimiate The Queen Bee then you’ll win a $50 cash bonus. If Cindy wins the freeroll then she keeps all the honey!

There is still plenty of time to register for todays $500 freeroll. Just follow these steps:

- Join William Hill Poker
- Create a real money account and make a deposit
- Register for the PNH $500 Freeroll League tournament before 19:30 GMT

Today is your last chance to register for Round 2 of The Freeroll League. $500 is in the prize pool, The Queen Bee has $50 on her head, and we’re expecting a maximum of 50 players. There is no better value tournament to play this weekend!

Cindy Morgan appears courtesy or RaidBet.net where she is the Brand Ambassador.

$500 Freeroll THIS Weekend

Time is running out to grab your seat in our huge value $500 cash freeroll. Round 2 of The Freeroll League takes place on Saturday at 19:30 GMT. There are no wagering requirements from this freeroll. It really is just a case of downloading, creating an account, making a deposit and joining in the action!

Round 1 of The Freeroll League saw big4william win the tournament, 12 league points and over $200 in cash! The league will begin to take shape after this weekends freeroll and it’s not to late to win some points and challenge for an Aussie Millions 2010 qualifying seat.

To play in Round 2 this weekend, follow these steps:

- Join William Hill Poker
- Create a real money account
- Make a deposit of $30 or more
- Register for the $500 PNH League freeroll in Scheduled – Freerolls on the William Hill software

Get your weekend started with a bang by winning Round 2 of The Freeroll League!

‘RakeBack is Killing Poker’ says iPoker Chief

iPoker boss, Danny Frishman, has sounded off regarding rakeback in the online poker industry. iPoker sites and skins are not allowed to offer rakeback to their players according to their contracts with iPoker/Playtech. Frishman believes that move is beneficial to his company and poker on the whole and is calling for other networks to follow suit.

Frischman told EGamingReview; “Giving players linear percentages from the rake they are generating creates a price war, reduces the bottom line to a minimum and does not incentivise loyalty. It is killing the industry by taking money from developing better platforms and promotion.

Poker Website Review: GrinderX

We love poker discussion here at Poker News Headlines but we also know the choice of poker forums can be bewildering at times. We have our own little growing poker forum here at PNH but getting the most out of online poker discussion can mean joining several poker forums at once.

We’ve discovered a great new poker forum at GrinderX. The forum is informal and very friendly. Hop on over today and say hi.

$500 Freeroll Just 6 Days to Register

The second game in The Freeroll League is fast approaching! There are only 6 days left to register for this no-playing requirement $500 cash freeroll tournament on August 1st at 19:30 GMT

big4william won Freeroll 1 and walked away with over $200 in free cash along with 12 valuable Freeroll League points. 4 others cashed in the tournament so with only 32 players registered and the top 5 paid it was a great value freeroll for all concerned.

Freeroll 2 looks set to be even better value. We are expecting a low turn out for this tournament which means winning some cash is even easier! There are NO playing requirements for this freeroll. Simply follow these steps to be eligible:

- Join William Hill Poker Club
- Make your first deposit of at least $30
- Register for the freeroll 48hrs after creating your account

That’s all there is to it! Remember that William Hill Poker Club offer a huge $600 deposit bonus that is very easy to earn. Join today and we’ll see you in the freeroll on August 1st at 19:30 GMT.