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Titan Poker , the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, will substantially increase the benefits it offers its top online poker players in a special promotion to be staged during the month of May.

Avid poker players will enjoy double rewards for their game play in May. Players will receive instant cash bonuses, issued to them as they generate Titan Poker Points. Special player benefits for May are up to $2,000 per player. In addition, players will be able to use these Points to make purchases at the Club Titan Store.

“It is certainly worth my time to play exclusively at Titan Poker,” commented one of the poker room’s most active VIP players. “When I do the calculation of the return on investment for my online gaming activities, I see that the best benefits are available to me at Titan Poker.

In January 2009, Titan Poker launched Club Titan, the most generous rewards program available to keen online poker players. The Club Titan VIP program is easy to use and rewards all of its players, novices to big-time poker enthusiasts alike.

Tension filled the brisk Alpine air as avid players staked their claim on poker stardom at the ECPokerTour Salzburg 2009. 123 players from more than 20 countries converged on this majestic Austrian city, to compete in the prestigious three-day tournament, sponsored by Titan Poker , which kicked off on April 3.

The excitement was palpable as players arrived at the new five-star Alpine Palace Card Casino. Players mingled pre-tournament in first class accommodation that included an open bar gala party, with acclaimed Fashion TV photographer Erwin Gabriel.

On April 4th, day three of the tournament, the top 9 players put on their best poker faces and took their seats at the Final Table. It came down to two players – Andreas Schmidt, from Germany; and Jacob Chen from Australia.

After a heated battle, Jacob Chen emerged as champion of the ECPokerTour Salzburg 2009 with a prize of 47,302 Euros. Chen, who previously represented www.titanpoker.com at the Asian Poker Tour in Macau, was barely able to contain his excitement and his only words were: “I am breathless.”

Review the complete report on the ECPoker Tour website: ECPoker Tour

Titan Poker, the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, has awarded player Pierpaolo Pica from Italy his largest poker win to date. By winning five straight $5 + $1 Maui “Jackpot Sit ‘N Go” tournaments, Pierpaolo was also able to clinch the special $99,000 Maui Jackpot Prize.

After his win Pierpaolo said: “This is after almost a year of trying…I thought it was impossible, but it happened! Five consecutive Maui Jackpots in order to pocket $99,000 was really fantastic! All thanks to a big dose of chance and above all to Titan Poker… many thanks!”

In offering advice to his fellow poker players, Pierpaolo says that “I am not an aggressive player and I try to study the competitors during the game….but you need to believe that it’s possible to win.”

Titan Poker’s jackpot sit ‘n’ go tournaments are extremely popular and attract veteran and novice poker players alike. The Maui is a ten-player, $5 + $1 Sit ‘N Go tournament. The game begins once ten players sit down at the table. As this is a progressive jackpot tournament, the prize money grows larger every week until there is a winner.

40 WSOP packages guaranteed in Mega Satellite

Paddy Power Poker today Blasts Off for Las Vegas by announcing a WSOP* Mega Satellite with 40 packages guaranteed. The WSOP Blast Off MTT is a $500 + $35 NLH freezeout scheduled for Sunday June 14th. Feeder satellites will run daily from Monday June 1st with buy-ins starting at less than $1.

Each WSOP package is worth $13,000 and is made up of WSOP Main Event entry ($10,000), 7 nights’ accommodation and $1,900 to cover travel and spending money.

“The World Series is just around the corner, so I’ve fuelled up our rocket and set a course for Las Vegas”, said  Communications Manager for Paddy Power Poker. “With over 40 packages up for grabs, our players have a great opportunity to live the poker dream and play in the biggest game in town – it’s time to Blast Off!”

Feeder satellites to the WSOP Blast Off $500 + $35 Mega Satellite can be accessed via the poker software lobby from June 1st; select ‘Scheduled MTT’s’ and then the ‘Satellites’ tab.

Unlike most tournaments, the Canadian Open Main Event is a Heads-up tournament. It is one of the most anticipated events of the season leading up to the World Series and often gets some of the biggest names in poker to enlist for one last shot of glory before the WSOP. This year was no different, but once again an unknown ends up taking down a major championship.

Whether you like him or not, you have to admit that Phil Hellmuth is one of the best NL Hold’em tournament players in the world. It is hard to argue the 11 WSOP bracelets that are dangling off of his wrist. He always seems to make the perfect move, but will often get beat when someone does not respect a raise or a move that he makes and then we are treated to the rant.






Phil made is at far as the quarterfinals and after a marathon match of about 6 hours, manage to get all the money in with the best of it only to fall to a 2 outer on the river. It was 99-66 and when the 6 hit, Hellmuth was tossed to the rail by the eventual winner, Benjamin LaBlond.

Defending champion Huck Seed had a target on his head from the moment he sat down and never even made it out of the first round of players. All in all, 93 people showed up for the event, not a World Series turnout by any comparison, but the field was filled with landmines. With his $100,000 now safely in hand, it is an easy assumption that LaBlond will now be headed to Vegas for fame and glory.

There is only one more major event to get through before the WSOP starts at the end of the month and then it is time to dig in for 2 months of poker insanity. The WSOP has added a few events and has also added an anniversary event that should be filled with every big name in the poker world. Dig in folks, poker is about to get real serious!