Name: John Phan
Awards: 2008 Player of the Year Award from Card Player magazine
Winnings: $430K in prize money in First bracelet
$150K in prize money in Second bracelet
$1 million at the Legends of Poker tournament

Titan poker Winners:

Name: Jan BjoerslandJan Bjoersland
Player from Norway
Representing Titan Poker at the ECPokerTour Salzburg in April

Name: Michael Schuhardt
Nickname: “parlo”
Player from Germany
Winner of a $4,000 prize package to the ECPokerTour Salzburg

Name: Wolfgang Müller
Nickname: “deledder”
Player from Germany
Winner of a $4,000 prize package to the ECPokerTour Salzburg

Everest Poker Winners:

Name: Shaun Craig
Amount won: $6,500
He will represent Everest Poker at the 2009 Irish Open in Dublin.

Name: Shaun Craig
Nickname: “yurMI007″
Player from Ireland
Shaun Craig will represent Everest Poker at the 2009 Irish Open in Dublin after winning a $6,500 package from a buy in of just $80.

Name: Hanno Hörmann
Nickname: “Fmeinheit”
Player from Austria
Hanno Hörmann will represent Everest Poker at the 2009 ECPT Salzburg event in April after winning a $4k package from a $200 satellite

Name: TheWrangler
Nickname: “thewrangler”
Player from Denmark
‘TheWrangler’ won the $250k Guaranteed Tournament on Sunday 4th January.

Name: goFold
Nickname: “goFold”
‘goFold’ won the $250k Guaranteed Tournament on Sunday 18th January.

Party poker Winners:

Player Mstr_Splintr was the highest placed Party poker Qualifier and ended his tournament in 19th place cashing for EUR 3000.
Player Vorbix won the EUR 500 side event and cashed for EUR 13,000.
Player GIOWIM1 managed to win his place to Galway for only $1.

Winners of the Progressive Bad Beat Jackpot

Winners of the $300K Guaranteed Sunday

18-January-09

Screen name Win Amount
I_SpooK_Y     $60,000.00
Flpro_157      $33,000.00
Kuli100999     $20,700.00

$50K Guaranteed Saturday

17-January-09

Screen name Win Amount
Frydbrun        $12,539.00
Tiefenmuehle $8,569.20
Spyfluga        $7,046.00

Is playing Poker online Legal?

Yes. Playing poker online is considered legal. However, the player has to be above 18 years of age.

How to Choose a right online poker room?

A player can choose a right online poker room by answering the following questions.

• Is the satellite tournament important to me?
• Am I going to put money up to try to win big prizes?
• Does the number of players playing poker hold importance for me?
• Am I bothered about getting rewards for my loyalty/play?
• Would I like to play in big poker rooms than smaller ones?

A new player about to begin playing online poker must select a poker room which offers a good sign-up bonus. He must however, be careful regarding the terms and conditions of procuring such bonuses. Some of the larger sign-up bonuses may look attractive, but the player must read the small print of the poker site.

How can I learn to play poker?

There are a few ways of learning how to play poker.

• Online Poker Schools: Players can find poker rules, strategy tips, and poker terms explanations online. Some poker rooms, including Pacific Poker and Everest Poker offer interactive poker schools with visual lessons on how to start playing poker.
• Books: People interested in playing poker can opt for books designed for beginners.  They should then try to play either with friends or online.
• Friends: Friends can give you the basics of the game.

Is there a secret for winning money by playing poker online?

There’s no real secret, but if you follow some rules and techniques, you can surely improve your chances of winning.

Can online poker games be played in complete security?

Yes, you can play poker games in complete security provided you choose a reputed, registered, and  financially sound poker website. You can find a complete list of online Poker websites that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. This will give you an idea of the reliability of the poker rooms.

What is a Poker bonus?

A bonus is a sum of money offered by a poker website to attract new players towards its games. Bonuses are very important to players because they provide a risk-free introduction of the poker games to new online poker players.

What is a Poker Tournament?

A poker tournament is an event in which players compete for all or a part of the prize pool. Each player enters the tournament by paying an amount as an entry fee. To participate in the game, a player buys a set number of tournament chips. The chips are non-negotiable, having no cash value except at the end of the tournament. The contestants play until all, but one or a few are busted. The top finishers divide the prize pool according to the tournament rules.