Fri, 08/19/2011 – 05:25 – PokerPages Staff

PokerStars.tv turns the focus on the upcoming World Championship of Online Poker as well as the European Poker Tour’s stop off in Berlin. There is also a look back at the successful second series of the Big Game and all the top online action from the PokerStars big events.

The WCOOP is the biggest online event on the poker calendar, it features 62 events that attract the best players from around the world. The action gets underway on September 4th. To whet your appetite for this festival of online poker, PokerStars.tv has a dedicated WCOOP channel. There a number of interviews with some of the top players like Kevin McPhee; Kevin Saul and Terrence Chan. There is also a review of the key events from last year’s tournament.

The EPT moves around some of the biggest and most beautiful cities in Europe. PokerStars.tv covers the season seven visit to the German capital city of Berlin, where 773 players from around the continent lined up in pursuit of the title. It features the return of Peter Eastgate as well as Roberto Romanello and Sebastian Ruthenberg.

On the NAPT channel there is a review of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January as well as the latest stop off in Connecticut for the Mohegan Sun event.

The popular second season of the Big Game is reviewed on its own channel. You can see how the loose cannons performed against some of the game’s best players.

As well as the top live poker coverage from around the world, PokerStars.tv brings you the best of the online action every week. This week you can see how ‘ponga80′ from Canada conquered 6,524 other players to claim the PokerStars Sunday Million title.

PokerStars.tv is the best site for all the best coverage of poker events from across the world.

August 19 2011, Barry Carter

Poker is very much an individual pursuit, so when a rare chance comes around to represent your country in a team event comes around, you have to grab it with both hands. For the eighth year running, PokerStars has announced the World Cup of Poker. The annual event pitches teams of amateurs and pros from every country to play for cash and national pride. The final table takes place live at the PCA in January.

You can represent your country as a Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder or Striker, by qualifying exclusively at PokerStars. Stage 1 qualifiers start between August 20-21, with buy-ins ranging between free, $11, and invite only for TLB winners.

If a player wins a qualifier from their respective country, they move on to Stage 2, where the knockout rounds will see the seven best teams progress to the live final at the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January.

Free $11 Stage 1 Ticket & WCOOP Freeroll Ticket for All New Depositors

You can even represent your country in the World Cup of Poker without risking a cent of your own money. Make your first-ever real money deposit using the bonus code “WCP8″ and you’ll be rewarded with a free $11 Stage 1 ticket (Midfielder), in addition to the regular 100% First Deposit Bonus up to $600.

This deposit will also qualify you for our PokerNews exclusive WCOOP Freeroll Event #1 on August 27, as long as you deposit before August 21, use marketing code “POKERNEWS.COM”, and sign up through PokerNews.

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Qualify During VIP Club Mega Month

If playing for your country wasn’t incentive enough to play, you will also reap the rewards of the PokerStars VIP Club Mega Month. All of August, players have been able to leapfrog the VIP rankings as PokerStars has reduced the qualification requirements by 90%.

So you can fast track your way to Platinum Star VIP for just 750 VPPs in August, rather than the usual 7,500 required. You can also get to Gold Star for 300 instead of 3,000, and Silver Star for 75 points instead of 750.

If you sign up to PokerStars through PokerNews, not only can you participate in this promotion, you can also qualify for any future exclusive promotions we have with PokerStars (The value of which has been in the hundreds of thousands over the last few years), and a 100% up to $600 first deposit bonus. Don’t forget to use marketing code “POKERNEWS.COM”.

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