February 13 2012, PokerNews Staff

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of the PartyPoker Weekly where we have news on the recent WPT Venice Grand Prix including Hellmuth-esque entrance, the upcoming WPT Vienna and Premier League Poker V, the Card Rush promotion and details of how you can grab yourself a free $50 bankroll!

WPT Venice Grand Prix Completed

The World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix came to a thrilling conclusion over the weekend when Rinat Bogdanov took down the “4,950 buy-in Main Event for a cool “229,800. Bogdanov outlasted a star-studded field of 155 entrants to become the latest WPT champion.

The PartyPoker blogging team was in the historical city providing live updates on the tournament along with a recap of the final table.

During Day 1 the infamous Tony G made a, shall we say different, appearance at the casino. He says in his popular blog that his outburst was caused by the fact he was “pi**ed off” with his new PA. To see Tony G’s entrance in full check out his personal blog.

Win a $7,000 Package To WPT Vienna

You only have until Mar. 25 to win your way to a $7,000 package to the World Poker Tour Vienna Main Event. Satellites are now running in the PartyPoker lobby but time is running out if you want to grab yourself a seat.

Last year Dimitry Gromov outlasted a field of 555 to get his hands on the Champions Cup and the massive “447,840 first place prize. Will you be following in the Russian’s footsteps and taking your place amongst poker’s elite?

Each package consists of:

• The $4,700 WPT Vienna Main Event buy-in
• Hotel accommodation for six nights
• $900 spending money
• PartyPoker’s legendary hospitality

PartyPoker Premier League V

During WPT Vienna the famous PartyPoker Premier League takes place and you could be part of it. Until Mar. 18 there will be satellites on PartyPoker that award a massive $13,000 package that could see you compete for a slice of a prize pool expected to exceed $2 million!

Each $13,000 package consists of:

• A $10,450 seat at the televised PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker playoffs. Two qualifiers will win a $125,000 entry into the Premier League Poker V Final
• Four nights’ luxury hotel accommodation in Vienna
• $1,350 spending money

For full details of the PartyPoker Premier League V check out the dedicated page in the promotions section on the PartyPoker site.

Card Rush Promotion Is In Full Swing

The superb Card Rush promotion is well and truly under way but PartyPoker players still have until midnight on Feb. 28 to get their hands on as many of the 1,013,000 remaining cards as they can. Players will receive an instant win card for every 15 PartyPoints they earn and PartyPoker is giving every player their first card for just 5 PartyPoints!

Prizes include instant cash prizes of between $1 and a staggering $5,000, freeroll entries worth between $2,000 and $20,000 or between 10 and 25,000 PartyPoints, all for just 15 PartyPoints!

In addition to these amazing prizes players can also be awarded Card Rush Race points that could win a $9,000 cash prize! There is a Card Rush Race points leader board that will pay out the top 200 Card Rush Race points earners between $200 and $9,000! Also, PartyPoker will also be awarding $50 to every 20th spot between 220th place and 2,000th place so everyone stands a chance of some free cash!

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$50 Bankroll For Free

Would you like a free $50 bankroll? Well thanks to the special relationship between PokerNews and PartyPoker you can help yourself to a free $50, all you need to do is follow the simply steps below and the $50 is all yours to keep!

• Download the PartyPoker software through PokerNews
• Create a new PartyPoker account and enter the bonus code “PN50FREE”
• Fill in the registration form in the PartyPoker cashier
• DO NOT make a deposit when prompted
• Return to PokerNews and fill in our small registration form
• Check your email inbox for a confirmation email from free50@pokernews.com

Once you have received the confirmation email $20 will be placed into your PartyPoker account. You must earn at least 40 PartyPoints before you will be able to withdraw the free $20. If you do not earn 40 PartyPoints within 60 days the initial $20, or whatever remains of it, will be forfeited. PartyPoints are earned at a rate of two (2) PartyPoints per $1 in rake or tournament fees so earning 40 of them within a 60 day time frame is quite an easy task.

Once you have earned 40 PartyPoints a further $30 will be deposited into your account bringing the total free cash amount to $50. You must then generate another 160 points before you can cash out any of the the $30 and must do so within 120 days otherwise the $30 or the remainder of it will be forfeited.

If you experience any problems with this or any of our promotions, please contact our Ticketed Promo Support System.

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January 18 2012, Chad Holloway

Download Betfair Poker today for your shot at winning one of two $1,400 packages to Betfair Poker LIVE London.

From Feb. 17 through 19, 2012, the Fox Poker Club in London will play host to the Betfair Poker LIVE London Main Event. Now, you have a chance to win your way into the event through an exclusive promotion from PokerNews and Betfair Poker that will see two players walk away with a $1,400 package.

The coveted packages will be awarded to the winner and runner-up of a freeroll that will take place at 1900 GMT on Feb. 4. To qualify for the freeroll, PokerNews players must earn just 50 Player Points between Jan. 9 and Feb. 1. Given that Player Points are awarded at a rate of 3.6 per $1 in tournament fees and 3.6 per $1 in rake at the cash-game tables, you can essentially earn a seat in the $2,800 freeroll for less than $14.

Each package consists of:

• A $650 Main Event buy-in for Betfair Poker LIVE London on Feb. 17
• $750 travel and accommodation allowance
• Betfair’s legendary hospitality

With such low entry requirements, the freeroll should have no problem attracting the required 10 players to start. If you’re fortunate enough to win a seat, you’ll play in the Betfair Poker LIVE London Main Event, which is played in a “bounty hunter” format. With $100 out of each buy-in serving as a bounty, you don’t even need to make the money to pocket some cash.

Want an idea of what you can expect? Last year’s Betfair Poker LIVE London Main Event drew 171 players and created a prize pool of £39,330. The winner of that event, Arttu Pitkakangas, ended up walking away with more than £7,600 for his efforts.

In addition, any player who downloads Betfair Poker through PokerNews will receive a sign-up bonus of their choice between $50 and $2,500. These promotions are only available to players who sign up through PokerNews, so download Betfair Poker now.

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