EmpirePoker.com is proud to Honor the Elite Players.
We have launched a new promotion for our elite players!

Starting June 2005, our top 100 monthly tournament players will become Tournament Masters; their names will be proudly published online on the Tournament Masters Board as the best tournament players.

At the end of each month, these top 100 players will receive the opportunity to face each other in the Tournament Masters Finals, where the top 10 finishers from each month will play in the semi-annual $50,000 Tournament Masters FreeRoll.

Overview:
Play against top poker stars in Expert Series - knock one of our Experts out of the tournament and win a bounty prize as well as a "I knocked out an Expert" t-shirt. We have autographed copies of top poker books up for grabs as well as $5,000 GUARANTEED each week.

Sit & Go qualifiers

Tournament Details:
• Date: Every Wednesday - September 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th
• Time: 8pm EST
• Game Type: Texas Hold'em
• Limit Type: No Limit
• Buy-in: $20+$2
• Re-buys: $10+$1(unlimited for 1st hour)
• Add-ons: $10+$1(at end of first hour)

Prizes:
• $5,000 GUARANTEED
• Knock out one of the Experts and receive a $50 bounty and a "I knocked out an Expert" t-shirt
• Knock out Alan Schoonmaker, Mike Cappelletti, Max Shapiro or Lou Krieger and receive an autographed copy of their book
Winner of each tournament will receive a copy of Hold'em Excellence - A Winner for Life by Lou Krieger

Phil Hellmuth and all of TeamUB, UltimateBet.com and friends are asking for your help in raising funds for the Hurricane Katrina Relief victims this September 8, 9 & 10. We would like to invite you to join us in any and all of our Hurricane Katrina Relief Tournaments. In each event 100% of all fees raised from the tournaments will be sent to the American Red Cross and earmarked for the Hurricane Katrina Relief fund. In addition, we have several people and groups who are putting up their own funds to match the donation.

As you are well aware of by now, August 23, 2005 marks the beginning of tremendous tragedy. While the survivors of this devastating hurricane event will never be the same, all of us at UltimateBet would like to do our part to help.

In an effort to make this several great days of fundraising, we’ve called upon some friends to ensure not only do we raise the financial donations the victims so desperately need, but also that players like you, who are willing to help raise funds, get something extra in return.

UltimateBet.com and Excapsa Software, our software provider, have teamed up to match funds collected up to $25,000 each. Team UB members Phil Hellmuth and Russ Hamilton have generously offered to donate $10,000 each as well, giving us a head start in our effort to make a difference. This is a challenge to everyone in our poker community – the more people who play, the more we can donate. You can help!

A PACKED TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Every week there are freerolls, satellites and tournaments with huge guaranteed prize pools. Play for free or cash and win big prizes. PokerRoom.com is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux! No download required.

Are YOU ready for the event of a lifetime where YOU could walk away with a cool $500,000?
Pacific Poker is proud to announce the return of the 888.com UK Open Championship in London, England with a prize pool of over $1,000,000 - and a top prize of $500,000!
• Qualifiers every Saturday at 14:00 PPT
• $100 +$10 Direct Buy-in
• 1500 Chips
• Level up every 10 minutes
• Daily Free rolls
• Satellites from $5 + $0.50

Royal Flush Poker
A Royal Flush is a special event on any occasion, and enough to get excited about by itself. But we have decided to give you even more to celebrate by giving every person who gets a Royal Flush upto $500!

The prize will be awarded to each player that receives a Royal Flush, regardless of how many times it has been won in each given day, provided that

1) The Royal was dealt on a Real Money table, tournament hands and games do not qualify.

2) Both hole cards were used to make up the Royal Flush, in Texas Holdem, and at least two down cards in 7 Card Stud and Omaha.

3) The hands were played independantly winners must not have told opponents how to act or reveal their hand to other players. Violations will disqualify the hand for the Jackpot.

The percentage of the prize fund awarded depends up on the limit of the table. The percentage awarded is as follows :

For limit tables of $1/$2 and lower: 25% of the total prize will be distributed.

For limit tables of $2/$4: 50% of the total prize will be distributed.

For limit tables of $3/$6: 75% of the total prize will be distributed.

For limit tables of $5/$10 and higher: 100% of the total prize will be distributed.

The software will automatically credit your account with the appropriate amount when you win the Royal Flush Jackpot.

William Hill

48 top poker professionals and just 8 online qualifiers will compete in a televised tournament with over £100,000 added by William Hill Poker.

12:15 - £15,000 guaranteed satellite - (£5.50 +, £0.50)
12:30 - 400 seat event (£2 +, £0.25)
12:45 - 200 seat event (£5 + £1)

John 'Large' Kabbaj

The British Hendon Mob poker team considers John 'Large' Kabbaj its unofficial fifth Mobster. John says his nickname was received as a gift from the Mob after he helped them with their nickname in the early days of his poker career.

John, 31, a brilliant and versatile poker tournament pro, won the 2004 Paris Open and came in 2nd at the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event at the 2004 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

John learned to play poker 10 years ago in London's Victoria Casino, and he's been playing professionally ever since. How did John become such a good player? "I've been very observant," he replies.

John's biggest poker moment was at the 2004 WSOP, when he came very close to his dream of winning a WSOP bracelet. Winning that elusive bracelet is one John's goals as he pursues his poker career.

John advises novice poker players: "Be observant and look to learn something new every time you play." John's advice to experienced players: "Don't steam."

John began playing online poker four years ago, and says there's just no comparison with playing poker with real cards. "It's just two different things," he says.

The advantage to playing poker online is that you can do it in the nice cozy environment of your own home, John says. But the main disadvantage, he adds, is that you can't pick up any tells from your opponents. "You just can't see them!"

When John is not playing poker, he's busy at his hobby of watching sports on television. John lives with his beautiful wife and his 10-year-old son in the north of London.

Team Planet 2006 World Tour

Ever dreamed about becoming a Poker Pro? Now you can live the dream!

Join Team Planet's 2006 World Tour and live the life of a Poker Pro for a year.

As the world's first and most trusted online cardroom we are offering exceptional opportunities for poker players who:
• Have a passion for poker
• Want to travel the world and play poker in exotic places
• Thrive on competition at the highest level
• Are comfortable with publicity and being on television
• Can represent the Planet Poker Brand to the highest standards
• Starting in August we will be qualifying players to join Team Planet for the 2006 World Tour.