BankrollMob News: Poker, Casino, Crypto & Betting

By the time you are reading this notice, our new design has already been launched. Since BankrollMob started in 2007, we have had "two and a half" designs.

First we wanted to get something that really said "mafia", so in 2007 BankrollMob looked like this (image 1).

It didn't take too long till we figured that it was probably too dark after all, so we changed the "main content background color" to something a bit more white/yellow'ish, just around 2008 (image 2).Read more » Welcome to the new BankrollMob design 2009

Last weekend Gus Hansen won another million when he took on some of the world's best poker players on the highest limits on Full Tilt poker. Neither of Gus opponents stranded a chance against him and he seemed unstoppable. Gus Has now won over $4 million dollars in just 3 months time.

Read more » HighStakes: Gus Hansen is unstoppable

High stakes profile Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond has made a challenge to the President of the United States, Barack Obama and the American Congress. Galfond's challenge consists of heads-up match where he challenges anyone in the Congress to a game of poker. Should the challenger win they would take down a nice $1 Million prize and if they lose they would have to pay Galfond $1.Read more » Phil Galfond in Million Dollar Challenge

Earlier this week PokerStars signed the 24 year old Norwegian poker pro Johnny Lodden. This means that Johnny Lodden will travel all over the world and play in the most prestige full tournaments in the name of PokerStars, and hopefully make some cashes.
Read more » PokerStars: Johnny Lodden becomes a PokerStars Pro

BankrollMob and Party Poker is sending one lucky player to this years WSOP Main Event. You can win a package worth $12,000 consisting of the $10,000 Main Event Buy-in, 7 nights Accommodation and $2,000 Spending Money.

You'll find 3 satellites during April from which 15 players qualify for the "BankrollMob WSOP Final" May 2nd. In all 4 tournament there will be cashprizes for players that do not qualify.

Check out our WSOP page for more information - click here!

The end for Pokerroom.com and its existence is getting closer and closer every day. Pokerroom.com was one of the biggest and most popular poker sites to play poker at a few years ago. And now they are trying to encourage their customers to transfer their money to bwin instead.

Read more » The end is near for Pokerroom.com

PokerStars has just recruited Mariya "Maridu" Mayrinck from Brazil to their team of sponsored poker pro's. Mariya is one of the most famous poker players in Brazil and now she has the chance to put Brazil on the map as she get to travel all over the world and play in the biggest and most important poker tournaments with some of the best poker players in the world.

Read more » PokerStars: Dream contract for the poker queen of Brazil

Tom Dwan is back in the lead against Patrik Antonius after about 6 600 hands have been played between them in heads up. Durrrr now leads with USD$67,000 after that he won the 10th session last Sunday.

Read more » Durrrr challenge: Durrrr in the lead!

Foxwood Poker Classic has just started. Yesterday was the first day of the 17 day long series of tournaments that will be played at Foxwoods Resort and Casino.Read more » World Poker Tour: Foxwoods Poker Classic

BankrollMob invites all our Titan Poker players who signed up at Titan Poker through BankrollMob, to take part in the "March Invitational" $2000 guranteed tournament, with a buy-in of just $2+$0.20. The tournament is restricted to all new depositing players after February 1st and it is scheduled for March 29th at 8 pm "server time".

The details include the following:

March Invitational 2009

Date and Time: March 29th at 20 pm Server Time
Prize pool: $2000
Buy-in: $2 +$0.20Read more » Titan Poker: March Invitational $2000 Guranteed Tournament

Karl Hevroy had almost double the chips than any of the other players when the final table begun last Saturday. Karl Hevroy continued playing amazing poker on the final table and kept the lead until he was the last man standing. For the win he received USD$283,500 and wrote history as he became the first poker player to win a LAPT event with a prize pool greater than USD$1 million.

Read more » PokerStars - LAPT Punta del Este: Karl Hevroy takes home the tournament and writes history

This weekend the final table of the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament was played. On the final table were 6 players, Chau Vu, Thao Le, Tony Behari, Chris Moore, Kathy Liebert and Steve Brecher. Steve Brecher and Tony Behari, both with over 2 million chips each were in the lead. The most notable of the 6 players was Kathy Liebert who played her 6th final table in WPT.

Read more » WPT Bay 101 shooting Star: Steve Brecher takes home the tournament

With only 6 players left its time for the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star final table. In the lead are Teve Brecher and Tony Behari, both with over 2 million chips each. However, the most experienced player with the most routine to play final tables in WPT events has to be Kathy Liebert. Liebert is playing her 6th final table in WPT and with that she's one of the most successful WPT players ever.

Read more » WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star: Kathy Liebert plays her 6th final table in WPT!

Now there are only 9 players left in the main event of LAPT Punta del Este. In the lead we find the Norwegian Karl Hevroy with an amazing stack of 1,079,000 chips. Almost double the chips of the other eight players.

Read more » PokerStars - LAPT Punta del Este: Final table

According to the site Wikileaks there is a list of blacklisted sites that has been compiled by the Australian Government. Wikileaks is a website that is working on unveiling scandals within the different governments of the world.Read more » Australian Government Blacklisting Poker Sites

391 players paid the buy-in of $10,000 to this year's WPT Bay 101 shooting Star tournament, many of them celebrities and poker pros. Now Day 1a, Day 1b and Day 2 have been played and there are only 36 remaining players and 4 "shooting stars" left as Day 3 is about to start. In the lead we find Michael Kamran, Tony Behari, Chris Moore closely followed by Dan O'Brien & John Monnette.

Read more » WPT Bay 101 shooting Star: Only 36 players left

21 year old Andrew Feldman from Watford, a previous paperboy have won £4 Million playing online poker since he made the choice to leave his job to pursue a carrier as a poker player. The £4 million was won over less than three years which has to be considered an amazing achievement. It seems like the former paperboy is now living a life in luxury as he has already bought a £90.000 Audi R8 and a $500.000 house. Read more » UK Paperboy Wins £4 Million Playing Online Poker

You know the phrase “3rd time’s a charm”? Well, RummyRoyal sure does. Followed by its first two successful $100 freerolls, RummyRoyal is taking it up a notch and giving BRM members a twice-as-big prize of $200 for its month-closing freeroll. Freeroll will take place on Friday 27th, 19:00 GMT, so if you get a bad hand in one of the big poker tourneys, come on in and try your skills with some free rummy cash. BankrollMob strongly recommends adding some spice into your online gaming experience and playing online rummy, this really is a great and safe place to play, have a good time, and win some money Read more » RummyRoyal Doubles the Pot for BRM: $200 Freeroll

PokerStars and Latin America Poker tour will visit Punta del Este in Uruguay between 17th - 20th March. The main event expects to attract more than 300 players who will pay the buy-in of $3500+$200. Notable players that already have registered are Victor Ramdin, Greg Raymer and, Humberto Brenes. Also worth mentioning is that LAPT Nuevo Vallarta tournament that was stopped half way through in December last year will finally get a winner as they have decided to run the final table with the remaining 9 players on the side of the LAPT Punta del Este main event.

Read more » PokerStars: LAPT Punta del Este

Day 1a and 1b are now over and 148 players made it to Day 2. In the lead we find Isaac Baron who is a one of Full Tilt pokers sponsored pros. Baron has 153,700 chips and is closely followed by Vivek Rajkumar (137,500 chips). But one of the players that probably has the most respect and is to look out for is Daniel Negreanu with his 95,700 chips.

Read more » WPT Bay 101 shooting Star: Isaac Baron in the lead

The guys at RummyRoyal – the place that gives you a $5 no deposit bonus and had already hosted two $100 BankrollMob private freerolls, have had too much to drink and are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th with a $2000 guarantee tournament with a pathetically low buy-in of only $11. And guess how convenient they made it for you – the game is Kalooki 51, same game you had in those 2 freerolls (more to come soon!).
 
So put the bonus whoring aside for a minute, and show your skills with this generous 2K prize. For an $11 buy-in only, you gotta be drunk not to play…
 
Tournament in the lobby is "St. Paddys $2000 (G)"
 
For those who need a quick lesson, here’s a flash tutorial: Kalooki 51

It's starting to get close to the final table in the EPT tournament that is being held in Dortmund. Before today's game is started there are 34 players left to battle for the win in this prestigious event. The chipleader at the moment is Holger Kanish from Germany with $526.500 in chips.Read more » EPT Dortmund: 34 players remaining at the start of day 3

All players who make a deposit until March 24th, will get a free token for a "First depositors freeroll" tournament, which will take place on March 25th 18:00 GMT.
The winner of this tournament will get $1,000 + 5 tokens for a Sunday $250,000 Tournament.
 
Signup today with Mansion Poker for our 100% up to $500 first deposit bonus and receive your free token for the first depositors freeroll.

The world's largest poker room, PokerStars continues growing every day and now they have over 20 million customers from all around the world. The player with the alias "piposko was number 20,000,000 to sign up at PokerStars and therefore he received a $215 tournament ticket from the PokerStars as good will gesture.

Read more » Pokerstars now has over 20 million customers

World's biggest online rummy game room is on a roll, hosting its second freeroll in two weeks for BRM members. After having a first successful freeroll, a $5 no deposit bonus and a 150% deposit bonus (both still running), RummyRoyal is inviting BRM members to play in another $100 freeroll and enjoy a nice break from poker, playing some rummy and develop card game skills. The game is yet again
Kalooki 51, the most popular among most rummy players (see flash demo on their website).Read more » RummyRoyal Doesn't Stop – Another BRM $100 Private Freeroll