Basically we’ll be running twice-daily tourneys that only cost $1+$0.20 to enter. I’ve got you so far, right?

There are a few ways to get into the tourney: $1+$0.20 , 120 VIP Points or a $1.20 Coupon.

Here’s where it gets even better: Daily Guaranteed Cash!

12:15 Server Time – $1,500 Guaranteed

18:15 Server Time – $2,500 Guaranteed

If you’re good, there is excellent opportunities for bonus cash. Finish in the money a few times in the same day or week, and really cash in. Win 2 in a day? That’s going to pay off.

Bonus Cash Prizes For Double Results:
Cash in Back-2-Back Dazzlers: $25 Cash
Reach the Final Table Twice in 7 Days: $50 Cash
Win 2 x Dazzlers Within 7 Days: $100 Cash
Reach The Final Table in Back-2-Back Dazzlers: $250 Cash
Win Back-2-Back Dazzlers: $500 Cash

Watch the tourney list to see when these events are going to be rolling.

Home game players in the suburb of Solon were stuck up by  rifle-carrying robbers, stripped of their pants and pepper sprayed while theives took off with about $11K worth of cash (and reportedly some jewelery).

One of the players was outside having a smoke when he was cornered by the gunmen and forced to lead them to the game. The poker game was advertised on a Cleveland area website.

This came only 6 months after a robbery of a massive home game of about $75,000 in a similar area.

In Ohio, home games are legal if the host does not charge a fee or take any rake. I think they should start investing in some security for these high-rolling events, or at least make the meetups a bit more private.

Guaranteed money + a relativey small pool of players = a TON of value for poker players. (That’s a little bit of math for you). I’m not saying it’s easy money, but you’ve got a great shot at finishing in the money.

The tourney goes off each and every Sunday at 15:00 Server Time. If you’ve never played, I really encourage it. The cost is $109, VIP Points or a coupon.

All The Tourney Details:

What: $50,000 Guaranteed

When: Every Sunday @ 15:00 (Carbon Time)

How: $100+$9, Coupon or VIP points

If you want to turn this into a freeroll, I’d suggest following CarbonPoker on Twitter or Being a CarbonPoker Facebook Fan. We hold weekly contests where we give away $109 coupons and more.

It was a meeting of the minds of the top sports blogs online, in Vegas. Things wrapped up on Friday the 16th with the Blogs With Balls Charity Poker Shootout.

The mix on the tables was as varried as possible — out of the 100 person field, there were 10 pros, absolute rookies, bloggers and Captain Morgan (the dude from the commercials. He’s hilarious, btw).

Congrats to Andy Best (a blogger, not a pro!) for being the eventual winner. He took down $1900 for the win. Andy’s from FanSided.com.

I got bounced by Andy Bloch just after the rebuys stopped, which I can deal with. The event raised $10,000 for Ante Up for Africa.

Look out for online versions of the BwB tourneys coming soon to CarbonPoker.

Coming into heads up action, Negreanu was on fire. He had sent 6 of the 7 knock-outs to the rails himself — this all happened after he came in with a massive short stack (but it’s all in how you use it. Right, ladies?). He also held a dominant chip lead over the elder Shulman.

Shulman, however, wasn’t over-matched or intimidated. The showdown had some monster hands (Full house Aces/Jacks over Trip Jacks, pocket pairs squaring off in the final hand) and it was wildly entertaining. It was a matchup of skilled players, playing without pressure.

This was Shulman’s second bracelet – his first coming in 2001. We’ll see if it could be the ‘Year of the Shulmans’ as Jeff hits the felt in 3rd place for the WSOP Main Event Final Table in November.

The field of players of the Euro-Main-Event was only 334, but it’s considered by many to be a much tougher pool of talent. The final table had big names, drama and two well-known guys heads up. It’s a dream matchup for the WSOPE Organizers and another good showing for poker in general.

Breakdown of World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Final Table Payouts:

1. Barry Shulman – £801,603
2. Daniel Negreanu – £495,589
3. Praz Bansi – £360,887
4. Jason Mercier – £267,267
5. Markus Ristola – £200,367
6. Chris Bjorin – £150,267
7. Antoine Saout – £114,228
8. Matt Hawrilenko – £87,074
9. James Akenhead – £66,533

That’s a lot of poundage.

UPDATE:

The Final Table of the World Series of Poker Europe is set. There are some recognizable faces and dominant players.

The £10,000 buy-in event has been gaining steam and prestige over the last few years, and notable pros making the final table does wonders for the event’s credibility.

The Players:

Jason Mercier 3,198,000 Chips
James Akenhead 1,398,000 Chips
Praz Bansi 1,160,000 Chips
Barry Shulman 1,090,000 Chips
Markus Ristola 784,000 Chips
Antoine Saout 701,000 Chips
Matt Hawrilenko 674,000 Chips
Chris Bjorin 518,000 Chips
Daniel Negreanu 438,000 Chips

Saout is on an absolute tear this year. He is essentially in 2 final tables at once – the biggest final tables in poker.

The father/son poker prowess is strong in the Shulman family. With Barry (father) in the WSOPE final and Jeff (son) in the WSOP November Nine.

You really can’t count out a guy like Negreanu, when he’s in an event like this.

Updates to come soon.

Here is the payout structure:

£ 801,603
£ 495,589
£ 360,887
£ 267,267
£ 200,367
£ 150,267
£ 114,228
£ 87,074
£66,533

All five of these are Satellite Poker Tournament winners who will be going to a live event from online action. It’s every online players dream, and these five will be proudly sent to Melbourne, Australia for the October 2 Main Event.

The PokerNews Cup is an Australian Tourney that features nine events from September 27 – October 5th. With buy-ins that range from $100 + $15 to $2,000 + $200 (all funds in AUD, mate), you can expect a range of players, and some top-notch talent.

This is all taking place at the Crown Casino.

The CarbonPoker Players:

• impser
• xxMTVxx
• las2as
• jerem1986
• Forouzandeh

The Main Event:

• PokerNews Cup Australia Main Event
• $2,000 + $200 Buy-in
• October 2 – Day 1A @ 12:10 pm
• October 3 – Day 1B @ 12:10 pm
• October 4 – Day 2 @12:10 pm
• October 5 – Main Event Final Table @ 2:10 pm

Good luck to all those great players. If you want your shot at live event glory, check out when the next Satellites are taking place at our Satellite Tournament Schedule.

If you’re not following CarbonPoker on Twitter, you should be. It’s the fastest way to keep up to date with tourneys, freerolls, announcements and much more.

Follow @CarbonPoker.

Tomorrow (September 26th), CarbonPoker is rolling out another $605 Freeroll for our dedicated followers on Twitter.

Last week we had 766 players fight it out in our online poker room for CarbonPoker Coupons. If you haven’t played in one of these events, you should really check it out. They’re free to enter and a lot of fun.

How do I enter? Give me the freeroll coupon?!>!111one!!q11!! I’m foreseeing the questions now. Here are the simple steps to get into the CarbonPoker Twitter Freeroll on September 26th:

1. Follow CarbonPoker
2. Visit the secure Twitter page in the admin
3. Enter your username, get confirmation number.

Tournament Details:

• 2,500 Starting Chips
• Twitter Follower Freeroll – Over $600 Value
• Sat 26th September 2009, 14:30:00 – Registration is open now!

Bonus 2.0! If you’re on Twitter, I’m positive you’re on Facebook. Check out the CarbonPoker Facebook page for more exclusive offers, freerolls and info.

Thanks to everyone for making it out, participating in the live chat and having a good time.

These are the guys that provide entertainment when you should be working and all of their blogs are worth a look, read, ogle.

The second CP Blogger Invitational went off smoothly. It was a 2-table tourney, featuring some of my favorite blogs.

• RaptorBlog (winner!)
• Don Chavez (first out)
• WithLeather (signed in, f-d off, and blinded out in 5th place for a $109 Coupon)
• Tas from TheBasketballJones (knocked me out)
• MajorLeagueJerk
• Dan Levy from OnTheDLPodcast
• RamblingsOfTheUnmotivated
• CousinsOfRonMexico (2nd place — 1st place last time)
• Meech from TheFightins
• PyleOfList

Some guys couldn’t make it due to floods, Caps games or scheduling conflicts, but there will be more events!

Stay tuned at the CarbonPoker blog for more tourneys, leaderboards and promos.

The Canadian poker pro made short work of the final table – doubling up and dominating in less than 3 hours. Cajelais played aggressively and knocked out Richard Gryko, Men Nguyen and Robin Keston to take the game to heads up.

Mats Gavatin, who opened the day as chip leader, lost a big pot to Cajelais early in the day and only lasted five minutes in heads up play.

It was a dominating performance, accompanied with a run of great cards and aggressive play.

To go with the bracelet, Cajelais pulled £104,677. Not bad for a brisk afternoon of poker.

Other notables in this tourney were Howard Lederer (9th for 9,117), Nikolay Evdakov and Vitaly Lunkin.