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Earlier this month, GVC’s online poker room partypoker had announced the stops for the season 3 of their high-roller LIVE MILLIONS tour.
Partypoker Builds Up to MILLIONS Live Season Three Tour

The operator is giving away a free seat to UK MILLIONS worth £10,300 in January 2020 to all players who play in all five of the MILLIONS Main Event in 2019.

The World Poker Tour and partypoker LIVE have announced the dates and venues for five poker event stops set to take place across the Europe and Canada next year.
WPT and partypoker LIVE Release Schedule for 2019 Events

The WPT in collaboration with partypoker LIVE has announced five stops in 2019, including its first ever in Russia.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) has inked a four-year partnership with partypoker LIVE. The partnership will host up to seven international poker events across Canada and Europe in the four-year span, with each event offering up to €3 million in prize pool.
WPT Partners with partypoker LIVE for Events in Europe and Canada

The new partnership between the World Poker Tour and partypoker LIVE involves seven international events with over €21 million combined in guarantees.

Major stops next year include a return to the Kings Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic in February, with a €5 million guaranteed prize pool--five times the amount guaranteed last year.
Partypoker Guarantees Over $100 Million in Prize Money Across its 2018 Live Schedule

Resurgent operator further moves into PokerStars’ heartland with a €10 million-guaranteed Barcelona stop next year.

The German event is to be held in Rosvadov in August, and the Nordic Championships in Prague will be in December.
Partypoker to Host German and Nordic Poker Championships in the Czech Republic

Partypoker is expanding its “LIVE” poker tour with new regional Championship events, unveiling the details…

Partypoker to run a live event on Russian soil. Amaya expects to post a bumper 2016, but warns of 2017 headwinds.
Poker Insight

A new live event in Russia, two market withdrawals, 2016 revenue figures from the US markets plus hopes for 2017.

This summer some operators are looking to capitalize during the summer lull by keeping players' attentions on the tables, evident by partypoker's Summer of Grind and others.
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Online poker operators look to keep players at the tables during the summer slow period, partypoker increases its land-based presence and more.

Adjarabet beat Microgaming out of the gate with the launch of its lottery-style sit and gos on the MPN.
Poker Room Insight

New lottery-style sit and gos, significant movement in cash game traffic rankings, PokerStars’ exodus from Israel and more.

Partypoker has signed a multi-year partnership with the Canadian Playground Poker Club and has announced a month-long festival in September dubbed the World Cup of Cards.
Partypoker, Playground Poker Club Form Partnership, Announce Month-Long Festival

CAD $2,000,000 World Cup of Cards runs this September in Montreal card room.

The Florida Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) failed to draw the crowd its organizers expected over the Labor Day weekend.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Players Enjoy Free $2.5 Million

Falling short of the $10 million guarantee means players benefit from a huge overlay.

Playground Poker which runs the Montreal Poker Festival has announced that PokerStars has withdrawn its branding from the event.
PokerStars Pulls Branding from Canadian Live Poker Festival

Less than three weeks before the festival starts, “unforeseen circumstances” lead to PokerStars withdrawing participation from Montreal series.

A summary of the recent accomplishments of players ranked on the Global Poker Index.
The Global Poker Index Newsmakers: Kaverman and Chidwick Climb the Rankings

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