The 2010 Super Bowl gets underway on February 7 in Miami, Florida, and the pair of popular online poker sites are awarding online poker enthusiasts with the chance to win one of three prize packages for two people.

There’s a trio of fantastic Super Bowl prize packages valued at $12,000 on the line, and all players have to do is tackle their way through the field in one of three Texas Hold’em tournaments scheduled for Wednesday, January 6th, 13th and 20th at 21:30 ET.

Players will be competing for a top prize of two tickets to attend the Super Bowl XLIV plus:

• $2,000 cash for travel expenses
• 4 nights accommodation at the Bold New Eden Roc (Feb. 4th-8th)
• Limousine transport to and from the Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
• Dinner for two at a top Miami restaurant
• Exclusive VIP access and table service to a top Miami nightclub

  For full details on the Super Bowl online poker promotion at UB and Absolute Poker visit their official website.

Daily and weekly online satellite tournaments started on the 4th of January, 2010, with finals taking place every Wednesday night guaranteeing two packages.

Players will be able to participate at various scheduled times listed on the website by submitting a cash buy-in plus a fee, and play to advance four tournament stages and claim the ultimate prize of a seat at the world-renowned Irish Open European Poker Tournament, which will take place between the 2nd and 5th of April 2010 at Dublin’s well-known Burlington Hotel.

For more information and the full schedule of satellites you can visit their official website.

Poker Plex will be hosting a series of satellites in association with this prestigious land based even that will take place during the weekend of March 19^th -21^st 2010 at the Casino Gran De Barcelona in Spain.

The Super Satellites will take place every Wednesday and Sunday at 21:00 giving Poker Plex players the chance to win a prize package worth €4,800 that includes the following:

€2,500 + €250 buy-in to the Main Event

€1,200 hotel accommodation

€700 for flights and spending money

€100 for players party at Club Shoko

€50 Registration Fees

For more information please visit www.pokerplex.com

Whatever your poker preference or bankroll, UBOC 4 has it all. Running from January 20th through 31st, highlights of the 2010 UBOC series include the $1,000+50 $1 million Guaranteed No Limit Hold ‘em UBOC Championship on January 31st hosted by the legendary Phil Hellmuth, and the $2500+100 $1 million Guaranteed Deepstack NLH 6 MAX on January 24th hosted by UB’s Cardroom Consultant Annie Duke.

“With UBOC heading into its fourth year and Aruba coming up to year nine, UB now has two amazing series. Whether you are a diehard poker player or a weekend warrior, UBOC and mini UBOC offer something to excite everyone,” stated Annie Duke, UB’s Cardroom Consultant.

The best part is, UB players don’t have to wait to get in the UBOC mood, because there are easy ways to qualify early for all of the lucrative UBOC events by playing in any of the many UBOC satellites and STEP tournaments available now.

Plus there are four all-new competitions designed to reward players with more chances at extra Freeroll entries, free tournament dollars, and added cash prizes. The Bubble Buster Contest is the ultimate aside to the adrenaline rush of the battle for UBOC supremacy. Cash in more UBOC events to pocket even more cash, with the pinnacle ‘consolation’ prize of $1 million going to any player who can clock up 11 or more cash results in UBOC 4.

Get a kick out of racking up multiple satellite wins, enjoy the challenge of STEP tournaments, or plan on playing a stack of UBOC events? Then the Super STEP Contest, the Single Event Satellite Contest and the All-U-Can Satellite Contest are for you.

UBOC will deliver UB’s biggest online poker tournament series yet, with an exciting calendar of daily events, covering a mix of popular online poker games including No Limit Texas Hold’em, HORSE, Pot Limit Omaha, 8 Game Mix, 4 MAX, 6 MAX, Heads Up and more.

The 12-day string of tournaments is tipped to attract the best online poker players from across the globe. It’s all about the game and the competition, so expect the rivalries at the felt to be nothing short of fierce as players vie for the money, the bragging rights and one of a limited edition 2010 UBOC Championship wrist watches, presented to each of the UBOC event Champions.

The winner of the Two Billionth hand will receive a huge $60,000 prize package, consisting of a WSOP 2010 Main Event package ($13,000 worth), an Irish Open 2010 package (over $7,000 worth) and a $40,000 cash prize.

Additionally, the winner is entitled to split the participants’ cash prize, will receive a ticket to the Monthly Million Guaranteed Tournament on January 10th, 2010 with a value of $535 and earn a ticket to the ECOOP V Main Event worth $1,580 if the hand is dealt before December 5th.

For full details on this fantastic promotion you can visit one of the most popular online poker rooms on the internet today at www.pokerplex.com

The 21-year-old community favourite from Surrey followed in the footsteps of previous winners Karl ‘discomonkey’ Fenton and Philip ‘escalope’ Conneller to win the main event title at PKR’s third ever live event and take home a $33,500 first prize.

In the toughest PKR Live field to date, the youngster showed his quality from the off, busting the very first player out of the tournament out when his pocket aces saw off ‘HYPERGAMBLER’s Q-Q to gain an early chip lead. Vincent continued to show his class throughout the two day event before eventually finding himself heads-up against UK tournament circuit regular Toby ‘badboy579′ Lewis. Buoyed by the huge support from the buzzing rail of followers, the Brit played solid poker – slowly taking chunks off his rival’s stack until the decisive hand brought him victory and a significant bankroll boost when his pocket twos held up for the win.

The PKR forum members were rejoicing once more when the $200 Bounty tournament was taken down by another well-known player in the PKR.com community – Irishman Karl ‘karlthekiller’ Sinnott who outlasted a strong field to scoop $5,350 and priceless bragging rights.

PKR.com CEO Malcolm Graham said, “We are delighted with the turnout. PKR Live has become a regular fixture on the PKR calendar and both players and staff alike look forward to a fun filled event, with top-quality poker.”

During ECOOP IV, O’Shea completed his second double in the space of a week winning the $400 +$30 buy in pot-limit Omaha event having previously won the ECOOP pot-limit Omaha hi-lo title for the second year in a row. He won $65,500 for his impressive performances and is aiming to build on that.

“ECOOP has been very good to me so obviously I’m a big fan. I won’t be resting on my laurels for ECOOP V though – I’ve got two titles to defend and you can bet I’ll be giving it my all to make sure I’m in the shake up,” said O’Shea.

The full schedule for ECOOP V is as follows:

    Event 1: Nov. 23 — $200+$15 no-limit Hold’em $250,000 guaranteed
    Event 2: Nov. 24 — $250+$18 limit seven-card stud $50,000 guaranteed
    Event 3: Nov. 25 — $100+$9 no-limit Hold’em turbo rebuy/add $200,000 guaranteed
    Event 4: Nov. 26 — $750+$50 no-limit Hold’em $350,000 guaranteed
    Event 5: Nov. 27 — $100+$9 pot-limit Omaha high-low $100,000 guaranteed
    Event 6: Nov. 28 — $1,000+$60 pot-limit Omaha six-max $150,000 guaranteed
    Event 7: Nov. 29 — $500+$35 no-limit Hold’em $500,000 guaranteed
    Event 8: Nov. 30 — $2,500+$100 no-limit Hold’em $500,000 guaranteed
    Event 9: Dec. 1 — $100+$9 pot-limit Omaha rebuy/add on $150,000 guaranteed
    Event 10: Dec. 2 — $300+$20 no-limit Hold’em six max $300,000 guaranteed
    Event 11: Dec. 3 — $200+$15 limit Hold’em six-max $100,000 guaranteed
    Event 12: Dec. 4 — $100+$9 no-limit Hold’em rebuy/add $300,000 guaranteed
    Event 13: Dec. 5 — $400+$30 pot-limit Omaha $100,000 guaranteed
    Event 14: Dec. 6 — $1,500+$80 no-limit Hold’em $1,500,000 guaranteed

 The launch of the new software will give players the chance to have an improved and a better looking poker lobby, a multi currency option that will allow poker players to play poker in Pounds Sterling (GBP), Euros or US Dollars.

 The new time-bank feature will make sure players have those extra seconds during tournaments to make the tough calls and the cashier now has an optional auto top-up option that many players will find extremely useful.

 Additional upgrades done to the chat, buddy and note taking features will definitely excite new and existing players.

 Poker Plex players should look forward to even more upgrades in the near future with the poker tables having a major revamp.

 Enjoy top class poker action at Poker Plex with a first deposit bonus of 100% up to $600.

A first in the tournament’s history, the 25 year old Swede claimed the coveted PKR Masters crown twice in consecutive months– scooping a huge $60,000 in the process. He then returned for a third month and despite making the final table with the chip lead, just missed out on the hat-trick – bringing home $11,250 for third place, and bowing out to Russian ‘ShatokhinNikita’.

On top of that impressive feat, ‘PatIvey’ continued his good run, with a Saturday Big Shot victory for $7,800 as well as a win in a $10,000 Guaranteed Prime Time tournament.

The up-and-coming online poker phenomenon from Norkopping commented on success and his recent hot-streak, saying “Of course you have to be lucky. But when I play I try not to risk all my chips on weak hands and I try to put the guys on what they have, and after that I make my play. If you have many chips it’s not wrong to be a fish and try to steal. But when you play tournaments you must have a combination of good play and luck. Sometimes you have that luck and sometimes you don’t, but you can always improve your own odds of winning – that’s the big clue I think.”

Playtech’s Poker Chief, Danny Frishman is said to be “delighted” at the launch of the upgraded software, which includes a new-look lobby, a Multi-currency option which will allow players to play their favourite game in US Dollars, Pounds Sterling (GBP) and Euros, whichever they prefer.

The new time-bank features will ensure the smooth running of tournaments, and the Cashier now has an optional auto top-up feature.

Upgrades to the chat, buddy and note taking features will certainly go down well with players.

Danny Frishman, Playtech’s Head of Poker, notes: “We are delighted to introduce the new Playtech Poker version which includes exciting, innovative ideas that enrich our poker offering.

Playtech is dedicated to anticipating the needs of its licensees and their players and we aim to continue improving our poker product, to ensure we remain at the forefront of developments in the international online poker arena.
This is only the first step in a far reaching overhaul of the client. In the next version we look forward to revamping the poker table and introducing a wealth of additional exciting features and tools.”

The new-look Playtech offering is now available, so check it out at Poker Plex now!