Titan Poker’s popular online poker client has been optimized and new features added, including the revolutionary side game for predicting card outcomes.

Titan Poker, the leading online poker room has upgraded its software, adding a number of new features to its virtual tables as well as a revolutionary side game that enhances the online poker experience.

BackBet is an innovative game that easily attaches itself to the side of Titan Poker’s tables, allowing players to choose from a number of prop bet options that predict the outcome of cards to be dealt to the board and in the subsequent hand. Odds are presented for bets on which cards, color or suit will appear in the community cards, as well as what a player’s next pocket cards will be.

Players wager against funds in their account, not affecting their balance or the action at the poker table at which they are playing. BackBet is offered at real money Texas Hold’em type games at specially designated tables in the Titan Poker software.

As part of its software upgrade, Titan Poker’s client operation, stake filters, tournament timebanks, and chat messages have all been optimized. In addition, there are some completely new poker software features that will be welcomed by all players.

The new features include a Quick Deposit button at the tables for faster funding of player accounts; a hand history replay video tool; keyboard play support buttons; and an auto re-buy option for tournaments which allow the purchase of additional chips. In addition, Titan Poker now offers 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo cash games.

Titan Poker stages weekly poker tournaments with huge guaranteed prize pools and satellite series awarding players with seats at the biggest poker tournaments around the world. Poker novices and veteran poker players alike are invited to try out the free poker download at Titan Poker to enjoy the new and improved software features.

Returning to Titan Poker for its sixth season, the $5.1 Million Guaranteed European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP VI) will be staged in May and June this year.

The series of nightly poker tournament events will kick off on May 24 with a $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Texas No Limit Hold’em Freezeout. The ECOOP VI tournament series offers a wide variety of poker games, including Texas No Limit Hold’em, Limit Hold’em, 7 Card Stud, Pot Limit Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo. For the first time a Quadric event will be staged, where players compete at four simultaneous tournaments for a $100,000 prize pool.

The series culminates with a $1,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Main Event on June 6.

To get online poker players in the mood for ECOOP VI, a Mini European Championship of Online Poker VI will be staged between May 14 and May 23, offering exciting poker tournaments every night at affordable buy-ins.

Qualifying satellite tournaments for the ECOOP VI events are being staged around the clock at Titan Poker. To participate in the action, poker enthusiasts are invited to download the free Titan Poker software, register an account and start playing in the many ECOOP VI events.

Titan Poker‘s first ECOOP series was staged in December 2007 and players competed over ten days for their share of $2,500,000 in cash prizes. In May 2008, ECOOP II was staged with a grand total of $3,600,000 in guaranteed prizes at the ten nights of tournaments. Staged over fourteen days between November and December 2008, the third ECOOP tournament series distributed more than $4,150,000 in prizes to winning online tournament players. ECOOP IV took place in May and June, 2009, with $4,550,000 in guaranteed prizes. ECOOP V was staged in November and December 2009, awarding winning players with more than $5,000,000 in cash prizes.

Poker Nations and the TPT (Twitter Poker Tour) have announced a Charity Poker Event in aid of Poker Gives taking place on April 4th at 2pm EST.

Poker players can help support a number of great charities while playing their favourite game online. A number of poker professionals will be joining regular players at the tables, for the game and to chat, in one of the most prestigious charity poker events of the year!

Big name professionals including Andy Bloch, TJ Cloutier, Jan Fisher, Susie Isaacs, Jena Delk, Linda Johnson, and Eric "Rizen" Lynch have all confirmed and will be playing the event benefiting Poker Gives.

Poker Gives was founded by poker industry professionals Mike Sexton, Linda Johnson, Jan Fisher, and Lisa Tenner as a way for the poker world to "Give Back" to worthwhile charity organizations. The goal is to raise funds through poker events and donate it to four mainstream charities that are near and dear to their hearts. The benefactors are the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Special Olympics, Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Step by Step Foundation.

The tournament format will be No-Limit Hold’em and will have a double starting stack of 3,000 tournament chips. Buy in for the event costs just $10 and will be split equally between the charity and prize pool.

There are also a large number of donated prizes to further add to the excitement of this prestigious event. Full details of the tournament and registration details to be eligible for the sponsored prizes can be found at http://www.pokernations.com/charity.php.

To register for the charity poker tournament event, log into Full Tilt Poker, click on tournaments, and then click on the "private" tab in the tournament lobby. Scroll down to the Poker Nations / TPT event on April 4 that starts at 14:00 (it is listed in red). The tournament id is 137275439 and the password for tournament registration is PokerNations.

Bodog Poker Open IV champion takes home top prize of $36,447.50, lands feature in international poker publication

The online poker world crowned its newest superstar Sunday night when "MrElPaso" outlasted a field of 257 players, including a number of top online poker pros, to capture the Championship Event of the Bodog Poker Open IV. Along with his first place winnings of $36,447.50, "MrElPaso" will also be featured in a multi-page spread in an international poker magazine and receive extensive coverage on Bodog and the Bodog Beat.

"With the Bodog Poker Open IV, Bodog has given online poker players of all stripes the chance to win big while garnering the exposure they deserve," says Bodog Poker Pro David Williams. "I’d like to personally congratulate ‘MrElPaso’ for his impressive victory in the Bodog Poker Open IV. His win cements his status as one of online poker’s newest stars, and I’m confident we’ll be seeing him at plenty of final tables to come."

The $500 buy-in Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Event capped off a weeklong series of tournaments at Bodog that drew a total of 2,646 online poker players competing for more than $368,000 in cash prizes, with $65,000 in additional prize money added by Bodog. The Championship Event itself featured a total cash purse of $145,790, including $25,000 added by Bodog.

Quickly establishing itself as online poker’s most popular new tournament series, the fourth installment of the Bodog Poker Open drew a number of notable pros to the Bodog.com poker tables on Sunday, including Bodog Poker Pros David Williams and Evelyn Ng, and online poker pros "nevertilt22," "UFpokerStar" and "ari." Despite the formidable field, "MrElPaso" was able to emerge victorious to take down his biggest cash to date. Finishing in second was dvbronco, who pocketed $24,419.82, and in third place was ari, who earned $16,182.69.

The Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Event final table results are as follows:

1. MrElPaso
2. dvbronco
3. Ari
4. JazzyFace
5. bklynzto81
6. naskoxx
7. ello
8. ShuMoneyTonite
9. LIVIN LOUD

The Bodog Poker Open IV kicked off on Sunday, Nov. 1, and featured two parallel tournament series: the Championship Series and the Contender Series. The Championship Series featured higher-stakes buy-ins along with $62,500 in added prize money courtesy of Bodog. Each event also awarded a T$500 seat into the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Main Event to the winner.

Featuring lower buy-ins, the Contender Series also awarded a T$500 seat into the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Main Event to each event winner, while the remaining final table players earned entry to the Contender series finale (T$50) held on Sunday, Nov. 8. With $2,500 added to the prize pool, the Contender Series finale gave players incredible value for their buy-in, and it was "hitchchops" who took full advantage of that, walking away with the first-place prize of $3,268.10.

With another successful Bodog Poker Open in the books, the action at Bodog continues with a full slate of online poker tournaments catering to every level of player, including Bodog’s Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament. Qualifiers for the $100,000 Guaranteed event start for as low as $1 and run daily.

For more details on the Bodog Poker $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament, visit: Bodog Poker.

Upcoming Titan Online Poker Events for a Week

$250,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 19:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $300 + $20
Satellites available.
Win part of a huge guaranteed prize pool for an amazingly low buy-in!

Irish Open 2010 Super Satellite
Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 19:30 GMT
Buy-ins = $250 + $18
Satellites available

$7,200 Prize Package includes entry to the Irish Open 2010 Main Event tournament in Dublin, accommodation, flights and spending money in March-April 2010.

Win your seat at the longest running No Limit Texas Holdem poker tournament in Europe, the exciting Irish Open!

$500 Birthday Bash
Monday, November 9, 2009, at 19:00 GMT
Buy-ins = 100 Points
Happy Birthday! Tournament is restricted to players with birthdays during the month.

New Players $1500 Freeroll
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at 20:10 GMT
Free entry to targeted new players who earned more than 100 Points between November 2 and November 8.

International Team Poker League (ITPL) Super Satellite
Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 19:35 GMT
Buy-ins = $50 + $5
Re-buys and Add-on available.
Satellites available.
$6,000 Prize Package includes entry to the International Team Poker League (ITPL) event in Las Vegas and 5 nights accommodation and travel expenses in January 2010.

Friday $100,000 Guaranteed R/A
Friday, November 13, 2009 at 20:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $100 + $9
Re-buys and Add-on available.
Satellites available.
Here’s your chance to win a share of a huge guaranteed prize pool for a low entry fee!

$50,000 GP Freezeout
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 19:30 GMT
Buy-ins = $100 + $9
Satellites available.
Win cash in our huge Saturday night tournament!

International Team Poker League (ITPL) Super Satellite
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 21:00 GMT
Buy-ins = $200 + $15
Satellites available.
$6,000 Prize Package includes entry to the International Team Poker League (ITPL) event in Las Vegas and 5 nights accommodation and travel expenses in January 2010.