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A sudden change in Romanian legislation has meant that players would be at risk of breaking local laws if they took part in the event. The organisers have taken the decision to cancel the event to avoid putting players at unnecessary risk. We will be contacting all affected players directly in the morning with more information. We are very sorry for any inconvenience.

The bwin Team always arrives in full force in Vegas for the WSOP each year, and the full schedule for the 2011 WSOP has just been released by Harrahs. The Main Event dates were previously announced but now the entire schedule of more than 50 preliminary events has also been announced.

There aren't a lot of changes from previous years but a new $25,000 buy-in NLHE heads-up tournament has been added, and plenty of $1,000 buy-in events will be back on the schedule again after their popular debut last year.

All the preliminary action leads up to the Main Event, which runs from July 7th to July 19th, with four starting days scheduled. Once again there will be a delay once the final table is reached, with the action resuming in November 2011 when the 2011 Main Event champion will be crowned.

Do you own an iPhone? Well love or hate it we’re not going to discuss that here folks. But what we are going to talk about is a world first; yes that's right, real money poker on the iPhone is finally available!

Now you can use your iPhone for much more than reading the latest bwin Poker Blog updates. Just head on over to the iTunes store and download and install the bwin Poker app today. You can choose to play for real or play money and believe us you’ll find our app both good-looking and extremely user friendly.

But so what? How about the poker! It's great! Currently the app is only available only for cash game tables, but it does features the famous quick seat mode of bwin Poker.

Selecting the game mode (No Limit, Pot Limit, Limit), your limits (from micro-limits up to $3/6 NL Holdem) and the table size, is a piece of cake, then you just leave the rest up to the mighty app to sort out.

Of course we could continue to write about a whole variety of functions and ease of use you’ll find with in it, but we’d much prefer it if you gave it a go yourself, so go on head on over to the iTunes Store and search for "bwin.com poker" you can’t go wrong. Here’s some screenshots of the bwin.com poker application in action.

The opening screen

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Time to play for real!

Please note the Poker bwin app is currently only available for customers in the UK and Austria.

It promises to be another busy week at bwin Poker, starting with the ChampionChip on Sunday, January 16th. wekku1 took home the victory in last week's ChampionChip (along with a hefty payday of $39,995).

On Monday we'll see what loyal blog reader gets a free $3,000 GSOP Live Bucharest package to join the bwin Team, with the 11 finalists from our bwin poker Blog 3rd Stop promotion taking to the tables on Monday with the trip package hanging in the balance.

The High Roller will give yet another player's bankroll a big boost,  while the Super Secret Freeroll and new Facebook Fridays series give players with smaller bankrolls just as much excitement and fun at the tables.

You'll also get your first taste of live updates of the action and fun from the 2011 Aussie Millions, with the bwin Team and bwin Poker Blog arriving in Melbourne for what promises to be another amazing live event.

Below are some of the highlights as far as bwin Poker tournaments and promotions in the coming week:

Tournament	Date and Time (CET)	Buy-in
ChampionChip	16 Jan. 2011, 11:00	$200
Lowrider	Daily, 13:00	$0.11
Super Secret Freeroll	17 Jan. 2011, 12:00	Free
High Roller	18 Jan. 2011, 13:30	$525
Facebook Fridays	21 Jan. 2011, 13:00	$3.20

Last week was a busy one at bwin poker, with one promotion winding down to its exciting conclusion as others just started heating up.

The finalists have been determined for the bwin poker Blog 3rd Stop contest, with eleven players returning on January 17th in a private tourney to see which one claims the free $3,000 GSOP Live trip package. For some it'd be their first time with the Team while for others (including AKplus1, n74er----, and KickerKeni) it'd be a return to the bwin Team for another amazing live event experience.

The Lowrider tournament, continues to run each day in January, which gives players a chance to add a big boost to their bankrolls with a miniscule buy-in of $.10 + .01 and $1,000 extra added daily to the prizepool by bwin.

More big hands and monster pots were claimed in the Big Play of the Week competition, where simply voting on your favorite hand can add a $22 tournament ticket to your account. Facebook Fridays also made its return for a brand new January competition, with free bwin football jerseys up for grabs.

The bwin Team roster for the 2011 Aussie Millions was unveiled, with the Team and bwin Poker Blog arriving on January 20th, so stay tuned in coming weeks for all the action from Melbourne including chip counts, photos, podcasts, and much more.

The Big Play of the Week promotion gives you not only a chance to see replays of some of the biggest cash game hands from bwin poker but also a shot at snagging a $22 tournament ticket for your very own, just for voting for your favorite hand.

Each week five new action-packed hands from the cash game tables are selected, with bwin players voting for which one their favorites are. Everyone who votes is entered into a raffle for $22 tournament tickets, and if you're the winner of the hand that gets the most votes each week, you'll get a ticket to a private 10 man Sit n Go with $10,000 up for grabs to be distributed to the players as follows:

1st: $3,500
2nd: $2,500
3rd: $1,500
4th: $1,000
5th: $500
6th-10th: $200

So make sure you hop over and cast your own vote, as it just takes a few seconds and you'll get to see some of the biggest cash game hands at bwin, plus earn a shot at a $22 tournament ticket for free!

Believe it or not, it's possible to get paid for playing poker at bwin -- and that doesn't even count some of the opponents who are happy to donate money to you.

New online poker players who sign up via the bwin Poker Blog can receive up to $200 in free cash, which is added to your online account once you play enough hands to clear it, with the bonus put into your account in $10 increments.

Create an account and deposit at least $10 into your account within 10 days after your registration and bwin will double your amount up to $200.

Poker bonuses can be a great way to build your bankroll when you're first starting out, as they're a great way to keep your head above water while you're picking the best poker game for your personal style and taste.

Most beginning players take some time to learn what works (and what doesn't) and a bwin poker bonus can keep money coming into your account even when you're not winning much at the tables. Buying enough time to learn the ropes and start winning consistently can be huge, and one of the best reasons to take advantage of all the bonuses and freerolls available to new players.

This article is part of the Poker Tips series that the writers at the bwin Poker Blog are adding to help beginning, intermediate, and advanced players get the most out of playing online poker at bwin

There's plenty of action on the calendar for the coming week at bwin Poker, starting with the ChampionChip on Sunday, January 9th. pingdi20 was last week's winner of that event, taking home over $43,000 for his big win.

The competition for the free $3,000 GSOP Live Bucharest trip package is also winding down, as players try their best to finish in the top ten spots in the leaderboard race and get that very valuable invitation to the private tourney that will award the trip package to the winner.

The High Roller promises to pay out the victor a massive payday while the Super Secret Freeroll and new Facebook Fridays series give players on a budget great ways to cash in themselves.

Below are some of the highlights as far as bwin Poker tournaments and promotions in the coming week:

Tournament	Date and Time (CET)	Buy-in
ChampionChip	9 Jan. 2011, 11:00	$200
Lowrider	Daily, 13:00	$0.11
Super Secret Freeroll	10 Jan. 2011, 12:00	Free
GSOP Live 3rd Stop	10 Jan. 2011, 13:00	$1.20
High Roller	11 Jan. 2011, 13:30	$525
GSOP Live 3rd Stop	13 Jan. 2011, 13:00	$1.20
Facebook Fridays	14 Jan. 2011, 13:00	$3.20

The last week was the first full week of poker in 2011 and plenty of bwin players got off to fast starts, with some hot new promos released as well.

The new Lowrider tournament was unveiled, which gives players a chance to add a big boost to their bankrolls with a tiny investment of just $.10 + .01, with $1,000 extra added daily to the prizepool by bwin.

As far as ongoing promotions, Facebook Fridays was back with a vengeance, with Friday's turnout the biggest yet for the first Facebook Fridays competition in January. svenjeron was the December winner of Facebook Fridays, and you can find a quick interview with him here.

The Super Secret Freeroll is still going on strong and the chase for the free $3,000 GSOP Live Bucharest trip package is nearing the end, set to wrap up in the next few weeks.

Notable wins last week included pingdi20 winning the ChampionChip and jampec01 taking down the High Roller. Former bwin Team member nikosthan also had a nice week, winning his way back onto the Team when he took down a $3,000 GSOP Live Bucharest trip package, where he'll be joined by BOBOMANIAC and dob80 as well.

The Big Play of the Week promotion keeps turning up the heat each and every week, bringing you replays of some of the biggest cash game hands ever played at bwin Poker -- plus giving you a way to cash in yourself from them!

Every week you'll find five new action-packed hands from the cash game tables are selected, with the ability for bwin players such as yourself to vote on your favorite; if you're not a bwin player yet create an account here so you can vote, plus you'll be eligible for a $200 poker bonus.

Everyone who votes is entered into a raffle for $22 tournament tickets, and if you're the winner of the hand that gets the most votes each week, you'll get a ticket to a private 10 man Sit n Go with $10,000 up for grabs to be distributed to the players as follows:

1st: $3,500
2nd: $2,500
3rd: $1,500
4th: $1,000
5th: $500
6th-10th: $200

So be sure that your voice is heard and you vote each and every week, as you just might be the lucky recipient of a $22 tournament ticket just for picking your favorite hand each week.