The world’s most popular online poker site, PokerStars.com has just announced a brand new live tour. The new series of poker tournaments has been named the France Poker Series and will include seven separate events in seven different locations across France. Each of the tournaments will include a €1,200 buy-in which leads up to the Grand Final in Paris, a €2,500 buy-in championship.

Players who win a seat at to the World Series of Poker Main Event this year will be receiving even more than just an entry into a world renowned tournament, they will get a huge bonus just for showing up to play. Starting the gift at $1,000, UB.com promises to reward players additional money for each player who qualifies through their site and shows up to their WSOP seat in UB gear. The Bonus will be given to all UB qualifiers and is an enormous extra incentive to qualify through UB.com than with any other site by a mile.

PokerStars recently announced the launch date of the third Macau Poker Cup which will be taking place next month at the Casino Grand Lisboa in Macau, China.

The event will officially begin on March third, run through the March seventh and will feature multiple events including live satellites to the Red Dragon event where a guaranteed million dollar prize pool awaits.

Do you have the luck of the Irish in your side? If you do, you may be one of the online qualifiers that win their very own prize package to the 2010 Irish Poker Open. The $8,000 prize package being offered through Bwin Poker is of the utmost value. Each winner of the package will gain a seat to the Irish Poker Open on April 2-5, 2010 worth $5,300, $2,000 to cover travel and other expenses as well as another $700 to pay for accommodations.