November 26, 2013
American player Carter Gill, whose shock and disappointment at a badbeat in a tournament went viral on YouTube earlier this year, had nothing but smiles this week after taking down the last Latin American Poker Tour event for 2013 at the Mantra Resort, Spa and Casino in Punta del Esta, Uruguay. The event attracted 508 […]
November 26, 2013
Pokerstars marketers have come up with a novel reason to hold satellite qualifiers online – a new television show titled “The Shark Cage” which will feature a prize of $1 million. The first two televised heats of the show will take place at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January 2014, according to a Pokerstars statement […]
November 26, 2013
The Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour (GUKPT) Grand Final came to an exciting conclusion in London this week, culminating in a tense heads up between Brit pro Kevin Allen and South African challenger Rudolf Fourie. 294 players competed in the GBP 2,000 Grand Final main event, held this year at London’s Vic Casino. On the […]
November 26, 2013
With New Jersey online gambling now moving into full commercial operations, major companies are gearing up their promotional efforts in the new market, with the Party Poker and World Series of Poker brands especially prominent. The former is vigorously promoting www.njpartypoker.com, with Mike Sexton, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame and founding father […]
November 25, 2013
Live and internet poker pro and tournament commentator Tony “Bond18” Dunst displayed his usual class and talent over the weekend in taking down the $3,500 buy-in NLHE main event at the World Poker Tour Caribbean, held this year at the Casino Royale on St. Maarten island. Battling his way through an entry field of 190 […]
November 24, 2013
Quebecer Charles Sylvestre, who took an event winner’s bracelet home from this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, has claimed another WSOP honour, this time the WSOP Circuit main event at the Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau. 371 hopefuls paid the $1,675 buy-in to enter the week-long main event, generating a prize pool […]
November 24, 2013
Online poker fans will be clicking over to the Full Tilt Poker site today (Sunday) for the start of the 24th edition of the popular Full Tilt Poker Online Poker Series (FTOPS), which this year carries $8 million in guaranteed prizes over 39 events. Running through to December 8, the latest in the series is […]
November 22, 2013
The Rational Group, parent of Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker, has reportedly made its peace with Greek enforcement authorities, agreeing to switch its Greek activities to dedicated Greek domain sites, and levy a withholding tax on players’ winnings over Euro 100 of 15 percent. Winnings above Euro 500 will likewise be the subject of daily […]
November 21, 2013
The momentum continues to build at Clive Archer’s new Equity Poker Network, with confirmation Wednesday that it has signed the 5Dimes Group. The deal will see several of the 5Dimes Group’s websites operating immediately on EPN, making the Network’s software available to the players. Archer says that the 5Dimes Group has been looking to transform […]