‘Bad Beat’ Carter comes good in Uruguay poker tourney

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 […]

Diving in poker’s shark cage

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 […]

Brit vs South African in Grand Final UKIPT

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 […]

Online poker firms gear up for New Jersey tournaments

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 […]

Internet pro wins WPT Caribbean

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 […]

Texas rep. continues to push for a federal online poker solution

November 25, 2013

Attacks on internet gambling by land casino baron Sheldon Adelson, and the launch of another individual state online gambling market in New Jersey have done nothing to discourage Texas Republican Congressman Joe Barton, who this week re-emphasised to The Hill blog that he remains committed to achieving federal regulation and licensing of online poker only […]

Quebec poker ace does it again

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 […]

Full Tilt Poker’s FTOPS starts today

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 […]

Rational makes peace with Greek online gambling authorities

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 […]

Online poker room number six joins Equity Network

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 […]