February 4, 2013
Online and land Russian poker pro Igor “Lechukpoker” Kurganov is A$275,000 wealthier today after taking down the 2013 $25,000 Aussie Million Challenge event at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. Kurganov faced a final table led by Fabian Quoss as chip leader and comprising aces Philipp Gruissem, Erik Seidel and Niklas Heinecker on the final […]
February 3, 2013
The finale of the 2013 Aussie Millions has been delayed after a 15-hour final table tussle still left three players standing….and television crews were required by their union rules to take a break. When the chips were bagged, Joseph Cabret held the chip lead on 7,720,000, followed by Mervin Chan (5,670,000) and Patrik Antonius (5,565,000). […]
February 1, 2013
NBC News reports that researchers have found that people more accurately understand mood when they examine body language, rather than facial expressions. “When people rated a whole image, it was clear to them – they saw winners and losers,” said Hillel Aviezer, now an assistant professor of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. “When […]
February 1, 2013
A rather dubious source – the indicted iWorks marketing fraudster and SunFirst Bank online poker payment processor Jeremy Johnson – has done little to halt allegations of questionable conduct and bribery against Nevada Senator and influential Washington politician Harry Reid this week. The mainstream media are carrying Johnson’s claims, backed by a long audio recording […]
February 1, 2013
Sam Trickett took home the first prize and title in the 2013 Aussie Millions $250K Challenge event. Trickett faced German Pro Tobias Reinkemeir in heads up, following Fabian Quoss’ exit, and emerged victorious and AU$2 000 000 richer. “I’m over the moon, it’s another big pay day. I can’t really believe it,” commented a delighted […]
January 31, 2013
Former Full Tilt Poker director Chris Ferguson has reportedly been in serious settlement discussions for several weeks with the Department of Justice, according to court filings seeking a time extension to enable the negotiations to continue. Reporting on documents filed on Tuesday, Card Player notes an extension to February 19 has been granted. Ferguson, along […]
January 31, 2013
It’s been a long wait since Black Friday for Full Tilt Poker players in the United States who found their funds blocked in the legal actions against the online poker site back on 2011. Since then they’ve had to patiently wait as news unfolded of complicated criminal and civil legal proceedings, pleas and settlements which […]
January 31, 2013
The industry’s serial entrepreneur, Alex Dreyfus, was in the news again this week following the launch on Facebook of an innovative fantasy game developed by his Zokay Entertainment, parent company of the poker player ranking system site Global Poker Index (GPI). Titled Fantasy Poker Manager, the new product is a free social game powered by […]
January 30, 2013
The Nevada-based online poker subscription club network Zen Entertainment has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to reports on the poker information site Pokerfuse Tuesday. The report notes that Zen has admitted in its filing that its business model was flawed and was unsuccessful, failing to deliver a profit despite a 750,000-strong player base. The […]
January 30, 2013
Industry observers speculated Tuesday on whether the proposed acquisition of the Atlantic Club land casino in New Jersey by Pokerstars (see previous reports) would stave off extensive staff lay-offs that might lay ahead. The speculation was triggered by a warning Monday to staff at Atlantic Club that 1,729 jobs could be lost by the end […]