August 31, 2012
US poker pro Josh Hale scored his biggest ever live tournament pay day this week when he took down the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker after five days of hard competition against 622 rivals at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. Significantly outstripping his fifth place win of $35,000 in the same tournament last […]
August 31, 2012
Black Friday defendant Howard Lederer’s attempt earlier this week to leverage the DiCristina judgement that poker is a game of both skill and chance into a reconsideration of the civil claims against him has been opposed by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara. Lederer’s legal representatives tried to persuade Judge […]
August 30, 2012
Brian Mattingley, the CEO of 888 Holdings plc, has confirmed that his company is in discussions with social gaming giant Facebook, exploring real money online poker possibilities in legal jurisdictions. Strong rumours circulated earlier this year that 888 was among a number of online gambling firms with which Facebook has engaged (see previous reports). Mattingley’s […]
August 29, 2012
A new fictional television series titled Game Theory is currently in production in the United States, based on the trials and tribulations of a poker professional bankrupted by the Black Friday shut downs and processor cash seizures and forced to rebuild his bankroll. “Game Theory is a dramatic web series following the life of a […]
August 29, 2012
A tax court in Cologne, Germany is set to decide the tax fate of German poker players with a determination on whether the game of poker is a commercial activity or a game of chance. The court in Cologne is to examine an appeal submitted by an unnamed former poker player, according to Yogonet, who […]
August 28, 2012
The financial dispute between Playtech’s iPoker network and member site Moore Games, which surfaced early in July when players claimed they were not being paid (see previous reports) appears to have been resolved, with players reporting a resumption of pay-outs. However, there is still no information on the “material breach of network policy” which Playtech’s […]
August 28, 2012
Lauren Tapie and Proper Mesquelier’s International Stadium Poker Tour’s inaugural online and live tournament next year has received another credibility boost with the appointment of UK poker ace Sam Trickett (26) as ambassador for the event. Trickett joins Mike Mizrachi in promoting the massive 30,000 player epic, scheduled for Wembley Stadium near London. A professional […]
August 26, 2012
A new online poker site focused on the Asia-Pacific market and offering proprietary no-download software has launched under a First Cagayan licence in the Philippines. Poker Ace.com comes in English and Chinese language versions and offers No Limit Texas Holdem, Pot Limit Texas Holdem, and Fixed Limit Texas Holdem as well as 13 Cards or […]
August 26, 2012
After a hard week’s poker the Euro 5,300 buy-in Pokerstars European Poker Tour Barcelona main event concluded over the weekend with a little-known internet player from Belarus, Mikalai Pobal (28), besting a record field of 1,082 to take home the Euro 1,007,550 main prize, along with an expensive watch from luxury Swiss brand HD3, a […]
August 26, 2012
For railbirds at the Casino Barcelona over the weekend the Euro 10,000 High Roller event proved to be a highlight in a spectacular series of events, not least due to the stellar quality of the entry field. Seen taking their seats at the tables were names like Jason Mercier, Andrew Lichtenberger, Dan Smith, Pius Heinz, […]