August 20, 2012
enough to daunt the bravest spirit, but not 20-something US poker pro Dan “KingDan” Smith, who wrapped it up for a Euro 962,925 victory after an exciting heads up and a two-way chop to boost his already considerable career earnings. Facing Smith across the felt were other online aces like Ilari Sahamies, Mike “Timex” McDonald […]
August 20, 2012
UK followers of the long-running television soapie Eastenders will soon see one of the leading characters, antique shop owner Anthony Moon (played by actor Matt Lapinskas) unwisely clash with villain Derek Branning (actor Jamie Forman) in a drama-filled high stakes poker game. Moon loses everything, and despite pleas for mercy is placed in a position […]
August 19, 2012
Trisha Canatella and Amanda Kimmel, reality show veterans and poker players of note, are to star in a new reality poker television show, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Titled “Living the Life”, the Canadian show will see the duo travelling the world and competing with one another both on and off the felt. Running Hooks […]
August 19, 2012
The news earlier this week that acclaimed author Ben Mezrich is to write a book about the Absolute Poker scandal has created ripples of interest across internet poker message board and information sites, questioning Mezrich’s apparently benevolent view of the frat boys from Montana who founded, and were allegedly deeply involved in, the cheating scandal […]
August 19, 2012
The hugely popular online poker action provided by social gaming firm Zynga has been augmented by the introduction of a chat widget that will facilitate interaction and communication between players. The widget comes from the development studios of Chatwing, a specialist company that has introduced live chat box facilities for literally thousands of blogs around […]
August 16, 2012
Online poker phenom Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Pokerstars have parted amicably, with the Swedish ace signing out of Team Pokerstars Pro. Blom’s departure was confirmed Tuesday by Pokerstars communications chief Eric Hollreiser, who told PokerNews that Blom and the company had mutually agreed not to renew the Swede’s expired sponsorship agreement. “In his short time […]
August 16, 2012
With a documentary film and a book by an online poker journalist both imminent the Absolute Poker cheating debacle is already due to receive further wide coverage, but this week noted author Ben Mezrich revealed that he, too, is working on a book on internet poker’s biggest ever scandal. Mezrich is a successful writer, having […]
August 16, 2012
A deal signed late last year allowing the Seychelles-based Julian International Holdings to acquire the Chico (formerly Action) Poker Network has finally been completed. Chico was sold off by previous owner Playsafe Holdings AS, a company listed on the Nordic stock exchange, in a deal late lasts year that included acceptance by the new owner […]
August 14, 2012
Faced with the daunting task of organising US player payments following the Pokerstars-FTP deal, the US Department of Justice has perhaps wisely decided that this is not its area of expertise, and has invited suitably qualified companies to come forward and undertake the task – for a fee, of course. In an employment opportunity notice […]
August 13, 2012
Now that the FTP-Pokerstars acquisition deal has been signed off, the finger-pointing has begun on who was responsible for disseminating FTP publicity statements that were controversial to say the least (some would bluntly say false) during the crisis that occurred in the wake of the Black Friday shut downs. First up was an individual called […]