June 17, 2012
Ylon Schwartz, the occasionally abrasive chess and poker ace from Brooklyn, New York, has his first World Series of Poker bracelet at last after making several final tables – including one in the main event in 2008 – at the world’s biggest poker tournament in the past. Schwartz (42) took the bracelet and the $267,081 […]
June 17, 2012
Canadian poker pro Tim Adams entered the World Series of Poker winner annals this weekend after securing his first winner’s bracelet and the main prize of $392,476 in Event 28, a $2,5000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Four Handed competition entered by 750 hopefuls. Adams, holding a 6 to 1 chip lead, faced a talented and determined […]
June 16, 2012
The Australian organisers of the popular Aussie Millions live poker tournament have published the schedule for the 2013 edition of this epic, showcasing 26 different events. Readers can view the schedule here: http://www.aussiemillions.com/Assets/Files/GPO10125%20July%20August%20Poker%20Calendar_For%20WebA4.pdf Organised by the Crown Casino in Melbourne, it is anticipated that upwards of 4,000 pokerheads will participate next year between January 17 […]
June 15, 2012
The Microgaming Poker Network has announced that it is poised to release a revolutionary new rake allocation method called True Value. True Value works in two ways: * Firstly, it allocates player rake to operators based upon volume, activity and win/loss ratio, as opposed to traditional methods, which only work with volume. * It gives […]
June 15, 2012
The court-ordered bankruptcy auction of Federated Sports & Gaming, Inc., parent of the Epic Poker League, was won Thursday by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. with a winning bid of $4.5 million for the combined assets of Federated Sports & Gaming, Inc., Federated Heartland Inc., the Heartland Poker Tour and the Epic Poker League. Pinnacle was one […]
June 15, 2012
Event 25 – $1.500 buy-in Limit Hold’em Shootout is now in the 43rd World Series of Poker books as a victory for Brian Meinders, who survived a star-studded field of 365 top players, including Matt Matros, Greg Mueller, Justin Bonomo, Victor Ramdin, Scott Seiver and Mike Leah, to make the final table and then carry […]
June 14, 2012
There is obvious commercial advantage and appeal in having industry-relevant internet domain addresses following the decision of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) last June to widen the available suffixes for sale…albeit at what some bodies have described as exorbitant fees. The application cost alone is $185,000, and the annual fee is […]
June 14, 2012
Toronto, Canada online and live tournament poker pro Simon Charette scored his biggest career win yet Wednesday when he took down World Series of Poker event 23 – the $3,000 buy-in NLHE Six-Handed contest, besting an entry field of 924 that included heavyweights Freddy Deeb, Andrew Lichtenberger, Scott Montgomery, Bertrand Grospellier and Eugene Katchalov. Only […]
June 14, 2012
Remember that rather grandiose poker tournament plan for Wembley Stadium in London launched by Groupe Bernard Tapie and partners in a glossy vid last year? It’s back, albeit now scheduled for May-June 2013. Laurent Tapie and his partner, former Partouche Interactive president Prosper Masqulier, revitalised their International Stadiums of Poker Tour this week by Twitter […]
June 13, 2012
More details are emerging on yesterday’s abrupt removal of the Californian online poker legalisation bill from the agenda of the Senate Governmental Organization Committee before it could be debated. A disappointed Sen. Rod Wright, chairman of the committee and sponsor of Senate Bill 1463, said late Tuesday night that he would continue negotiations to try […]