November 23, 2011
The wild roller coaster fluctuations in fortune of Isildur1 (since revealed as Viktor Blom) have been irresistibly compared to a new online high stakes action player this week, who made serious money but dropped almost $400 000 in a 48 hour period. The as yet unidentified player uses the handle !P0krparty? and reportedly plays from […]
November 23, 2011
Florida poker pro Anthony “Boston Tony” Ruberto has taken down the World Poker Tour Jacksonville tournament, boosting his career earnings to around $750 000 with the main prize of $325,928, and booking himself a free seat in the $25 000 WPT Championships in May. Ruberto started the final table action with a two million chip […]
November 23, 2011
Fox Poker Club has announced that Genting Casinos has acquired London?s only dedicated poker venue for an undisclosed sum. The club was founded by Chris North and Ian Hogg in 2005 after seeing a space in the market for a poker club due to the demand created by the online poker revolution. The club was […]
November 22, 2011
Colourful international poker ace Dave “Devilfish” Ulliot has signed up with poker agency Poker Icons who will “handle all his professional needs outside the felt” and is claiming to have landed a movie deal based on Ulliot’s latest book titled “The Life and Times of a Poker Legend”. ?Signing Devilfish is an important step for […]
November 21, 2011
The International Federation of Poker’s (IPF) first World Championship (labeled “The Table”) was held in London over the weekend culminating in a heads-up that saw Spanish poker pro Raul Mestre defeat Britain’s Victoria Coren to take the title and $250 000. The final table finished up: 1. Raul Mestre Spain $250 0002. Victoria Coren UK […]
November 20, 2011
Mary Bono Mack, chair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the House Energy and Commerce Committee which conducted another hearing on the legalisation of internet poker Friday (see previous report) has commented on the interest shown in the topic. After the hearing, she told reporters her House subcommittee is nowhere close to […]
November 20, 2011
Writing in the Sacramento Bee newspaper this weekend, Robert H. Smith – an official of the California Tribal Business Alliance – said that the organisation does not oppose the legalisation of internet poker, but believed it was essential that the California Legislature researched the matter thoroughly and heard all opinions before moving on legislation that […]
November 19, 2011
Friday’s second hearing on internet poker legalisation by the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade was held on schedule, with a range of for and against testimony being presented by an impressive list of witnesses. Rep. Frank Wolf, a Virginia Republican was heard first, warning that legalising online poker was not […]
November 19, 2011
Poker tournament fees can now – at least to some extent – be protected following the launch of a new service for players by Las Vegas-based Bubble Protection.com. The new company offers online poker players the opportunity to insure their tournament entry fees against being lost ?On the Bubble?, and has already signed up some […]
November 19, 2011
A strong German team captained by Tobias Reinkemeier and comprising Sebastian Ruthenberg, Moritz Kranch, Hans Martin Vogl and Sandra Naujoks took down the inaugural Nations Cup in London Friday after two tough days of poker action. The tournament was organised by the International Federation of Poker as part of the Mind Sports Festival (that’s the […]