November 14, 2011
In its second outing the Punta Cana Poker Classic has been won for the second time by a Canadian player, Demo Kirlopoulos. Applauded by fellow Canadian Peter Cross, who won the event at its inaugural run last year, Kirlopoulos beat US opponent Evan Mauer in the almost six hour heads up to take home the […]
November 14, 2011
Nevada online poker licenses, valid for intrastate operations only until federal legalisation, could be available as early as the first quarter of 2012, says Mark Lipparelli, and as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Board his opinion has weight. Lipparelli made the disclosure last week at the U.S. Online Gaming Law get together for the legal […]
November 11, 2011
EurosportBet is to develop a white label online poker solution on the Ongame network for French operator ZEturf for introduction in early 2012, reports Agence France Presse. The new product will operate under the brand name ZEPoker, once it has obtained the approval of the French regulator ARJEL. Established in 2001 after the famous Grand […]
November 11, 2011
Just after midnight Thursday, 22-year-old German poker pro Pius Heinz eliminated his final opponent to become the 2011 World Series of Poker main event champion He was the first from his country to achieve the honour, winning $8.7 million and immediately receiving celebrity treatment, particularly in his own country where the mainstream media has given […]
November 11, 2011
The critical legal question of whether poker is a game predominantly of chance (making it ‘gambling’ and illegal), or one of skill, defining it as legally acceptable, was again aired this week in a Virginia court, where the Poker Players Alliance sought to support an indicted poker hall owner from Portsmouth. The PPA called in […]
November 9, 2011
The three survivors on the 2011 World Series of Poker main event final table, Pius Heinz (22), Martin Staszko (35) and Ben Lamb (26), reconvened for a second day of action in Las Vegas Tuesday evening and almost immediately produced a shock result when Lamb was eliminated after only four hands. After doubling up Martin […]
November 9, 2011
The Boston-based chief of US land gambling giant Caesars Entertainment, Gary Loveman, remains optimistic about the chances of legalised online poker in the United States, again expressing confidence in the prospect at a company results briefing Tuesday. Loveman’s company posted a 12.8 percent increase in profits following cost cuts, efficiency initiatives and organisational restructuring. During […]
November 9, 2011
Online poker traffic took off last week, gaining a remarkable 12.5 percent as all top 10 sites and networks saw increases in player counts, reports the independent internet poker monitor Pokerscout. “The PokerStars 70 billionth hand promotion generated a majority of the increase,” the monitor notes, adding that the number of players online ramped up […]
November 9, 2011
International Business Times reports that Leeann Tweeden (38), former sportscaster and presenter for NBC’s “Poker After Dark” television show, has posed nude for “Playboy” and will be on the front cover of the December issue going on sale this week. “I’m secure in who I am now,” says Tweeden in Playboy’s November issue. “I’ve always […]
November 9, 2011
22-year-old German poker player Pius Heinz made a masterful comeback from entering the final table of nine with one of the lowest chip stacks to emerging victorious as the 2011 WSOP Main Event Champion. Following Ben Lamb’s shock bust-out shortly after resumption of play, Heinz faced the Czech Republic’s Martin Staszko heads-up, exchanging chip leads […]