May 26, 2010
Online poker company Winamax Holdings, which operates an online poker site on the Ongame Network, has topped up its finances with a Euro 12 million investment from AGF, a French private equity company. Winamax chief exec Marc Simoncini, says the funds will be mainly invested in extensive marketing in order to make Winamax one of […]
May 25, 2010
It may have been only his second live poker tournament, but Germany’s Ali Tekintamgac (40) proved to be the top player on the day to win the World Poker Tour Spanish Open Championship Sunday, besting a field of 326 over the five day event. Tekintamgac entered final table with a solid chip advantage and managed […]
May 25, 2010
With less than 72 hours to go to the start of this year’s World Series of Poker Friday, it’s perhaps time to spare a thought for the less fortunate, and organisers Harrah’s Entertainment have made some laudable provisions. This year, players can help by pledging one percent of their winnings to put a “Bad Beat […]
May 25, 2010
Last Sunday’s online poker tournaments again provided six-figure wins for a host of online players across the main tournament websites, with one player in particular enjoying a continuing run of good cards to boost his impressive skills. Playing on Full Tilt Poker.com, player “kirbynator” triumphed in the $750 000 Guaranteed event to take home $132 […]
May 24, 2010
Victorino Torres (33), a poker pro from the Northern Mariana Islands, is the new 2010 PokerStars Asian Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event champion, besting a field of 342 over the weekend to claim a winner’s prize of HK$3 246 200 (about US$ 416 000). Despite a twenty percent decline in the entry field compared […]
May 23, 2010
Now that all the hype and excitement on the 2010 Pokerstars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) has died down, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on the impact this series has on the industry. According to the official numbers, it’s been significant, with a diverse range of buy-ins that generated some impressive prize pools […]
May 23, 2010
The high profile Power Poker.com launch in Cannes recently (see previous reports) made the UK tabloids over the weekend amid reports that celebrity party girl Paris Hilton – one of the main guests at the launch party – had branded movie star and wild child Lindsay Lohan (23) a trash queen and demanded she be […]
May 21, 2010
A prestigious new poker room on the Las Vegas Strip has been titled The Ivey Room in honour of online and land international poker ace Phil Ivey, reports Associated Press. Casino operator MGM Mirage said Thursday this week it plans to open a one-table, high-limit poker room named for Phil Ivey at the Aria Resort […]
May 21, 2010
In a deal that creates a robust, new alliance in online gaming, European based online casino software and white label platform provider CTXM has partnered with poker service, Cake Network to jointly market their services to consumer facing gaming sites worldwide. Udy Yosha, CEO of CTXM said this week: “Since Cake and CTXM operate non-competitive […]
May 20, 2010
Poker professional Phil “The Unabomber” Laak is looking to set a new world record for the most hours of poker played in a single sitting. The attempt will take place at the luxurious Bellagio Poker Room in Las Vegas, starting on June 2, when Laak will go after the world record of 78 straight hours […]