July 17, 2009
When French player Antoine Saout made the final table for the World Series of Poker Main Event this week it presented a financial windfall to not only himself, but to the 51 other players who won sponsored WSOP prizes in Everest Poker qualifiying tourneys. Earlier this year (see previous report) the online poker subsidiary of […]
July 16, 2009
The extraordinary World Series of Poker Main Event journey of Darvin Moon, a 45-year-old Maryland logging company owner who has only been playing poker for three years, continues. Not only has he dominated Day 7 and 8 play, but on almost 59 million at the end of Day 8 action he now holds a substantial […]
July 15, 2009
Cyprus, the Mediterranean island mythology claims is the birthplace of Zefiros, god of wind, will be the latest stop on the World Poker Tour. In an announcement this week, the poker tournament company revealed that it is partnering with Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino on the island to launch WPT Cyprus, which will commence […]
July 15, 2009
Just over eight hours of high-pressure poker whittled the remaining World Series of Poker Main Event field of 64 players down to 27 on Day 7, with the chipleaders at the 10.45pm Vegas time close almost the same as the previous day despite fluctuations in fortunes during the day’s action. Again heading the chip counts […]
July 14, 2009
Just on 1am Vegas time Tuesday, Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event came to a close after starting at noon the day before and playing through a gruelling five levels. Along the way 121 players had their hopes of WSOP fame and wealth dashed as they were eliminated, reducing the Day […]
July 13, 2009
The Amazon Room at the Rio in Las Vegas, where the Main Event of the 2009 World Series of Poker is being decided this week, was looking remarkably spacious by the end of Day 5 on Sunday evening, as 185 players – all that remains of an original entry field for the event of 6 […]
July 13, 2009
The massive online poke operator Full Tilt Poker’s latest software upgrade includes a Hand Replayer and Mixed Limit games, and appropriately comes on the eve of its fifth birthday. Located at the top left hand corner of Full Tilt virtual tables, the Hand Replayer has a “Last Hand” link listed below the icon. Once clicked, […]
July 13, 2009
The knowledgeable and well connected Wall Street Journal columnist Brett Arends, writing in the publication Marketwatch this week, poses the question “Is the World Poker Tour up for sale?” The indications would appear to suggest it is, with CFO Tom Flahie revealing that he had provided confidential data to third parties, and CEO Steve Lipscomb […]
July 13, 2009
Studies by market research firm Poker Players Research have shown that online poker players are a good prospect for cross-selling to other gambling styles, with the number of real money pokerheads also gambling on other betting games up by as much as fifty percent in the last two years. Poker Players Research reports that 42 […]
July 12, 2009
Official numbers from the World Series of Poker Main Event Day 3 action have confirmed that Bertrand Grospellier leads the 789 survivors going into Day 4 with a chip stack of 1 380 500. The top ten after Grospellier are: Ludovic Lacay 896000 Jason Brice 858500 Benjamin Jensen 835500 Kasper Cordes 796000 James Akenhead 794000 […]