July 2, 2009
The Microgaming Poker Network has announced important new changes that include the use of the Euro as the sole currency for its poker tournaments, and a fresh approach to poker tournament action. The network is taking a fresh approach to tournament poker this summer with the launch of Survivor Tournaments, a new and exciting format […]
July 2, 2009
30-year-old software engineer Tony Veckey from Chicago came to Vegas this year to take his first crack at a major live tournament, and it paid off bigtime as he won his first winner’s bracelet and the main prize of $673 279 for his $1 500 buy-in to Event 54 – the No-Limit Hold’em competition. With […]
July 1, 2009
Event 51 – the $1 500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em competition at the World Series of Poker has ended in victory for German poker pro Carsten Joh, who bested a packed entry field of 2 781 to win the lion’s share of the massive $3 796 065 prize pool after three days of tough but exciting […]
July 1, 2009
Jorg Peisert, a hitherto relatively unknown poker player from Dusseldorf in Germany, is the latest bracelet winner at the World Series of Poker, having triumphed in event 52 – the $3 000 buy-in Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em. Peisert survived an original field of 854 players that included names like James Van Alstyne, Kathy Liebert, Michael […]
June 30, 2009
Just a week after launch at the World Series of Poker, a petition organised by the Poker Players Alliance to legalise online poker in the United States has almost reached a total of 200 000 signatures – 6 000 over the weekend alone. The petition is part of the PPA’s National Poker Week awareness initiative, […]
June 30, 2009
A new US-friendly online poker monthly subscription site has launched at Hog Wild Poker Leagues.com that allows players to enter competitive leagues in order to compete against with other players. Developed by Amber Gaming, which is the brainchild of American entrepreneurs Joe Luber and Jeff Amrein, HogWildPokerLeagues.com features a live voice communication feature for each […]
June 30, 2009
Big names continued to fall by the wayside as Day 3 of Event 49 – the $50 000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. competition ended, and as we went to press late Monday night Las Vegas time the following were among the many who had been eliminated from an original starting field of 95 players: Alex Kravchenko, Barry […]
June 30, 2009
Online poker pro Dan ‘Wretchy’ Martin’s reported air of injured innocence at being banned by PokerStars.com is surprising. The poker pro apparently admits that he was aware of the strictly applied “no multiple accounts” rule – who isn’t, given the considerable publicity which attends cases of those who are caught in the practice – yet […]
June 29, 2009
Industry observers were trying to work out over the weekend why CBS and The Washington Post both decided to re-publish a seven-month-old story on the Internet poker cheating scandals at Absolute Poker.com and UltimateBet.com Although a header on the story at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/25/60minutes/main4633254.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody said it had been updated on June 25th, 2009 it appeared to be […]
June 29, 2009
The 40th Anniversary World Series of Poker is turning out to be a lucrative ride for former professional hockey player and Vancouver poker pro, Greg ‘FBT’ Mueller. Having cashed for $53 885 in Event 6 on June 1st, he went on to take the winner’s prize of $460 838 and his first bracelet in Event […]