Changes to Partypoints store completed

June 23, 2009

Party Poker.com has announced the completion of its changes to the PartyPoints Store with the positive news that its PartyPoints are now worth up to 50 percent more. The store has a fresh new look and an expanded range of items and options. The main changes Palladium Lounge.com members will benefit from are improved bonuses […]

Dutch treat at WSOP

June 22, 2009

Event #38 at the World Series of Poker – the $2 000 buy-in Limit Hold’em competition – has passed into the history book after a spirited two hour heads up out of all proportion to the disparate chip stacks of the final two players. The 446-strong entry field generated a prize pool of $811 720 […]

WSOP events 36 and 37 conclude

June 21, 2009

Jeff Lissandro has done it again! The Australian-born poker pro has won his second World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet this (2009) year, firmly positioning himself among the top seven card stud exponents in world poker. It was a tough competition, with 164 entrants going after $1 541 600 in prizes for Event 37 – […]

Dwan surges ahead in 50k hands challenge

June 20, 2009

Despite the distraction of the ongoing World Series of Poker, Patrik Antonius and Tom ‘durrr’ Dwan managed to get it together for a significant session of over 4 500 hands this week, with some massive pots changing hands. In 15 hours of non-stop multi-table online action the two went at it, with 13 pots over […]

Baldwin and Austin claim maiden WSOP bracelets

June 20, 2009

26-year-old Las Vegas professional player Eric Baldwin took home his first World Series of Poker bracelet and the main prize of $521 932 in Event 34 – the $1 500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em competition, besting an entry field of 2 095 players that included aces like the UK’s Roland De Wolfe and Internet and […]

Two more bracelet first timers at WSOP

June 19, 2009

Angel Guillen, a 26-year-old pro and online player from Mexico City won his first WSOP bracelet in Event 32 – the $2 000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em after a tense six hour heads up duel with Mika Paasonen of Finland at the World Series of Poker. Both players had prevailed through three hard days of tournament […]

One for the operators to watch?

June 19, 2009

Online poker operators may want to keep a watchful eye on a competition that a Minnesota-based webmaster is trying to get off the ground – it’s goal is to find the most poker bot-friendly websites. PokerbotBasics.com is inviting internet Texas-Hold’Em sites from across the web to compete in a contest for the most pokerbot-friendly site […]

Israeli cops against proposed poker tourney

June 19, 2009

According to reports in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the Israeli Poker Association has run into police opposition on its proposal to hold a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament at the end of June. Apparently the police objection is based on its assertion that poker is a forbidden game that attracts criminal elements. The Israeli Poker Association […]

Riding high in H.O.R.S.E. event

June 18, 2009

Just last week, James Van Alstyne came tantalisingly close to winning a H.O.R.S.E. event at the World Series of Poker, but was pipped at the post in the $3 000 buy-in Event 21 by Zac Fellows (see previous report). This week Van Alstyne proved what a consummate H.O.R.S.E. player he is, collecting his first WSOP […]

Microgaming and Unibet launch Maria Poker

June 18, 2009

The Isle of Man-based online gambling software provider Microgaming has revealed that it is powering Maria Poker, the Unibet gambling group’s newest brand which launched online today at Mariapoker.com. Maria Poker offers feminine focused gaming as the sister site to Maria Bingo, a successful bingo portal acquired by Unibet in 2007. Petter Nylander, CEO of […]