June 4, 2009
The action continues at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, with two more events concluding. In the record-busting $ 1 000 buy-in Stimulus Special, the initial 6 012 player entry field required an extra fifth day to be completed, but ended with 24-year-old Californian pro Steve Sung declared the winner after a heads […]
June 3, 2009
Tom McEvoy will have seen huge changes in the game of poker and how it is perceived and presented since his World Series of Poker main event victory back in 1983, but he still has ‘it’ and proved that this week by winning the 40th Anniversary Champions Invitational at the 40th World Series of Poker […]
June 3, 2009
Technology provider Ionoco has developed a live 3D playout system for The Poker Channel’s new Casinojoy Blackjack service. Built on the Ionologic platform, Ionoco’s proprietary software engine, the automated 3D Blackjack playout system takes live game data from the channel’s website and plays out selected games and tournaments on television, including ‘how to play’ interstitials, […]
June 2, 2009
The $40 000 buy-in World Series of Poker Fortieth Anniverary tournament that has attracted crowds of spectators and some of the top players in the world (see previous reports) has ended with Moscow-born Vitaly Lunkin (38) taking the honours after a tough heads up with 23-year-old American player Isaac Haxton. Lunkin’s first prize of $ […]
June 2, 2009
The Poker Channel, Europe’s largest dedicated gambling television network, signed new distribution agreements this week in Germany, Portugal, Poland, Cyprus and Croatia, and launched its first ever live horse-racing coverage. From 1 June 2009 The Poker Channel is available on cable TV in Cyprus (Cablenet) and Croatia (Bnet) for the first time and will expand […]
June 2, 2009
Another World Series of Poker event has been decided as a victory for Vegas professional poker player Thang Luu (34) after a 10 hour battle. Event 3, the $1 500 buy-in Omaha High-Low competition attracted a record 918 entries, and $263 135 of the prize pool is Luu’s first placing reward, along with a prestigious […]
June 1, 2009
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the World Series of Poker, the organisers have this year included a special champion of champions event which carries more prestige than cold, hard cash (the winner’s prize is a beautifully restored 1970 vintage Corvette and the new Jack Binyon trophy – we would wager there will be some interesting […]
June 1, 2009
The success of the $1 000 buy-in “Stimulus Special” tournament at this year’s World Series of Poker may cause organisers Harrah’s Entertainment to consider more such events in the future, according to a company spokesman. The inaugural event this year attracted 6 000 entries (of which 2 000 had already been eliminated in the Day […]
June 1, 2009
Prejudiced investors in a Texas online poker enterprise have hit back at the entrepreneurs behind the failed venture, securing a grand jury indictment on securities fraud charges, alleging they misled the backers of their online poker business, reports the Brownsville Herald. Apparently 13 investors were persuaded in late 2005 to back a venture branded LetsPoker.com […]
May 31, 2009
The many observers of the million dollar, 50 000 hand Dwan Challenge inaugural clash between Patrik Antonius and Tom Dwan opined that further action on the Challenge was unlikely whilst the World Series of Poker was running….but they were wrong. The two aces went at it again this week, playing just short of a further […]