May 31, 2009
Fears that the 40th World Series of Poker might be adversely affected by the global economic recession have failed thus far to materialise, with organisers Harrah’s Entertainment reporting that three notable new records have so far been set. The company points to the 40th Anniversary Event, where a massive buy-in of $40 000 was taken […]
May 30, 2009
Event 1 of the 2009 World Series of Poker – the $500 buy-in Casino Employees competition – has passed into the history books with winner Andrew Cohen (39) appropriately commenting that it was more about the prestige of that WSOP bracelet than the money….although the latter was nice, too with the first placing prize at […]
May 30, 2009
With the 40th World Series of Poker just started in Las Vegas, a new service for poker fans is making an impression, using the trendy Twitter short-comment social network. Poker Road Nation.com came up with this clever and interesting application, which carries the company’s branding and aggregates tweets (brief comments) from professional players involved in […]
May 29, 2009
One of the most keenly anticipated big money events at this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas – the $40 000 buy-in 40th Anniversary No Limit Hold’em special competition – was officially started by the current WSOP Main Event champ, Peter Eastgate this week, who made the “Shuffle and Deal” call accompanied by […]
May 29, 2009
The A$2 700 buy-in PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) concluded at the Crown Casino in Melbourne this week with a victory for Chris Levick, a high profile Australian entrepreneur who has launched a number of poker rooms and the successful Oz Poker Tour over the past three years. Levick won his place in […]
May 28, 2009
The planet’s biggest poker tournaments launched at the Rio in Las Vegas this week as Event 1 of the 40th World Series of Poker championship was given the traditional “Shuffle Up and Deal” launch by 11 times WSOP bracelet winner Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth. Event number 1 was the $500 buy-in Casino Employees No Limit […]
May 28, 2009
Caribbean Gaming and Casino group has announced what it boasts is a “revolutionary” online Texas Hold ‘Em gaming deal as part of a joint venture agreement it has signed with the Tradewinds Broadcasting Corporation. Company spokesmen said this week that Tradewinds Broadcasting Corp. will deploy technology “…that allows online viewing and betting of live Texas […]
May 28, 2009
28-year-old Aisling Collins, a television producer in the UK scooped $50 000 and the title at the PartyPoker Women’s World Open III in London this week. Collins, whose aggressive game impressed despite the strongest table in the tournament’s history. The Women’s World Open III was a Matchroom Sport organised tournament that saw 36 players from […]
May 27, 2009
Intabill, an Australian online e-cash processor owned by BT Projects Pty Limited, owes A$30 million, three million of this to four top online poker companies, the Aussie newspaper Courier-Mail reports. Among those affected are PokerStars.com, Full TiltPoker.com, Golden Palace.com and Absolute Poker.com – all fortunately strong enough to withstand any financial backfires caused by Intabill’s […]
May 27, 2009
A new game for the Wii game-playing system will have to be handled sensitively by the company’s WiiWare division but has solid adult potential. The game, developed by GameLoft is branded Sexy Poker and has been accused of using nudity as a reward. The game has already run into approval difficulties with the draconian Australian […]