May 9, 2009
After months of debate, the legislature for the state of Florida has approved the further expansion of poker in the state, including the removal of a maximum buy-in for no-limit poker and the elimination of a maximum bet per round in limit games. The approval of Bill SB788 was enabled by a consensus achieved between […]
May 8, 2009
Two big brands synonymous with online and land poker have teamed up in an international television sponsorship deal that will ensure global brand awareness. The creator of World Poker Tour, WPT Enterprises and the internet’s largest and most successful online poker company, PokerStars, are to partner in a sponsorship agreement for WPT Season VII, covering […]
May 7, 2009
The World Poker Tour has announced its fifth additional stop this year will be in Slovakia, a Euro 4 000 buy-in event planned for August 31 through September 5 in Bratislava, Slovakia Republic. 2009 tourneys already announced by the organisation (see previous reports) include Marrakech, Morocco, Barcelona, Spain, Cyprus and Venice, Italy. “Our goal is […]
May 7, 2009
Poker Listings published an interesting study contrasting popular and industry-contributing former World Series of Poker former champs like Raymer, Moneymaker and Hachem with less visible or plain unpopular poker personalities that have won the honour. Check out http://www.pokerlistings.com/top-5-least-popular-wsop-main-event-winners-40112 to see what Jerry Yang, Amarillo Slim, Robert Varkonyi, Jamie Gold and Russ Hamilton have in common.
May 7, 2009
The Los Angeles Times has reported on a legal case involving land casinos which could have implications for online poker operators offering the Badbeat style of jackpot. The article records a legal suit that claims players were denied a chance to compete for ‘bad beat’ payouts, for those who lose despite holding strong hands, unless […]
May 7, 2009
The twelfth edition of the popular Full Tilt Online Poker Series started this week, offering a massive $18 million in guaranteed prize pools over 25 varied events, with some million-plus main prizes in prospect. Running until May 17th the big attractiolns will probably once again be the Main Event and a two day High Roller […]
May 7, 2009
The Entraction online poker network buzzed with the news of another good quarter this week as the poker ntwork released its Q1 2009 numbers, showcasing EBITDA up 70 percent, net turnover rising by 52.2 percent, a 101.3 percent boost to operating profit and a significant increase in after tax profit attributable to shareholders. Highlights of […]
May 5, 2009
The latest clash in the marathon 50 000 hand, multi-table online poker challenge between Finnish pro Patrik Antonius and Tom ‘durrr’ Dwan has seen the fighting Finn move significantly closer to winning the million-and-a-half dollar wager by convincingly defeating Dwan, creating an almost $500 000 lead for himself. 42 hours into the challenge by MarketPulse […]
May 5, 2009
The multi-milion dollar breach of contract suit against Full Tilt Poker, associated companies and 13 Team Full Tilt pros launched late last year by poker pro Clonie Gowen (see previous reports) has been thrown out “with prejudice” by a Nevada District Court judge. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert J. Johnston also put aside a hearing scheduled […]
May 5, 2009
Games software developer Wideload Shorts is soon to launch for Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Arcade a new poker game branded Texas Cheat ‘Em, which will support avatars, party chat, online multiplayer, matchmaking and high score tables for a full-spectrum online play experience. Wideload punts the new offering as: “There’s No Limit to the fast-paced, frenetic […]