May 4, 2009
The never-say-die attitude of Dutch player Pieter de Korver helped him pull off one of the greatest turnarounds in EPT tournament history over the weekend as he came back with a vengeance from the brink of elimination to win the trophy and the main prize of Euro 2.3 million in the PokerStars EPT grand finale […]
May 4, 2009
Top US poker pro Vanessa Rousso earned herself a cool Euro 720 000 for an investment of a Euro 25 000 buy-in Sunday when she defeated fellow American Randy Dorfman in an exciting heads up to decide the winner of the PokerStars.com EPT Monte Carlo High Roller Championship in Monaco. It’s the second big finish […]
May 4, 2009
The inaugural PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour A$ 2 200 buy-in main event wrapped this week at the Star City Casino in Sydney, with a victory for 25 year-old local student, Paren “Puzz” Arzoomanian. The Sydney student defeated an entry field of 493 players to carry off the honours and the A$ 246 500 […]
May 2, 2009
In a multi-year deal, the world’s second largest online poker website, Full Tilt Poker.com, has become the sponsor of Matchroom Sport’s Poker Millions tournament, replacing former sponsor online and land gambling group Ladbrokes in the UK. The poker spectacular will again take place in December this year, with the first six qualifying heats for the […]
May 2, 2009
Internet poker hotshot Justin ‘Zeejustin’ Bonomo demonstrated how mature and experienced he has become in Las Vegas this week, winning the $237 692 main prize in the World Series of Poker Circuit tournament despite some very talented competition. The win will no doubt help his ongoing reputation rebuild after the online multi-accounting scandals of recent […]
May 1, 2009
What appears to be a civil legal action out of left field will have the Full Tilt Poker legal team working on a response this week. A Los Angeles attorney, James B. Hicks of the firm Hicks Park LLC, appears to be trying to sue Tiltware LLC, Fulltiltpoker.com, Tilt Proof Inc., poker player Chris Ferguson, […]
April 30, 2009
Party Poker.com has renewed its association with poker legend Mike Sexton, who rejoins the group will as a host, consultant, ambassador and player. Sexton, who has acted as the host of PartyPoker.com in the past, is one of the most respected figures in the international game. As the face and voice of the World Poker […]
April 29, 2009
Television celebrity Joan Rivers recently claimed after a clash with poker pro Annie Duke on The Apprentice show that poker players were “white trash”, but there can be little doubt that they are nevertheless generous to a fault in the many charity tournaments held throughout each year. One of the biggest of these – Ante-up […]
April 29, 2009
Internet poker star Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier could have established a new multi-tabling sit ‘n go record this week whilst in Monte Carlo for the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour’s Grand Final. The French Internet poker whizz played 62 PokerStars S’n Gs in sixty minutes, taking the action across four monitors and watched by an avid crowd […]
April 29, 2009
NBCSports.com will re-launch its new online poker room on Zen Gaming Inc.’s software platform on May 3rd, the firm announced this week. NBCSports.com is completely free-to-play and offers players the chance to win cash, prizes, corporate branded gear and a grand prize package that includes a seat and $20 000 buy-in to the 2010 National […]