April 29, 2009
Last month’s integration of former Cryptologic Internet poker players into Boss Media’s International Poker Network (see previous reports) has had an almost immediate beneficial impact, with the IPN reporting the registration of its three millionth player this week…and current growth showing no sign of slowing. Boss claims that its IPN is now Europe’s largest independent […]
April 28, 2009
Sweden’s state gambling monopoly Svenska Spel has reported weaker online poker revenues in FY 2008, and declining group profit in the first quarter of 2009. Poker revenues fell 3.6 percent to SEK 372 million (Euro 34.6 million) in 2008 from SEK 385 million in 2007, the monopoly revealed in its annual report. The company attributed […]
April 28, 2009
After an hiatus of 13 days, Patrik Antonius and Tom ‘durrr’ Dwan joined battle again this week in the 50 000 hand, multi-table challenge initiated by Dwan. This session, which involved 842 hands, brings the total number played in the challenge so far to almost 13 000. Antonius again prevailed, building his overall lead to […]
April 28, 2009
Online and land poker legend Doyle ‘Texas Dolly’ Brunson (74) showed younger aces his considerable talent over the weekend playing against top poker pros in the mixed games at Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Named after Bobby Baldwin, CEO of Mirage Resorts and a world champion poker player himself, the room has […]
April 27, 2009
Yevgeniy Timoshenko, the 21-year-old poker ace who cut his teeth on Internet tourneys, added a whopping $2 149 960 to his bank account this week at the Bellagio in Las Vegas when he took down the 2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic WPT Championship after a marathon eight days of poker action in the world’s gambling […]
April 26, 2009
With the Californian push for the regulation, licensing and taxing of intrastate online poker gaining momentum (see previous reports), the details of an initial proposal to the California Legislative Analyst were outlined by IGN this week. The California Online Poker Law Enforcement Compliance and Consumer Protection Act still has a way to go in the […]
April 24, 2009
Top poker industry magazine owner Bluff Media has added a new sponsor for its 2009 Player of the Year Awards. Lugz Footwear will be presenting a custom built Orange County Chopper motorbike to this year’s winner. Eric Morris, one of the Bluff founders, said the company was delighted to add Lugz to the prestigious occasion. […]
April 24, 2009
Marketing veteran Will Griffiths has been appointed head of international marketing by online poker operator Doyle’s Room. Doyen of the poker industry and owner of Doyle’s Room, Doyle Brunson, said: “Will is renowned in the poker industry for delivering results. I’m thrilled to have him on the team and I look forward to working with […]
April 24, 2009
UK poker fans can look forward to a new poker-focused radio show in the near future, supported by BoylePoker.com and produced by Matchroom Sports. Branded “The Poker Show,” the new offering will run Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 8-11 pm UK time. Featuring “The Voice of Poker,” Jesse May, as its host, “The Poker Show” […]
April 24, 2009
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour San Remo, Italy came to an end this week after four tough days of poker, with 20-year-old Dutch poker pro Constant Rijkenberg taking the honours and a truly rewarding first place cheque for Euro 1 508 000 – his first EPT victory. The entry field of 1178 players included some […]