March 31, 2009
Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY – the Finland Slot Machine Association) will be branching out into online poker soon, according to the Finnish minister for Sport and Culture, Stefan Wallin. Speaking to the daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat over the weekend, Wallin said he was confident that RAY, which is a state gaming monopoly, would launch an online poker […]
March 28, 2009
The US based poker legalisation pressure group Poker Players Alliance has endorsed a new study titled “Statistical Analysis of Texas Hold ‘Em” released this week, which provides raw data showing the outcomes of games are predominantly determined by the players’ decisions, and not just chance. “As a poker player I can tell you that knowing […]
March 28, 2009
It’s been a few weeks since a really significant Cereus Network poker bad beat jackpot was hit, but it was back with a vengeance mid-week when an Absolute Poker veteran from Florida using the handle EMILIE14 triggered a massive $807 543.95 windfall. EMILIE14 and his opponent, PEACE2UALL were at the heart of the action, with […]
March 27, 2009
Tom ‘durrr’ Dwan and Patrik Antonius got it together for another 460 hands in their 50 000 hand million dollar Intenret poker competition last night, bringing the total number of sessions played to date to 7 093, with Antonius taking a late lead to finish the game $92 000 ahead. With 42 907 hands still […]
March 27, 2009
World Series of Poker champions of the calibre of Annie Duke, Greg Raymer and Erik Seidel are the well known faces behind a new online poker training website branded ProPlayLive which launched this week with the tagline “The Poker School that Never Closes.” The site works on a subscription basis with students coughing up $19.95 […]
March 26, 2009
One of Internet poker’s premiere tournament series returns for its twelfth running on May 6th, with the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) guaranteeing more than $18 million in prize money over 25 professional player-hosted events. FTOPS XII features six events with at least $1 million in guaranteed prize money, including the FTOPS XII Two-Day […]
March 26, 2009
Casting aside the trials and tribulations of its past involvement in online poker’s biggest fraud scandal (see previous reports), Tokwiro Enterprises’s major Internet poker site UltimateBet.com has launched a schedule of promotions designed to mark its tenth anniversary. The celebrations include a significant $10 million sponsorship on the table for any player to grab at […]
March 26, 2009
Gigamedia subsidiary and major online gambling brand Everest Gaming has selected Initial Rewards Limited to run its loyalty program, launching this week following months of preparation. “This is by far the most impressive project we have undertaken, for one of the largest and most respected poker brands in the world”, remarked Initial Rewards director Lee […]
March 25, 2009
The economic climate and banking problems have resulted in the closure of online poker site Bugsy’s Club, the gaming wing of Poker School Online, this week. Players were emailed with the bad news, which was softened by the assurance that players would be welcomed at the giant PokerStars.com online poker operation. The message to players […]
March 25, 2009
Patrik Antonius and Tom Dwan have increased the tempo of the latter’s 50 000 hand, multi-table, million dollar online poker challenge, having at each other in another intense two hour session Tuesday that saw a further 704 hands played, bringing the total thus far to 6 633 – only 43 367 hands to go, according […]