March 25, 2009
Bwin is currently moving online poker players from its PokerRoom.com subsidiary across to Bwin.com in a move announced earlier this month. The move is being interpreted as an essentially rebranding initiative by industry observers, who have previously noted the lacklustre operational performance of PokerRoom. A notification on the PokerRoom website advises players: “The long awaited […]
March 24, 2009
Pleading fatigue after only 411 hands in his latest million dollar online poker challenge session with Patrik Antonius, Tom ‘Durrr’ Dwan called it a night after an hour and a half of play in the eighth clash of the two aces Monday. It was a successful evening for Dwan, who finished up just over $15 […]
March 24, 2009
Seattle lawyer and Poker Players Alliance supporter Lee Rousso may have reached the end of the line in his litigative attempts to overturn the state of Washington’s draconian ban on Internet poker. The feisty lawyer has been battling the state, which allows almost every form of land gambling but imposes draconian penalties on anyone caught […]
March 23, 2009
Online poker rooms on the Microgaming Poker Network have started running qualification tourneys in its newly launched Europe’s first European Championships of Single Table Tournaments (ECOSTT). The satellites will culminate in a grand finale at the Reval Park Casino in Tallinn, Estonia, from 17 to 19 July 2009. A Microgaming spokesman said that the event […]
March 23, 2009
Officials on the Chinese offshore gambling island of Macau have given the Asian Poker Tour permission to expand its popular Macau event. The new arrangement will involve the transformation of the format used in last year’s six day event into a record breaking 12 day extravaganza, creating Asia’s first festival of poker. The Asian Poker […]
March 22, 2009
Norwegian player Karl Evroy is the new PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Punta del Este champ, taking a first prize of $283 500 to his northern home after defeating Alejandro De Arruabarrena of Uruguay in a fast, one-hand heads up that left the second placed De Arruabarrena with a $155 420 payday. The quick victory […]
March 22, 2009
Veteran Full Tilt Poker pro Steve Brecher is $1 025 000 wealthier this weekend after beating respected poker ace Kathy Liebert in the heads up to claim the top spot in World Poker Tour’s Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. The entry field of 391 players was up on last year’s field of 366, generating a […]
March 21, 2009
Latest news on the continuing million-dollar, 50 000 hand NLHE poker challenge thrown down by Tom ‘durrr’ Dwan is that he and his first challenger, Patrik Antonius, managed to complete another 425 hand session Friday which saw Antonius regain the lead. The Monaco-based poker ace is now around $108 000 ahead…but there are still 44483 […]
March 20, 2009
Lock Poker.com, an online poker site on the Cake network claimed this week that is the first on the network to offer players new Mac poker software. The Mac-based poker client offers the same features and gameplay as the PC version with Play and Real money games, including ring games, Satellites, MTT’s and Sit ‘n […]
March 19, 2009
Cryptologic’s decision to merge its online poker interests with those of Boss Media became practical reality Wednesday as the phased transfer of several online poker sites began. The merge, announced late last year by Cryptologic, is motivated by a need to substantially reduce costs while improving liquidity for players. It will make Boss Media’s International […]