January 12, 2009
The Korea Times reports that a 43-year-old man is in custody on murder charges after a poker game turned sour and resulted in violence. The arrested man is alleged to have resorted to brute force with a blunt instrument after losing a reported 50 000 won in a “friendly” poker game to a man he […]
January 10, 2009
Online and live tournament poker ace Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier lit up the High Roller event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas this week with a convincing win over 47 other big names competing in the $25 000 buy-in game. To claim his $433 500 winner’s prize, Grospellier had to survive a field that […]
January 9, 2009
The CardSpike controversy (see previous reports) continued to generate heated debate on poker and affiliate websites as the week closed, with a spokesman for CAP strongly denying that it was the owner of the troubled poker skin, and its network host, Cake Poker reassuring affiliates that they would be paid as it continues to investigate […]
January 8, 2009
Apparently unfazed by its recent expulsion on unknown grounds from the iPoker network (see previous report), Unibet’s online poker room Carlos Poker.com has found a new home on the Microgaming Poker Network. In a press release this week, Unibet claims that the move will take Carlos Poker “to the next level.” “We felt that the […]
January 8, 2009
Woman poker ace Clonie Gowen starts the new year still embroiled in a legal battle with Full Tilt Poker (see previous report), with the giant poker site’s latest move a 12 page motion for dismissal of the action. Full Tilt’s legal team filed the motion in answer to Gowen’s initial suit, which concerned a number […]
January 8, 2009
The UK-based 3D online poker site PKR.com claims it has raised the bar again with the release of its latest game update. With over 50 new features, tweaks, and improvements ‘Version 1.7’ is the site’s biggest update yet. Players can enjoy three new game environments designed to immerse them in some of the coolest poker […]
January 7, 2009
It hasn’t taken long for some of the world’s most accomplished online poker players to accept the $1.5 million challenge thrown out earlier this week by online poker ace Tom “durrr” Dwan (see previous report). Phil Ivey, David Benyamine, Barry Greenstein and Patrik Antonius have all picked up the gauntlet, according to Poker Road Radio. […]
January 7, 2009
The eleventh edition of the popular Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) tournament will take place between February 4th and 15th, with some $15 million in guaranteed prize pools covering a total of 25 events. Although most of the events revolve around Texas Hold Em, there are a variety of other poker gamestyles on offer […]
January 7, 2009
The prestigious Card Player magazine has recognised the Cake Poker.com website for purposes of its Card Player Online Player of the Year leaderboard, meaning that the top 20 finishers in this Sunday’s Cake’s $100 000 guaranteed tournament will earn points towards their ranking on the board for 2009. Cake Poker (not the network) becomes the […]
January 7, 2009
Paddy Power Poker.com has launched its new no-download, instant play iPoker software to complement its more conventional download suite of games. Currently only Texas Hold’em games are available, but company spokesmen say the poker room is working hard to bring a full suite of games to the Instant Play version. “We’re thrilled to extend our […]