July 19, 2008
The sponsorship furore over World Series of Poker Main Event woman finalist Tiffany Michelle (24) escalated this week with a bitter riposte from Michelle to accusations made by Poker News executive Justin Huxley Michelle was accused of prejudicing a prior agreement with Poker News by switching to promotional garb in a new deal with UltimateBet, […]
July 19, 2008
The popularity and economic impact of the World Series of Poker is under the microscope as industry analysts wait to assess what effect this year’s edition of the world’s largest poker tournament may have had on the Vegas Strip in economically troubled times. The Las Vegas tournament was originally held in the spring, but after […]
July 16, 2008
This week the final table of nine players for the World Series of Poker Main Event was decided (see previous reports) with the announcement, to loud applause, of the nine survivors by Tournament Director Jack Effel and his closing comment: “Players, you may now go on your 117-day break! Good night from the World Series […]
July 16, 2008
The month of August could see a landmark event if a bill before the Senate Appropriations Committee is voted forward. It’s next stop would be a full vote on the California Senate floor, and that could lead to legalised online poker within the state of California. The man behind the AB2026 is Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, […]
July 16, 2008
PocketFives.com, one of the premier poker information websites for online poker news, rankings, and strategy information has launched a new German language version catering to the growing interest in poker in that country. The 50 000 member online poker community site launched in 2005, and provides thousands of strategy articles, tournament recaps, forum posts, and […]
July 16, 2008
The Ongame and Bwin online poker subsidiary Poker Room.com is using the power of social networking to widen interest in online poker by using the popular and widespread Facebook website, offering members the opportunity to learn and master the strategy of poker through a new application called DareDevil. DareDevil is a poker-based card game that […]
July 15, 2008
Day 7 at the 39th World Series of Poker in Las Vegas saw the 27 players left out of a Main Event entry field of 6 844 sitting down to decide who the last 9 players on the final table would be. The average stack going into Day 7 was $5 069 630, with Craig […]
July 15, 2008
Tiffany Michelle (24) may have earned applause for her performance in finishing 17th and the only woman in the World Series of Poker Main Event, but her sponsorship deals have come under the spotlight, with Poker News issuing a statement and indicating that it is considering legal action. Justin Robert Huxley, the PokerNews Ltd Vice […]
July 15, 2008
When we last reported on the World Series of Poker Main Event action, the field was down to ten and trying hard to reach the final nine players who will compete for the first prize of over $9 million in November. In the end it took over three hours of action in the 15 hour […]
July 14, 2008
Day 6 of the 39th World Series of Poker in Las Vegas ended as we went to press, with just 27 players left, all guaranteed to earn six-figure or bigger rewards for lasting the course so far. It was a long day full of excitement as chip leader Mark Ketteringham on $5.8 million led the […]