April 14, 2008
Harsh words and litigation were the order of the day this week as a serious falling-out between Boss Media’s International Poker Network and one of the member websites, Trillion Poker surfaced. Reports are that Trillion is departing the Boss Media network under acrimonious conditions, threatening to lodge a garnishee order along with a Euro 45 […]
April 13, 2008
The California based e-wallet service ePassporte appears to be about to exit the United States online poker market, although as we went to press Sunday this had not been confirmed by a general public statement from the company. However, both Cake Poker and Full Tilt Poker have been advised by ePassporte management that “…a widespread […]
April 13, 2008
Entry into the World Poker Tour Ladies Tour scheduled for Las Vegas next week may be influenced by a disagreement over a charity donation which surfaced during a radio talk show this week. Apparently the WPT has decided that the Las Vegas event at the Bellagio will have a 15 percent chunk of the prize-pool […]
April 13, 2008
Several top international poker aces have cameo roles in a new gambling movie set to follow closely on the heels of the popular “21” currently on the global cinema circuit (see previous report) Titled “Deal,” the new film is all about poker and stars Bret Harrison, Burt Reynolds and Shannon Elizabeth in the main character […]
April 11, 2008
Poker ace Erik Seidel, who holds 8 WSOP bracelets and is widely respected in the world of poker, earned himself a cool $967 390 and chalked up his first WPT first place this week when he defeated heads up opponent Robert Richard to win the 2008 WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic. Seidel, who held the chip […]
April 10, 2008
A major new big buy-in land poker tournament for Canada is shaping up in the World Poker Tour’s just announced Coast to Coast Poker Championship, which will feature high stakes poker action in an East vs. West competition at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, B.C, on May 5-13. The British Columbia Lottery Corporation […]
April 9, 2008
Deutsche Welle reports that the game of poker is enjoying growing popularity in Germany, with between 200 000 and 290 000 Germans regularly playing on the Internet. In 2006, it was estimated that players spent around Euro 1 million gambling online. The publication explains that in Germany, it’s only legal to gamble for money in […]
April 9, 2008
Diarise May 7 to 10 this year for the next Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) which will feature 24 individual tournaments, with a grand finale in the form of the Main Event hosted by poker star Jennifer Harman on May 18. The FTOPS 8 will carry a main event guaranteed prize pool of $2 […]
April 9, 2008
Former World Poker Tour champions will be honoured by the company and the Bellagio in the WPT Ceremony of Champions at the world-renowned “O” Theatre on April 21, with 96 winners going back to the first six seasons of the tour being acknowledged. In addition to highlighting players’ achievements, historic events and winning moments during […]
April 9, 2008
Online poker players at the Monbluff.com online casino and poker room now have the opportunity to move a little closer to the real thing in tournament action following the launch of a new live webcam feature at the Playtech-powered Internet venue. Players will now be able to see their opponents and speak with them, hopefully […]