February 22, 2008
In the United States, the NBC network has released the names of 63 players who have confirmed they will be appearing to compete in the 2008 edition of the National Heads Up Poker Championships. In a list that reads like a who’s who of international poker, all the previous heads-up champs are featured, including Phil […]
February 22, 2008
Recently listed on the London AIM exchange and Playtech associate Asian Logic Limited continued to expand its activities in the East this week, announcing a deal with Fortune Bid Holdings BVI to launch two new Asian-facing online poker sites. The first Asia-based online gaming company to seek a London listing, the Asia-Pacific online and land-based […]
February 21, 2008
He’s young, he’s unbelievably talented and he’s already got the world of online poker buzzing – Canadian online poker player Sorel Mizzi (aka Imper1um) has become the newest member of Team Betfair. With World Series of Poker Europe winner Annette Obrestad already a Betfair pro, the signing of ‘Imper1um’ takes Betfair closer to “…creating a […]
February 21, 2008
According to Times Online Technology, a new computer gaming headset could revolutionise online gaming, and has the ability to read the player’s mental impulses and transfer these to reflect on an avatar. The ‘mind reading’ Epoc headset will sell for $299 and can read facial expressions and simple thoughts through electrical impulses in the brain, […]
February 21, 2008
Players at the Titan Poker website on Playtech’s iPoker network have a bigger selection of games from this week following the addition of three new variations of poker to the range of side games available. Pokerheads can now also enjoy Jacks or Better, Pai Gow Poker and Tequila Poker, bringing the grand total of casino-type […]
February 21, 2008
The World Poker Tour headquarters has released the organisation’s Season VII schedule, featuring 14 key tournaments at premiere casino destinations from July 2008 to April 2009. The schedule takes WPT to one or two feature land casino destinations each month and will integrate innovative additions such as the poker industry’s first sports-style analyses and strategic […]
February 21, 2008
Malta licensed online gambling company Play Cherry Limited has developed an unusual business model that will see it offering Internet poker services on the Entraction network to passenger liners sailing in international waters. The company, which has 40 years of experience in the land gambling industry, has launched a website branded Play Cherry.com as the […]
February 19, 2008
Seth Palansky, the high profile communications director for the US National Football League has been hired to work on the World Series of Poker management team by owner Harrah’s Entertainment. He replaces Gary Thompson, who has moved up the corporate tree to become director of corporate communications for Harrah’s. Palansky will report directly to Jeffrey […]
February 19, 2008
The latest edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series – number 7 in a line of successful online poker tourneys – ended with the Main Event this week and a prize pool worth $2.645 million – well over the Full Tilt $2 million guarantee. 5 291 players bought in for the Main Event at […]
February 19, 2008
The teenaged online poker ace who is Betfair’s poker ambassadress, Annette Obrestad seemingly can’t stop winning both on and off the poker table. The 19 year old Betfair pro has picked up another three prestigious awards – the ‘Gullhånda’, or Golden Hand, which is the only poker prize awarded in her native Norway, plus two […]