January 16, 2008
The poker action at the Aussie Millions remained high at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia as Day 1B started this week, featuring an entry field of 294 players with a liberal sprinking of top international players. In the field were 2007 champion Gus Hansen, 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Joe Hachem, […]
January 15, 2008
The weekend saw another dramatic police raid on American citizens, this time in San Jose where Patricia McCoy and Cuthberto Cardenas were arrested and subsequently released on bail on accusations of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and fraudulently obtaining money under false pretenses. Local police alerted by neighbourhood complaints of excessive vehicular traffic […]
January 15, 2008
Stereotyping by national characteristics is a risky and largely unscientific technique to size up an online poker opponent, but Everest poker had some fun with it over the weekend anyway, announcing that after extensive observations of its online poker room tournaments, promotions and live events, it has discovered that a player’s nationality can have a […]
January 15, 2008
After ten preceding competitions over the past week, each with an abundance of action and big money (Howard Lederer walked away with a $1.25 million winner’s prize in event 9) the Main Event at the 2008 Aussie Millions commenced with the traditional “shuffle up and deal call” on Monday. The 215 player entry field for […]
January 14, 2008
The 2008 Aussie Millions continues to produce exciting poker and big prizes at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, this week producing the second highest ever winner’s prize. The star-studded turnout and major money has heightened anticipation that this year’s Main Event will be one to remember. Howard “The Professor” Lederer pocketed a cheque for […]
January 13, 2008
With little fanfare, and buried three clicks deep on an uncopyable .pdf file, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission announced its findings on the Absolute Poker cheating scandal on January 11, effectively bringing to a close one of the worst cheating incidents yet in Internet poker The statement starts with a brief overview of the history of […]
January 13, 2008
The pots are getting bigger at Betfair Poker. The site has added a new $100 000 guaranteed Sunday night tournament that will boost the monthly guarantees up to $4 million. “We already have some of the biggest cash games available on the Internet, and we want to be able to offer our customers regular higher […]
January 13, 2008
Absolute Poker was perhaps predictably in full damage control mode in responding over the weekend to the Kahnawake Gaming Commission findings on its cheating scandal (see previous reports) In a statement released to carefully selected media, the troubled site acknowledged “…the completeness and accuracy of the KGC conclusions.” Judging by initial reactions on player message […]
January 13, 2008
2008 is off to a running start for online poker website PKR.com, which has achieved the significant 10 000 simultaneous players level after only 18 months of operations. The 10 000 user barrier was breached on the evening of Sunday January 6 according to independent statistics. PKR, which boasts innovative and quality 3D graphics that […]
January 11, 2008
PartyPoker marketers have launched another innovative promotion linked to the forthcoming big event in US sport – the Superbowl. This year, PartyPoker is hoping to help one winning fan throw the best party ever by offering a $10 000 Gridiron Party promotion, a company spokesman revealed this week. “From a gigantic TV to your own […]