January 11, 2008
Online poker player ‘Saage’ from Finland has had a happy start to the New Year, and is over $225 000 richer following significant consecutive day wins in tournament play at Mansion Poker.com. Saage secured a first place finish in the December 30 Grand Tournament to pocket $203 040 at the online poker website, having won […]
January 10, 2008
World Poker Tour (WPT) has expanded its female-focused tour offering with the launch of an official WPT ladies league and No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em tournament circuit, branded WPT Ladies (WPTL). The move is spurred by a dramatic rise in women players signing up for tournament poker events, a company spokesman said. With buy-ins ranging […]
January 9, 2008
Recent software improvements to the online poker site Betfair Poker appear to have struck a chord with high-stakes regulars who have been risking hundreds of thousands daily at the tables. One ring game this week of $250/$500 no limit hold’em started shortly after midnight, ending at 10 am the next day with $600 000 on […]
January 9, 2008
A 28 year old Irishman studying for his doctorate in biochemistry didn’t have far to travel to compete for the Party Poker Irish Poker Championship in Galway this week – he lives in Claregalway only 10 miles from the venue. For Irishman Jude Ainsworth it was well worth the trip, for he won the championship […]
January 6, 2008
The advent of fast-action Internet poker is one of the factors that has spurred the development of automated poker tables for operators with a broader spectrum of modern players in their sights. The automated tables, which combine the up close and personal ambience of land poker with the speed and excitement of Internet versions of […]
January 5, 2008
Even a cursory study of tournament news as 2008 kicks off illustrates that the game of poker continues to thrive both on and offline. This week alone, several million dollar events have been announced, starting with Heads Up Entertainment’s 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championship in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The tournament, scheduled to culminate early in […]
January 5, 2008
The world’s largest online poker website, Poker Stars.com continues to stun and amaze with a series of record breaking statistics that underline just how successful this operation has become, especially since the exit from the US market of competitors like Party Poker and Pacific Poker. Last week we reported on the Poker Stars achievement of […]
January 4, 2008
In a concept developed last year, high-energy promoter Lauren Failla introduced a new dimension in women’s live poker branded The High Heels Poker Tour. The tour is supported by a website at High Heels Poker Tour.com and features a club where a $30 annual fee secures membership and delivers information on upcoming events, hotel discounts, […]
January 3, 2008
According to a statement released by online poker venue Absolute Poker, a total of 39 bad beat jackpots have been hit since the introduction of the firm’s bad beat system in June 2007, paying out $6.58 million to bad beat players. Bad Beat Jackpot is just like regular Texas Hold’em but with a slight twist. […]
January 3, 2008
Recently arrived Boss Media-powered online poker site Pokertrillion.com has lived up to its promise to provide a Euro 75 000 league with the announcement this week that its exclusive ‘Trillion Poker League’ commenced on Tuesday 1st January 2008. UK-owned Pokertrillion says that tournament players can win a little something extra in 2008; all players that […]