December 15, 2007
Although no firm arrangements have yet been made, the Latin American region could be another international poker contest destination if plans by Vega Promotional Systems, a listed “penny stock” company in the UK, come to fruition. The contest could feature stops in eight Latin American countries, specifically Puerto Rico, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, the […]
December 13, 2007
Only days after the tragic news that legendary poker player Chip Reese (56) had been found dead in his home from as yet undisclosed causes, the World Series of Poker organisers, Harrah’s, has decided to honour the memory of a great player. To do this, a trophy for the $50 000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event will […]
December 13, 2007
Ace online and land international player Gus Hansen will be pleased that the Gameloft software developers have delivered his new Million Dollar Poker mobile game in time for the season of giving. The game has been under extensive development and testing (see previous report) and was released this week. Million Dollar Poker featuring Gus Hansen […]
December 12, 2007
Speaking to the UK newspaper The Evening Standard following the release of his company’s Q1 results this week, the Sportingbet plc CEO Andy McIver suggested that the Internet poker juggernaut may be losing some momentum. “There has been a lot of hype in internet poker and that has now come off a bit,’ said McIver, […]
December 12, 2007
According to the High Stakes Poker Database, a website that monitors high-stakes online poker games, top international pro player Phil Ivey had a pretty bad day at his Full Tilt Poker “office” this week, losing two massive Omaha pots to Finnish online competitor Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies. HSPD has one of the pots listed as the […]
December 12, 2007
For the last few weeks Internet poker ace Sorel Mizzi has had a lot of negativity to contend with following his run-in with Full Tilt Poker, along with Chris Vaughan, the ex-managing editor of Bluff Magazine. Both men were caught cheating in an online poker tournament at Full Tilt, and this resulted in their win […]
December 11, 2007
Readers may recall an InfoPowa story last week in which we reported on a raid earlier this year by Texas authorities on a Veterans of Foreign Wars post holding a poker tournament to raise funds for charity. The raid effectively closed the post, prompting an expose of the event by comedian Drew Cary, but further […]
December 11, 2007
The online poker operator Full Tilt Poker.com took swift and credible action some weeks ago when it examined and found wanting the big money tournament play of Chris Vaughan, the managing editor of Bluff Magazine, following a complaint by an opponent Vaughan and the formidable 21 year old Internet poker ace Sorel Mizzi subsequently bared […]
December 10, 2007
Online poker players on the 40 or more poker rooms on the Microgaming Poker Network will have the latest technology for the popular online game at their fingertips early in 2008 following an extensive upgrade of the platform. The Isle of Man-based online gambling software developer plans to unveil a beta version of its latest […]
December 10, 2007
The Gibraltar-based white label provider St Minver has clinched a deal with the UK newspaper group Associated Newspapers to provide its free circulation morning newspaper Metro with Internet bingo and poker facilities. The games will be provided via the Metro.co.uk website. Metro has a wide readership in 13 British cities and was founded in 1999. […]