December 3, 2007
Latest licensee to join Boss Media’s International Poker Network is the UK-owned Poker Trillion.com. CEO Andy Pyrah is no stranger to the online gambling industry, having served as right hand man to Matchroom Sport chairman, Barry Hearn, where he spent four years and managed a number of different roles within televised sport, most notably heading […]
November 30, 2007
Earlier this (November) month we reported on the exclusion of Maestro Poker.com from the iPoker online poker network operated by Playtech, which has imposed a requirement on its licensees that they not promote or advertise the “no rake” concept. This week it appears that instead of summary dismissal from the network, Playtech may have introduced […]
November 30, 2007
A regular player at the Poker Stars.com online poker site received the ultimate in loyalty awards this week when he (or she?) cashed in 3 million frequent player points to claim a glossy new Porsche, replacing former wheels in the shape of an aging ’93 Mazda Miata. “DDBeast” is apparently a 21 year old American […]
November 29, 2007
Poker Room.com has announced that it is to boost its Grand Tournament guaranteed prize pools starting in late December to $500 000, providing some stiff competition for the Mansion group, which introduced a similar level of guarantees recently The Poker Room.com Grand Tournaments XX, XXI and XXII are scheduled to take place online on 28-30 […]
November 29, 2007
The UK-based Cantor Gaming will in future launch its white label poker sites on the Swedish 24hPoker network following an agreement signed this week between the two companies. One immediate result of this cooperation will be the addition of poker to the recently launched Punch Tavern online casino site Pub-casino.co.uk which is operated by Cantor […]
November 28, 2007
International poker ace Phil Gordon’s expert video tuition in poker will soon be widely available in download form following a deal last week between online multi-media company Zipidee and Expert Insight that will see a variety of content, including Gordon’s Final Table Poker instructional video available over the Internet. “Zipidee.com will be an important channel […]
November 28, 2007
Hard on the heels of the weekend’s PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour in Macau (see previous report) many of the top players in China for the occasion lingered to contest the additional $15 000 buy-in High Roller event. Creating a formidable 64 player field were, among other aces Joe Hachem and Liz Lieu, Scotty Nguyen, […]
November 27, 2007
Who can forget the power and agility around the top tennis courts of the world of Boris Becker, the blonde German tennis pro who achieved more at age 17 than most of his contempories. Now poker fans could see the same risk taking and confidence at major world poker tournaments as the tennis ace develops […]
November 27, 2007
After weeks of “almost there” publicity buildup and prizes, Bodog Poker finally hit the magic billion hand milestone this week, with a generous reward for every player at the table where the hand was dealt. The billionth hand appeared on the evening of November 25th, and every person playing live poker at the table where […]
November 26, 2007
The weekend saw the culmination of the latest Pokerstars Asian Pacific Poker Tour, held at the Grand Waldo Hotel in Macau. Despite a star-studded entry field of 352 hopefuls, it was the relative unknown Dinh Le who finally prevailed in a tough, eight and a half hour final table to decide the event on its […]