July 2, 2007
Party Poker.com seems determined to reestablish its title as the biggest online poker outfit on the planet with the news that it has once again upped the ante by guaranteeing to give away a record total of $12 million in prize pools this July. The popular $300 000 guaranteed tournament, which takes place every Sunday, […]
July 2, 2007
Betfair.com has been selected as the “Presenting Sponsor” of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe through 2011 and has signed a letter of intent on the project with WSOP owners Harrah’s Entertainment. The inaugural WSOP Europe will take place in London between September 6th and 16th. The first World Series event to be held […]
July 1, 2007
Football fans, baseball fans and basketball fans all enjoy taking their interest in sports to a new level by competing in fantasy sports leagues. Fantasy players draft their dream team of professionals to represent them when they play against other fantasy owners. The better the ‘professionals’ play, the more points the fantasy team owner amasses. […]
July 1, 2007
World Series of Poker commissioner Jeffrey Pollack shared information on the planned WSOP Europe venture with the USA Today newspaper this weekend, detailing plans for the September 6 to 16 inaugural event in the UK. The world’s biggest poker event is going global and includes plans for a three-day H.O.R.S.E. tournament, a two-day Pot-Limit Omaha […]
July 1, 2007
The world’s largest online poker site, Isle of Man-based PokerStars.com has announced that it is to sponsor the Asia Pacific Poker Tour commencing with a $2 500 buy-in tournament in Manila, Philippines on August 24 – 26. From there the Tour will move to Korea with a further $2 500 tournament schedules for Seoul on […]
June 30, 2007
After a five day competition against some of the top players in world poker, Freddy Deeb is the 2007 World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E. champion, winning out over 148 of the best poker players around, claiming the coveted Event 39 H.O.R.S.E. victor’s bracelet….and giving his bank balance a boost with the main prize of $2 […]
June 29, 2007
The increasingly popular digital technology of podcasting is to be deployed by online poker room PKR.com in an in-house development branded PKRcast. The broadcasts will feature news, expert strategy tips and interviews with poker insiders, building on the site’s flourishing online community. PKR fans interested in the new facility can go online and download it […]
June 28, 2007
Play in the World Series of Poker tournaments continued this week, but it was the H.O.R.S.E. (Hold’em, Omaha, Razz, Stud Hi and Stud Hi/Lo) competition that everyone was watching. With a $50 000 buy-in, a mixed game format, massive prizes and top names this contest almost rivals the Main Event in spectator and publicity terms. […]
June 28, 2007
The Slovakian software developer Inlogic has launched its version of Texas Hold’Em poker in mobile format, branding the game “Poker Hold’Em Master.” Played to standard rules, the game begins with a qualification round in which the player strives to win by taking out opponents in the game in order to move on to a Master […]
June 28, 2007
Absolute Poker.com has added Instant Play multi-table online poker software to its platform in a major upgrade that will open the wider action to Mac Apple players, too. The new java-based application now features multi-table poker tournaments in addition to the already popular ring games. “With the addition of multi-table tournaments, we’re quickly bringing our […]