May 25, 2007
There were more than a few side bets on poker ace and television personality Phil Gordon to win this week’s Bayou Poker Challenge, a World Series of Poker Circuit competition in New Orleans, but it was not to be. Eliminated by Clint Schafer, Gordon came in fourth as New Yorker Lou Esposito took the championship […]
May 25, 2007
The growing Merge Poker Network, which formed in February this year from predecessor Poker.com, welcomed a new online poker site branded Iron Duke Poker.com to the action this week. Iron Duke is the third online gambling site operated by Royal Profits.com under a Kahnwake license, and joins sisters Royal Card Club and Royal Card Room. […]
May 25, 2007
The inaugural South African Poker Open, held at the luxurious Montecasino complex in Johannesburg, came to a successful end this week after an impressive display of skill by All Africa poker champs, veteran players and international online qualifiers. With 105 players taking part in the televised tournament, the prize pool came to Rands 2 million […]
May 25, 2007
The Poker Players’ Alliance, a US pressure group advocating the legalisation of online poker, celebrated an important milestone this week when membership topped the 500 000 mark. Recognising the need for full-time hands-on management, the organisation has hired an experienced US staffer in its Washington DC office. John Pappas has been appointed vice president of […]
May 24, 2007
The giant Swedish government gambling monopoly Svenske Spel, which has proved a formidable opponent in the Scandinavian online poker sector, could continue to pose a threat despite the possibility of European Union action to liberate the flow of goods and services in the member nation. Scandinavian reports indicate that the Swedish finance minister, Anders Borg, […]
May 23, 2007
The friendship between US poker legend Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson and Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has blossomed into a partnership to produce an environmental awareness documentary that is already receiving major international publicity in the wake of former Vice President Al Gore’s campaigns to save the environment. Brunson is putting the money up for movie […]
May 23, 2007
The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) continued to attract attention with exciting poker and big money last weekend in Brighton, with an hour-long tense heads up between David Smith and Neil Carr for a bumper first prize of GBP 95 100 ($189 000). Smith secured the win when he called Carr’s all-in re-raise on a […]
May 23, 2007
The Taiwan-based company that acquired Grand Virtual some time back has reported impressive quarter one results showing a growth in net income of 167 percent, and a solid performance from online poker site Everest Poker.com. Giga Media’s financial highlights in the quarter include: * Consolidated revenues up 95 percent year-over-year to $36.1 million. * Consolidated […]
May 23, 2007
Major money that would not be out of place at the largest land poker tournaments was on the virtual table at Betfair Poker this week when two players with some of the biggest bankrolls in online poker decided to take each other on at $250/$500 no limit Hold’em. Making essential viewing for anyone interested in […]
May 22, 2007
Paradise Poker named it “The Battle of the Nordic Countries” (Slaget om Norden) and in its third edition this poker tourney lived up to its name, with players from the Scandinavian region competing fiercely for the big main prize of SEK 1 million, or around $147 000. But the final heads up battle was a […]