November 2, 2006
The ubiquitous London taxi cabs will be offering poker entertainment for passengers soon courtesy of Cabvision and Full Tilt Poker.com. The two companies have partnered to launch an interactive poker series that will be shown as part of the Cabvision network in London taxis. The new show is a marketing campaign for Full Tilt Poker […]
November 2, 2006
Jerry Schrader, a locksmith from the town of Woodridge in Washington state says that playing competitive poker in the Dome is a little like cracking a safe: “You have to have patience,” he said. “When you sit in front of a safe and try to manipulate it, you’re going to be there for one to […]
November 1, 2006
Online Poker room Poker Eon.com is now fully available in Swedish, the native tongue of one of the most avid and successful groups of players online. The game of poker, and online poker in particular, has gained massive popularity among Swedish players, where poker has received the approval of the Swedish government since April this […]
November 1, 2006
The Isle of Man registered turnkey provider and poker network company Microgaming has announced the addition of a new member to its growing golbal online poker network. Poker Arena.com is the new arrival, joining the Microgaming Poker Network this week. The card room is the first brand that the owner company, Poker Arena is launching […]
November 1, 2006
Niagara Falls was the spectacular setting for two major World Poker Tour tournaments this week as top poker players battled it out in Season 5 of the North American Poker Championship, and the inaugural Canadian Open Poker Championship. In a switcheroo result, an American took the Canadian Open, but a Canadian wears the North American […]
October 31, 2006
The bank balance of London-based poker ace Roland De Wolfe will take a Euro 554 300 credit boost this week when he deposits his winner’s cheque from the European Poker Tour tournament held in Dublin over the weekend. De Wolfe bested a starting field of 389 players to add the EPT to an impressive c.v. […]
October 31, 2006
Haul out your diaries and put a big red circle around June 1 2007, which has been announced as the start date for the 38th World Series of Poker 2007. Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. has announced that the 38th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light will begin June 1, 2007 at […]
October 31, 2006
Beer, almonds and an energy drink are the sponsors for a major poker tour this year. World Poker Tour Enterprises has confirmed that the famous beer brand Budweiser has renewed its multi-year sponsorship contract for the World Poker Tour (WPT) Season 5, joining fellow sponsors Xyience and Blue Diamond Growers. “Budweiser is a classic American […]
October 31, 2006
PokerStars’ record breaking run of giant prizepools (see prevous reports) continued this weekend with a third consecutive weekly record breaker. This weekend’s Stars Sunday Million ($500 buy in) saw 2 785 entrants join the fun, translating to an incredible $1 392 500 pool, with a scheduled first-place payout of $249 396.75 falling only hundreds shy […]
October 30, 2006
Television programs of major poker tournaments frequently show poker stars “wired” to their iPods to enjoy relaxing music as they assess and play their hands, and a new dimension to this ‘ancillary’ entertainment is now available. AudioBooksForFree.com is providing mp3 novels and information books that have been created with the poker player specifically in mind. […]