June 24, 2015
Latest big winner – of $262,220 and his first bracelet – at the World Series of Poker is Jon “Hippy Jon” Andlovec (70) who has been competing in WSOP events for over 15 years and took down the $1,000 buy-in Super Seniors NLHE competition Tuesday. The event, reserved for players 65 years old and over, […]
June 24, 2015
Pennsylvania Assemblyman Adam Gray, who chairs the Assembly Government Organization Committee hearing later today (24 June) in California, has gathered together a formidable list of expert witnesses who will impart their knowledge during the afternoon session. Our readers can tune in to the audio stream on the hearing from 1.30pm Eastern Standard Time here: http://assembly.ca.gov/listen/4202-audio […]
June 23, 2015
Salute Max “The Italian Pirate” Pescatori, who has just claimed his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet (and his second in this year’s series) after defeating a star-studded field of 110 mainly professional players in one of the most respected competitions at the annual tournament. With a $1.043 million prize pool and massive kudos attached […]
June 22, 2015
On Sunday, the last day of event 38 at the World Series of Poker, a colourful and exuberant crowd of railbirds supporting Brazilian poker pro Thiago Nishijima demonstrated once again how enthusiastic supporters from this South American nation can really be. They hooted, whistled and yelled their throats raw as the last five survivors of […]
June 22, 2015
News breaking over the weekend is that Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment has agreed to sell its World Poker Tour franchise lock, stock and barrel to former WPT licensee Ourgame International Holdings in a cash deal worth $35 million. Ourgame is a Cayman Islands incorporated, Hong Kong-based company which has been a WPT licensee in China for […]
June 21, 2015
Online and live tourney professional player Brian Hastings is riding high in the current World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, claiming his third career winner’s bracelet just over a week after winning his second in the $10,000 buy-in Seven Card Stud Championship (see previous report). Hastings’ battleground this time was event 39, a $1,500 […]
June 21, 2015
Another player from Florida – professional ace Corrie Wunstel – has triumphed at the World Series of Poker, taking down the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha event after surviving a field of 978 entries that included almost every top name in the international game. Among the 117 players who cashed from the $1.32 million prize […]
June 19, 2015
Malcolm Graham’s replacement as CEO of online poker provider PKR has been announced as Neil Alexander, a senior management industry veteran who has previously worked for Sportingbet and Tipp24. His appointment coincides with a decision by the Board to close PKR’s dedicated French site on the 22 July in order to focus on its other […]
June 19, 2015
The Bloomberg business news agency reported Thursday that high profile professional poker player Erick Lindgren, a man who has earned millions in international tournaments, has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in three years. Pokerstars is among those pursuing Lindgren, claiming that he failed to return a $2 million payment erroneously deposited into […]
June 19, 2015
A new online poker legalisation initiative, dubbed Californians for Responsible iPoker has launched, supported by a website at www.californians4ipoker.com. Funded and managed by the pro-online poker legalisation coalition consisting of Pokerstars and its parent group Amaya Gaming, the Morongo and San Manuel Bands of Mission Indians and the Bicycle, Commerce and Hawaiian Gardens cardrooms, the […]