May 30, 2014
Robert Notkin, a Toronto grinder who secured a seat in the $3,300 buy-in Pokerstars Canada Cup in a $30 online satellite competition, has bested a 577-strong entry field and a tough final table to take home $366,660 – the lion’s share of a $2 million guranteed prize pool. The closing stages of the game saw […]
May 30, 2014
In a disappointing start to the World Series of Poker this week, poker players who had travelled to Las Vegas for the epic tournament reported thefts of money and laptops from the Rio Hotel where they were staying. The complaints, especially from Finnish players Lauri Pesonen and Joni Jouhkimainen, had an eerie deja vu quality […]
May 30, 2014
A bill drafted by the powerful Pechanga and San Manuel tribal coalition for the intrastate legalisation of online poker in California may be unveiled this week after months of rumour and speculation, according to tribal lobbyist Jerome Encinas. The coalition met this week in what is believed to be finalisation talks on the draft bill’s […]
May 29, 2014
The latest statistics from the Nevada regulator show a year-on-year general decline in casino revenues to $852 million, down from $854.3 million in April 2013. Among the statistics are those for the three operators that have opened legal intrastate online poker operations in the Silver State, and they do not make encouraging reading. Like New […]
May 29, 2014
Joining forces with the national Estrellas Poker Tour once again, the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour (EPT) will feature a total of 43 events between August 16 to 27, 2014. Lower buy-in “fun” events, more online satellites and a range of new tournament formats that include new dedicated Euro 200 and Euro 1k Seniors Events (for […]
May 28, 2014
Well known poker pro and financial adviser William Jordanou (55) was arrested in Melbourne Wednesday on fraud charges involving A$100 million, but has been allowed out on bail. In widely distributed Australian media reportage, it is alleged that Jordanou stands accused of providing false documents to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in order to obtain […]
May 28, 2014
The organsers of this year’s World Series of Poker promised a few surprises, and the first one was at the launch in the Brasilia Room at the Rio Tuesday. Executive director Ty Stewart asked rhetorically if the assembled players liked free money, then provided the answer as several loud explosions showered one dollar bills on […]
May 28, 2014
The 45th World Series of Poker is officially underway as Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em Event kicked off at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas today (Tuesday). . 80 000 poker players are expected to enter the tournament and WSOP organisers predict they’ll give out more than $200 million in […]
May 28, 2014
Full Flush Poker (FFP) on the Equity Poker Network (EPN) has acquired European-focused online poker room Integer Poker for an undisclosed consideration. Full Flush Poker’s acquisition will expand EPN’s presence in the European market once again following the network’s purchase of Action Poker earlier this year (see previous report). The integration and transition of Integer […]
May 26, 2014
Lithuanian-born Antanas Guoga, better know in the poker world as the trash-talking Tony G, has reportedly been elected to a five-year term of office as one of the eleven Lithuanian members of the European Parliament (see previous report). An elated Guoga said: “For the first time Liberals have won two seats in the European Parliament. […]