June 20, 2013
With this year’s World Series of Poker virtually at the halfway mark Wednesday, Australian cash games poker pro Jarred Graham (24) took down event 31, a $1,500 buy-in Omaha Hi-Lo competition, in the process denying veteran US ace Barry Greenstein his third WSOP bracelet. The Melbourne-based player claimed his first WSOP bracelet and the main […]
June 20, 2013
What is probably the most unexpected news story of the week surfaced Wednesday with an Associated Press report that Kentucky’s General Fund will be getting a $6 million boost as a result of a settlement with two major international online poker companies in the Isle of Man-based Rational Group – Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker. […]
June 19, 2013
Finnish not-for-profit gaming operator, PAF has gone live on the MPN (formerly Microgaming Poker Network) through its Paf Heart Poker brand. The new offer allows players to link directly to the tables from the website, thus bypassing the lobby utilising a beginner-friendly interface. Customers also have access to the traditional advanced lobby, as well as […]
June 19, 2013
Veteran poker pro Tom Schneider (53) from Scottsdale, Arizona gave his opponents a lesson in how to win at H.O.R.S.E events Tuesday, in the process taking down event 29 in the World Series of Poker tournament unfolding in Las Vegas. It was his second H.O.R.S.E win in the current series (earlier in the tournament he […]
June 19, 2013
23-year-old Quebec student Jason Duval has pushed Canada into the record books winning the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1 500 No Limit Hold’em Event 28 title, the bracelet and $521 202 in prize money. A strong show of Canadian supporters provided the backdrop as Duval defeated Majid Yahyaei heads-up for the bracelet in […]
June 19, 2013
The last few days have not been happy ones for Genting Poker, which did its relationship with players little good this week when new poker manager James Lowe unilaterally announced that the company would not honour promotional dollars won during a collaborative arrangement with the Hendon Mob. The manner in which the announcement was made […]
June 18, 2013
A record entry field of 4,407 that included many top international players only sweetened the taste of success for 68-year-old Ken Lind this week as he took down the $1,000 buy-in Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship in event 26 at the World Series of Poker. Lind won his first WSOP bracelet, the Golden Eagle trophy and […]
June 18, 2013
Things are not looking good for ZetPoker, a skin on the Revolution network that suspended operations over the weekend, citing financial difficulties caused by delayed network payments. The operator, BTG Gaming licensed in Curacao, assured players in a website communication at ZetPoker.info that it was doing everything in its power to recover player monies allegedly […]
June 17, 2013
Microgaming’s Quickfire division has confirmed the launch of its Flash-based poker platform following a recent announcement from Betinternet that it is the first operator to use the new product Quickfire spokesmen said this week that the new platform offers the same benefits as other products from Quickfire, namely rapid, hassle-free and seamless integration. Quickfire Poker […]
June 17, 2013
Sunday saw the resolution of the 2013 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau main event and the first Chinese winner in the six edition history of this prestigious Asian tournament. 33-year-old Shanghai cosmetics company CEO Alexandre Chieng emerged the winner from a field of 388 in the $25,000 buy-in event, which offered a total prize […]