Record Pokerstars SCOOP tournament

June 4, 2013

Judging by numbers just released by Pokerstars, this year’s edition of the popular Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) tournament was one of the biggest and richest gambling festivals of the year, with millions in prize money won, a packed schedule, and separate buy-in levels designed to suit all bankrolls. SCOOP 2013 awarded a record-breaking […]

Bet Raise Fold reaches fund raising target in three days

June 4, 2013

BET RAISE FOLD the online poker movie that has been three years in the making funded by high stakes online poker professionals achieved a $20 000 target through the Kick Starter fundraising vehicle in just two days. As we went to press, the project had exceeded its target three days in to its 30 day […]

Beauprez and Gorodinsky take WSOP Event 4 and 5

June 4, 2013

With the 2013 World Series of Poker well under way John Beauprez took down German poker pro Manig Loeser following a three hour heads up in Event 4, the $1 500 Six Handed No Limit Hold’em event. The event which drew 1 069 players and generated a prize pool of $1 443 150 saw the […]

International Stadiums Poker Tournament draws 761 entries

June 3, 2013

It looks as if the late million dollars guaranteed prize involvement of Dusk Til Dawn poker chief Robert Yong has saved the day for the International Stadiums Poker Tournament currently on-going in two rather chilly marquees at Wembley Stadium in London. The guarantee has undoubtedly boosted the credibility and attendance at the inaugural event, which […]

WSOP’s ‘Millionaire Maker’ a huge success

June 3, 2013

One of this year’s World Series of Poker innovations – the $1500 buy-in NLHE Millionaire Maker” competition – has so far proved to be an unqualified success, with Day 1A entries topping 3,713 and a further 2,630 hopefuls piling in on Day 1B – many of them top international players. That meant that the event […]

French-Canadian victory in WSOP event 3

June 3, 2013

The third event in the current World Series of Poker spectacular unfolding at the Rio in Las Vegas, the $1,500 buy-in NLHE Re-entry competition, was taken down after four days of action by French-Canadian amateur player Charles Sylvestre over the weekend, playing against some of the biggest professional names in world poker. To win his […]

Gamesys developing an online poker product?

June 2, 2013

Gamesys, which acquired the assets of Virgin Games earlier this year and subsequently dropped content from a slew of top online gambling software developers in favour of IGT and its own offerings (see previous reports) is reportedly developing its own java-based online poker product, according to the publication Street Corner. The report claims that Gamesys […]

Good progress for pioneering online poker operator

June 2, 2013

Ultimate Poker.com, the first Nevada-licensed online poker room to become operational just thirty days ago, is making good progress, according to an assessment by poker information site Quadjacks, which notes that the room opened its virtual doors on April 30 this year and has already dealt over 2 million hands. Early hassles with cell phone […]

U.S. poker pro wins WSOP Event 2

June 2, 2013

Wisconsin poker pro Trevor Pope has claimed the winner’s bracelet and $553,906 in the second event to conclude in the current World Series of Poker tournament – the $5,000 buy-in 8-Max NLHE event. Fighting his way through an original entry field of 481 players, Pope entered the final table with the chip lead and dominated […]

Three federal bills lining up for online poker legalisation

June 2, 2013

Aides for Texas Congressman Joe Barton and New York Representative Peter King have confirmed that both will be presenting online poker legalisation bills in Congress in the quest for a federal solution, the latter perhaps submitting his proposal as early as next week according to some reports, but over the weekend a well-informed Washington newspaper […]