June 12, 2012
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has advised interested parties that the major land gambling group Wynn Resorts Limited has joined the list of applicants for a Nevada online poker licence, bringing the number of applicants to 30. The Board recommended the applications of Bally Technology, International Game Technology and William Hill plc to the Gaming […]
June 11, 2012
Poker ace Phil Hellmuth entered the World Series of Poker record books Sunday when he finally managed to win his twelfth victor’s bracelet, becoming the top winner in the championship’s long history. His main prize reward was not large by Hellmuth standards – just $182,793 – but the $2,500 buy-in Seven Card Razz event will […]
June 11, 2012
Event 17 at the World Series of Poker – a $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold’em competition – was the centre of attention Sunday as the final table formed with international ace Phil Ivey a hot favourite to win his ninth WSOP bracelet. But it was not to be as former Wall Street equity trader Andy Frankenburger […]
June 10, 2012
The ability to control emotions and subdue one’s ‘tells’ at the poker table is an important element for success, and this week the Montreal developer WowWee Inc., launched an app designed to help players do just that. Branded BluffCam, the app measures the heart rate of poker players, helping them achieve that bland and uninformative […]
June 10, 2012
Live chat software developer Chatwing has launched a chat widget that can help enthusiasts get useful and up to date information on the World Series of Poker championship currently running at the Rio in Las Vegas. The new app has been designed to provide an avenue of communication, not only to web surfers, but to […]
June 10, 2012
Matt Matros, a professional poker player from New York, claimed his third World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet in three consecutive years over the weekend when he bested an entry field of 1,604 to win event 16, a $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed competition. In addition to the winner’s check for $454,835, Matros can […]
June 10, 2012
Las Vegas poker pro Adam Friedman (30) defeated a final table loaded with top players at the weekend to take down the World Series of Poker event 15 – the $5,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud Hi/Low Split 8/OB. His final table opponents included Todd Brunson, John Monette, Bryn Kenney, Phil Ivey and Nikolai Yakovenko, along with […]
June 9, 2012
Former poker pro turned aspirant Army helicopter pilot Brandon Schaefer (31) was in Las Vegas for the Electric Daisy Carnival last week when, on a whim, he decided to pony up the $1,500 buy-in to compete in event 14 of the World Series of Poker, a NLHE Shootout competition that pulled in 1,138 players, many […]
June 9, 2012
With the issue of Nevada intrastate online poker licenses now well underway, Gov. Brian Sandoval?s ‘super advisory committee’ is to focus on future developments at its meeting on June 14, according to administration officials. The 11-man Nevada Gaming Policy Committee was revitalised by the governor last year as Nevada’s arrangements to legalise, regulate and license […]
June 7, 2012
The August element of the Pokerstars Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon series has been unexpectedly cancelled by organisers Pokerstars, although the June element scheduled for this weekend will be held. Apologising for the cancellation, Pokerstars director of live poker tournaments, Danny McDonagh, could only say that the decision had been prompted by ?events beyond our […]