July 19, 2011
In an apparent contradiction of a statement made by the American Gaming Association’s chief executive, Frank Fahrenkopf, at a recent conference in Madrid, a spokesman for the trade body said this week that it had no plans to introduce its own online poker legalisation bill later this year. Fahrenkopf’s widely reported comment at the Madrid […]
July 19, 2011
57 survivors returned to the Rio in Las Vegas Monday on Day 7 of the main event of the World Series of Poker to hear tournament director Jack Effel outline the plan for the day ? play out 5 two-hour levels or reach 18 players ? whichever came soonest. Overall, the 57 players combined had […]
July 17, 2011
Poker pro David Bach from Georgia showed what a consummate poker player he is Saturday, ending Day 5 of the World Series of Poker main event as chip leader in an 11 hour session that saw 378 survivors return to the tables, but only 142 still in contention when the chips were bagged for the […]
July 17, 2011
In a story first broken by the Congressional Quarterly but now achieving wider coverage, an unlikely alliance between Senate veterans Democrat Harry Reid and the GOP Whip Jon Kyl is reported. Unlikely, because anti-online gambling crusader Kyl was instrumental in shooting down last year’s attempt by Nevada Senator Reid to federally legalise online poker (see […]
July 16, 2011
5 billion hands in just four months…that’s the record that the world’s biggest online poker operator, Pokerstars, is about to claim despite its troubles in America. In March, the company dealt its 60 billionth hand. Four months later, the tally is fast closing in on 65 billion hands, and Pokerstars is gearing up for some […]
July 16, 2011
Late Friday night the 378 survivors of the World Series of Poker’s Day 4 bagged up their chips with Manoj Viswanathan in the lead on 2.115 million chips, chased by Sam Barnhart (1,925,000) and Pius Heinz (1,887,000). Earlier in the day the leaders were part of a Day 4 field of 852 survivors from Day […]
July 15, 2011
The Microgaming Poker Network will be celebrating dealing its Four Billionth Hand over the next few days, and has lined up a special and lucrative promo to support the landmark event. The network will be giving away Euro 100,000 over the course of this week, with cash rewards paid to 200 milestone hands leading up […]
July 14, 2011
1,864 World Series of Poker main event players enjoyed a free day Wednesday as preparations were made for Day 3, which starts noon Thursday in Las Vegas, and will see the survivors of the preliminary six days join in one field for the first time. Among the celebrity players who made it through a tough […]
July 13, 2011
The Poker Players’ Alliance (PPA) has released a legal analysis educating players who have outstanding funds tied up in indicted online poker websites on what options are available to them. The document titled ?Legal Rights of Players with Unpaid Balances ? A PPA Information Guide? seeks to provide individuals with facts and information on how […]
July 13, 2011
The second of the World Series of Poker main event Day 2 flights completed at level 10 late night Tuesday in Las Vegas, with Ben Lamb continuing a successful run this year by topping the chip counts on 551,600, chased hard by internet whizz Kevin Saul on 542,200 after a solid day that started at […]