March 17, 2011
The Abruzzo bill seeking to legalise intrastate poker in Florida has made it through an important committee stage in the state Legislature, cruising through the Senate Regulated Industries Committee Wednesday on a 10-2 positive vote. The same bill is also on the agenda of the House committee. The committee voted 10-2 to create an intrastate […]
March 15, 2011
The internet poker provider Full Tilt Poker is expanding further into the live environment with a new series of tournaments under the banner The Onyx Cup. The series will be held at locations around the globe, and will feature six high-stakes live tournaments starting in May in Las Vegas, with five preliminary NLHE events with […]
March 15, 2011
Top internet poker pros have been engaged in some bitter exchanges this week, with Prahlad Friedman using Twitter to warn that through personal experience he is of the opinion that Isaac Haxton and Justin Bonomo have been sharing and switching accounts to the detriment of their opponents for some time. Bonomo was quick to react, […]
March 15, 2011
With US online poker legalisation initiatives very much in the news through both state and federal initiatives recently (see previous reports), it is perhaps understandable that the world’s biggest online poker provider, Pokerstars, is ramping up its involvement in the United States. Recent media reports indicate that the Isle of Man-based company has an interest […]
March 15, 2011
Ladbrokes Poker.com has announced the return of the Irish Poker Festival for a fourth year at the Irish National Events Centre (INEC) in Killarney, Ireland. The 2010 edition of the tournament saw 633 runners in the main event alone, and four days have been set aside for 2011, which promises to be bigger and better, […]
March 14, 2011
The rumour mill was winding up Sunday over leaked claims that online poker?s second-largest website ? Full Tilt Poker.com ? is planning on introducing a series of live poker tournaments supported by satellite competitions and sponsorships. Little is known about the Full Tilt plan, other than that it will involve the poker site?s professional player […]
March 14, 2011
The online poker legalisation bill introduced recently to the Iowa Legislature (see previous report) faces a new deadline in its progress through the lawmaking process. The Sioux City Journal reported over the weekend that both chambers will be focused on meeting a second self-imposed deadline – April 1 ? for Senate bills to clear a […]
March 14, 2011
Achieving wide coverage over the weekend was an article from the New York Times on internet poker bots which examined the current state of play in artificial intelligence, and the position of major online poker sites regarding use of the software programs. The article carried anecdotal reports of experienced players who can often identify bot […]
March 12, 2011
The peaks and valleys saga of internet high stakes poker pro XWINK continued to enthrall online railbirds as the week drew to a close, with the young Vancouver ace dropping $878 000 in a single session on the Full Tilt Poker nosebleed virtual tables. XWINK’s nemeses Dan Cates and ‘NoParasan’ were the main beneficiaries of […]
March 12, 2011
Veteran Pokerstars Pro Team member Victor Ramdin shoed his skills at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles this week, beating a star-studded entry field for ‘The Big Event’ to take home the main prize of $500 000. Californian regulators created some last-minute hassles over the tournament (see previous report), which necessitated Pokerstars and the North […]