February 28, 2011
Florida politician Joseph Abruzzo’s attempt to introduce a bill legalising intrastate online poker is likely to be debated in the next session of the state Assembly, which kicks off on March 8. And if it is successful, Florida could have legalised online poker in the law books as early as July 1st, local media is […]
February 27, 2011
The most recent Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) ? series XIX ? ended this week and can only be characterised as a success. 116 901 players competed across a wide spectrum of poker game styles in the many events, generating a record total prize pool of $39 599 432. That prize pool delivered six-figure […]
February 27, 2011
Swedish pro Michael Tureniec added a whopping Euro 498 000 to his $1.2 million in career winnings this week when he took down the Pokerstars European Poker Tour Copenhagen in the Danish capital. The competition attracted 448 players, among them some of Scandinavian?s best, all vying for the top prize of Danish Kronor 3.7 million, […]
February 26, 2011
The US state of Iowa has joined California, New Jersey and Florida in considering legislation that proposes the intrastate legalisation of online poker. The Des Moines Register reports that the draft bill will almost certainly attract controversy from anti-gambling elements in the Legislature, but the indications at present are that the concept has support and […]
February 25, 2011
German publication hochgepokert.com reports that Ali Tekintamgac is suing the Partouche Poker Tour for Euro 1.5 million. The law suit is based on the former WPT Spanish Championship winner being disqualified just hours prior to the final table at the PPT Main Event which played out at the Palm Beach Casino in Cannes, France towards […]
February 25, 2011
The popular twoplustwo poker message board found plenty of grist for its mill this week as two well known poker players clashed over allegations of cheating. World Series of Poker finalist John Racener, acting initially through a third party, launched the accusation only days after the news surfaced that Sorel Mizzi was back in favour […]
February 25, 2011
International names in poker, including luminaries such as Duke, Chan, Lederer and Hellmuth, continued with their celebrity support for a charity poker tournament over last weekend, unfazed by an intriguing decision by the National Football League to advise its members not to take part. The cause for which the celebrity players assembled at the Golden […]
February 25, 2011
This weekend’s Sunday Millions online poker tournament at Pokerstars will set a new record for the giant website as the company celebrates its fifth birthday. The guaranteed prize pool on the flagship tournament on March 6 has been boosted to $5 million, with a Lamborghini Gallardo super-car going to the winner in addition to the […]
February 25, 2011
The action on the internet high stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker.com and Pokerstars.com is usually hectic, with large amounts of money crossing the virtual tables as the pros challenge each other, but occasionally a hit so big that it deserves reportage happens, and that happened this week to Jared ‘harrington25’ Bleznick. Bleznick is a […]
February 25, 2011
Police in Chesapeake have charged three men with running illegal poker games at two houses, reports the Virginia-Pilot newspaper, naming Paul Klingbeil, Robert Lee Richardson and Galloway P. Martinez. According to official documentation, the police have been monitoring Klingbeil following a tip-off in November last year. The informant described playing poker at Klingbeil’s house for […]