October 3, 2010
The 2010 Pokerstars European Poker Tour Main Event rolled on in London Friday, with the 348 players from the Day 1 flights reduced to just 129 and the cash bubble popped; every player is now guaranteed at least GBP 7,500. Despite many big names falling during Day 2 there is still some impressive talent in […]
October 1, 2010
With Days 1a and 1b completed at the 2010 Pokerstars Euopean Poker Tour competition in London this week, the organisers have claimed a new British record with 848 entries for the event, a 16 percent increase over last year. 339 players packed the venue on Day 1a, and a further 509 took their seats for […]
October 1, 2010
Televison production company Emblaze has announced that it has started production of a new televised poker series for the Eurosport channel titled ?The Cash Game Battle.? The series will be broadcast in Britain and France and is produced in association with Eurosport Poker which is currently hosting online qualifying events. Actual filming is scheduled to […]
October 1, 2010
The recent finding in the Washington Supreme Court that went against a constitutional appeal by PPA member Lee Rousso against the state’s draconian anti-online gambling laws (see previous reports) is causing industry waves. This week the world’s largest online poker provider, Pokerstars, announced that it would no longer offer real money poker to residents of […]
September 30, 2010
The recent 50 Billionth Hand promotion at Pokerstars (see previous report) pulled in 105,230 cash game players simultaneously on September 22nd, setting a new online poker site attendance record, reports the independent statistical monitor Pokerscout.com. The previous record ? 103,010 players ? was set in February this year, when the 40 Billionth promotions were at […]
September 30, 2010
Online poker network Entraction has terminated its agreement with the internet poker site Potraiser.com, the company announced this week, citing repeated breaches of Entraction’s network rules. A statement from the company says that with a large number of poker sites on the network, compliance with its rules is essential, and that Potraiser?s operator has repeatedly […]
September 29, 2010
The main event close of the 2010 Pokerstars World Championship of Online Poker provided a record-setting climax this week, with the world’s largest online poker company claiming that the winner’s $2,278,097-and change prize is the biggest in internet poker tournament history. Montana poker pro Tyson ‘potterpoker’ Marks left the virtual table richer by that amount […]
September 29, 2010
It took just twelve hours of poker action to decide the main event of the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe Tuesday, with Londoner James Bord turning a fifth place starting position into a bracelet win and a truly rewarding paycheck of GBP 830,401 when play ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The […]
September 28, 2010
UK poker and blackjack fans can look forward to another new arrival on the internet gambling scene following an agreement between gambling group Genting and the UK horseracing television channel At The Races signed this week. The new site will be branded ATR Poker Club.com, and former Sky Poker presenter Sean Boyce will be the […]
September 28, 2010
Monday’s fourth day of World Series of Poker Europe Main Event action saw the end of any dreams that Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom may have had of a bracelet in the prestigious competition. Both were eliminated before reaching the final table, along with a slew of other big names. The 22 players who started […]