December 22, 2009
The mystery Swedish high stakes poker phenom Isildur1 may be feeling a little more vindicated in his serious recent losses to Team Full Tilt poker pro Brian Townsend following the latter’s startling and less than palatable admissions this week. We recently reported on a growing furore in online poker circles following statements by Townsend’s fellow-Cardrunners […]
December 22, 2009
Party Gaming’s World Poker Tour is returning to France for one of its premier annual European tour stops, the WPT Grand Prix de Paris. After a four year absence following legal hassles in the past (see previous reports), this major tournament will again be hosted at the prestigious Aviation Club de France between May 8 […]
December 21, 2009
The respected online poker message board twoplustwo has been discussing the drive by several Internet poker networks to force skins to produce more losers than winners, and this week the debate took a more defined turn when a particpant posted a perspective from one of the skins. Poster Limp_J claimed to have contacted a poker […]
December 21, 2009
The past few days have seen some of the world’s top poker pros mixing it up in the World Poker Tour Five-Diamond Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, which culminated in a final table Saturday and a major win for Los Angeles professional Daniel Alaei. In a final table crammed […]
December 20, 2009
The PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge poker tournament, which pitted everyday poker fans against some of the big name pros in the business, has culminated in a million dollar boost for retired NYPD detective Mike Kosowski (53), who beat pro Daniel Negreanu in the final. Kosowski’s victory will be screened on Fox network television at 5pm […]
December 18, 2009
Party Poker spokesmen this week described the launch of new $25/$50 PLO tables on the website as a significant success…so much so that virtual queues have formed and the company is busy providing more tables. “Demand meant we recently introduced a new $25/$50 Pot Limit Omaha table but since then we have had to open […]
December 18, 2009
One of the low points for the unknown high stakes poker phenom Isildur1 recently was his multi-million dollar thrashing by CardRunners pros Brian Hastings, Brian Townsend and Cole South, each of whom made serious dents in the mysterious Swede’s bankroll. The roller coaster clashes on the nosebleed tables at Full Tilt Poker.com captured the imagination […]
December 18, 2009
Harrah’s Entertainment has whetted player and industry appetites as the year ends by publishing the schedule for next year’s World Series of Poker, listing 57 events that include six $1 000 Hold’em competitions and a new $50 000 Player’s Championship. Dates for poker’s multimillion dollar 41st edition next year are May 27-July 17, 2010, and […]
December 17, 2009
The UK’s dual Internet/interactive TV platform poker site, Sky Poker.com, has added Omaha tables as a part of a redesign of its website. As well as adding new Omaha games, the new website boasts improved functionality, intuitive navigation and a crisp, clean new layout. “We anticipate Omaha on Sky Poker will be very popular as […]
December 16, 2009
The independent online poker information site PokerScout.com marked a milestone in online poker this week when it reported that for the first time 60 percent marketshare rsts with just two companies – Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker. Both companies accept US players and are based outside America. But the interesting aspect of the PokerScout numbers […]