July 7, 2008
Although official confirmation is still awaited, it looks as if Main Event entries for the 39th World Series of Poker have comfortably overtaken those for last year’s event, suggesting that despite US restrictions and adverse economic conditions, the game is still very much alive and kicking. Associated Press quotes official WSOP sources indicating that total […]
July 6, 2008
The second edition of the ‘Ante Up for Africa’ charity tournament organised by Annie Duke and poker playing movie star Don Cheadle (see previous reports) took place last week in the Brasilia Room at the Rio in Las Vegas, making full use of the gathering of poker stars for the World Series of Poker. Reprising […]
July 6, 2008
With its construction and beta testing phases now complete, Poker Stars.tv – an interactive video portal from the Internet’s biggest poker operation – has been launched. With a host of useful free features and an emphasis on tuition through interactive video, the site is likely to attract plenty of interest among players seeking to hone […]
July 6, 2008
Official numbers for the first three Day One rounds in the Main Event of the 39th World Series of Poker show a decline in entries from last year, with Day 1A recording 1 297 players; Day 1B 1 158 players and Day 1C just completed 1 928 – a total so far (Day 1D is […]
July 5, 2008
The 39th World Series of Poker rolled on at the Rio in Las Vegas regardless of the Independence Day celebration, although there was a distinctly patriotic flavour to the start of Day 1b as a total entry field of thousands was whittled down to manageable numbers in preparation for the Day 2 action. 1 297 […]
July 4, 2008
Poker Stars.com has announced that its seventh PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) will begin on September 5th with a guaranteed prize pool of $30 million – double the total of last years’ event. The WCOOP features a menu of 33 different events in total, covering a wide range of poker games including Hold’em, […]
July 4, 2008
The Main Event of the 2008 World Series of Poker – the $10 000 buy-in World Championship No-Limit Hold’em – has started with Day 1A at the Rio in Las Vegas, and there have already been some notable eliminations. To recap on the format for the world’s richest and greatest poker event, the Main Event […]
July 4, 2008
Clearing the decks for the much anticipated 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event this week, the last of the preliminary events, the $1 500 buy-in Limit Hold’em Shootout at Event 53 – came to a close with Matt Graham and Jean-Robert Bellande (of ‘Survivor’ fame) in an exciting but lengthy heads up. The initial […]
July 3, 2008
With the end of the individual tournaments in the 39th World Series of Poker now in sight, Event 52 – the $1 500 No-Limit Hold’em contest – commanded attention as Californian pro Dave Daneshgar truimphed over a field of 2 693 to take his first WSOP bracelet and the main prize of $625 443 after […]
July 3, 2008
Finance Minister Borg vetoes plans for an international online poker network with other state controlled bodies. The Swedish government gambling monopoly Svenske Spel was under futher pressure this week as Finance Minister Andrea Borg called for tighter regulation of the online poker games operated by the company. Borg not only wants tighter controls; he has […]