January 11, 2008
PartyPoker marketers have launched another innovative promotion linked to the forthcoming big event in US sport – the Superbowl. This year, PartyPoker is hoping to help one winning fan throw the best party ever by offering a $10 000 Gridiron Party promotion, a company spokesman revealed this week. “From a gigantic TV to your own […]
January 10, 2008
World Poker Tour (WPT) has expanded its female-focused tour offering with the launch of an official WPT ladies league and No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em tournament circuit, branded WPT Ladies (WPTL). The move is spurred by a dramatic rise in women players signing up for tournament poker events, a company spokesman said. With buy-ins ranging […]
January 9, 2008
A 28 year old Irishman studying for his doctorate in biochemistry didn’t have far to travel to compete for the Party Poker Irish Poker Championship in Galway this week – he lives in Claregalway only 10 miles from the venue. For Irishman Jude Ainsworth it was well worth the trip, for he won the championship […]
January 9, 2008
Recent software improvements to the online poker site Betfair Poker appear to have struck a chord with high-stakes regulars who have been risking hundreds of thousands daily at the tables. One ring game this week of $250/$500 no limit hold’em started shortly after midnight, ending at 10 am the next day with $600 000 on […]
January 6, 2008
The advent of fast-action Internet poker is one of the factors that has spurred the development of automated poker tables for operators with a broader spectrum of modern players in their sights. The automated tables, which combine the up close and personal ambience of land poker with the speed and excitement of Internet versions of […]
January 5, 2008
The world’s largest online poker website, Poker Stars.com continues to stun and amaze with a series of record breaking statistics that underline just how successful this operation has become, especially since the exit from the US market of competitors like Party Poker and Pacific Poker. Last week we reported on the Poker Stars achievement of […]
January 5, 2008
Even a cursory study of tournament news as 2008 kicks off illustrates that the game of poker continues to thrive both on and offline. This week alone, several million dollar events have been announced, starting with Heads Up Entertainment’s 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championship in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The tournament, scheduled to culminate early in […]
January 4, 2008
In a concept developed last year, high-energy promoter Lauren Failla introduced a new dimension in women’s live poker branded The High Heels Poker Tour. The tour is supported by a website at High Heels Poker Tour.com and features a club where a $30 annual fee secures membership and delivers information on upcoming events, hotel discounts, […]
January 3, 2008
A deal negotiated late last year for Inside Gaming to launch and manage an online gambling site for the Nuts Poker League (see previous report) has seen the advent of the League website on the Playtech platform and iPoker Network. NUTS POKER LEAGUE NOW ONLINE Management deal with Inside Gaming comes to fruition A deal […]
January 3, 2008
The 31 year old Danish entrepreneur behind recently launched online poker site T6 Poker.com, Torben Hübertz, is making waves in the industry with his multi-level marketing approach to promotional funding, questions regarding past enterprises and a software switch barely a month after launching in Beta on December 2. Hübertz has a lot to live up […]