September 11, 2007
The Poker Stars.com World Cup of Poker IV championship in Barcelona has been decided, with the United States emerging as the top team and taking the main prize of $100 000. Greg Raymer captained the victorious Americans in a final involving teams from the United States, Canada, Romania and Iceland (see previous reports). But it […]
September 11, 2007
More than 350 of the world’s best poker players anted up GBP 10 000 apiece for the Main Event of the first annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com. The names of the entrants for the two starting days in the WSOP Europe No-Limit Hold’Em Championship – spread out over three London Clubs […]
September 10, 2007
European players continued their dominance at the first annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com, as 23-year-old Dario Alioto of Palermo, Italy, won the Pot-Limit Omaha Championship title, GBP 234 390 in cash and the second WSOP gold bracelet ever awarded outside the United States. Although an all-star contingent of poker professionals from […]
September 10, 2007
The first round in the new battle for global poker bragging rights goes to Europe, thanks to Thomas “Buzzer” Bihl (32) who made poker history over the weekend at the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com. Bihl, a native of Frankfurt, Germany, who started playing poker just four years ago, won GBP […]
September 8, 2007
The recent Emblaze Productions and Full Tilt Poker announcement of a three year deal to produce seasons two-four of the popular European television series Million Dollar Cash Game has been followed by sustained activity as arrangments take shape. The show pits several of the world’s top poker pros against each other in a no-holds-barred high […]
September 8, 2007
The new operational head for the national lobbying organisation the Poker Player’s Alliance, John Pappas has wasted little time in building support for the group, pragmatically restoring bridges with the top online poker portal 2+2 with an initiative aimed at healing past differences and building strength. Pappas posted a communication on the portal introducing himself […]
September 7, 2007
Chilipoker.com signed an exclusive partnership deal with stylish international poker ace Liz Lieu this week. According to spokesman Alexandre Dreyfus “The partnership between Liz and Chilipoker is the perfect synergy of the aspirational poker lifestyle . Liz fits the concept perfectly. She has a flair for style and has created a unique personal image notwithstanding […]
September 7, 2007
World Series of Poker Europe presenters Betfair.com report a star-studded field of 105 top players entered the first event, staged at The Casino at The Empire, London Clubs International’s newest casino in Leicester Square. Play began at 2pm Thursday with a three-day, GBP 2 500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament; the title is an acronym for five different […]
September 6, 2007
Wednesday 6 September sees the start of the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe in London – the first time that the globally famous brand has been presented outside Las Vegas. The series is being held over three venues, all within a few London Underground stops of each other. The Sportsman, The Casino Empire and […]
September 5, 2007
Online poker fans can expect some major league land action this week with the start of the fourth Poker Stars World Cup of Poker, which features 40 top players from eight different countries competing for honour and a healthy cash prize. The four-player teams qualified earlier for the final rounds now taking place at the […]