June 2, 2007
Nobody says “shuffle up and deal” quite like top tournament director Matt Savage. And this fall, those words will be echoed from under a palm tree following online poker network UltimateBet’s announcement that the famous tournament director is on board to oversee its signature 2007 Aruba Poker Classic tournament. “We’re injecting the hottest poker tourney […]
June 1, 2007
Poker playing computer programs, commonly called bots, are about to sport a potent new Artificial Intelligence capability that may cause frissons of alarm in the online poker industry. Hitherto such programs have enjoyed some success in a statistical calculation and conventional playing sense, but a major drawback has been an inability to combine a key […]
June 1, 2007
Last year’s anti-trust legal action by seven poker professionals against the World Poker Tour was in a Vegas district court again this week for a ruling on a request by the players for a summary judgement in their favour. But it was not to be – District Court Judge Otis D. Wright II denied the […]
June 1, 2007
The inaugural Annual Johnny Chan Poker Classic at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, B.C. ended this week with a truimph for poker pro Henry Tran and a winner’s prize of $325 000. By the time Tran sat down for the heads up with Joe Corbett he was $2 million ahead in chips, and […]
May 31, 2007
Titan Poker.com has undergone a total revamp and re-design, giving the website a slick new look and feel with new, warmer and more impactful colours in a move away from the former standard soft blues to a more edgy black and red. Adding educational content to the site, a new facility titled “Titan Poker Academy” […]
May 31, 2007
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled in favour of a complaint that a VC Poker.com advertising campaign was irresponsible in associating sex and gambling, and has ordered a halt to the public presentation of the material. The campaign featured a scantily clad woman with the strapline: “You love sex. She loves sex. You […]
May 30, 2007
World Series of Poker top management will be receiving top quality and extensively experienced player advice from eight poker professionals who have agreed to join a new International Players Advisory Council. The purpose of the Council will be to consult with World Series of Poker management on ways to enhance the player experience for registrants […]
May 29, 2007
The big winning weekend online poker tournaments may make the headlines, but every day of the week similar and larger amounts of money change hands, largely unreported, in individual contests taking place across the major poker networks as players around the planet battle through final tables to often spectacular heads up confrontations. This week InfoPowa […]
May 26, 2007
The play-for-fun online poker site owned by Canadian sports television network The Score re-launched its revamped and re-powered website this week. The site is supported by advertising, and the games now come from software poker gaming experts Cyberarts. ScorePoker.com was on the Tribeca network up until its sale to Playtech and withdrawal from the US […]
May 25, 2007
The Poker Players’ Alliance, a US pressure group advocating the legalisation of online poker, celebrated an important milestone this week when membership topped the 500 000 mark. Recognising the need for full-time hands-on management, the organisation has hired an experienced US staffer in its Washington DC office. John Pappas has been appointed vice president of […]