May 22, 2007
Someone who is clearly an action movie fan took home a bank-boosting winner’s check of $336 218 at the weekend, truimphing in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) main event. Using the “Die Hard” movie character “John_McClane17” as his handle and inspiration the player beat a field of 3 798 – an FTOPS main […]
May 22, 2007
Continuing to break online poker records in its regular Sunday tournaments, Poker Stars.com achieved a stunning new all-time attendance record this weekend when 10 894 players pitched for its big Sunday Millions event. Just under a day after dishing out $100 000 and $10 000 bonanzas to celebrate the dealing of its 10 billionth hand, […]
May 22, 2007
Paradise Poker named it “The Battle of the Nordic Countries” (Slaget om Norden) and in its third edition this poker tourney lived up to its name, with players from the Scandinavian region competing fiercely for the big main prize of SEK 1 million, or around $147 000. But the final heads up battle was a […]
May 21, 2007
Over 100 000 pokerheads were on the Poker Stars.com tables this weekend, hoping they would be at the right time and in the right seat for the 10 billionth hand of online poker, imminent at the world’s biggest online poker venue The march up to the big hand was impressive from the 9 billionth hand […]
May 19, 2007
The Poker Stars and Ocean 13 cast initiative to help starving Somalian refugees has been followed by news of a second major Hollywood + Poker drive that has the backing of the World Series of Poker. It’s called “Ante Up For Africa” and has already attracted top poker pros and Hollywood stars. Actor Don Cheadle […]
May 18, 2007
A press release from Standard Newswwire this week announced the appointment of Robert Daily, former World Series of Poker Tournament and Events Director at Harrah’s to the DG Holdings board, leading the company’s online gaming platform division. DGH is a privately-held, international investment group with offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and South East Asia. The […]
May 18, 2007
Sweden defied huge odds to pull off a spectacular triumph at the PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup in Cardiff this week. The winning team, captained by Bo Sehlstedt, included 2006 WSOP bracelet winners Anders Henriksson and Mats Rahm, as well as Johan Storakers, William Thorsson and online qualifier Hans Isoz. The Swedes scooped $100 000 in […]
May 18, 2007
Hopes were high that a Lousiana state legislature bill, number HB 484 introduced by Representative Warren Triche, would liberalise the game of poker in the state, but news just in indicates that the attempt has failed. HB 484 achieved a one vote majority in the state House, but that was insufficient to achieve the two […]
May 17, 2007
Gibraltar-based Internet gambling group 888.com is the new sponsor for the seventh World Heads Up Poker (WHUP) championship which starts on May 21 and runs through to May 29 at the Casino Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. In the competition, 128 players compete one-on-one in single elimination matches of no-limit Texas hold’em, and the ultimate winner […]
May 17, 2007
The Internet’s biggest and most active online poker site, Poker Stars.com has announced that it will make a $1 million donation to the Dafur humanitarian crisis in Africa in support of a major fundraising effort by the stars and cast of the upcoming gambling movie “Ocean’s 13.” The donation will be presented in a blaze […]