December 18, 2006
The BBC reports that 24 players in Greenwich, south-east London have since Friday evening been playing poker without interruption in an attempt to set a new world record for continuous poker playing. The players began their endurance bid on Friday night in the Basement Jacks club in the suburb, each putting GBP 20 in the […]
December 17, 2006
The Sunday Herald carried an interesting story this weekend that revealed more detail on the people and planning behind established poker site Purple Lounge.com. The story included revelations that the West Scotland-based owner Chris Gorman is a regular Texas Hold ‘Em player, has recently turned down a GBP 15 million acquisition offer for half of […]
December 16, 2006
Players on theScandinavian Internet poker site Best Poker.com will this week become part of the expanding Ongame network, joining millions of players on other websites pooled under the Ongame system. Best Poker’s switch to Ongame takes place this week, when the site departs the B2B – 24H network. Henrik Persson, chief executive of Best Poker, […]
December 15, 2006
The Action Poker Network site Superior Poker.com has announced that it has re-entered the U.S. market with effect from December 1 and will be offering a full range of poker services and tournaments to US players going forward. American poker players are now able to deposit real money through a good choice of methods and […]
December 14, 2006
PartyGaming said this morning (Thursday) that its daily online poker revenues had recovered to $721 000 (GBP 366 000) after falling to a daily low of around $637 000 after the United States banned Internet gambling in October. But the online gambling group said it had been hit by the defection of some of its […]
December 14, 2006
The political manouevres that US legislators have resorted to over the years always makes fascinating, and occasionally infuriating reading and this week the respected Card Player.com site is carrying a two part interview with the American Gaming Association’s CEO Frank Fahrenkopf. The first part of the conversation is up now, and gives a biog on […]
December 14, 2006
The World Series of Poker has become one of the most entertaining poker events on the planet, attracting thousands of players and spectators and drawing in millions around the globe for the televised programs covering the action. These annual events have produced some of the most memorable events in the history of poker, and an […]
December 14, 2006
The winner of this contest in the frozen Scandinavian north could take home Euro 525 000. We’re talking the European Poker Tour’s four day Scandinavian Open poker event which takes place in Copenhagen next year between January 17 and 20 Direct buy-ins were in big demand by international poker pros and have already been sold […]
December 14, 2006
The ten times winner of World Series of Poker final table bracelets, and one time enfante terrible of the American poker scene, Phil Hellmuth is taking the tough approach to teaching poker with his Ultimate White to Black Belt video tutorial course. Working in partnership with the iAmplify.com company, Hellmuth’s expert tuition is available in […]
December 14, 2006
CryptoLogic Inc.has sealed another lucrative poker room software deal in the form of an exclusive 3-year contract to supply software for DTDPoker.com, the online home of the new UK-based poker club, Dusk Till Dawn. DTD has generated considerable buzz with its European targeting and plans to open a major land venue in Nottingham, UK by […]