November 20, 2006
French poker player Remy Elkoubi, from Marseille, France, hit a Straight Flush that gave him a $100 000 jackpot prize at online poker room Titan Poker this week when he won six consecutive Fort Knox Jackpot Sit ‘n’ Go tournaments to qualify for the huge prize. Elkoubi (who uses the ‘handle’ bennyking) had been playing […]
November 19, 2006
The once mighty Party Poker, haemorrhaging player liquidity as a result of reversing out of the U.S. market in the wake of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, was edged out of the number 2 popularity position this week by a private company rival. According to the PokerSiteScout.com, privately owned Full Tilt Poker.com which has […]
November 18, 2006
Top UK poker pro and online poker room owner Tony Guoga took control of the final table on day three of the Betfair Asian Poker Tour in Singapore this week with a combination of sharp banter and aggressive play. The supremely cool and confident pro saw off challenges from top pro Lee Nelson, Swede and […]
November 17, 2006
Steve Lipscombe’s World Poker Tour has announced that it has started work on a new poker television special entitled, “Fathers and Sons” with filming on the WPT set at the Foxwoods Casino Resort in Mashantucket, Conn. The unique show will feature poker’s most prominent personalities and players competing for family pride and a $25 000 […]
November 17, 2006
Austrian publicly listed betting group Bwin (formerly BetandWin) came to the market this week with a sombre assessment of its affairs that included missed third quarter targets with a loss of Euro 5.6 million, a pared down full year forecast, reduced operational plans and a significant Euro 534 million write-off on Ongame – most of […]
November 16, 2006
There are currently only 56 players left from a starting field of 313 players in day 2 of the main event of the Betfair Asian Poker tourney currently taking place in Singapore. The survivors will compete today until there are only ten players remaining in contention for a top prize of $451 000 from a […]
November 15, 2006
The first ever CAPEuro affiliate marketing conference scheduled for January in London will offer affiliates more than the opportunity to educate themselves and network; the organisers announced this week that a new element of fun and reward is to be introduced in the shape of the Affiliate Series of Poker tournament. The event is open […]
November 14, 2006
After four weeks of record breaking entries, it is now almost expected that PokerStars will continue to attract record numbers of players from around the world, but most importantly the United States despite recent legislative attempts to hamstring the industry and scare off international companies. Each week recently the PokerStars Sunday Millions tournament has brought […]
November 13, 2006
The well established UK betting group Bowmans International launched its latest gambling venture this week – a poker operation branded BowmansPoker.com that targets the Far Eastern markets of China and Russia, using appropriate language versions. Players from these markets will now also be able to make instant payment transfers at BowmansPoker.com via its new partner, […]
November 12, 2006
The long awaited X-Box poker package is on the way. Crave Entertainment announced this week that the Xbox 360 version of the “World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer All In” has now been shipped for sale across the United States. In the “World Championship Poker” game, players can pit their skills and wits against some […]