July 13, 2006
A news team from the UK Pokerzone television channel will be in Las Vegas to record the final events leading to the main game at the World Series of Poker, where one of the 9 final table players is likely to walk away with over $10 million – the richest sports prize in the world […]
July 12, 2006
Mary Jones is the latest World Series of Poker champ to take home a barrow full of money and that coveted champion’s bracelet. 1128 international women players signed up for the $1000 Ladies’ No Limit Hold’em event, and it took over 17 hours on day one alone to whittle the field down to 26 survivors. […]
July 12, 2006
In a big win for Team Brunson, Max Pescatori of Milan, Italy finished first in the $2,500 No Limit Hold’em World Series of Poker event, taking home a paycheck of $682,389. This win, combined with previous truimphs, pushes Pescatori over the one million dollar mark with lifetime winnings of $1 544 801. Pescatori’s win gives […]
July 11, 2006
The earlier bulletin reporting the rumour that PokerShare intended to enter a poker-trained chimpanzee in the manin World Series of Poker event has been confirmed by a company spokesman. Alex Van Klaveren of GameShare, the Gibraltar-based parent group for PokerShare responded thus to an enquiry about the rumour: “Thanks for your email. Your sources are […]
July 11, 2006
Team Bodog pro David Williams, the 26-year-old Texan who rocketed into stardom two years ago with his memorable runner-up finish at the 2004 World Series of Poker, has captured his first bracelet in poker’s showcase event. Williams bested a field of 478 players to take the top prize in Event No. 10 of the 2006 […]
July 11, 2006
Two weeks back, we looked at the value of routine but major weekend poker tournaments being held online on a regular basis, and following reader interest a further turn around the main sites was undertaken this week. PokerStars $1 000 000 Guaranteed Sunday tourney has as the title suggests a million dollar prize pool which […]
July 11, 2006
In a “rumour mill” exercise that sounds remarkably like a viral marketing project, the poker site PokerShare.com is being touted as the first company to enter a chimpanzee in the the august tournaments of the World Series of Poker. Unlikely as it may seem that WSOP would consider such a distraction (unless they’re in on […]
July 11, 2006
This poker playing robot follows the words of a famous country and western poker ballad – it knows when to hold ’em; knows when to fold ’em; knows when to walk away and knows when to run. VNUnet reports that US boffins at Carnegie Mellon University claim to have created a smart learning program that […]
July 9, 2006
Whilst skill is paramount for real poker success, luck plays a huge role too. Take Phil Ivey, six time bracelet winner who only months ago was being rightly lauded for a series of brilliant victories in international tournaments, but was this week beaten to the bracelet in a World Series of Poker match. The second […]
July 9, 2006
Hollywood Poker.com’s new “Diamonds” women’s celebrity team will not only be enhancing the World Series of Poker events in which it is entered, it will also be raising money for charity. The all-star team of women celebrity players, dubbed the Diamonds, will be donating 25 percent of winnings to their favorite charities. Hollywood Poker’s star […]