June 19, 2006
Over the past weekend CBS started broadcasts on the first episode of the Intercontinental Poker Championship, bringing together 21 top global poker players in an intense competition for a $350 000 first place prize and trophy. In the programs, the players are broken into three groups of 7 who play a single table tournament, with […]
June 19, 2006
Biggest prizes, most contestants, highest televised coverage are all elements in the annual World Series of Poker tourneys in the United States, and the 2006 event looks likely to smash previous records in providing wealth and respect to the top winning players….and plenty of entertainment and excitement for literally millions who will view the action […]
June 19, 2006
The major Ongame – Poker.com network moved with commendable speed over the weekend in addressing the failure of one of it’s member sites, Check ‘n Raise Poker, to meet it’s WSOP sponsorship promises to players. Late last week we reported on the unusual case of poker site Check ‘n Raise.com reneging on a promise to […]
June 18, 2006
With the first event of the 37th-annual World Series of Poker just around the corner, Card Player Media has timed the relaunch of its poker information portal, CardPlayer.com exceptionally well. CardPlayer.com is set to provide users with state-of-the-art technology, efficient software tools, and an intuitive site design that is both fully functional and pleasing to […]
June 18, 2006
Gamebookers, one of the world’s largest betting sites this week announced the launch of its new poker platform live on the Microgaming Poker Network. With access to non-stop 24-hour action, daily tournaments and satellites to land-based tournaments around the world, Gamebookers players will now be able to hone their skills at the poker tables while […]
June 18, 2006
Online poker room CelebPoker.com has launched an improved version of their poker software including many features unavailable anywhere else. Players can now make notes on their competition, see their winning hands highlighted and filter games quickly based on their criteria. The interactive celebrity poker room has released an upgraded version of their online poker room […]
June 18, 2006
The increasingly high profile Poker Players Alliance (PPA) says that the U.S. federal government’s efforts to ban online gambling could be taking another step soon. H.R. 4777, the Internet Gaming Prohibition Act, “could” go up for vote in Congress within the next 10 days, it claims, and the PPA is consequently renewing its call for […]
June 18, 2006
Last week we reported on the unusual case of poker site Check ‘n Raise.com on the Ongame platform apparently reneging on a promise to 10 winning players to sponsor them to the next World Series Of Poker final. Several players were fortunate enough to win tickets to WSOP events through a series of promotions run […]
June 15, 2006
Mansion Poker’s recent announcement that popular poker star Phil Ivey is to play in gthe Mansion Poker Superstar Challenge (see previous reports) was challenged by Full Tilt Poker this week, signalling a possible confrontation between the two companies. In a publicly posted open letter, Full Tilt management attacked the Mansion announcement, saying: “On June 9, […]
June 15, 2006
It’s been a lucky week for US Navy technician John A.of Norfolk, VA., who hit the big-win circle with the biggest Bodog casino payout to date – $282,883.87! John was waiting for his Bodog Poker tournament to start when he decided to kill some time playing Bodog’s Food Fight Flash slot game. After only 20 […]