March 14, 2006
Another major poker tourney – the European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monaco held over the weekend – has been won by a “young gun” player. The Associated Press reports that a 19-year-old freshman from the University of Georgia was the only American remaining as play began on the final day of the Poker Stars […]
March 14, 2006
The inaugural Canadian Open Poker Championship, held at the Stampede Casino in Calgary last weekend was won by 23-year-old rookie player James Lopushinsky, who left the final table with the grand prize of C$250 000. Second place, and C$125 000 went to Karim Chatur, also of Calgary Former poker player Kelly Kellner organised the heads-up, […]
March 13, 2006
A nineteen year old Swedish player has won Noble Poker’s $100,000 Fort Knox Sit N’Go Jackpot promotion, truimphing in 6 consecutive final tables of six players each in a series of tourneys leading to the main prize of $100 000. Identified only by his *handle* Soderlind, the player signed up through the portal Pokerlistings .com […]
March 12, 2006
Betting exchange poker operation is offering an unlimited number of sponsored seats for WSOP 06 Ben Fried, head of poker at Betfair, said: “We expect to spend over US$1 million sending players to the World Series of Poker. With offers like the Threedom Pass, we have added value to the proposition.” The Threedom Pass sponsorship […]
March 12, 2006
Very cryptic information surrounding the future plans of a Costa Rican online casino company called Arctic Star had industry observers playing the guessing game this week. Artic Star announced that it was to be powered by DQE AB and 3D Internet Games AB out of Sweden, but unearthing more information on these companies only deepened […]
March 12, 2006
InterPoker’s Extreme Poker championship 30 feet beneath the waves in the Caribbean attracted a great deal of media and player attention through it’s innovative nature, and this year the online poker site has an equally intriguing venue. Just months after winning the Caribbean competition, Finnish poker pro Juha Helppi was given the option to select […]
March 9, 2006
Poker Room.com’s inaugural “Become a Poker Pro” tournament in the Bahamas generated plenty of excitement and reportage last Sunday, when Jim Davenport took the title after an eciting tussle with Bill Pero, who led for much of the final clash. The tournament was held aboard Royal Caribbean’s Majesty of the Seas cruise ship as part […]
March 8, 2006
After a gruelling 63 matches spread over 3 days at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, poker pro Ted Forrest has walked away with the $500 000 prize money and the championship title in the Second Annual National Heads Up Poker Championship The championship was finally decided by a best two of three series between the […]
March 8, 2006
One of veteran online casino Riverbelle’s major promotions this year is running tourneys aimed at sending one lucky guy, or girl to the next World Series of Poker competition in Vegas, and the generous sponsorship for the winner includes an intensive coaching course on the finer points of the game. The final contest to determine […]
March 8, 2006
The charming 15th century Baltic coastal town of Talinn (population 400 000) is proving to be something of a magnet for European gambling groups and poker competitions, it seems. Major upcoming tournaments planned for this Spring are: March 24-26 2006 : William Hill Baltic Open William Hill has announced its first Baltic Open, to be […]