February 24, 2006
The “How to….for Dummies” series of self-teaching books has more admirers than critics across the broad range of skills and subjects that this entertaining and valuable genre has addressed, from operating a computer to building houses. So the global popularity of poker perhaps made it inevitable that the latest title is Poker for Dummies. Written […]
February 24, 2006
We’re not familiar with the poker software developer Yatahay Ltd., but it announced this week that it now offers skins of its 3D TruePoker software for white label additions to its poker network. A company spokesperson says that savvy investors who want to cash in on the world of 3D player-to-player online poker for real […]
February 24, 2006
Irish research outfit Research and Markets has launched their study of poker – online and off – with some interesting facts and predictions. Online Poker – Driving Gambling to New Heights is a detailed industry report that includes the results of a survey conducted among industry experts and covers many well known online poker sites. […]
February 23, 2006
Alan Goehring, a relative newcomer to the world of big-name poker has made an impression this week, taking home the $2.4 million first prize in a tough six day tournament that attracted some of the best and biggest poker players anywhere. The L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino was the focus of professional poker and […]
February 22, 2006
Clarissa Hannem of Esquimalt took top honours and won $22,680.00 this week when she became Canada’s first ever Women’s Poker Classic champion. Hannem out-manoeuvered and out-played 249 other womenpoker players to nab the top prize after about five hours of play in the $75,000 No Limit Texas Hold’em tournament held at Cascades Casino in Langley. […]
February 22, 2006
Edmonton, Canada-based poker software developer Poker Academy, has released Pro Texas Hold’em Version 2.5 – the first Texas Hold’em poker software game and training tool that allows its users to create, simulate, and host online multi-table tournaments of any structure. Pro 2.5 also empowers users to analyse their game play from real world experiences by […]
February 22, 2006
Interactive software developer Zone4Play has released what it claims is an innovative and unique new game suitable for multiple e-gaming platforms in the poker genre branded Face-Up Hold’em. Pointing out that the online poker market has grown to an industry that generated $4 billion in revenues in 2005, the Zone4Play release says that the new […]
February 22, 2006
It’s not just the big poker site operators who are offering tuition in the game. This week a new site was advertising its free of charge educational services at Online Gambling Training.com, which has launched a new professional level learning centre for popular casino games like Poker, Blackjack, Craps, Baccarat, Keno, Slot Machines and Roulette. […]
February 22, 2006
Fresh from its recent successful IPO in London, software developer Excapsa has settled its differences with Pokershare in a confidential agreement. The two companies have been at loggerheads since Excapsa excluded the player-profit participation poker site from its network back in November 2005, with Pokershare threatening to take the litigation route. A spokesman for Playit […]
February 20, 2006
The new hostess for World Poker Tour and the Travel Channel partnered poker events is talented, professionally qualified and a stunner, too – an attractive personality who will surely be popular with the huge audiences that watch the televised tournaments. Courtney Friel (25) replaces previous hostess Shana Hiatt this (fourth) season after an extensive search […]