December 22, 2005
US Navy officer Santino Sgambelluria won the Paradise Poker million dollar freeroll poker tourney this week, held in the Bahamas. The savvy sailor, who took his place at the final table with over a million chips more than his closest competitor, rode his advantage right through to the end with some exciting plays. Sgambelluria, who […]
December 22, 2005
Top European poker players will battle it out in the Poker Grand Slam tournament (see previous reports) scheduled to take place in January at the Casino Star City in Birmingham – and representative players from the nations involved give the tournament added excitement as they battle it out to assert national poker dominance. 42 players […]
December 22, 2005
The Chicago Tribune reports that record numbers of people played online Texas Hold’em poker on the same day New York City’s transit system was shut down by a strike this week. Marty Wallace, chief operating officer for DoylesRoom.com, told the Tribune reported that the site usually has 3,000 to 3,500 people playing during business hours, […]
December 22, 2005
Card Player reports that Caesars Palace will open a $12 million poker room this week, the casino’s first poker room in 16 years and another illustration of the power of the poker phenomenon. The famous land casino, now operated by World Series of Poker owner Harrah’s Entertainment, will offer a permanent 30-table poker room next […]
December 20, 2005
UK poker fans will be able to watch the finals of a major Irish poker tournament on TV towards the end of January next year. The Boyle Poker.com Irish Poker Championships will take place between January 6-8 at City West Hotel Dublin, and will be one of the largest such events held in the UK […]
December 19, 2005
One of the poker industry’s most read publications, Bluff Magazine is to publish a list of the most powerful and influential names in land and online poker during 2005 in it’s January 2006 edition. A panel of industry heavyweights and top poker pundits was polled to arrive at the “Poker Power 20” list, which ranks […]
December 17, 2005
Readers may recall the flurry of interest on World Poker Tour Enterprises back in July (see earlier reports) in which a possible takeover by poker legend Doyle Brunson, backed by unknown financial interests became a public talking point at the Vegas championships then taking place. The stock hit a record high of $29.50 amidst all […]
December 16, 2005
Get ready to rumble with the first FullTilt Poker Global Poker Challenge. On December 15th at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, the best poker players in America are scheduled to team up to take on the best poker players around the globe. Partnering with UK producer Barry Hearn and Matchroom Sports, Full Tilt Poker […]
December 16, 2005
Understanding how cheats work is an important step to identifying and blocking cheaters if you have the misfortune to encounter them at the poker table, and a new 90 minute DVD seeks to clue players up on the scams used in the game of Texas Hold’em. Cheating at Hold’em (The Essentials) from the Double George […]
December 15, 2005
The world’s largest online poker site (up to 70 000 poker fans play on it simultaneously and the registered gamblers list runs to millions) has launched a new promotional initiative aimed at serving members and veterans of the US Forces. Party Poker is offering a special bonus code to veterans and active duty personnel that […]