December 11, 2005
Sponsored freerolls are a great way for aspiring poker professionals to advance to the biggest tournaments in the world. Just ask Ken Kafieh, a 36 year old programmer from Toronto, Canada, who won an $18,500 seat to the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bellagio Five Diamond main event. Kafieh won the top spot through an online […]
December 10, 2005
Bodog.com, a favourite site for online poker players, launched an innovative concept in the shape of its Beginner Tournaments this week. The site launched a special tourney program designed to get new players started on successful tournament play. A company spokesman said that new players are often told “…you have to pay for your poker […]
December 8, 2005
UK poker fans will shortly have their own regional version of World Poker Tour : The Official Magazine following a deal between the world famous poker tournament brand and Future Publishing. The monthly title is set to carry columns from top players, independent coverage of the international poker circuit and lessons for readers. WPT’s high […]
December 8, 2005
London builder and father of three Ian Frazer (46) is the latest online winner of the 888.com UK Poker Open Championship, taking home half a million dollars this week Frazer, who has only been playing poker for two years played against some of the best poker pros around in the high pressure tourney, which carried […]
December 8, 2005
Michael Stone, the executive director of the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling reported this week that nearly 4 percent of US teenaged gamblers are compulsive gamblers. Quoting national studies he said that the number of young people gambling on poker and other card games has skyrocketed in recent years. In any given week in the […]
December 7, 2005
High profile online gambling group Bodog.com, has introduced a new facility on its poker site that is sure to attract the attention of its many players – a Tournament Leader Board that allows players in all Bodog tournaments to win weekly and monthly prizes when they come out on top. Bodog.com poker players will compete […]
December 7, 2005
Two well frequented online poker sites, Titan Poker.com and Noble Poker.com have teamed up to present players with an ambitious new million dollar freeroll poker tournament scheduled for April 2006. $500,000 in guaranteed prizes will be distributed to the top players at this exciting tournament, in addition to the $100 Million Jackpot Prize offered jointly […]
December 6, 2005
Poker Stars, already a serious contender in the online poker sector has been boosting player involvement with a series of shootouts, headsup competitions, short handed tables and other innovations to keep the action fresh and thrilling. One of the most popular of these activities is the daily and sometimes more frequent DeepStack games, where players […]
December 2, 2005
It’s unlikely that the poker venue selected by Interpoker for its Extreme Poker championship game this week will catch on in a big way, but it certainly served to publicise the top poker room’s offerings. The game took place 30 feet under the warm waters of the Caribbean and took almost three months to put […]
December 1, 2005
Online poker website PokerRoom.com scored an industry first this week with the announcement that parent and software provider Ongame has developed a team play format for poker rooms, making it possible for friends, co-workers, frats, and others to team up and play other teams. This team play allows members to join an existing team or […]