Summus – Cingular deal brings Texas Hold em to your cellphone

October 16, 2005

A major US wireless company and a mobile media technology specialist have joined forces with one of the top personalities in poker, Howard “The Professor” Lederer to coach mobile phone users in Texas Holdem. “Secrets of Holdem” featuring The Professor is a project involving Cingular Wireless and Summus Inc., and a maiden venture by the […]

German Poker Association shines

October 15, 2005

PR Newswire reports that over 200 German poker players from throughout Germany participated during September and October in the first German Poker Tour, sponsored by Ultra Internet Media’s Everest Poker.com. Everest Poker, which claims to be the first online poker room fully translated into German, sponsored 5 live tournaments across Germany featuring prizes worth over […]

Noble Poker – Is this really a $ 100 million tournament?

October 15, 2005

Recent publicity from Noble Poker.com has raised the eyebrows of industry observers with its eyecatching claim that it can fund a reward of $100 million in an upcoming tournament. Noble Poker was recently taken over by the recently listed Empire Online, but the consensus is that $ 100 million is still a big ask. Noble […]

Poker Stars signs up WSOP Champion

October 13, 2005

According to the newspaper the Herald Sun, Aussie poker ace Joe Hachem, who won $10 million as the World Series of Poker champ earlier this year will soon announce a lucrative sponsorship deal with an internet poker site. Mr Hachem’s brother Tony said Joe would become an ambassador for Poker Stars and would be used […]

Cyops Chinese poker software ready to go

October 13, 2005

Press material from gambling software provider CYOP Systems announces that the companys backend licenced CrediPlay financial systems and Poker games have been localised into Traditional and Simplified Chinese, allowing for the software to be deployed globally. Chinese portals with access to markets in China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia are being made a priority due to […]

New gadget for the poker fan

October 12, 2005

The phenomenal rise in the popularity of poker has spawned the development of some easy-to-use new inventions, including the DB Dealer. The poker gadget combines the game’s dealer button – an oversized, round chip marker that denotes which player bets last, the most advantageous betting position – and the blind timer, an alarm that marks […]

New online poker room by The Sun newspaper

October 12, 2005

The latest poker room to enter the online poker sector is owned by British newspaper The Sun and operated by veteran gambling group Victor Chandler. Formerly titled Caribbean Sun Poker, Sun Poker.com is powered by Cryptologic and launched a freeroll tournament designed to send the final top nine players to the Grand Final at London’s […]

Name change for poker network

October 12, 2005

Top Swedish gambling software provider Ongame has announced that it is introducing a new name and greater gaming diversity to its global poker network. Formerly titled Poker Network, the operation hosts almost 4 million regular poker players, mainly under Ongame subsidiary Poker Room.com. The network branding has been changed to Ongame Network, and with it […]

$2 Million pot at next Caribbean Poker Classic

October 10, 2005

Big poker excitement, big names and big cash prizes are on the agenda at this year’s annual Caribbean Poker Classic, which will take place at the Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts, from November 25th to December 4th, 2005. Gamblers who play on poker software developed by […]

New Poker site will facilitate charity fundraising

October 9, 2005

Look out for Poker Fundraiser.org, a new site designed to assist in fund-raising for the needy which has been put together by Superior Poker.com. The site features a new and completely automated system that allows charities to accept up to 50 percent of the proceeds from online poker tournaments as donations. The remaining proceeds go […]