September 4, 2005
The CEO and founder of Bodog.com, Calvin Ayre has confirmed reports that his online poker operations are to be the subject of a revolutionary technology change. Bodog is one of the largest multi-channel online gambling sites in the world according to Hitwise.com, and the firm is making a serious bid to become a major presence […]
September 3, 2005
Readers with a taste for the good life will probably enjoy the ambience created around the new Purple Lounge.com poker room, which operates on the huge, 40 card room Prima Poker global poker network. The card room is celebrating the launch of the site by giving away that quintessential British luxury limo – the Bentley […]
September 3, 2005
Alex Kahaner won the 2005 WPT Legends of Poker this week, earning $1,125,000. A record 839 players put up $5,000 each to compete for the Legend of Poker title, fought out at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. The number of players surpassed last year’s log by 172 and forced tournament organisers into splitting the […]
September 3, 2005
A company that promises to reward players with shares in its success, Pokershare.com launched recently (see previous reports) and has now announced very ambitious marketing plans. The company signed up to the Excapsa Poker Network / UltimateBet, and revealed plans for an up to US$10 million TV and print campaign to take it into the […]
September 3, 2005
In what is billed as the richest tournament in European poker history, PokerStars.com is again sponsoring the six month European Poker Tour, commencing September 16 and expects the prize pool to exceed last year’s Euro 4.5 million. Poker Stars is the world’s second largest poker site, and is hoping its headline sponsorship of the tour […]
September 3, 2005
Absolute Poker has followed the lead of Bodog and PokerStars in launching tournaments designed to raise relief funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The company is sponsoring an online donation ‘tournament’ to raise money for the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts. Absolute Poker will match all collected funds, donating 100 percent of […]
September 1, 2005
The major US-facing gambling group Bodog.com has announced it will be hosting five daily online benefit poker tournaments for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the many victims caught in the devastating path of the hurricane,” says Calvin Ayre, Founder and […]
September 1, 2005
FullTilt Poker.net has launched a new venture designed to improve player understanding and enjoyment of the Texas Hold ‘Em game. The new half hour TV show promises to entertain and demystify the winning strategies of Texas Hold’Em and premiers on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 pm local, with new episodes airing every Sunday at 4:30 […]
September 1, 2005
The sheer devastation of this week’s Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf states of America has resulted in massive deprivation and suffering among the people of the region, and one of the Internet’s largest poker operations, PokerStars.com has launched a fund-raising initiative to try and help the Red Cross deal with the situation. The site will […]
August 31, 2005
PokerEvents, founders of the inaugural Irish Poker Tour, has joined forces with Boylepoker.com to create the first-ever large-payout tournament Ireland, branded Irish Poker Championship. The contest consists of a series of nationwide events, and to qualify for the series, players will compete in weekly satellites that feed into regional super satellites. Top players from the […]