June 26, 2005
The worst place to finish in any poker tournament is on the bubble. But finishing on the bubble at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the absolute worst finish in the entire sport of poker. Finishing just one seat out of the money at the WSOP means you’ve blown your $10,000 entry fee, labored […]
June 24, 2005
The poker craze has hit mainstream media with a weekly column scheduled for the New York Times starting this week. Commencing Saturday, the New York Times will begin running a weekly poker column, written by author and writing instructor James McManus. The column, plainly titled “Poker,” will appear in the Times’ sports section each Saturday, […]
June 24, 2005
The World Poker Exchange has announced the first round of celebrity poker heads, including Willie Garson (“Sex and the City”) Nicholas Gonzalez (“The O.C.,”) Richard Kind (Bewitched, “Spin City”) and Mimi Rogers (Stone Cold), who will be among the international celebrities gathering at The Old Billingsgate Market in London to vie for a $2 million […]
June 24, 2005
Keeping pace with player demand in the popular online poker sector this week is software developer WagerLogic Limited, which has released new enhancements to the poker software used by its licensees. New features include high-speed “Lightning” games and an expanded range of lower-limit games that offer Internet poker players a choice of games at their […]
June 23, 2005
Check here to see who the favourites to win are. There were some interesting poker odds in Bodog’s latest World Series of Poker assessment. The company has qualified over 70 of its players for the World Series of Poker in addition to providing betting odds on the event. Bodog.com’s oddsmakers favor poker superstars Phil Ivey […]
June 22, 2005
Deep pockets and a yen for competitive celebrity hobnobbing? This could be for you… The Las Vegas Sun reported on a new and expensive twist to the poker phenomenon – competitive private games with top celebrities for seriously pricey prizes. The publication recounts that a couple of weeks ago, a Connecticut businessman sat at a […]
June 22, 2005
2005 is set to be a record year for the World Series of Poker tournament, owned by Harrahs Entertainment. This week organisers said the event was the richest sporting event on the planet, and predicted that the total prize pool at this year will reach a staggering $100 million, more than doubling the record the […]
June 21, 2005
Last week reported on the 2005 Ladies International Poker series (LIPS) and this prestigious event for the fairer sex is in the headlines again with some generous sponsorship from two leading online gaming companies. The Gaming Club Online Poker Room and the Prima Poker Network, a global card room network, will turn up the heat […]
June 19, 2005
The Palm Beach Casino in London’s swanky Mayfair will be the scene of a gala celebrity Texas Hold ‘Em match in late July, organised with CelebPoker.com. The star studded tournament is to be held over the weekend of July 30/31st 2005 with a prize pool of $120,000 and will include Michael Greco the former Eastender […]
June 19, 2005
Empire raised £123m in London on Wednesday at 175p a share, with its Israeli chief executive Noam Lanir pocketing £50 million from a transaction associated with the AIM float, reported the Telegraph this week. But Empire Online, an the gambling marketer, looked to have burned at least some investors when its shares dived 20½ to […]