October 24, 2016
A relatively unknown Hong Kong poker player, Ka Him Li (21), claimed victory after a two-way chop in the main event at the inaugural 888poker “Make It Big” live poker festival at the Aspers Casino in London over the weekend, earning the top prize of GBP 45,300. The event attracted 288 entries that included professionals […]
October 24, 2016
After besting a field of 775, many of them respected aces, Austrian poker pro Ismael Bojang claimed the main prize of Euro 101,940 over the weekend in the eighth edition of the Euro 1,100 buy-in Italian Poker Tour main event in Malta. After three days of hard, competitive poker the field was reduced to a […]
October 22, 2016
Phil Ivey has lost in his four-year legal tussle with the Borgata over baccarat winnings; on Friday a US federal judge ruled that he and a companion violated New Jersey state gambling regulations in the manner in which they won nearly $10 million playing at the Atlantic City casino. U.S. District Court Judge Noel Hillman […]
October 21, 2016
Having gone to considerable trouble and legal expense to get state acceptance of its intention to operate an international real-money poker site branded Pokertribe from tribal lands (see previous reports), the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and its commercial partner Universal Entertainment Group appear to be experiencing practical difficulty in getting the project off the ground. […]
October 21, 2016
The Philippines licensed and GGNetwork-powered online poker operator Natural8 has announced the appointment to its “Team Hot” professional player line-up of Asian poker aces Kitty Kuo, Xuan Liu and Dong Kim. The Asian-facing operator has also signed the influential Chinese poker pro and poker commentator Xiao Chung as a “Friend of Natural8”. He will be […]
October 21, 2016
The European Poker Tour is off to a good start in Malta, with German pro Dietrich Fast claiming a well-earned Euro 174,000 main prize in the Euro 10,000 buy-in Single-Entry Rebuy event. The mainly professional field comprised 60 entries in total from 48 players. Fast’s performance was impressive; the German pro bulldozed through the field […]
October 21, 2016
Online poker operator PartyPoker announced Thursday that it is to boost its PartyPoker Millions tournament guarantee by a million sterling to GBP 6 million, claiming it is now the biggest prize pool guarantee in European poker history. The long-running competition (it only concludes in April 2017) will have a Day 1 buy-in of GBP 500, […]
October 21, 2016
Open Face Chinese Poker online games provider EvenBet has reported that its Open Face Chinese Poker product is gaining traction with games recently integrated for desktop action at the Malta-licensed operational site Poker Grant. The operator has launched the real money OFC tables with $0.02-$0.10 point limits available in the downloadable desktop application for Windows […]
October 20, 2016
Florida poker pro Sam Panzica showcased remarkable skill and resilience in coming back from a weak position to take the honours in the World Poker Tour-bestbet Bounty Scramble this week, besting a talented field of 379 to claim the impressive main prize of $354,335, taking his live tournament career earnings north of $1.8 million. The […]
October 18, 2016
Asian businessman and respected poker player Paul Phua may have busted without cashing in the million dollar buy-in Big One for One Drop competition in Monte Carlo Sunday (see previous report) but he will not leave the principality empty-handed – on Monday he emerged victorious in a follow on contest with 12 other wealthy players, […]