October 18, 2016
Global Poker Index founder Alex Dreyfus has scored another important Chinese market ally, enhancing his partnership deal with digital sports media firm Sina Sports earlier this year (see previous report) with a new deal with Ten Cent Poker, a major online poker subsidiary of internet commerce giant Ten Cent with correspondingly major marketing clout. The […]
October 18, 2016
The producers of Molly’s Game, a biographical movie about celebrity poker organiser and ‘poker princess’ Molly Bloom, are reportedly in talks with top US movie star Kevin Costner, who may join the cast as Molly’s father. The entertainment industry publication Empire Online says shooting will soon start under the direction of Aaron Sorkin, who has […]
October 17, 2016
Hong Kong-based IT, travel and internet entrepreneur Elton Tsang (35) won the Big One for One Drop poker charity event in Monte Carlo Sunday evening after a tough 8.5 hour final table against some seriously talented opposition, claiming the special WSOP bracelet designed for the event and the Euro 11,111,111 main prize. Sunday was the […]
October 16, 2016
Saturday saw multi-millionaire players taking their seats for the second day in the $1 million buy-in and re-entry Big One for One Drop charity poker event at the Casino Monte Carlo, with entrepreneur and investor Al De Carolis holding the chip lead. Five hours later De Carolis was out of the running as the bubble […]
October 15, 2016
The salubrious surroundings of the Casino Monte Carlo resounded to the sounds of very expensive poker chips and a special Cirque du Soleil show Friday as the $1 million buy-in, invitation only (and no pro players) Big One for One Drop kicked off, attended by the local royalty, Prince Albert of Monaco. The 26 well-heeled […]
October 14, 2016
The rich playground of Monaco and the Monte Carlo Casino will see the start of this year’s major charity poker event today (Friday) when invitation-only players take their seats for the million dollar buy-in Big One for One Drop tournament. The third iteration of One Drop includes unlimited re-entries at a million dollars a pop […]
October 13, 2016
US poker pro Robert Hankins celebrated his sixth World Series of Poker Circuit win this week when he took down the $1,675 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Main Event in Elizabeth, Southern Indiana. Besting a 432-strong entry field, Hankins was victorious just a week after winning ring number five in a Pot Limit Omaha Circuit event, […]
October 12, 2016
Partypoker officially launched its Twitch video platform channel earlier this week with poker professional and brand ambassador Patrick Leonard. The online poker firm expects to offer a full schedule containing all things online poker featuring partypoker host players, brand ambassadors and pros. Currently the operator is offering Thumping Thursdays with Adam Neal – IT5PAYDAY, Sunday […]
October 11, 2016
28-Year-old Tennessee poker pro Robert “Skinny” Hankins became the ninth player in World Series of Poker history to win six WSOP rings when he took down the Main Event title at HorseShoe Southern Indiana. Hankins pocketed $146,520, bringing his life-time career earnings to over $560,000. Top nine final table results were: Robert Hankins $142,560 Hank […]
October 11, 2016
Lithuanian poker ace Driton Haxhiaj (33) collected the first prize of GBP61,000 and the trophy this week when he bested 240 rivals in the Grosvenor Casinos’ GUKPT Luton main event. There must have been a sense of déjà vu for the Lithuanian, who won the same event back in 2013 – the first time in […]