Online poker news

National Poker League plans on Paris
03/13/2007 - Undeterred by French legal ambiguities, the National Poker League's 2007 Global Circuit Tour kicks off with The Paris Open in France on May 13 at the Cercle Gaillon casino near the Arc de Triomphe, according to an announcement this week.

Backgammonmasters adds poker to online attraction
03/12/2007 - BackgammonMasters.com has added online poker to its game inventory, augmenting its existing offering of backgammon and perudo games.

Battle of the weekly tournaments
03/12/2007 - The weekly online poker tournament action went up a gear this week with the announcement by Ongame Network that it is to add an additional $400 000 to its weekly guaranteed prize money.

Norwegian conquers EPT Dortmund
03/12/2007 - The first German Open poker championship on the European Poker Tour held in Dortmund this week was won by Norwegian player Andreas Hoivold when he defeated Italy's Cristiano Bianco in a tense, two hand heads-up with the main prize of Euro 672 000 at stake.

Hyman takes Wynn classic main prize
03/12/2007 - Californian Zachary Hyman took the inaugural Wynn Poker Classic this week, picking up an enormous $749 033 check in his first major win after beating out a field of 198 entrants, many of them big names in professional poker.

Record turnout for PokerStars birthday
03/12/2007 - Last weekend Poker Stars celebrated one year of its regular weekend tournament with a generous $500 000 addition to the standard weekend Sunday Million guaranteed prizepool, creating a record response of 10 508 registered entrants who went after the $2 101 600 total pot with enthusiasm.

Jose fights for Hold´em in texas
03/12/2007 - The state that gave poker's most popular game its name could be a leader in recognising its legality as a real money pastime if Jose Menendez, the representative for San Antonio has his way

Playtech poker network liquidity more than doubles
03/12/2007 - The acquisition late last year of the merged Tain and Tribeca Tables online poker networks by Playtech for $75 million has brought with it significant improvements in player liquidity on Playtech's iPoker network, according to a statement from the company this week.

More Betfair biggies
03/12/2007 - Betfair Poker is continuing to make the headlines with some extraordinary wins, indicating seriously big action on the site.

Will Everest join the rugular weekend online poker tourney action?
03/10/2007 - A poker site which has been catching the eye due to its energetic publicity efforts, Everest Poker.com, may be considering entry into the regular weekend online poker tourney sector alongside sites like Poker Stars, Party Poker, Bodog, Ultimate and Full Tilt. This weekend Everest is putting a guaranteed $100 000 prizepool tournament together in what obervers say could be a trial run to test player response.

The Sky´s the limit in new online poker venture
03/10/2007 - Sky's TV and Internet poker offering is reportedly pulling in the players, at least in the region, with a heady mix of hi-tech presentation, solid content and tournament action.

Big plans for Poker4Ever
03/09/2007 - Cedric Clemenceau, the spokesman for the revitalised Poker4Ever.com online poker operation says that the new management are about to build up a fresh network over the next two or three months and already have a few members for it lined up.

Expekt switches to iPoker network
03/09/2007 - Per Widerstrom, the CEO of the Expekt.com Limited sportsbook, casino, bingo and poker group is a man with a mission - he intends to directly challenge the Scandinavian dominance of the Swedish government's Svenska Spel poker operation.

Dortmund EPT action starts
03/09/2007 - Germany's "green city" Dortmund is the venue for the next European Poker Tour event which starts in the city today (Friday)

Kenny Rogers comeback?
03/08/2007 - There's big bucks from the Barona land casino, and the iconic presence of country and western singer Kenny Rogers behind a new online poker site powered by Poker Creations and due for launch next (April) month.

$100k apology boosts weekend online poker action
03/07/2007 - This weekend's PokerStars Sunday Million was plagued by technical glitches that delayed the start-time, but the company made good on the wait by contributing an additional $100 000 to the prizepool, which pulled in 6 672 entrants hunting down a total of $1 434 400 with the added money.

Betfair poker player takes down $207K in 29 seconds!
03/07/2007 - In a hand that lasted only 29 seconds, online player Rosiepod took down one of the largest ever pots on Betfair Poker.

Gutshot switches to Microgaming Poker Network
03/07/2007 - London-based Gutshot Poker has become the latest online poker venue to join the burgeoning Microgaming Poker Network, which now boasts over 40 quality poker rooms and steadily increasing player liquidity and tournament activity.

Down to the wire
03/02/2007 - Day 5 of the WPT LA Poker Classic has seen the emergence of the ultimate six survivors from a starting field of 791 at the Commerce Casino near Los Angeles, and the scene is set for an epic final table struggle for the $2.4 million main prize.

Getting your piece of the cake
03/02/2007 - After a week of speculation it turns out that the new home for online poker sites Straightflush.com and BetUS.com is the Cake Network...and US pokerheads will be pleased to find out that this operation welcomes American players.

18 survivors in LA Poker Classic
02/28/2007 - The final table awaits only six of the 18 survivors still remaining in the WPT LA Poker Classic currently nearing its climax at the Commerce Casino near Los Angeles.

B2B loses Heypoker and 360Bet to Ongame
02/28/2007 - Online gambling websites Heypoker.com, Finansbet.com and 360Bet.com are being switched from B2B Poker to another network by Swedish parent group 360 Holdings, according to a company announcement this week.

VC Poker leaves Playtech's Tribeca for 24hpoker
02/28/2007 - There will soon be a new look and more geographically accessible online poker especially for Israeli players following a major platform switch by Victor Chandler Poker just announced.

World Championship Poker 2 delayed
02/28/2007 - If you're one of the many poker fans champing at the bit to get your hands on "World Championship Poker 2," you will have to be patient for another two months - the popular games latest version will not be released until April 20 according to producer Oxygen Games.

Poker the big thrill in Germany
02/28/2007 - Deutsche Welle reports that the upcoming WPT European Poker Tour leg scheduled for Dortmund, Germany in March is just the latest manifestation of the fascination poker has for Germans.

Day 3 LAPC sees more aces hit the rail
02/28/2007 - Day 3 of the L.A. Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino near Los Angeles saw 152 survivors from a starting field of 791 taking their seats with ambitions to win the main prize of $2.4 million or at the very least make the money bubble cut by finishing in the top 54 spots.

Finn minister rejects curbs on online poker
02/27/2007 - Finland's Social Democrat Minister of Transport and Communications has rejected a proposal to extend a child pornography law to embrace online poker, according to Finnish newspaper reports.

Double jeopardy for online poker player
02/27/2007 - A young online poker player who thought he had it made with a $800 000 second place finish in a major online poker tournament has been caught up in the Neteller e-wallet showdown with the US Department of Justice, with his funds frozen and poor communications the apparent order of the day.

Sunday online poker tournament news
02/27/2007 - The Sunday action continued this week with some serious ramping up of rewards but lower turnouts at some venues.

More details released on European WSOP
02/27/2007 - Harrah's Entertainment Inc, owners and organisers of the World Series of Poker has added detail to an earlier announcement that the world's biggest poker event is to have a European equivalent

New phishing warning for online poker players
02/27/2007 - Websense Security laboratories has issued a further global warning on the activities of phishing criminals seeking to fool poker players into disclosing account and card details.

Ocean Breeze Poker launches new games
02/27/2007 - Ocean Breeze Poker.com, a franchisee of the Game Cities network powered by Futurebet has launched downloadable and instant play Multiplayer Poker Global, a new poker games suite that features Texas Hold'em Poker, Omaha Poker, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo with improved 3D graphics, avatars and playing functionality.

More aces fall in LAPC day 2
02/26/2007 - Day 2 of the L.A. Poker Classic, currently being contested at the Commerce Casino near Los Angeles had a somewhat shorter run than day one, with play commencing at 3.30 Sunday afternoon and the action over by midnight on the same day. Nevertheless it was sufficient time to see more top players hitting the rail, and in one case a side bet involving a rear end tattoo being won.

LA Poker Classic a sell-out
02/26/2007 - The L.A. Poker Classic started over the weekend at the classy Commerce Casino near Los Angeles, attracting 791 players who each bought in for a $10 000 shot at the hotly contested $2.4 million first place prize. Players who survive to the final table are guaranteed to win at least $250 000.

March 3 is the WPT Invitational
02/24/2007 - WPT Enterprises, Inc. will roll out the red carpet on March 3 for one of the most glamorous stops on the poker circuit - the 5th Annual World Poker Tour (WPT) Invitational. Each year, the exclusive, invitation-only event welcomes famous Hollywood faces and world-class poker professionals who go head-to-head in a freeroll Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament for charity, cash prizes, and bragging rights.

Prime Poker debuts
02/24/2007 - Trumpeting the slogan 'Real Games for Real People for Real Money' a company called Prime Gaming has launched the latest entrant to the online poker market, Prime Poker.com.

Has Party Poker said "non" to French play?
02/24/2007 - Affiliates with French connections were wondering what the future had in store for them this week following the brief appearance of a notice on the Party Partners.com affiliate program site, suggesting that French player days on Party Poker could be numbered.

24hPoker and Wagerworks in online poker deal
02/22/2007 - Expanding online poker network 24hPoker has been making some shrewd moves this week with a deal that will enable it to offer its network player liquidity to some 11 Wagerworks licensees.

Big buck bravery
02/22/2007 - The confidence and grit of professional poker players was on display this week in a high stakes confrontation between poker stars Phil Ivey and Finland's Patrik Antonius when the two gambled on three $100 000 plus pots in under an hour.

BetOnUSA changes online poker network
02/21/2007 - Poker network operator Digital Gaming Network (DGN) has added BetonUSA.com to its list of licensees, benefiting from the site's departure from the Microgaming Poker Network.