Card Player Magazine Crowns Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi as 2006 Player of the Year
Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi has won the 2006 Player of the Year award. Mizrachi dominated tournament poker in 2006, winning $2.3 million, making 11 final tables, and capturing his first World Poker Tour title.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Everest Poker's Nordic Summit to be Held in Spain
Everest Poker has announced a series of satellite tournaments that are exclusively open to players from the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark leading to the first Nordic Summit tournament to be held in Spain.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
830,000 Players in World's Largest Freeroll Poker Tournament
After five months of exciting online qualifying rounds the Moneymaker Millionaire tournament concluded at the Atlantis Resort and Casino. A field of over 830,000 people participated in the world's largest free online poker tournament which featured a grand prize worth one million dollars including an Aston Martin DB9.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
South Carolina may Consider Poker Law Revisions
A state lawmaker wants to revamp South Carolina's gambling laws to legalize in-house poker games and to update the state's 200-year-old gaming laws.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
World Series Of Poker 2007 Schedule Released
Harrah's Entertainment has released the the 2007 World Series of Poker schedule and feels it will offer the most diverse event schedule in the tournament's illustrious history.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Paradise Poker Looking for Canada's Best Poker Player
Canada is a hotbed of great poker players and Paradise Poker is in search of the best one to crown him or her King of Canada with a $50,000 prize.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Canadian Graduate Student wins Moneymaker Millionaire Poker Tourney
An Ottawa graduate student won $1 million US in a the Pokerstars Moneymaker Millionaire poker tournament at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Gabe Kaplan, 'Mr. Kotter', to Play on TV's High Stakes Poker
GSN's High Stakes Poker (HSP 3) kicks off its third season on Monday, January 15 at 9 PM ET as the 2006 World Series of Poker champion Jamie Gold and others face the best cash game players.
Monday, January 08, 2007
WPT (World Poker Tour) Returns to Atlantic City for 2007 Borgata Winter Open
Top professional and amateur poker players will arrive at Borgata in January from all over the world to compete for the prized WPT Title held in Atlantic City.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Online Poker Tour Releases 2007 Event Dates
The Online Poker Tour has announced their 2007 plans and to start the year out they have created the New Year Bash. This promotion has them working with their sponsors to give away four trips to the Playboy Mansion and five trips to the Ultimate Poker Challenge.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Pokerstars Hosts Moneymaker Millionaire Poker Tourney
PokerStars, the world's largest poker website, announces the grand finale of the largest, free online poker tournament in history, the Moneymaker Millionaire. The conclusion of the Moneymaker Millionaire will take place on January 6th at the Atlantis Resort and Casino.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Sharks in the Water At PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
PokerStars the world's largest poker site, will kick off the New Year with the fourth annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) beginning January 4 at the famed Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas' Paradise Island.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Asian Poker Classic the Main Draw for Goa in 2007
India's first professional poker tournament set to be resort's biggest event of the year. The Asian Poker Classic (APC) is the first professional poker tournament to be held in India. It will be sponsored by gaming site MaharajahClub.com and offer one of Asia's richest ever poker prize pool - a guaranteed $1 million.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Joe Hachem Continues Winning Ways at WPT Five Diamond Tournament
Australian poker king Joe Hachem has pocketed nearly $3 million after winning the world's second biggest poker tournament, the WPT Five Diamond Poker Classic at the Bellagio.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Poker After Dark Debuts on January 2nd on NBC
NBC invites viewers into the exclusive Las Vegas poker scene with its new late night show, 'Poker After Dark,' debuting Jan. 2 at 2:05 a.m. ET/PT.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Pokerstars Voted the Best Online Poker Room
Bluff magazine has announced the winners of their 2006 Readers' Choice Awards in their January issue, and PokerStars.com has come out ahead of its competitors.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
High Stakes Poker Brings Cash Game to TV for 3rd Season
The latest James Bond movie features an intense high stakes poker game for millions of dollars and GSN brings this fantasy to reality with real money being played by high rollers in the only poker cash game on television.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
David Slays the Goliaths of the Poker World
23-year-old UK musician David Tighe stunned the top acts of the poker world, as he came from nowhere to sensationally scoop the PartyPoker.com Late Night Poker Masters crown and a cool $100,000 in the process.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
VIP.com Poker Sends Winner to Aussie Millions
It takes real talent to take advantage of a winning opportunity. VIP.com Poker customer Nuno S. has a chance to use his poker talents to turn opportunity into a million dollars when he heads to the Aussie Millions, thanks to VIP.com Poker.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Who Will Win the WPT Five Diamond Poker Classic?
Paddy Power, Ireland's largest bookmaker, has launched its 'to win outright' betting market on the World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic held in the Bellagio Casino, Las Vegas from December 14 to December 19, 2006.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Jamie Gold Wins BodogFight PPV Celebrity Poker Tournament
Jamie Gold keeps on winning. This time he takes the top prize at a private tournament held by Bodog in conjunction with their BodogFight USA vs Russia PPV event.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
WPT Enterprises Signs Sponsorship Deal with PartyGaming
The World Poker Tour has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with PartyGaming Plc, owner of PartyPoker.com, to provide international television sponsorship of the World Poker Tour and Professional Poker Tour.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
World's Largest Poker Chip Set Is the Ultimate Holiday Gift for the No-Limits Gambler
Go Big or Go Home. The MonsterChip.com is unveiling The Monster Case, the perfect holiday gift for the high-stakes gambler searching for the ultimate bet.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Bluff Magazine Announces Poker's 'Coolest Thing Ever'
In the tradition of great big teases, Bluff Magazine has announced the launch date of the 'The Coolest Thing Ever.' The 'thing' has something to do with software, but we'll all have to wait until February 1st, 2007 to find out what 'it' is.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
World's First 3D Casino and Poker Room has Just Become Even Better!
The3Dpoker.com has just announced the release of version 2.0 which includes over a hundred improvements. This new version has a brand new interface and a greatly enhanced lobby with detailed information about accounts, bonuses and campaigns that allows players to keep track of all bonuses and prizes won more easily.
Monday, December 04, 2006