Aussie Millions Champ Walks With Cool $2 Million
The new king of poker was crowned when Australian Stewart Scott won the No-Limit Texas Holdem 'Main Event' at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship held at Melbourne's Crown Casino.
Monday, January 26, 2009
World Poker Tour Boot Camp Schedule Includes New Cities in 2009
Entering its fifth year of educating poker players throughout the country, the World Poker Tour Boot Camp has announced its 2009 schedule with some new and interesting stops along the way. WPT Boot Camp is breaking its own mold of teaching Boot Camps only at casino properties.
Monday, January 26, 2009
2009 World Series of Poker Schedule Released
The 40th annual World Series of Poker® (WSOP®) -- a set of poker tournaments open to anyone 21 years of age or older -- will commence Wednesday, May 27 with the first of 57 gold bracelet events, and the next day a special $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament will commemorate the gaming industry's most illustrious event.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Pokerstars $40K Freeroll at European Poker Tour
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo may be the most decadent and singular poker tournament on the planet, and one PokerListings.com player will get to experience it firsthand this year compliments of an upcoming private $20k freeroll.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Ultimatebet Announces UBOC Main Event Champion
After billing UBOC 2009 as nothing short of massive for months leading up to its online poker championship series, popular online poker site UltimateBet.com wrapped up its 10-day UBOC schedule in a way that does its initial marketing claim justice.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Carbon Poker's Bad Beat Jackpot at $1Million Without Winner
Carbon Poker will soon be proud to lay claim to the biggest ever Bad Beat Jackpot. The Jackpot, which has just broken the 7 figure mark - $1,000,000, has not only brought a marked increase in action to the Carbon Poker card room and the Merge Gaming Network, but is only days away from breaking the record and becoming the biggest ever Bad Beat Jackpot.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Full Tilt Poker Dominates 2008
Full Tilt Poker continued to break barriers and dominate the global field in the second half of 2008, exemplifying why the best pros in the world flock to their brand. With an astounding number of tournament wins, formidable and heavily attended international ground events, and an increasing number of global broadcast events, Full Tilt Poker is taking the world by storm.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Kentucky Judges Rule in Favor of Online Poker
The case involving the seizure and forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names reached a pinnacle on Tuesday afternoon. The Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned the actions by the State and its Governor, Steve Beshear, sparing the domain names in question for the time being.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Doyle's Room May Switch to Cake Poker Network
Doyle's Room currently makes its home on the Microgaming Network. Due to recent US legislative actions they may move to a new poker network and rumors have started that Cake Poker Network may be the destination.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Pennsylvania Judge Rules Poker is a Game of Skill
In a ruling handed down by Pennsylvania Judge Thomas A. James Jr. in Columbia County on Friday, it was ruled that Texas Hold'em is a game of skill and therefore not gambling under state law. The ruling sets an 'excellent bar' for future poker litigation, according to Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Devilfish Poker Launches New Software
DevilfishPoker.com today launched a new version of its poker software client with an array of new features to enhance the playing experience. This upgrade offers Devilfish Poker players one of the most user friendly and intuitive interfaces available.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Asian Poker Tour Premier Team Takes Off For Aussie Millions Tournament
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has sent its premier team of players known as The Poker Pack to the world-famous Aussie Millions Poker Championship at Crown Casino, Melbourne.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Carter Walks with a Cool $1Million At WPT Southern Poker Championship
In what was a grueling eight hour final table, Allen Carter – a player with only two previous cashes in his tournament poker career – outlasted two veterans of the game to become the champion of the World Poker Tour’s Southern Poker Championship at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, MS.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Guaranteed $2.5 Million at Titan Poker Tournament
Titan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, is set to stage a $2,500,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament on March 8, 2009. TitanPoker.com players have already begun competing in Sit 'N Go and Multi-Table Satellite tournaments to qualify for a seat in this monumental event.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Day One of the Southern Poker Championship in Biloxi
On Wednesday, 283 players descended on the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi for Day 1 of the $10,000 buy-in Southern Poker Championship, a stop on the World Poker Tour. At the end of the only starting day in the Deep South, PocketFiver Hevad RaiNKhAN Khan sat with the fourth largest chip stack of 117,275.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Vote Here - Let Obama Know You Want Legal Online Poker
Many suggestions have been made on Barack Obama's "Citizens Briefing Book" website. One of the most popular suggestions raised has been to legalize online poker in the United States. Read more on how to vote on the subject.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Hollywood Poker Presents New Loyalty Store Promotion
HollywoodPoker.com recently launched their ClubHollywoodPoker Loyalty Store, presenting members with an extensive array of over 400 items including the much anticipated 2009 HollywoodPoker Girls Calendar, exclusive HollywoodPoker Premiums, Five-Star Holiday Packages, Consumer Electronics, Poker Tables, Poker Accessories and much more.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Texan Takes Home Almost $120,000 From Southern Poker Championship
The $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em poker tournament created a prize pool totaling nearly half a million dollars. All the action took place inside a packed ballroom at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
MBA Poker Tournament Scheduled for MLK Weekend 2009
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. today announced the 4th annual MBA Poker Championship, which will take place January 16-18, 2009, over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. Sponsors include consulting firm Booz & Company and recovery drink Aftershot.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Your Chance to Become a Poker Celebrity
CelebPoker.com is offering their players the chance to become one of the stars of live poker and the opportunity to win BIG money, by offering players the chance to win one of three €6500 Packages for the San-Remo Main event held in Italy this April (18-23rd April).
Friday, January 09, 2009
'World's Most Advanced Poker Room' Releases Latest Game Update
Not content with developing 'the world's most advanced poker room', the pioneers at PKR.com have raised the bar yet again with the release of their latest game update.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
PokerStars Reports Major Growth in 2008
There may be hundreds of online poker sites out there, but PokerStars is beginning to establish itself as online poker’s behemoth. PokerStars now has more than 35 percent of the entire market share in terms of concurrent cash players, according to PokerScout.com owner Dan Stewart.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Irish Open 2009 Presented by Card Player Media and PaddyPoker.com
Card Player Media is proud to announce its official media partnership with PaddyPowerPoker.com for the Irish Open 2009. The partnership, now in its third year, will see CardPlayer.com and CardPlayerEurope.com distribute the official Paddy Power Poker Irish Open 2009 live reporting feed of the event to poker fans across Europe and the U.S.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Titan Poker Announces It's Team of Top Skilled Players
It's been a long road to the top with Titan Poker, but the view from the summit is well worth it for twelve talented TitanPoker.com players from Canada and Europe.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Absolute Poker Sending 12 Lucky Players to the Playboy Mansion
No need to hide that stash of magazines under your mattress any longer. Absolute Poker is getting ready to make every man's fantasy come true for 12 lucky Texas Hold'em players.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009