Hellmuth Continues Lead at WPT Poker Championship at Bellagio
Phil Hellmuth is on fire and on a mission. Yesterday, the poker pro who has created a brand around his over-the-top personality and is commonly referred to as the 'Poker Brat' finished Day 3 of the WPT World Championship atop the leaderboard stacked at just over 1.8 million in chips with only 54 players remaining.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
March Toward $4 Million Continues at World Poker Tour World Championship
Day 2 of the WPT World Championship started Monday with 479 players hoping to survive five more blind levels and inch ever closer to capturing the $3.97 million first place payout. Unfortunately, for all but 218 players that dream would die as they hit the rail.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Harrah's Selects PokerTek for Automated Poker
Harrah's has signed a multi-year agreement to make PokerTek its exclusive provider for live, player-banked, automated poker tables.
Friday, April 20, 2007
World Poker Tour (WPT) to Wrap 5th Anniversary Season at World Championship
Of interest to poker players, the WPT will also tape a special 'Poker by the Book, Chapter II' featuring Poker Instruction Authors Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Antonio Esfandiari, Tom McEvoy, Dan Harrington, and Johnny Chan.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Jenny Kriewald Becomes First Woman HPT Champ
Jenny Kriewald, a 29-year old mother of three and owner of a day care center, became the first woman to win a Heartland Poker Tour tournament and took home nearly $53,000 at the Shooting Star Casino in Minnesota.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
NLOP Launches Free Poker Content Solution
The National League of Poker has launched an affiliate program that enables web publishers of any size to add free poker contests and promotions to their web site in a turnkey and totally outsourced fashion.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
ESPN Announces Lineup For 2007 World Series Of Poker
ESPN has announced plans to expand its coverage of the Main Event and the $50,000 buy-in HORSE mixed-game tournament at the 2007 World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee's Best Light.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Irishman Wins Irish Poker Open
Popular Northern Irish man Marty Smyth won the 26th Irish Open in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin 9th April 2007, earning himself a whopping 650,000 Euros.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
National Poker League Launches Charity Poker Tour at Paris Open
The National Poker League (NPL) and FundRaisers.com are joining forces to launch a unique effort appropriately coined the NPL Charity Group.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
River Rock Casino Poker Players Vie for WSOP Seat
One River Rock Casino poker player will win a $10,000 seat in the No-Limit Texas Hold'em World Series of Poker that starts Friday, July 6, at the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas simply by recording current play with the River Rock Player's Club card.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Jennifer Harman to Host a Celebrity Poker Tournament at Caesars Las Vegas
Caesars Palace has announced its partnership with the inaugural Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament to take place Friday, April 20, inside the Caesars Palace poker tournament room. The tournament will be preceded by a special unveiling of the 'World Series of Poker Gallery of Champions.'
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
12 World Series of Poker Seats Up for Grabs at NLOP (National League of Poker)
The NLOP's new Vegas or Bust Series is themed for poker players who are determined to play in the WSOP event in Las Vegas. The promotion will run for 12 weeks and will offer prizes totaling $45,000 including (12) seats to a WSOP event.
Monday, April 09, 2007
World Poker Tour Season VI to Air on GSN
WPT Enterprises, Inc. and GSN announced today an agreement to air Season VI of the World Poker Tour (WPT). As part of the deal, GSN will broadcast 23 individual WPT Season VI poker events in two-hour episodes.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
National Poker League Tour Kicks Off in Paris
While other poker events in France are announcing their withdrawal from the marketplace, the NPL is set to become a premier poker tour stop. Since the NPL is a poker league and is not affiliated with an online gaming partner, the French Government and media have embraced the Paris Open.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Trump Taj Mahal Hosts CEO Poker Tour
CEO Poker has announced the Trump Taj Mahal will host the CEO Poker Tour, May 19-25, where players will battle over the green felt of the poker table for an exclusive Tiffany Championship bracelet, cash, trophies, prizes and bragging rights.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
High Stakes Poker Begins TV Taping
One of the best cash games of no-limit Texas Hold 'em on television, High Stakes Poker continues to grow every season making it GSN's #1 rated program for men and adults 18-34.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship Launches Videogame Version
The National Heads-Up Poker Championship has been faithfully reproduced in both format and appearance for an outstanding 3D videogame. The game will launch on April 7, 2007 and will be available on NBCHeadsup.com.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Poker Champ's Trials and Tribulations
In an interview with Las Vegas freelance journalist Steve Friess that appeared in The New York Times, Gold admitted he flashed his hole card to an opponent and told another opponent about one of his hands.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Heartland Poker Tour 2007: A Season of Success
The Heartland Poker Tour, in just its third season, has become one of the foremost successes in the business. It will conduct and broadcast tournaments in more than a dozen locations around the country in 2007.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Sets Another Record
The biggest poker tournament in Chicagoland history was held by the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) at the Majestic Star Casino, March 19-24. More than a half-million in prize money and 841 participants were both new records for the highly popular Heartland Tour.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Titan Poker Players go to EPT Finals
Titan Poker will send three of its best poker players to participate in the European Poker Tour's Grand Final Tournament in Monte Carlo this month.
Friday, March 23, 2007
BackgammonMasters.com Launches Poker Module
BackgammonMasters.com, a well recognized brand within the online community, recently added Poker to its Game Lobby thus making it the first 3-in-1 gaming software of its kind.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Everest Poker Offers Torneo de Poker Seats
Everest Poker today announced that the poker room was hosting a series of satellite tournaments that gives players the chance to win a seat at the upcoming Torneo De Poker event, to be held at the exclusive Perla Casino & Hotel in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. The poker tournament, held on 21 April, 2007, is a 1,500 Euro event that is sure to have a large prize pool.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
World Series Of Poker and Bluff Media Forge Digital Publishing Alliance
Harrah's has executed a non-binding letter of intent to form a digital publishing alliance with Bluff Media LLC for online and radio coverage of all World Series of Poker-branded events on a global basis.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Record Turn-out in Iowa for HPT Poker Tournament
At its first appearance in Iowa March 14-18 at the Meskwaki Bingo Casino/Hotel, the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) tournament attracted a record field of nearly 800 entries. The final Championship event saw 206 players competing for $297,804 in prize money, another HPT record.
Monday, March 19, 2007