POKER NEWS

27 April 2006

River Belle Merges Online Casino and Poker Accounts

If switching between a casual game of online poker and something a bit different is your thing, then the new developments at River Belle Poker Room could be the place to be. The online gaming site has just announced that it is offering 19 different c

Support Your Poker Playing Troops

Spending time away from home can be frustrating. But for the troops out in Iraq, downtime is something that can often be a pain too. That’s why a group of servicemen have got together and formed Screaming Eagle Poker.

What On Earth Is Poker Pop?

Variations on poker seem to be coming thick and fast these days. Gone are the times when a simple gathering of friends with a few beers and a deck of cards passed for a game. Even basic online tournaments don’t seem to be at the cutting edge any more

PokerShare Returns With More Wealth to Share

Sharing the wealth is not a phrase that you would instantly think of where poker is concerned. And this was certainly true of the innovative PokerShare.com, which after a few months of trading, collapsed acrimoniously at the back end of 2005, with le

26 April 2006

Joe Bartholdi Wins WPT Championships

It started off with 605 competitors and ended with a relative unknown walking away with a multi-million dollar cheque. This year’s World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio certainly didn’t disappoint, with the big names falling early and leaving

Fifteen Years Later WSOP Action Returns to Caesars

After a fifteen year hiatus, tournament poker is set to return to Caesars, Las Vegas. The World Series of Poker rolls into town on the 27 April with a beefed up schedule that will not only include a regular $10,000 buy-in no limit game, but also a $5

Daniel Negreanu Backs New Poker Console Game

With the variety of console poker on the market at the moment, it’s almost impossible to pick out the best. However, the release of STACKED – backed by Daniel Negreanu – is sure to entice poker aficionados to waft their hard-earned Benjamins at gamin

MonkeyBet Online Poker Makes Bad Beats Profitable

With the stated aim of trying to make the internet as fun as Las Vegas (surely a tall order what with the lack of a massive strip, ridiculous burlesque shows and designer hotels), MonkeyBet.

Mansion Sponsors Poker Beauty Erica Schoenberg

They may have missed out on Manchester United, but Mansion’s latest sponsorship deal will see the poker world sit up and take notice. Erica Schoenberg, who has just pocketed $100,000 at the WPT Classic event at the Bellagio, has become the latest pla

Eunice Waterfield Crowned Women’s Poker Tour Champ

The first ever Women’s Poker Tour champion has been crowned in London. Eunice Waterfield from Dudley, England scooped the ‘Queen of Diamonds’ title, $40,000 prize money and a $20,000 diamond ring, having seen off 36 top players in the 888.