POKER NEWS

12 April 2006

Lara Croft Plays Poker? You'd Better Believe It...

You may have thought that mobile poker games really couldn’t go any further than selling millions of copies and keeping people away from socialising when not playing the real thing.

Legacy of ‘One Year as a Professional Poker Player’ Lives On

Feted by fancy literary types including Salman Rushdie and praised for its use of Dostoyevsky and Freud, Big Deal: One Year As A Professional Poker Player by Anthony Holden is arguably the most lauded poker book of all time.

Canbet Announce Details of $50K Freeroll

There’s yet more news of a major online poker giveaway coming up, with Canbet announcing their Grand Series of Poker, which is due to run throughout the rest of April. The Grand VII, a $1,000 buy-in tournament for those with a serious bankroll and a

New Problem Gambling Reforms Floated in Australia

With online gambling’s huge growth of late, the need for government initiatives across the globe to try and curb problem gambling has become imperative. In the US it’s a simple case of Congress trying to ban gambling outright and infuriate millions o

Poker Player of the Year Comes Down to WPT Champs

Beyond the simple fact that winning the WPT World Championship is likely to bolster the winner’s bank balance and give them the kudos of having won one of the world’s most prestigious poker tournaments, this year’s tourney will also decide the Poker

Nth American Poker Tour Announces Top Pros for Debut Tourney

Having been building up to the launch of their inaugural season for what now seems like an eternity, the International Poker Association Tour, formerly known as the North American Poker Tour, has moved onto the next stage of its hyping up process, an

Small Town Poker Tour Raises Money for Indigenous Games

Once again, poker is trying its best to rid itself of its old reputation and bring about some good through charity. This time it’s the turn of the Small Town Poker Tour, which has announced it will be holding a number of games of Texas Hold’em at Nat

Titan Poker Announces $10K and $15K Freeroll Tourneys

If you’re not a member of Titan Poker, then now might be the time to set aside any important work you’ve got to do and go and register. The online casino has announced that it is holding two Jackpot Champion of Champions games on the 23rd and 24th Ap

Ramdin Wins at Foxwoods and Claims Seat to WPT Champs

Having fought off competition from 431 players and a final table that could have gone any way, Victor Ramdin can now proudly state that he is the champion of the Foxwoods Poker Classic.

06 April 2006

Bombshell Poker Makes Men (and Women) Everywhere Happy

It appears that the days of playing online simply for the thrill of endlessly throwing cash into the pot in the hope of winning some back are numbered. Instead, players can now head to bombshellpoker.