POKER NEWS

02 November 2005

2005 WSOP Champion Joe Hachem Signs With PokerStars

Joe Hachem, the 2005 World Series of Poker champion has signed an agreement with PokerStars.com.
Hachem, who won the record $7.5 million top prize at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas in July, will represent PokerStars.

Absolute Poker Tournament Awards Student Prize

Jeremy Olisar, a 21 year-old Carnegie Mellon University student has won Absolute Poker's free 'Win Your Tuition' tournament. To compete in the online tournament, which ended mid October, students only needed proof of enrolment for fall 2005 semester,

01 November 2005

Prime Time Poker About to Hit British TV

Prime time on British television is about to get its first dose of poker in history, when the World Poker Tour airs at 10.00pm this Friday on ITV4. Both series I and II have been licensed by ITV4, after the US series, which aired 16 international pok

31 October 2005

Golden Nugget To Host Televised Poker Events

Television's hottest game returns to the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for two made-for-television poker games featuring some of the biggest names in poker.
The two televised events -- High Stakes Poker, produced for GSN, and Pok

27 October 2005

pokerzone Moving to SKY Channel 843

pokerzone have announced they will be moving to SKY Channel 843 to become part of the new Gaming and Dating section of the SKY programme guide. The recent increase in the popularity of gaming and casino television has prompted Sky to add this new ded

26 October 2005

LVFH Signs Title Sponsorship with the Heartland Poker Tour

Las Vegas From Home.com Entertainment Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive title sponsorship with the Heartland Poker Tour ('HPT') for 52 weeks. The HPT is a weekly televised poker tour series that takes place at several

World Poker Exchange Pairs Up with US Airways' In-Flight TV

The World Poker Exchange has announced that it is partnering with US Airways to include poker tutorial spots on Overture, the airline's award-winning in-flight entertainment program.

PokerListings and Full Tilt Poker Offer WSOPC Package

PokerListings.com, the online poker guide and top poker room Full Tilt Poker are offering new players who open a real money account at Full Tilt Poker via PokerListings.com the chance to compete in the WSOPC Championship this winter.

24 October 2005

WorldPX Sponsors the 2006 Worldpx College Shootout

World Poker Exchange has announced sponsorship of the 2006 Worldpx College Shootout tournament at 219 American schools, as part of its initiative to continue recognition of emerging poker talent.

CelebPoker.com To Place Players In Australian Event

When the World Series of Poker replays have ended the world will look to Australia this January for the most exciting poker event to ever take place outside the US.
Players from all over the world will head down under to compete for a prize po