25 July 2005
Two brothers guilty of robbing 12 people at a poker game
Two brothers found guilty of robbing 12 people at a poker game in
February 2002 were each sentenced to 283 years in prison on Friday.
Ocean County Superior Court Judge James N.
22 July 2005
Poker Debuts in the Bahamas
The Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino is the first
casino in The Bahamas to announce the introduction of daily live
poker play. Baha Mar Development Corp, the hotel group that
recently took over ownership and management of the Wyndham
Late Night Poker Is Back on Channel 4
When Late Night Poker first appeared on Channel 4 in 1999, it
revolutionised people's perception of poker. It brought the game
out of the shadows and made it accessible to everyone.
Full Tilt Poker’s Pros Win $161,632 at WSOP
Online players at www.FullTiltPoker.com collected $161,632 in
winnings from the live tournaments at the World Series of Poker.
These winnings, which were based on the play of Full Tilt Poker’s
representatives during the six-week event, were awarded i
Leeds Poker Pro Collects Winnings from Vegas and Hills
As if winning almost $500,000 in Las Vegas wasn’t enough, Leeds
based poker player Lawrence Gosney has now joined a select list of
names by becoming the latest winner of the WilliamHillPoker.
21 July 2005
Empire Online Sponsors the Great Canadian Poker Tournament
Empire Online, a provider of marketing services to the online
gaming industry, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a
strategic partnership with The Great Canadian Poker Tournament, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Extreme Poker Ltd, a NASDAQ
World Poker Exchange and Players Network Join Forces
Former World Series of Poker champion, Mike Matusow ('Mike the
Mouth'), regarded as being one of the best limit Omaha
eight-or-better players in the world today, is featured in the
exclusive World Poker Exchange DVD series “In the Mind of the Poker
20 July 2005
Empire Online Sponsors The Great Canadian Poker Tournament
The Great Canadian Poker Tournament is forecast to be the largest
televised poker tour in Canada. The tournament being broadcast on
television over an 11 week series with episodes 12 and 13
concluding with a grand finale tournament, the winner of whi
WPT Announces Licensing Alliance with Newman International
WORLD POKER TOUR™ (WPT) products are going down under! Building
upon the favorable reception to licensed products offered in
Australia by WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE), the company has
elected to go “All-In” to the market by retaining Melbourn
PartyPoker.com Qualifier Converts a $50 Investment to $2m
Aaron Kanter, who led the 2005 World Series of Poker going into the
last day, finished fourth winning $2 million. He qualified through
PartyPoker.com’s WSOP STEPS tournament with just $50.