POKER NEWS

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.