01 December 2004
CelebPoker Classic Winner Announced
47 runners assembled at the Rendezvous Casino in Southend.
Celebrity poker players mingled with professional poker players and
the poker-loving public to see who would win the inaugural
CelebPoker Classic.
29 November 2004
Celebs to compete in Euro poker championship
Ben Affleck and British singer Robbie Williams are going
head-to-head in a star-studded $1.3m poker competition.
Celebrity poker players from around the world will go to Monte
Carlo next March to scoop the big money jackpot in a competition
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24 November 2004
Saturday Night Live Star to Host Poker Show
Kevin Nealon, the longest running cast member of Saturday Night
Live as agreed to host GSN’s up and coming poker TV show Poker
Royale: the WPPA Championship, premiering Tuesday, December 9 at 9.
22 November 2004
CelebPoker to Host Star-Studded Tournament by the Sea
Celebrity poker site CelebPoker.com is to host a star studded poker
tournament in Southend on England’s South Coast. The UK celebs
lined up for the Turbo No Limit Tourney include from the world of
soccer, Paul Ince, Kenny Miller, Teddy Sheringham, Ma
New Poker Advertising Portal Launches
A new site, dedicated to the promotion of online poker has launched
this week, offering up-to-the-minute news and tips on everything
from how to get started playing poker to where to play the best
tournaments online.
18 November 2004
Poker Guru sells own poker set
World Poker Tour champion, Howard Lederer has created his own poker
set which is now in the shops.
The Texas hold’em poker tournament set includes all the
necessary tools for a great game of poker.
World Poker Tour kits for sale
The people responsible for supplying the World Poker Tour with all
the equipment have now released the same stuff to the public.
Poker enthusiasts can indulge their gambling with the most
professional of kits, from chips and cards to tables and
17 November 2004
PokerNetwork gives out new licences.
BetonBet.com and CelebPoker.com have been given new licenses under
the PokerNetwork umbrella.
CelebPoker.com, based in the UK is the world’s first interactive
celebrity poker room.
Russian Tennis player retires to play poker
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, the Russian tennis champion has retired and is
now earning his cash as a professional poker player.
He is going about it in much the same way as he pursued his
tennis career- with a certain amount of aggression.
12 November 2004
WPT Inaugural Professional Poker Tour Gets Underway
The World Poker Tour’s first ever Professional Poker Tour (open
only to pro players) got underway at Foxwood’s November 9-10. The
tournament is the first of five free-rolls offering a total
sponsored prize pool of $2.