19 October 2004
WPT release details of the roll call for the PPT
The World Poker Enterprise’s professional poker tour, or PPT as it
is known, will kick off on the 9th of November at the Foxwoods
Resort Casino. WPT have now published its list of eligible players,
with the final count coming to around the 200 mark.
15 October 2004
Womens Poker Club and Absolute Poker Join Forces for Charity
The Womens Poker Club and Absolute Poker have announced they will
stage tournament on October 28, 2004 at 8 p.m. EST, to benefit the
American Cancer Society. Half the buy in amount will be go towards
the prize pool while the other half will be donate
Jack’s Back
Harrah’s have said that their new project, the World Series of
Poker Tour Circuit, will feature a famous face from the clan whose
name will forever linked to the World Series and poker in general.
14 October 2004
Summus Launches TV Ad Campaign
Mobile media company Summus has announced the launch of a TV ad
campaign, starring poker giant Phil Helmuth, to promote its new
interactive multiplayer Texas Hold 'Em wireless poker game.
12 October 2004
Women and Poker: 20% of our customers are women, says VC
Bookmaker, Victor Chandler, has said that one in five of its
registered users is now female and that 74% of these women
registered in the past seven months alone, statistics it attributes
to the growing number of female poker enthusiasts.
11 October 2004
CelebPoker.com Announces Revamp
CelebPoker.com has announced the arrival of its new software, which
promises ‘fantastic graphics with lightning fast game play to
ensure that the action and efficiency of the games is the best on
the Internet.
08 October 2004
WPT to Create Poker Analysis TV Show
The World Poker Tour is to air the first ever poker analysis
television show, WPT Poker Corner, on October 13th, immediately
after Wednesday night’s broadcast of the Season Two WPT
Championship.
07 October 2004
Victor Chandler Poker to Sponsor Xmas Cracker Festival
Victor Chandler Poker has announced its support of Brighton’s
Christmas Cracker poker festival – one of the UK’s premier poker
events – too be held between 29 November and 5 December.
06 October 2004
Betfair Poker Room Reports Sustained Growth
Betfair has claimed today that its recently launched poker room is
‘the fastest growing in the industry’. The betting exchange said
that since its launch in May it has signed in excess of 15,000
users, with 7,000 active users on a monthly basis and e
05 October 2004
DoylesRoom.com To Go Live
The opening of a new online card room endorsed by the Godfather of
Poker himself, Doyle Brunson, is to coincide with the release of
the sequel to his legendary poker strategy book, Super System.