05 July 2013
Ashton wins WSOP Event #55
An unscheduled break in the $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold‘em Event #56 at the WSOP forced Vincent Maglio and Nikolaus Teichert to postpone their heads-up match on Thursday night before returning today for a final battle.
WSOP opens Hall Of Fame
The WSOP has announced that the nomination process for the latest round of inductees into its Hall Of Fame has begun with two spots being made available.
New PokerStars partnership
After a lengthy and unsuccessful legal battle with the Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, PokerStars looks to have finally found another route back into the United States market.
04 July 2013
Adelson pressures Spain
Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for land-based casino and resort operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation, is reportedly lobbying the Spanish government to repeal its rules on online gambling.
WSOP Event #55 finale set
After four days of action, French pro David Benyamine is among those vying to take down the $50,000 buy-in Event #55 at the WSOP, The Poker Players Championship.
Skrill sponsors EPT
Skrill, formerly known as Moneybookers, has just been announced as an official partner of the European Poker Tour (EPT).
03 July 2013
Castaneda wins WSOP bracelet
The 2013 edition of the WSOP in Las Vegas saw its first female open event winner in Dana Castaneda on Tuesday evening after the American took down the $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold‘em Event #54.
PokerStars appeal denied
A recent court ruling has seen PokerStars’ hopes of buying the struggling Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City and subsequently entering the new intra-state online poker market in New Jersey dashed.
Shaffer shafts Vamplew’s WSOP hopes
Brett Shaffer has denied UK player David Vamplew a WSOP bracelet after just 23 hands of heads-up play in the final of the $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold‘em Event #53.
02 July 2013
Eleven-day Barcelona EPT fiesta
The schedule for the Barcelona stop of the European Poker Tour (EPT) was unveiled yesterday showing 39 events spread over just eleven days.