POKER NEWS

01 February 2013

Online Gambling Legislation Planned for Pennsylvania
Online Gambling Legislation Planned for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania could well become the next American state to wade into the debate over intra-state online gambling after a member of its House of Representatives announced her intention to introduce legislation legalising the activity.

31 January 2013

Tabatabai Triumphs at London LIVE!
Tabatabai Triumphs at London LIVE!

Former WSOPE Main Event winner John Tabatatabai has added another title to his impressive tournament CV after taking down the London leg of the Betfair LIVE! series.

Hwang Heads WPT Borgata
Hwang Heads WPT Borgata

Despite many of poker's biggest names being down under for the Aussie Millions there's still been a massive turnout across the pond for WPT Borgata. The starting field of 1,042 runners has been whittled down to just 28 with Yung Hwang leading the hunt for the $730k first prize.

36 left at Aussie Millions – Ellis leads
36 left at Aussie Millions – Ellis leads

Just 36 players are chasing the AUD$1.6m first prize at the Aussie Millions Main Event with Ray Ellis the man to beat. Ellis was the only man to bag up a seven-figure stack (1,044,000) by the end of Day 3 but there are plenty of big names looming.

Ferguson Civil Chat with DOJ
Ferguson Civil Chat with DOJ

Chris Ferguson has been in extensive talks with the US Department of Justice over the last few weeks according to recent reports.

Irish Open Discount for Online Registrants
Irish Open Discount for Online Registrants

The 2013 Irish Open is less than two months away and players looking to take part in Europe's oldest tournament can do so at a discounted price courtesy of paddypowerpoker.com.

30 January 2013

Tournament Poker Heads to Hippodrome
Tournament Poker Heads to Hippodrome

London's newest poker venue, The Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square, will be dipping its toes into the tournament poker waters next week by hosting its first ever MTT.

Aussie Millions into Day 2
Aussie Millions into Day 2

Yesterday saw the likes of Sam Trickett, Patrik Antonius and Joe Hachem all advance through to the official second day of the Aussie Millions Main Event.

A Poker Lecture at M.I.T
A Poker Lecture at M.I.T

Bagging a place at America’s prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might not be within everyone’s grasp but thanks to poker players Will Ma and Mike “Timex” McDonald, you can get an insight into one of their course.

ZEN Finds Peace in Bankruptcy
ZEN Finds Peace in Bankruptcy

It’s something forum fanatics and poker players have said for years, but with the recent demise of ZEN Entertainment it seems that free-play subscription poker sites don’t work.