03 February 2012
Brit Martins Adeniya leads EPT Deauville after Day 2
Over the course of Day 2 of the PokerStars EPT Deauville, the Day 1a and 1b survivors were narrowed down further with 178 players making it through the six 75-minute levels. Leading the way into Day 3 is Martins Adeniya with 512,200.
Tapie group says Lindgren, Ivey, Matusow owe Full Tilt money
Behn Dayanim, a lawyer representing Group Bernard Tapie, has claimed that several poker pros owing Full Tilt Poker money could stand in the way of a potential deal regarding the Tapie group buying Full Tilt Poker.
02 February 2012
2012 WSOP schedule confirmed
Organiser's of this year's World Series of Poker have announced the full schedule for this year's event with a total of 61 bracelets up for grabs between 27 May and 12 July 2012.
Laurent Tapie: “Full Tilt deal… by end of February.”
In an interview with iGaming France, son of GBT founder, Laurent Tapie, stated that the deal with Full Tilt was progressing nicely and that he expects the deal to be finalised by the end of next month.
EPT Deauville attracts 889 players; €870,000 for first place
The second day of the PokerStars EPT Deauville Main Event saw a field of 550 players compete in Day 1b, which in addition to Day 1a gives us a total field of 889. This is just two entries less than the record field of 2011.
Canadian Police recover half of Duhamel's stolen cash
Police in Quebec have confirmed that they have recovered around half of the cash stolen during the robbery at Jonathan Duhamel's home in December.
Wife of Purple Lounge Director to face trial over sex act
Mary Gorman, the wife of Purple Lounge Group Director Chris Gorman, faces trial over allegations that she assaulted a police officer who was trying to eject her from an Orlando nightclub close to Disney World.
01 February 2012
Genting Poker Series
The new Genting Poker Series is about to commence, with Leg 1 starting tomorrow at Genting Club Star City, Birmingham. Its early days for the fledgling tour, but already it looks like it is going to grow big wings.
WSOP 2012 schedule announced today: no November 9
The schedule for the World Series of Poker 2012 will be released later today but organisers have already confirmed via Twitter that there will be at least one big change. Namely, no November Nine.
Full Tilt & DoJ agree; Terry’s class action suit largely dismissed
Honestly, you wait ages for a bit of news about Full Tilt Poker and then two bits come along at once. According to a report from Gaming Intelligence the Department of Justice have agreed on the final terms of forfeiture with Full Tilt Poker and secondly, Todd Terry’s lawsuit against the site has mostly been dismissed.