20 January 2012
Tom 'durrrr' Dwan in Sydney – will he move to Melbourne?
Tom 'durrrr' Dwan has been competing in the Macau Big Game for a while now with his Twitter account silent.
Three poker players lose over $26,000 – to customs
Note to all poker players: when you’re crossing international borders, don’t lie to the US border guards.
19 January 2012
Brad Booth and others file legal complaint against UB
A team of eight poker players that includes high-stakes player Brad Booth has filed a complaint with the US District Court for Central California against Ultimate Bet (UB) and its former parent company, Excapsa Software.
The Full Tilt Poker deal is 'absolutely on track'
There has been little to no news regarding Full Tilt Poker and the over $300 million owed to poker players around the world but Poker-King.com has published an article claiming that a source 'close to the situation' stated the deal is 'absolutely on track'.
18 January 2012
Online petition to legalise live poker in Northern Ireland
It turns out that the US is not the only country with suffering poker players, although in this case it is the live arena rather than the online game that is banned.
PokerStars boss Gabi Campos resigns
After just 15 months as Chief Executive Officer for PokerStars, Gabi Campos has stepped down from his enviable position in the industry in order 'to pursue other opportunities'.
Joe Hachem and Shane Warne final table at their own charity tournament
Joe Hachem and Shane Warne, Australia’s two biggest poker-related celebrities (though we hear Warne also played a bit of cricket in his day) have concluded their fifth annual charity tournament and both made the final table.
Merge awards million-dollar bad beat jackpot
The Merge network, one of the few sites remaining with US players allowed, saw a bad beat jackpot that had swelled to more than a million dollars hit this week with players at a $1/$2 fixed-limit table taking home over $700,000 between them.
Ira Rubin pleads guilty to Black Friday charges
It’s been a while since Black Friday related news has cropped up, though unfortunately it’s not the 'Full Tilt Poker has our money' announcement that everyone was waiting for. Instead, Ira Rubin has plead guilty to conspiracy.
Gus Hansen winning millions in the Macau Big Game
Gus Hansen has emerged the big winner from a game including Phil Ivey, John Juanda and Andrew Robl after multiple 24-hour sessions.