POKER NEWS

22 July 2015

Ladbrokes/Coral Merger Close - Reports
Ladbrokes/Coral Merger Close - Reports

The merger between Ladbrokes and the Gala Coral Group could happen this week according to the Sunday Times.

11% of People Wager at Weddings
11% of People Wager at Weddings

Getting married is usually something of a gamble. That gamble usually involves finding a partner for life. That's not the only punt that takes place at a wedding though according to a new survey from Ladbrokes, with 11 percent of people saying “I do” to an online flutter while at a wedding.

REG Announces Summer Festival
REG Announces Summer Festival

Raising for Effective Giving (REG), the charity organised by and aimed at poker players, has announced details of its Summer Charity Festival.

21 July 2015

WCOOP 2015 Set to be Biggest Ever
WCOOP 2015 Set to be Biggest Ever

PokerStars' annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has just been announced and this year there's more money on the line that ever. Intent on breaking many of the records it already holds, PokerStars has injected $45 million into WCOOP 2015 and that guaranteed cash will be spread across a total of 70 events.

Laurent Polito Wins Fourth WPTN Title
Laurent Polito Wins Fourth WPTN Title

Laurent Polito might not be the biggest name in the poker world, but on the WPTN circuit he's a veritable legend and last weekend he made sure everyone knew it.

2016 Aussie Millions Announced
2016 Aussie Millions Announced

Organisers of the Aussie Millions have confirmed that the 2016 series will run from 13 January to 1 February and will feature an expanded tournament line up of 24 events.

20 July 2015

Negreanu Analyses WSOP Hands
Negreanu Analyses WSOP Hands

Daniel Negreanu's run in this year's WSOP Main Event was one that literally had members of the poker community on the edge of their seats.

Betfair Join Forces with Sunderland
Betfair Join Forces with Sunderland

One of the largest online poker and casino companies in the world, Betfair, is now the official betting partner of Premier League outfit, Sunderland.

17 July 2015

888 Takes Control of bwin.party
888 Takes Control of bwin.party

888 Holdings has won the race to become the new owner of bwin.party. Over the past few months there has been competition between rival gaming operators for control of bwin.party, but earlier today it was announced that 888 Holdings would take charge of the poker, casino and sports betting outfit.

Vanessa Rousso's Big Brother Bluff
Vanessa Rousso's Big Brother Bluff

It appears as though Vanessa Rousso is putting her skills as a poker player to good use in the US version of Big Brother.