27 September 2011
Washington DC residents back online poker
It was feared that the latest news about Full Tilt could have have a terrible impact on the perception of the game to the non-playing public, especially in America where attempts to legalise online poker continue. Initial figures suggest otherwise though.
26 September 2011
Full Tilt Poker – a huge blow to poker [Editorial]
It appears that Full Tilt Poker currently owes players around the world $390,000,000. This debt allegedly goes back as far as mid-2010, almost a year before Black Friday, when Department of Justice seizures and a lack of payment processors meant that they were unable to debit US players’ accounts.
David Wall wins Genting Poker Players’ Championship
Shortly after finalising a deal for The Hendon Mob with Genting Poker, Mobster Ross Boatman managed to impress his new sponsors by making a deep run and a final table finish in the £150 Genting Players’ Championship 2011, finishing in fourth place after a six-way chop at the final table.
PokerStars WCOOP final events underway
Last night marked the biggest Sunday on the PokerStars calendar with the final three events of the WCOOP taking place alongside the typical smaller stakes Sunday action. A $215 NL event guaranteed $1.25m and saw 9,664 players create a nearly $2m prize pool.
Palm Beach September Series of Poker starts today
The monthly £1,000 event at the Palm Beach Casino has become one of the highlights of the London tournament circuit and the same venue is expanding its offering with the September Series of Poker which starts today.
Matt Giannetti wins WPT Malta
Matt Giannetti has shown that his appearance at this year's WSOP Main Event final table is no fluke after taking down the inaugural World Poker Tour event in Malta over the weekend.
24 September 2011
Hellmuth rides a hotdog on water (maybe)?
It's been a thoroughly depressing week in the poker world in view of the latest allegations levelled at Full Tilt and light relief has been in short supply.
Bobby Oboodi wins WPT Borgata
Bobby Oboodi has over 900,000 reasons to be cheerful this morning after taking down the latest World Poker Tour event at Borgata.
DoJ looks to seize Full Tilt directors' bank accounts
The US Department of Justice has stepped up its campaign against the board of Full Tilt Poker by issuing a 'warrant in rem' to seize the bank accounts of the directors named in this week's civil amendment.
23 September 2011
Two new tournaments from the International Poker Federation
A poker tournament based solely on skill rather than luck? Is such a thing possible? Well that's what International Poker Federation are hoping to achieve in the inaugural Duplicate Poker Nations Cup that will take place at the EDF Energy London Eye from 17th November.