25 May 2011
Business as usual at Doyle’s Room – doylesroom.ag, that is
Doyle’s Room, now doylesroom.ag, have released a statement claiming business as usual despite the loss of their .com domain in the most recent online poker seizures and indictments on “Blue Monday”. The site has been online since 2004 and will continue to operate internationally.
Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee clears online poker bill
No big surprises that one of the first states to jump on the regulated online poker bandwagon is the home of Las Vegas – Nevada’s Senate Judiciary Committee has just cleared a “beta version” of an online gambling bill.
WPT Spanish Championship starts today
Season IX of the World Poker Tour may have only ended last week but we don't have to wait long for the new term to begin.
First glimpse at new poker doc Boom
With CardRunners, The Micros and of course playing, you'd think that Jay Rosenkrantz had enough on his plate already. Krantz, alongside Taylor Caby, has somehow found time to work on a new poker documentary called Boom.
Full Tilt launches Mini Series of Poker
Can't make Vegas but want to get a feel of the WSOP action for a fraction of the price? Full Tilt Poker is offering just such an opportunity courtesy of its Mini Series of Poker.
24 May 2011
Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro wins SCOOP Main Event
Eight years to the day after PokerStars qualifier Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker, the Spring Championship of Online Poker has crowned its own champion of a $10,000 tournament. The Main Event concluded last night with Sami Kelopuro, better known by his Full Tilt screenname LarsLuzak, taking it down.
Robbie Williams hits the poker tables
Lady Gaga isn't the only pop star with a poker face as Take That star Robbie Williams unexpectedly sat down for a game at a Swindon cardroom.
Black Friday v2.0 – US Attorney seizes ten poker domain names
The fallout from Black Friday is still being felt across the poker community and we had an aftershock yesterday when it was announced that the US Attorney of Maryland had seized ten more domain names in addition to PokerStars, Full Tilt and UB/AP, including DoylesRoom.
Rob Angood wins PKR Live
Rob Angood lived up to his name (R Angood, geddit) by winning the latest PKR Live event at The Fox Poker Club over the weekend.
€10,000 freeroll from PokerHeaven.com
New players at PokerHeaven.com could get a great boost to their bankroll courtesy of a special freeroll event exclusively for first time depsoitors.