POKER NEWS

02 June 2010

Andy Bloch in sick cupcake prop bet
Andy Bloch in sick cupcake prop bet

The World Series may be the most prestigious tournament series in the world but it also provokes some of the silliest prop bets imaginable.

Giovanni Sutera wins European Masters of Poker Italy
Giovanni Sutera wins European Masters of Poker Italy

The latest leg of the European Masters of Poker tour took place in Campione in Italy over the weekend and the crowd had a home win to cheer after Giovanni Sutera topped the 386 runner field to take the honours.

01 June 2010

UIGEA in effect from today
UIGEA in effect from today

It's finally here, run for your lives! Or something - the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act comes into effect today. Since it was passed as part of an unrelated port security act it was assumed that the nonsensical ban on online poker would be repealed before today.

California to get their own online poker system?
California to get their own online poker system?

Californian online poker players might get a break from the UIGEA that becomes enforced today with their state legislators pushing for an intrastate online poker network that will be pushed into action as soon as possible.

31 May 2010

BLOG - How to get banned from the WSOP
BLOG - How to get banned from the WSOP

Bleary-eyed and waiting for coffee to cool, your faithful blogger was making the usual rounds over the poker forums this morning when this popped up.

Strip poker champion crowned
Strip poker champion crowned

In what sounds like a feature on Antoine de Caune's Friday night post pub favourite Eurotrash, Germany has crowned its first ever strip poker champion.

Young Scot blows thousands on online poker after stealing dad's cheque book
Young Scot blows thousands on online poker after stealing dad's cheque book

Poker is in the news for all the wrong reasons after a 21-year-old Scot forged his father's signature to cash cheques totalling £25k to fund his online poker habit.

30 May 2010

BLOG - The $50,000 Players' Championship and the 2010 WSOP
BLOG - The $50,000 Players' Championship and the 2010 WSOP

The most often-changed event at the World Series of Poker is, oddly, the one that has only been running for four years; the recently redubbed $50,000 Players' Championship. When the late Chip Reese won the inaugural tournament, it was HORSE until a No-Limit Hold 'em final table. It was then changed to pure HORSE when Freddy Deeb and Scotty Nguyen won and now it's become totally different.

29 May 2010

Last call for PokerStars £100k freeroll
Last call for PokerStars £100k freeroll

PokerStars' Summer Festival of Free Poker promotion comes to a conclusion tomorrow with the big £100,000 freeroll.

Suspected EPT Berlin heist mastermind arrested
Suspected EPT Berlin heist mastermind arrested

Police in Germany have made another arrest in connection with the raid on the European Poker Tour event in Berlin at the beginning of March.