19 August 2009
Billy Kopp Signs With UltimateBet
Just last week we revealed that model, poker pro and sometime-Bluff Europe blogger Liv Boeree had become the newest member of Team UltimateBet. It was a title she did not hold for long – Billy Kopp is now the newest member alongside Liv, Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth.
Brian Townsend Shooting for the Big Mixed Games
Brian “sbrugby” Townsend, Full Tilt Poker red pro and CardRunners instructor, took the time in his blog on the former site to reflect on the past year – it has been, he noted, almost 12 months since his red pro status at Full Tilt was taken away for multi-accounting.
Pennsylvania Jury: Poker “Is Not a Skill Game”
Once again, for some odd reason, poker has been declared NOT a game of skill by a Pennsylvania jury.
18 August 2009
Pulitzer-Winning Columnist , George Will, Defends Poker
George Will, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post, the US capital’s best-selling newspaper, has taken his pen to paper in defence of poker. On Sunday he took the opportunity to speak out against the UIGEA and theorise that the bill was passed to block the competition from the state governments and their state-run lotteries.
Register online for PaddyPower Irish Winter Festival
Players wishing to take a seat at any of the events at this year’s Paddy Power Poker Irish Winter Festival can register in advance online. The customised payment gateway on the Irish Winter Festival website facilitates individual and cardroom registrations with payment by credit card, bank transfer or cheque accepted.
David “Chino” Rheem Takes Down APT Side Event.
The Poker Pack, a group of sponsored Asian pros for the Asian Poker Tour with over $24m in tournament earnings between them, can now add $64,200 to that total after David “Chino” Rheem took down the fourth side event at the Asian Poker Tour Macau.
Capacity crowd for Jamie Gold Charity Tournament
There was a full house in the Shadow Lounge at The Casino at the Empire for the Jamie Gold Charity tournament which kicked off the Poker in the Park extravaganza at the end of last week.
Layne ‘Back to Back’ Flack joins Poker Icons
Layne Flack is the latest top pro to sign up with leading agency Poker Icons. The 40-year-old joins Jamie Gold, Kathy Liebert and Annette Obrestad who are all represented by the Scandinavian management firm.
ESPN Signs WSOP Broadcasts Until 2018
Disney, the parent company of the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN), have announced the signing of a seven-year deal with the World Series of Poker to keep broadcasting the event until 2017 – the previous contract was due to expire next year.
17 August 2009
Qualification for the PokerStars World Cup Of Poker starts this week
The words World Cup and Germany have a depressingly familiar ring to most English football fans. German domination hasn’t been confined to the football pitch either as their poker players proved when winning the most recent PokerStars World Cup Of Poker.