05 August 2009
GUKPT heads to Coventry
The G Casino at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry will play host to an extra leg on the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Summer Series. The four-day mini festival takes place from 27th to 30th August with four events pencilled in:
Bodog Sends First Player to WSOP 2010
Leading online casino, sportsbetting site and poker room Bodog.com have been quick off the blocks, becoming one of the first sites to send a player to the 2010 WSOP Main Event - before the 2009 final table has even played out!
Face the Ace Premieres to Poor Reception
Face the Ace committed all its chips when the premiere episode aired recently... but it lost the pot. The response to the show wasn't great as tehy managed to attract only 1.59m viewers in a decent timeslot.
04 August 2009
CelebPoker Moves to iPoker Network
CelebPoker, a successful online poker room formerly operating on the Boss Media network that includes sites such as PokerHeaven, has announced a move to Playtech's iPoker network; the same operators that have made Titan Poker so successful.
UltimateBet Offers First 2-7 Game Online.
Because playing six-figure pots wasn't enough on both High Stakes Poker ($300/$600/$100a) and Poker After Dark: The Cash Game ($200/$400/$100a), the players often played the 2-7 game whereby any player who won a pot with that hand won $500 from each other player.
World Poker Tour Sells for Over $9m
WPT enterprises, the force behind the once-successful World Poker Tour, have announced that they have sold all assets other than cash, investments and undisclosed excluded assets.
VIP Guests Treated at Poker in the Park
Ivobank is one of the industry leaders in online banking transactions. They've taken time out from shuttling Richard Ashby's millions around the web to treat sponsors, media, celebrities and poker VIPs to a great view of Poker in the Park from the Icon Bar, Leicester Square.
"Sexy Poker" to Hit the Nintendo Wii
Of all the game consoles, the Nintendo Wii is the one renowned for wholesome family fun - instead of living the life of a rockstar or shooting the ever-loving crap out of various alien breeds, players of the Wii can bowl, play brainteaser games or enjoy yet another Mario game.
888.com Feels The Sting as Poker Revenues Fall
Online gambling operators 888.com, famed for their online sportsbetting, casino and poker businesses today announced a loss in the poker section of their market. Their poker site is Pacific Poker and total profits fell despite optimism.
03 August 2009
EMOP Barcelona Concludes; Swedes dominate
After successful legs including a €250,000 prize pool in Prague, the European Masters of Poker tournament moved to Barcelona, Spain, for the biggest event yet with a predicted 500 entrants almost doubling the Prague purse.