09 July 2008
WSOP Circuit Dates Announced
While several thousand players have been battling it out in Las
Vegas, the men behind the Series have been busy finalising the
dates for the World Series of Poker Circuit in 2008-9.
08 July 2008
APT Philippines Champion Sets Sights on Macau
The Asian Poker Tour has
announced that the champion of this year’s inaugural leg, David
Saab, will be trying to make it back-to-back APT victories in in
Macau.
Alexandre Gomes joins Team PokerStars Pro
Prior to the World Series, Alexandre Gomes might not have been the
best known poker player in the world. You’d almost believe he was
just another guy who’d won a tournament, but nothing could be
further from the truth.
Machines Notch Up Significant Poker Win
Although it might not be quite as scary as something from The
Terminator, the computers do appear to be catching up with humans
when it comes to poker.
A match which was played out this weekend between a University
of Alberta computer and some
07 July 2008
WSOP Main Event Enters Day 1d
So far over four thousand people have qualified, won or paid
$10,000 to enter the most prestigious poker tournament in the
world. Over the past three days, just under two-thirds of them have
had a very early exit, failing to survive their respective
Barack Obama Has the Backing of Online Poker Community
The Poker Players’ Alliance, a non-profit organisation collectively
aimed at fighting the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act
(UIGEA), now exceeds over one million members and has backed the
presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who is incidentally
Shane Warne Made Australian Captain…In Hold‘em, Not Cricket
Australian cricketing legend-turned poker player Shane Warne has
realised his dream of captaining the Australian side – it’s at the
World Series of Poker rather than The Ashes, but he’s not
complaining.
04 July 2008
Ivey WSOP Main Event Favourite Say Bookmakers
PartyBets.com has closed its market on the 2008 World Series of
Poker Main Event making Phil Ivey the 22/1 well backed favourite to
make the final table.
A PartyBets.com spokesman said: 'Betting patterns for the Main
Event have been very simila
03 July 2008
July Issue Of Bluff Europe Out Now
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The July issue of Europe's finest and most widely read poker
publication, Bluff Europe, (that’s us) is winging its way out to
poker players around Europe. This month’s special treat? A full on,
no-holds barred interview with English poker wizard
WSOP Europe 2008 Schedule Announced
Harrah's Entertainment has announced the schedule for the 2008
World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), to be held September 19th to
October 2nd, 2008 in London, England. There’s a new event on the
schedule as this year four bracelets will be awarded, a