POKER NEWS

24 January 2008

Women's Poker Hall of Fame Welcome First Four Inductees
Women's Poker Hall of Fame Welcome First Four Inductees

Early February will see the first four members inducted into the Women’s Poker Hall of Fame. Preparations are underway, but the four ladies who will honoured have been revealed.

PokerManager™ gets Obrestad Seal of Approval
PokerManager™ gets Obrestad Seal of Approval

Not only is she one of the rising stars of poker, but Annette obviously has a head for business already. One of the initial co-developers of PokerManager™, the WSOPE Main Event winner has now decided to increase her ownership in the software that has

23 January 2008

Day Two in Tunica Comes to an End
Day Two in Tunica Comes to an End

The remaining 143 players came to Tunica facing the tasking of making the last 27 and a payday. With the task of losing 116 players, everyone was prepared for a long day at the office.

Gus Hansen On Another Online Hot-Streak
Gus Hansen On Another Online Hot-Streak

We all know about Gus Hansen and his own, very special brand of poker. Raising with rags to make his riches seems to be something the Dane has become famous for. Such an aggressive style leads to high-variance, but what we do know is that lately Gus

Oma-hurrah! New Omaha Poker Site Launched
Oma-hurrah! New Omaha Poker Site Launched

Players searching for strategy tips and advice on Omaha poker can now turn to newly launched PlanetOmaha.com.
The site claims to be an authoritative repository for high-quality strategy tips on Omaha poker in all its variations including pot-li

Poker-Named Race Horses Come Good
Poker-Named Race Horses Come Good

One of the best things about horse-racing as far as we’re concerned is the names. Sometimes they’re given cute names, the type which gets backed by your mum because she ‘liked the name’.

22 January 2008

That’s Day 1a and 1b Done in Tunica…
That’s Day 1a and 1b Done in Tunica…

In the modern era, with tournaments packed with online qualifiers, pros, and amateurs keen to take their shot at infamy and a lot of prize money, we’re accustomed to seeing massive fields.

PKR Hosts GUKPT London Qualifiers
PKR Hosts GUKPT London Qualifiers

PKR have opened up a competition to send it’s best players to Grosvenor UK Poker Tour main event when it hits London this March.
Based on their performance in Sit & Go’s and Multi-table Tournaments (MTTs) at least six players will receive a

NBC Heads Up Championships List Unveiled
NBC Heads Up Championships List Unveiled

The invites have been sent, and once again I have been overlooked. I guess it was some kind of clerical error. Those who have been asked along to compete in the fourth NBC Heads Up Championships make a formidable list, with young phenoms meeting with

Finland to set up state-run online poker?
Finland to set up state-run online poker?

Stefan Wallin, the Minister for Culture and Sport in Finland, has announced that his government should consider running an online poker service in a bid to tempt Finnish gamblers away from foreign poker sites.