POKER NEWS

27 November 2007

Relative Unknown Takes APPT Title
Relative Unknown Takes APPT Title

Relative unknown Dinh Le walked away as champion of the latest Pokerstars.com Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) this weekend after outplaying 351 other hopefuls at the Grand Waldo Hotel in Macau.

Ronaldson Triumphs at All Africa Tournament
Ronaldson Triumphs at All Africa Tournament

After winning the All Africa Poker Tournament recently at the Piggs Peak Hotel and Casino in Swaziland, Greg Ronaldson announced that he would like to follow in the footsteps of Raymond Rahme.

Swedish Online Poker Site in Trouble
Swedish Online Poker Site in Trouble

According to reports on Sveriges Radio, tax authorities in Sweden claim that the former owners of online poker operation MultiPoker.com owe $6.7 million in unpaid tax.
The claim by the Skatteverket is only one facet of a major and continuing of

New Poker Site Launched Online
New Poker Site Launched Online

Gibraltar-based online bookie group Victor Chandler has announced a deal with the UK's Admiral Taverns that will see the launching of a new pub poker site at VCPubPoker.com.
Victor Chandler stated that the new site would be exclusively for cust

26 November 2007

“The Joe Hachem & Shane Warne Charity Poker Tournament”
Announced
“The Joe Hachem & Shane Warne Charity Poker Tournament” Announced

His name might well have been Gladiator, but Russell Crowe is going to have his poker credentials tested at the Crown Melbourne this Friday. Joining him will be celebrities including Fifi Box, Dave Hughes, Glenn Robbins, Livinia Nixon and Nathan Buck

APPT Macau: The Final Table is Set
APPT Macau: The Final Table is Set

A total of 76 players came back for Day 2 of the Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau championship event, all aiming to take down the $222,640 first place prize. Amongst the players still remaining were two former WSOP Main Event Champions in

No Show for Jerry Yang at APPT Macau
No Show for Jerry Yang at APPT Macau

One of the main publicity coups for the APPT Macau event was the return to the table of the 2007 World Champion, Jerry Yang. Yang has been keeping a very low profile since winning the title this summer, and many were looking forward to seeing he woul

Negreanu Featuring on New Mobile Poker Game
Negreanu Featuring on New Mobile Poker Game

Mobile phone game developer I-play today launched “Win at Texas Hold’em”, presented by ‘Kid Poker’ Daniel Negreanu on the O2 and T-Mobile networks in the UK.

Betfair Announce Betting Market for the GUKPT Grand Final
Betfair Announce Betting Market for the GUKPT Grand Final

Next Thursday sees the final of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour, and Betfair, in association with The Hendon Mob, has announced it has opened a market on the overall winner.
Currently leading the market are Ram Vaswami, Praz Bansi, Roland De Wolfe

23 November 2007

Bluff Europe Joins Forces with The Poker Project
Bluff Europe Joins Forces with The Poker Project

Europe's premier poker publication Bluff Europe has signed an on-going deal with pub poker league The Poker Project, to distribute copies of the magazine to players around the UK.