POKER NEWS

14 November 2007

World Poker Finals Day Five – Televised Final Table All Set
World Poker Finals Day Five – Televised Final Table All Set

When the remaining nineteen players returned for Day Five of the World Poker Finals, they were one away from the final two tables. Shorthanded play didn’t last for too long though, after the final 18 were set with Young Phan’s elimination in 19th.

Biggest Pot on High Stakes Poker Aired
Biggest Pot on High Stakes Poker Aired

The stakes have been raised, and Jamie Gold has been going on and on about wanting to be the best bluffer forever now. Gold may well have thought his advertising was about to pay off in the biggest pot in High Stakes Poker history.

‘Pokercrusher™’ Software Unveiled
‘Pokercrusher™’ Software Unveiled

An integral part of being a successful online poker player is being able to analyse your opponent’s behaviour. When do they check raise? How often do they bet the flop? What percentage of hands do they play? For many of us, these observations come fr

13 November 2007

US to Gamble With Online Poker?
US to Gamble With Online Poker?

In Washington, the US Department Of Justice is to hold a hearing concerning online poker tomorrow and consider testimony from policy experts.
The Poker Players Alliance claims that the hearing is a result of its recent lobbying efforts and a hu

Ladies Night at the Irish Open
Ladies Night at the Irish Open

Dublin-based gambling giant Paddy Power has announced that it is to sponsor the Irish Open Ladies side event at next year’s Irish Open poker tournament.
The female event will take place on March 22 and is to take the form of a no-limit Texas Ho

Poker Site Ventures Into Asia
Poker Site Ventures Into Asia

Online casino CrazyPoker.com has announced that it is venturing into the Asian market by providing a poker room for Chinese players.
It stated that it would be expanding the global appeal of the poker because Chinese players would now have the

CelebPoker Introduces Rakeback
CelebPoker Introduces Rakeback

Online poker operator CelebPoker has announced the launch of a new site at RakebackCelebPoker.com that is designed to make rakeback available to players everywhere.
The new poker rakeback site is to offer online poker players of all levels excl

12 November 2007

Great British Poker Tour Final Mobbed
Great British Poker Tour Final Mobbed

They might have sent over their finest to take on the Brits, but the final table of the Great British Poker Tour was a distinctly British affair. The final table consisted of two of the Hendon Mob – Joe ‘The Elegance’ Beevers and Barney Boatman, alon

Day Four of the World Poker Finals Wrapped up
Day Four of the World Poker Finals Wrapped up

We started with 51, and ended up with 19 at Foxwoods. Right at the top of the pack are two names which we’ve all heard of before though – Freddy Deeb and TJ Cloutier. Day Five should make for some interesting viewing.

Nicholas Cage to Play Amarillo Slim
Nicholas Cage to Play Amarillo Slim

Thomas Austin Preston, Jr, or Amarillo Slim to you and I, has often been labelled as the first celebrity of poker. His fame is about to be spread further after it was revealed that a film about his life is in development, with Nicholas Cage as the le