POKER NEWS

12 November 2007

High Levels of Lead Found in Paulson Chips
High Levels of Lead Found in Paulson Chips

Considered one of the leading chip brands in the world and used in the most popular casinos in Las Vegas, Paulsons certainly have a reputation. The chips have been made from 13 secret materials, guarded in a similar way to Italian housewife’s guard t

‘Cowboy Poker’ Makes a Return to Canadian Rodeo Finals
‘Cowboy Poker’ Makes a Return to Canadian Rodeo Finals

Four poker-playing cowboys decided it would be a good idea recently to play poker in the presence of one angry bull in an event which might not catch on outside of a bullpen.
Last Friday night saw the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton, and ‘Co

09 November 2007

2+2’s Malmuth Offers Independent Investigation into Absolute Poker
2+2’s Malmuth Offers Independent Investigation into Absolute Poker

Absolute Poker (AP) has not yet responded to an offer made by 2+2 head Mason Malmuth these past few days for an independent investigation of AP run by Malmuth’s legal team.
The offer, which was extended via a thread on the 2+2 forum, came as a

JC Tran in Controversial Hand at Foxwoods
JC Tran in Controversial Hand at Foxwoods

The WPT Season 5 Player of the Year JC Tran was on the receiving end of a controversial ruling on the opening day of the 2007 World Poker Finals (WPF).
According to live updates from the tournament, the flop came 9 9 5 rainbow, and Tran gets al

Svenska Spel Online Expansion Barred
Svenska Spel Online Expansion Barred

Whilst they may have an iron-clad grip on online poker and gambling in Sweden, Svenska Spel found out this week that it’s not completely free to do as it pleases after the Swedish government denied its request to expand its online poker site.

One in Four Brits Play Poker
One in Four Brits Play Poker

An international market research company has discovered in a recent survey of Internet users in the UK, that over 23% have played poker in some form in the last twelve months.
The company attributes a lot of the game’s popularity to television,

Ladbrokes Poker Team Ticket Promotion Announced
Ladbrokes Poker Team Ticket Promotion Announced

Ladbrokes has announced the introduction of the new Poker Team Ticket (PTT) promotion. The tournament will feature the 100 2007 WSOP Team players that Ladbrokes has invited to play in the PTT WSOP tournament.

08 November 2007

CelebPoker.com Goes Swedish

Leading online poker site CelebPoker.com has announced that it is targeting Sweden’s playing community with the launch of a localised Swedish language site.
Gibraltar-licensed CelebPoker.

Former WSOP Winner Arrested
Former WSOP Winner Arrested

The winner of the 2005 World Series Of Poker’s (WSOP) senior event, Paul ‘Cigar’ McKinney, was arrested late last week in a police raid along with 15 others after allegedly taking parting an illegal poker game.

Full Tilt Adds More Players To Roster

Leading online poker site FullTiltPoker.com has announced that its roster of world-class players has grown again with the additions of Scott ‘Bigriskky’ Clements and Jonathan ‘Fiery Justice’ Little to standard sponsorship deals.