12 November 2007
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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.