POKER NEWS

17 October 2007

Absolute Poker – Super User Story Rages On
Absolute Poker – Super User Story Rages On

The accusations of Absolute Poker harbouring ‘superuser’ accounts have been flying around various Internet forums in the past few weeks, and Absolute felt strongly enough to issue a statement through Mark Seif’s blog.

LParreira Wins Poker Stars $40K Blogger Freeroll
LParreira Wins Poker Stars $40K Blogger Freeroll

Sometimes players need to vent their thoughts about bad beats or outstanding plays. Of course, with online poker it’s a little different to live poker and so many turn to poker blogs.

Return of Late Night Poker
Return of Late Night Poker

Chris Moneymaker, the World Poker Tour, stories of multi-million pound pots and prizes – all have helped to increase the popularity of poker in the last five years, but it might be argued that Late Night Poker is the show that really got the poker bo

16 October 2007

Famous Five For GBPT
Famous Five For GBPT

One of the UK’s largest operators, Gala Casinos, has announced that some of the world’s best known poker celebrities have signed up to participate in the Great British Poker Tour’s (GBPT) Grand Final at the Harbourside Casino in Bristol from November

Bodoglife.com’s Big Winner
Bodoglife.com’s Big Winner

Leading Internet poker site Bodoglife.com announced that Scott ‘SCTrojans’ Freeman won its $100,000 Guaranteed online tournament on Sunday after outlasting a field of 782 other players to take home the top prize of $25,000.

Absolute Record For Bad Beat
Absolute Record For Bad Beat

Online poker site AbsolutePoker.com has announced that the prize pool for its new Bad Beat Jackpot game has set another record by growing beyond $320,000.
Regulated by Canada’s Kahnawake Gaming Commission, AbsolutePoker.

Jepsen Joins FullTiltPoker.com
Jepsen Joins FullTiltPoker.com

Online poker room FullTiltPoker.com has announced that it has signed a sponsorship deal with poker professional Peter ‘Zupp’ Jepsen.
The Danish player now joins the likes of David Benyamine, Jeff Madsen and Carlos Mortensen as a ‘red pro’ but w

15 October 2007

Ladbrokes Seeking Online Cash King
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We all know who the winners of the big tournaments are, but now Ladbrokes are looking to find out who the biggest cash games winners are, having announced ‘The Ladbrokes Cash King’.

Final Table of Six at WPT Spain
Final Table of Six at WPT Spain

It may all sound a little familiar, especially when it comes to the World Poker Tour, but once again Gus Hansen is in the box seat to take another title. Thirty eight players started the day and would play until the final six were decided.

Absolute Poker facing accusations of ‘Super User’ accounts
Absolute Poker facing accusations of ‘Super User’ accounts

A potentially huge scandal is brewing at the doorstep of Absolute Poker, which has been accused by some members of the online poker community of hosting ‘superuser’ accounts – accounts which could access information about other players’ holdings.