POKER NEWS

09 October 2007

Not Giving Up The Day Job
Not Giving Up The Day Job

British gaming giant Ladbrokes has announced that a father of three from England has qualified for the second year in a row for its Poker Million VI poker tournament.
Ian ‘The Razor’ Frazer lost out to eventual winner Raj Modha at last year’s e

Poker After Dark Begins
Poker After Dark Begins

In America, national terrestrial television broadcaster NBC has announced that poker fans will be able to see the latest instalments of its Poker After Dark television series this week.

08 October 2007

Travis Rice wins UltimateBet Aruba Classic
Travis Rice wins UltimateBet Aruba Classic

A starting field of 546 and some of the world’s top pros such as Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Freddy Deeb, Annie Duke and Joe Sebok wasn’t enough to stop another online pro making a successful transition to the live circuit.

Poker Stars EPT moves onto Baden – Day One Completed
Poker Stars EPT moves onto Baden – Day One Completed

The EPT has really started heating up, with the Barcelona and London legs already completed. Next up on the circuit is Baden in Austria, where once again the field has a real mix of online pros and live game legends.

WSOP Final Table Player in Betting Investigation
WSOP Final Table Player in Betting Investigation

Richard Lee, who finished in sixth place in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, has been charged regarding a bookmaking operation in San Antonio. The raid was made on his house after Lee final-tabled the Main Event, and was one of several targ

The Phil Ivey Challenge
The Phil Ivey Challenge

Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson recently attempted to turn poker water into wine after he tried to turn $0 into $10,000 playing online. Starting out by playing freerolls and then moving up through the limits until he hit his final target, Ferguson finally suc

Irish Poker Winner Could Earn 5 Year Freeroll
Irish Poker Winner Could Earn 5 Year Freeroll

Leading Irish bookmakers Paddypower.com has announced details of Paddy First, its new incentive for players who qualify online for the 2008 Irish Open. On top of winning the lion’s share of the €3m guaranteed prize-pool, if the player who wins qualif

05 October 2007

Pamela Anderson Love Story Began 'on' the Poker Table
Pamela Anderson Love Story Began 'on' the Poker Table

Well, it might just be pure speculation, but it will give hope to thousands of poker players around the world. It has been touted that former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson may be heading down the aisle with Paris Hilton's 1 Night in Paris co-star, Ri

Null and TheV0id? - WCOOP Main Event Winner Under Investigation
Null and TheV0id? - WCOOP Main Event Winner Under Investigation

Controversy has broken out after it emerged that Poker Stars is looking into suspicions of multi-accounting by its Main Event winner. “TheV0id” won his first online event with Poker Stars on Sunday, when he netted just over $1.

Everest Poker Scoops Two Awards
Everest Poker Scoops Two Awards

Everest has capped off a great year by winning both of the categories in which it was nominated at this year’s eGaming Review in London, winning Hotshot Operator of the Year and Poker Operator of the Year.