24 September 2007
PPA Announces Conference
In America, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has announced that it
is to step up its pressure on politicians to classify poker as a
game of skill and move it out of the range of anti-gambling moves
from the US Government.
Fly With Ultimate Bet
Leading online poker site Ultimate Bet has announced that it is to
let those competing at the Aruba Poker Classic on Saturday use its
private jet to travel to the event from the World Poker Tour’s
(WPT) Turks And Caicos Poker Classic.
CelebPoker.com Confirms Team
Leading online poker site CelebPoker.com has announced that it has
concluded its search for players to represent it at major live
European events after months of competition and online activity.
21 September 2007
Annette_15 - Exclusive Post WSOPE Interview in Bluff Europe
Teenage poker sensation Annette Obrestad is the poker phenomenon
that took the world by storm when she became the first woman and
youngest poker player ever to win a Main Event at the World Series
of Poker.
PPA’s Kentucky Campaign
In the US, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has announced an
advocacy campaign in support of poker in the southern state of
Kentucky.
This move follows an about-face from current Governor Ernie
Fletcher as he had pledged to allow Kentuckians to
Poker Pro to Host Tournament
Top professional poker player Annie Duke has signed an agreement to
host the $100,000 Hold’em Poker Tournament at southern California’s
San Manuel Indian Bingo And Casino next month.
Poker Star Faces Deportation
According to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper,
top professional poker player Shahram ‘Shawn’ Sheikhan is in danger
of being deported from the US based on a decade-old California
misdemeanour conviction.
SA Poker Open Dates Announced
The schedule for the upcoming second annual South African Poker
Open has been announced with the tournament’s organiser offering a
$6,000 all-inclusive event package.
The Open is to take place from February 5 to 11 at the Montecasino
in Gauteng
Two New Poker Halls For New Hampshire
Two commercial poker halls will soon open in the northern American
state of New Hampshire with at least 35 percent of the take going
to charity.
Jim Rafferty, the President of New Hampshire Charitable Gaming, has
received permission from the Mi
20 September 2007
Online Card Room Pays Big
Online poker database HighStakesdb.com has announced that one lucky
player won $300,000 this week on the Microgaming Poker Network off
a single hand.
A Swedish player going under the moniker ‘Ingrid_Swede’ won
$330,732.