17 September 2007
Annette Obrestad – Queen of Europe Awc
18-year old Internet phenomenon Annette Obrestad has been crowned
champion of Europe after a tense heads-up battle at the inaugural
World Series of Poker Europe, at the Casino at the Empire in the
early hours of this morning.
Online Player Wins WSOP Tunica
In the US, a 23-year-old professional online poker player has
achieved his inaugural first-place finish in a major live
event.
Jordan Morgan from Oklahoma won a heads-up match for the
championship in the World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Tunica,
Mi
Full Tilt in Aussie Millions Promotion
Online poker room FullTiltPoker.com has announced that it is
offering one lucky player the opportunity to win a trip to next
year’s Aussie Millions tournament.
FullTiltPoker.
GUKPT Schedule Unveiled
The sponsor of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT), Blue Square,
has announced the schedule for the event being held at the
Grosvenor Victoria casino in London.
The nine-day long festival of poker gets underway on November 24
and concludes on D
Absolute Poker Commits to US Market
AbsolutePoker.com has reaffirmed its commitment to the American
market by announcing that it intends to further enhance its online
poker experience for US players.
“There’s never been a more exciting time for US players at Absolute
Poker,” said
14 September 2007
Top Poker Professionals Arrested in North Carolina
Police have raided an alleged illegal gambling establishment in the
southern American state of North Carolina and arrested 71 people
including professional players Chris Bell and Maciek ‘Michael’
Gracz.
PokerStars.com WCOOP Starts Today
Online poker site PokerStars.com has announced that its World
Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) will return today with $15
million in guaranteed prize money.
The WCOOP runs from today until September 30 and is the largest
tournament series h
Pennsylvania May Approve Poker
A leading lawmaker in the American state of Pennsylvania has called
on colleagues to begin talks on allowing casino games, including
poker.
Democratic State House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese told
colleagues at a special committee meeting conce
Betfair Signs Norwegian Phenomenon
Au?
Leading betting exchange Betfair.com has announced that it has
signed up Norwegian online superstar Annette ‘Annette_15’ Obrestad
as one of its sponsored professionals.