POKER NEWS

25 July 2007

Bad Beat Jackpot Hits Twice

The online poker bad beat jackpot at Absolute Poker has paid out again, and again. Twice in five hours is a lot of consolation.
It works like this: if anything over quad 7’s loses to a bigger hand, the players win the ‘Bad Beat Jackpot’, though

Industry Insider has High Stakes Poker Scam Busted

Security at the Borgata Casino and Resort in Atlantic City called in the FBI to apprehend a ring of four cheats using hidden cameras to rig a high stakes poker tournament. Three hundred and thirty seven people had paid a £2,500 entry fee, creating a

More Poker for Your Mobile Phone

Artificial Life Inc., a company based in Hong Kong, is planning a series of casino games for third generation (3G) mobile phone technology. The first game to be launched is Texas Hold’em Poker, which offers a ‘single player’ version of the game as we

24 July 2007

Mazhar Nawab Wins Leg 6 of GUKPT in Newcastle

Mazhar Nawab is now second on the GUKPT leader board following his Leg 6 win of the GUKPT in Newcastle. He bested Darren Fuller (currently joint 11th overall) to the £76,000 cash prize.

Europe’s Biggest Poker Event on its Way

Phil Hellmuth has staked his claim to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe, running from September 6th to 16th, stating that, “I’m going to London to make history again by winning the first WSOP bracelet ever awarded outside of Las Vegas.

23 July 2007

Legal Ruling Sees Justice for Danish Poker Association

As previously reported by Bluff Europe, Frederik Hostrup, the president of the Danish Poker Association, was arrested for organising a poker tournament which was subsequently cancelled.

Avatars Come to Life at Scottish Rock Fest

Online poker site PKR.com pulled a huge marketing coup with its casino tent at the Scottish Rock Festival, T in the Park. The tent proved to be a big draw, with over 5,000 people playing poker, roulette and blackjack for free at the PKR Fun Casino lo

Rahme’s Record Result

Raymond Rahme has put Africa on the poker map after finishing third at last week’s World Series Of Poker (WSOP) event in Las Vegas.
The South African player became the first person from Africa to appear at the final table of the Main Event and t

High Stakes Poker Returns To GSN

American cable television network GSN has announced that its High Stakes Poker programme will return for a fourth season next month.
Formerly known as the Game Show Network, GSN said that the line-up for High Stakes Poker IV would include profe

Guaranteed prizes at MansionPoker.com

In the increasingly competitive world of online poker rooms, one key selling point is ‘guaranteed payouts’. This means that no matter how many people enter a tournament, the prize pool will have a set minimum value.