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.