15 June 2007
WSOP Beer of Choice Offers Seats to Main Event
Milwaukee's Best Light, the official presenting sponsor of the
World Series Of Poker (WSOP), has inaugurated its seven-week Online
Virtual Poker Challenge promotion where it will be awarding one
seat per week to the 2008 WSOP Main Event.
Old Hands a Rarity at Everest Poker’s Japanese Event
The first three qualifiers for August’s Everest Poker Japan Cup are
not grizzled pros, but relative newcomers to the game of poker.
Everest Poker started free live satellite qualifying events for
the Cup, which is to be held in August on the isl
13 June 2007
Successful Danish Poker Team Splits
Danish poker group PokerTeam.dk has decided to split despite
enormous success since its start only one and a half years ago.
The Danish poker group has won two World Poker Tour (WPT)
events, one European Poker Tour (EPT) event and reached numero
Great British Poker Tour Heads to Bournemouth
The next date of the Great British Poker Tour (GBPT) will take
place at the Gala Casino on Westover Road in Bournemouth from June
13 to 17 and will feature local and national celebrity players.
IGA Advertises Three-Dimensionally On PKR
Online poker room PKR.com has announced an exclusive agreement that
will see it place in-game adverts from IGA Worldwide across its
play money tables.
PKR.com features real-time 3-D graphics and announced that these
ads will reach up to 60,000
Canadian Researchers Gambling On Program’s Poker Skills
Researchers in Canada developing a poker-playing computer program
have challenged two of the world’s best players to 2,000 hands of
Texas Hold’em in order to help test advances in artificial
intelligence.
Poker After Dark Gets Three New Matches
This month will see three new matches of NBC network’s popular
Poker After Dark program air in America, with the first beginning
this week.
Poker After Dark features some of the game’s top professionals
battling it out in a six-handed, $20,000
12 June 2007
Vinny Vinh – Alive, But Possibly Unwell
Vinny Vinh is reportedly alive, though his whereabouts and
condition are still a mystery. There is much speculation over what
has happened to Vinny Vinh since he failed to return for the second
day of the World Series of Poker $1,000 No Limit Hold’em
Phil Hellmuth Sets Another Record With 11th WSOP Bracelet
Phil Hellmuth added another record to his list of achievements when
he won his 11th World Series of Poker Bracelet. He is the first
ever player to achieve this, though Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson
are hot on his heels with ten each, and Hellmuth was
Promoting Your Local Poker Game
The Poker Project, based in the UK, aims to promote social poker
for all levels of player. The mini tournaments, usually hosted in
pubs, are a great introduction to live games. The first attendance
is free, but after that there is a £7 charge, which