11 June 2007
Daniel Negreanu Joins Team PokerStars
Leading online poker room PokerStars.com, has announced today that
one of pokers’ best loved personalities, Daniel Negreanu will be
joining its team of pro players.
The ever popular Canadian, who was named the 'Player of the
Year,' by the World
08 June 2007
CelebPoker Searching for European Poker Tour’s Next Champ
Online poker site Celebpoker is ‘auditioning’ for new stars to join
Team Celebpoker and represent them at major European poker events.
With the proliferation of poker tournaments, they will be casting
for two separate teams to play different events a
Vinny Vinh is Still Missing
As reported yesterday, at the end of Day one of the $1,000 No Limit
Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker, Vinny Vinh was second
in chips and looking strong. However, he did not return to his seat
on the second day of play and has not been seen
Irish Poker Open Awash with Leprechauns
The Irish Poker Open 2007 Survey has been analysed, and there are
some fairly strange results! Out of the 300 players who attended
the event, one in five players claimed to have met a leprechaun.
New Odds on the Poker World
The Poker Financial Network has launched a whole new way of betting
on poker with the launch of its Wildstakes.com site. The company,
which has representatives in New York, Los Angeles and London, has
come up with an ingenious system of backing indiv
07 June 2007
World Series of Poker Drama – Has Vinny Vinh blown away?
High winds made the pavilion structure unsafe and an early break
was called while more tables were moved so that play could continue
inside. The move was justified when one section of the pavilion’s
wall and some tables were blown over not long after
Burt Boutin Wins Second WSOP Bracelet
Burt Boutin claimed his second World Series of Poker Bracelet when
he won the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event. Boutin won the $2,000 Pot
Limit Hold’em event in 2001, and has competed nine times.
Google Comes Down on Free Play Poker
Despite the legality of gambling advertising in Great Britain,
Google UK has joined Yahoo! and widened its ban on gambling and
online poker-related advertising to include free-play and even
educational poker sites.
PKR Fattens up 3D Avatar Offering
Online poker site PKR.com has launched new and improved software
based on player feedback, and its continuing development since
inception only nine months ago. The realistic 3D graphics at PKR
now include the option of making your character fatter or
Everest Poker Unveil European Cup Qualifiers
The EPEC began in May, and will culminate in a series of live
tournaments across Europe. Though the event is open and free to all
comers, the prize is an impressive €100,000. Live games will take
place in Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Spain, B