17 May 2007
Rules News From the World Series of Poker
The rule book for this year’s World Series of Poker, written by the
tournament director, Jack Effel, is to clampdown on players showing
one of their hidden cards as a means of psyching out their
opponent.
Two Fresh Poker Faces at Blue Square
Blue Square Poker has signed up two rising stars in poker – Praz
Bansi and Karl Mahrenholz. The Blue Square team has some impressive
pros on its books already; Mickey Wernick and JP Kelly to name two.
Roy ‘The Boy’ is Master of Europe
Irish player Roy Brindley has won the Betfair Masters of Europe
tournament, despite having his pocket aces cracked during the heads
up game. However, his A9 gave him two pair against Swedish
professional William Thorson’s KJ, leaving Thorson in secon
PKR Super Series
Online poker room PKR.com, famous for the best graphics in the
industry, will launch the PKR Super Series from July 14. So, if you
haven’t made it to this year’s World Series of Poker, you can
console yourself with as-real-as-it gets action over at P
16 May 2007
Poker Pro Johnny Chan Beaten by Newbie
After three days of tournament play, Henry Tran of Toronto beat a
field of 499 players including celebrity poker pro Johnny Chan to
take home the top prize of $325,000 in the No Limit Texas Hold’em
main event of British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s
PocketFives.com Partners with PokerSourceOnline.com
PocketFives.com, has announced a partnership with
PokerSourceOnline.com. The move will reportedly provide members of
PocketFives.com access to what the company describes as “an
unparalleled set of resources”.
15 May 2007
Rock Paper Scissors Tourney Winners Scoops $50K
Jamie Langride is the rock paper scissors name right now, having
won the second annual USA Rock Paper Scissors, tournament in Las
Vegas. Over three hundred contestants were hoping for the crown and
its $50,000 prize money.
Queen of Big-Hearts
The Queen of Hearts all-woman poker World Series of Poker team,
whose members include poker pros, celebrities and professional
women, will raise money for the Las Vegas office of the American
Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign and the Neva
14 May 2007
Poker Pros to Rent WSOP Skills
Pro poker players are offering to ‘rent’ their services for the
2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) using a site called Rounder
Auction, which bills itself as “the first website of its kind to
link everyday folks to poker pros willing to potentially pu