26 March 2007
Hilger and Taylor Pen Poker Strategy Book
Poker pro and creator of InternetTexasHoldem.com (ITH), Matthew
Hilger has teamed up with friend and fellow ITH colleague and poker
expert Ian Taylor to publish a new book which explores the mental
approach to the game of poker.
Online Qualifiers Confirmed for Purple Lounge Poker Tour
The qualification tournament dates for the Purple Lounge Poker
Tour, in association with Scandinavian lad mag Moore magazine, have
been released. Qualification for the tour will be online, via a
series of evening tournaments – each tournament corresp
CEO Poker Launches New Campaign
CEO Poker has launched a Flash online marketing campaign to promote
the 2007 CEO Poker Tournament which is to be hosted by the Trump
Taj Mahal Casino Resort in New Jersey from 19 to 25 May 2007.
22 March 2007
Leonardo DiCaprio Wins Poker Fans
A player profile of Leonardo DiCaprio says that he is a regular at
the high stakes tables in Las Vegas, and has become a friend of
Doyle Brunson. Allegedly, Brunson has made a major investment in
Leonardo’s latest film project – a documentary he is p
Greg Raymer Victim of Online Account Theft
Yesterday Launch poker reported that Greg Raymer’s online poker
account had been cracked. The 2004 World Champion began with
nickel-dime poker in college, but turned professional after
studying the game.
NETeller Makes a Move on Evidence Pot
The US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York has
signed an agreement with Navigant Consulting. The agreement
outlines terms and a timeline under which NETeller will work toward
the distribution of funds to its US customers.
21 March 2007
Mansion Poker Forced to Apologise Over Tourney Blunder
The first Mansion Poker $100k guaranteed tournament over the
weekend at 11:00 GMT suffered an embarrassing crash leaving 350
players disgruntled after just five minutes of play.
Whilst the software suffered at the hands of technical
difficultie
Big Brother Star Danielle Lloyd Joins Ladbrokes Poker
Former Celebrity Big Brother participant Danielle Lloyd, 23, has
been announced as the new face of Ladbrokes’ poker campaigns.
Liverpool born and bred, Lloyd was involved in perhaps the most
controversial series of the reality show Big Brother
Eastern Europeans Dominate PartyPoker.net European Challenge
32-year-old Branimir Brunovic, a trainee lawyer from Zagreb in
Croatia, won the 2007 PartyPoker.net European Challenge, the climax
of the Spring Poker Festival at the Concord Card Casino in Vienna.
Svenska Spel Tells Players - Don’t Play Too Much
State-owned Swedish gaming operator Svenska Spel is taking social
responsibility within its advertising to unusual heights.
The tagline ‘Don’t play too much!’ – a seemingly unusual slogan
for a gambling website, government-run or otherwise – wil