POKER NEWS

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