23 February 2007
PaddyPowerPoker.com Launches Secure Irish Open Registration
PaddyPowerPoker.com has announced the launch of secure online
registration for the Irish Open 2007 main event and all side events
taking place over the Easter weekend – April 5 to 9, 2007.
Chocolate Chips Launched for US Market
Specialty chocolatier Images in Chocolate has announced the first
custom imprinted chocolate poker chip, which will be tested across
the pond in the US before it reaches UK shores.
22 February 2007
Ladbrokes Keen For Super Casino Contract
It is expected that Ladbrokes will declare itself in the running to
gain the licence to operate the UK’s first super-casino when it
announces its 2006 results later this week.
Analysts predict that pre-tax profit for Ladbrokes in 2006 will
be i
PokerStars Goes Dutch To Sign Star
AKCK;???????;
Top Dutch pro poker player Noah Boeken has signed up with Team
PokerStars.
26-year old Boeken, one of the world’s most talented young
players, has joined the exclusive team of international faces
including WSOP Champions Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer
Bodog Stars Gear Up For WPT Event
A raft of online qualifiers, the largest ever supplied by Bodog for
a WPT event, will join Team Bodog pros Josh Arieh, David Williams
and Evelyn Ng at the LA Poker Classic Main Event this weekend.
Online Poker Primed For New Site
Prime Gaming has just launched its latest venture: Prime Poker.
Promising players “a creative and innovative approach to online
games,” the new site will offer the usual poker games like Texas
Hold em, 5 and 7 Card draw, with ring games and big prize
21 February 2007
Online Qualifier Wins Big at Grosvenor UK Poker Tour
An online qualifier from Blue Square Poker has beaten a strong
field of seasoned professionals to take down the 2nd leg of the
Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) in Walsall.
In the end it was two online qualifiers battling it out for the
1st prize
Snooker Star Wins PartyPoker Sports Stars Challenge
Irish world snooker number one Ken Doherty proved that he had
mastered a different kind of table at the recent PartyPoker.com
Sports Stars Challenge. The 37-year old was on cue to sink his
fellow sportsmen and chalk up a cool £20,000 pot for his effo
Deaf Poker Players Gear Up For Championships
Deaf people from Illinois and surrounding states are expected to
compete in the area's first Deaf Texas Hold'em poker tournament
this coming Sunday.
The winner and second place finisher each will win a separate
seat to World Series of Poker eve
Doyle’s Room Here To Stay
Despite reports on some websites that online poker site
www.doylesroom.com would cease all poker activity for its US
customers, it has emerged that the site is in talks with at least
three parties who are interested in buying them out.