24 January 2007
Bluff Names Most Powerful Forces in Poker
The game of poker’s most influential people and bodies are set to
be unveiled in February, as Bluff Magazine prepares to release
details of its “Poker Power 20” in the February issue which will be
available at newsstands shortly.
Tain Poker Sites Move to New Network
The start of February 2007 will see a number of card rooms from the
Tain Poker Network migrate to the iPoker/Playtech poker network.
Dedicated poker sites certain to move include CarlosPoker.
VIP Casino Adds to its Poker Offerings
The New Year has brought a number of new features to VIP.com
Casino. The gaming giant is improving and expanding its casino
offering with the announcement of multiple new features and games.
23 January 2007
£50 Says You’ll Read This
With the rise in popularity of online gambling, poker and poker on
television, it was perhaps inevitable that the documentary makers
would get in on the act. And tonight sees the start of a new series
exploring the modern-day gambling phenomenon.
Online Poker Sites Suffer NETELLER’s Withdrawal
After a week of record player numbers on some of the big poker
sites, it would now appear that the tide is turning in the opposite
direction as NETELLER’s decision to pull out of the US has a
devastating effect on player numbers.
I’m Moving In…ALL IN
Following on from Bond’s poker heroics in ‘Casino Royale’, former
007 actor Pierce Brosnan is set to star in his own poker movie.
Scheduled for release in 2009, ‘The Big Biazarro’ will portray
Brosnan as a veteran card player who mentors a heads
US Continues Its War On Poker
The United States Department of Justice has expanded its war
against online gambling across the Atlantic Ocean to take on the
international banks that have offices in Britain.
At least 16 banks have been ordered to hand over information
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Swede Plays It Cool To Take Home The Bacon
Magnus Petersson, a 29-year-old financial advisor from Stockholm,
beat off competition from some of the best poker players in the
world to win more than four million Danish Kroner (approximately
€550,000) at this year’s European Poker Tour tournament
22 January 2007
Shilpa Shetty's Poker Face Could Prove Lucrative
The Asian Poker Classic, sponsored by MaharajahClub.com, looks set
to capitalise on Shilpa Shetty's success on the UK's Celebrity Big
Brother (CBB) programme by inviting the actress and reality TV star
to present the Asian Poker Classic (APC), taking
Gus Hansen Triumphs Down Under
Poker pro Gus Hansen took down the final pot of the 2007 Aussie
Millions in style when his pocket aces held up against the straight
and flush draws of second-place finisher Jimmy Fricke.