15 January 2007
Paddy Power Poker Adds More Moulah to Fest Games
Paddypowerpoker.com has announced that money will be added to all
side events at the Irish Open poker festival which is to be held
over the Easter weekend at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin.
Bodog to Hold $200K Tourney in Super Bowl Run-Up
Though the Super Bowl is a much bigger deal for our friends across
the pond, Bodog.com is inviting poker players around the world,
Europe included, to take part in a special pre-game tourney.
Slotland.com Adds Striking 7s Mobile Poker
Slotland.com has announced the addition of another video poker game
to its suite of real-money mobile slot machines and video poker
games.
‘Striking 7s’ is a video poker game with a unique doubling
feature.
HollywoodPoker Adds Hot Hostesses to its Roster
The votes for the 2007 HollywoodPoker Model Search are in and the
results boast 12 of the hottest poker hostesses in history.
The stunners will reportedly sit at the HollywoodPoker tables
throughout the year, giving players a run for their money
Betfair to Sponsor Football Coach
Frank Sorensen, a poker enthusiast from Copenhagen, has won a
$20,000 sponsorship package in Betfair Poker's Iron Man
challenge.
The 31-year-old, who drives a school bus and coaches his local
football team, will represent Betfair Poker at tourn
11 January 2007
Poker Writing is the Real Deal
Writing Career Press has announced the release of “FREELANCE POKER
WRITING: How to Make Money Writing for the Gaming Industry”, a
250-page how-to book written by Brian Konradt.
Konradt, a professional freelance writer with over a decade of
expe
CelebPoker Celebrates Major Milestone
CelebPoker.com has announced that it has reached a new milestone.
The online poker room has confirmed that the 500 millionth hand was
dealt this week.
More than 32 poker players received a cash prize of $25 or more
as part of the celebration.
10 January 2007
EPT Cancels Deauville Leg
The European Poker Tour (EPT) Deauville tourney which was
originally scheduled for late February has been cancelled and no
reason has yet been released.
An official announcement from EPT read: 'European Poker Tour
regrets to announce the cancel
Gaming Giant Confirms it will Buy European Poker Room
Canadian company CryptoLogic has confirmed that it will purchase
the poker brand and related assets of Parbet.com, a Scandinavian
online poker room.
CryptoLogic companies will reportedly license the Parbet assets,
poker software, payment proces
Scandinavian Players Get to Mount Everest
Everest Poker has announced a series of satellite tournaments that
are exclusively open to players from the Scandinavian countries of
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark leading to the first Nordic Summit
tournament to be held in Spain.