27 December 2006
PokerStars Steals PartyPoker’s Crown
The decision by PokerStars to continue to accept American players,
despite the passing of legislation which effectively bans online
gambling in the US, means that the site has now replaced PartyPoker
as the world’s biggest online poker room.
Dobrosoft Acquired by Digital Gaming Network
Though full terms of the sale were not disclosed, it has been
confirmed that the assets of Gibraltar-based poker software firm
Dobrosoft, which was one of the first companies to launch
multi-player poker gaming, have been acquired by Digital Gaming
European Everest Poker Players put in a Good Effort in Paris
Everest Poker is celebrating the success of 12 of its players at
the recent Euro Finals of Poker in Paris.
The players qualified for the tourney via Everest Poker and took
their seats at the Parisian tables amongst a host of famous poker
player
Stuff Turkey with Titan Poker’s Ultimate Tourney
Titan Poker is encouraging online poker players to put down their
turkey sandwiches and play a hand as the site continues its hunt
for 10 additional poker players to compete in its forthcoming
$1,000,000 tournament – the Tournament Titan.
22 December 2006
Laws of Physics Apply at Ladbrokes Poker Million
A middle-aged London nuclear physicist and father-of-three
celebrated an explosive win this week when he took home a whopping
£1.2 million from the Ladbrokes Poker Million.
After he paid just $9 to enter a satellite qualifier and having
starte
Joe Hachem Joins Poker Elite with $2.1m Triumph
Poker pro Joe Hachem joined an exclusive and prestigious club when
he won the WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship in
Las Vegas last Wednesday, 20 December 2007.
Hachem, who hails from Sydney, Australia, became one of only
four p
WSOP Legends to Teach at First Poker Academy
A number of former World Series of Poker (WSOP) champs and other
top poker pros will present some words of poker-playing wisdom at
the inaugural WSOP Academy in Tunica which is scheduled for January
27 to 28, 2007.
Poker Players Swap Turkey for Christmas with interXpoker
InterXgaming has added a number of promotions to its online casino,
online poker room and online sportsbook, which it hopes will help
to get its users well and truly into the festive spirit.
Everest Poker Improves its RSS and XML Services
Everest Poker has announced that it has improved its RSS and XML
feeds to allow players better access to the poker room's tournament
schedules. These modifications also give bloggers the opportunity
to provide their readers with the same information.
21 December 2006
Everest Poker Launches Spanish Cup Satellites
Everest Poker’s first Spanish Cup poker tournament is to be hosted
on February 3 but satellite qualifiers are already underway.
Having started on December 18 the satellites will continue to
January with a total of 10 online and 3 live satellites