POKER NEWS

19 December 2006

Pacific Poker Launches European Language Poker Guides

Online poker room Pacific Poker has announced that it will now offer its French, German and Spanish speaking players a user-friendly, comprehensive guide to the game in their own mother tongue.

CryptoLogic Poker Software Gets Christmas Makeover

CryptoLogic has revealed its revamped poker software, which includes enhancements to the main lobby, game tables and tournament lobby. The company says the improvements will make it easier than ever for players to navigate, select their game and stak

Purple Lounge Reveals £15 Million Acquisition Proposition

Chris Gorman, the owner of online poker room Purple Lounge.com, has confirmed that the firm has recently turned down a £15 million acquisition offer for half of the company from an unnamed source, which is reportedly a rival online casino and gaming

18 December 2006

Swedish Poker Operator Joins Ongame Network

The ever-expanding Ongame network has another name to add to its roster – the Scandinavian online poker site BestPoker.com
BestPoker.com leaves the the B2B - 24H network in favour of Ongame, a network which Henrik Persson, BestPoker.

UK Poker Player Triumphs in $10 million Grand Slam

John Davis has become the UK’s first winner in VCPoker.com’s $10 million Grand Slam tournament series. Davis took home a hefty $19,941 for winning Sunday's $60k Guaranteed event which was the second tournament in the series.

Betfair Offers $20K Sponsorship Deal

Betfair Poker is offering a $20,000 sponsorship deal to the best tournament player during December in its Twelve Plays of Christmas campaign.
The poker player who performs best in the site’s daily $15,000 and $10,000 guaranteed tournaments wil

APN Rolls Out Tourney with a WPT Seat at Stake

Christmas may well have come early for online poker enthusiasts as the Action Poker Network (APN) rolls out a tourney which offers the opportunity to win a seat at the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Champs.

Legends of America Updates Poker e-Book

Legends of America has announced the release of an updated version of its free eBook, persuasively titled “Build An Online Poker Bankroll For Free.”
“Online poker’s popularity is no secret,” commented Bob Braun, president of Legends of America’

15 December 2006

Sizzling Summer Down Under for Lucky Poker Player

Yet another lucky Purple Lounge poker player has triumphed at the online tables, winning a coveted Aussie Millions package.
The player is poker enthusiast Christoffer Stahle.

EPT Copenhagen Tourney Prizepool Rockets to €1.8 million

The winner of the European Poker Tour's four-day Scandinavian Open poker tourney will reportedly be taking home a cool €525,000.
Direct buy-ins to the event, which takes place in Copenhagen next year between January 17 and 20, were in big demand