15 December 2006
Oklahoma Rancher Wins Big in the Caribbean
Last week, rancher Augie Foxx of Oklahoma was treated to the best
present a poker player could ask for – a trip to the Bahamas to
hang out with WPT host Mike Sexton, learn from some of poker’s
biggest pros and the chance to win a $160,000 grand prize
Hellmuth Launches Downloadable Strategies Series
Not content with winning ten World Series of Poker final table
bracelets, renowned poker pro Phil Hellmuth is launching a video
tutorial course which works like martial arts grades – awarding
“belts” at each progressive level of skill.
Christmas Comes Early for PartyGaming
PartyGaming has announced that its daily online poker revenues have
recovered to $721,000 (£366,000) after falling to a daily low of
around $637,000 after the US effectively banned internet gambling
in October.
14 December 2006
Everest Poker Room to hold Nordic Summer Poker Tourney
Everest Poker Room is to hold another world's first by hosting the
first ever Scandinavian Poker Tourney with a twist. This unique
tourney will see qualifiers from Sweden, Denmark and Norway play in
national teams, before pitting the players against
CryptoLogic land Dusk Till Dawn contract
CryptoLogic won a lucrative contract this week with the new online
home of UK based poker club, Dusk Till Dawn. 'We had a number of
offers from other online poker software providers but as poker
players we knew that CryptoLogic's poker network is the
VegasPoker247's 12 days of Christmas
And on the first day of Christmas VegasPoker247 gave to me $10 cash
for winning with pocket aces. This is just one of the many prizes
on offer from the gaming portal this Christmas.
Poker to your Blackberry
Real Dice Inc. today added another facet to mobile gaming, with the
release of mobile multiplayer poker games and Real Dice World
social Gaming community for RIM Blackberry devices.
13 December 2006
New Book Charts Best of WSOP
A new book, ’52 Greatest Moments, World Series of Poker’ by Mark
Rogers and Amalgam Studio has been released in celebration of some
of the most memorable moments from the annals of poker’s most
illustrious tournament.
Amateur Takes PartyPoker.com Late Night Title
23-year-old UK musician David Tighe stunned the top acts of the
poker world, as he came from nowhere to sensationally scoop the
PartyPoker.com Late Night Poker Masters crown and a cool $100,000
in the process.
Pokerzone Launches Poker Night Live Series of Poker Tourney
Pokerzone has joined forces with Poker333 to run a series of high
profile televised events in a search for the very best and most
committed TV poker players.
Pokerzone is launching the Poker Night Live Series of Poker
(PNLSOP) which will take p