POKER NEWS

13 December 2006

Whopping £4,000,000 UK-Only Poker Tour Qualifiers Start

Online qualifiers for the Blue Square & Grosvenor Casino £4,000,000 UK Poker Tour kick off this Saturday, December 16 in what is being billed as probably the UK’s biggest ever poker roadshow.

High Stakes Poker Season Three to Feature 14 Newcomers

The third season of High Stakes Poker (HSP3) will premiere on January 15 at 21:00 ET from the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
2006 World Series of Poker winner Jamie Gold is one of 14 new players who will be making their debut this s

eCogra to Improve Protection for Online Players

Poker players can rest assured that eCogra, the organisation which accredits online casinos and poker rooms, is doing everything it can to protect online users.
A newly established dedicated team is set to monitor the 91 online casinos and 21 p

12 December 2006

Tennis Ace Goes All-In at Charity Poker Tourney

The man with one of the speediest serves wrote himself into the history books for an altogether different reason when he beat a room full of card connoisseurs a charity poker tourney.

Negreanu’s Second Protégé Named as US Player Anthony Mak

It’s every ardent player’s dream to be personally tutored by a poker pro as famous and well-respected as Daniel Negreanu. That dream became reality for the US player who won a televised tourney last Saturday, December 9.

Ultimate Bet’s Online Champs Draws to a Million Dollar Close

After an action-packed but gruelling 10 days of highly charged poker tourneys, the Ultimate Bet Online Championship ended on with the $1,000,000 guaranteed Main Event.
Commentating on the highs and lows at a simulcast were poker pros Phil Hellm

11 December 2006

Phil Hellmuth to be Immortalised on the Big Screen

A film on the career and lifestyle of ten time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth is apparently in the pipeline. According to Production Weekly, Hayden Christensen is being lined up to play the poker brat following up his role as Darth Vader in the S

Irish Bookie Launches Five Diamond Poker Classic Market

Paddy Power has launched its to win outright betting market on the World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic taking place at the Bellagio from December 14 to December 19.
Last year 555 of the world's best players locked horns on one of the ci

Swedish Poker Site Moves to 24 Hour Availability

The Swedish government online gambling monopoly Svenska Spel has this week expanded its poker site availability to 24 hours, with the aim of providing a safer gambling environment for Swedish poker enthusiasts.

Bluff Acquires Tournament Tracking Site

Bluff has confirmed that it has completed the acquisition of thepokerdb.com, a comprehensive source for tracking online tournaments and players.
Eddy Kleid, co-president of Bluff Media, said that the move would feed poker players’ desire for mo