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