POKER NEWS

17 November 2006

Clash of Poker Dynasties in Special WPT Event

The Foxwoods Casino Resort in Connecticut saw a unique poker tournament take place on November 15 in which the game’s most prominent personalities and players competed for family pride and a $25,000 seat in the WPT World Championship.

Ladbrokes: European Poker Business Unaffected by US Bill

UK gambling group Ladbrokes has been talking optimistically about its impending entry to the Italian and Spanish markets. Additionally, the company reports that its European poker business has escaped the new US gambling legislation unscathed.

Poker Tournament Scheduled for Cannes Film Festival

In between walking the red carpets, celebrities are reportedly being invited to a charity poker tournament to take place in Cannes at the same time as the annual film festival.
10 celebrities will sit down and play at what organisers are billin

16 November 2006

Everest Poker Announces European Poker Tour Satellites

Everest Poker has announced that it will host a series of online Hold’em poker tournaments in association with the European Poker Tour (EPT).
Every Wednesday until December 13, players are able to enter a direct entry satellite hosted by the po

Poker Documentary Wins International Film Award

‘No Limit’, a feature length poker documentary, has scooped the award for 'Best Director (ensemble)' at the Australian International Film Festival.
Directed by Tim Rhys and Brian O'Hare, ‘No Limit’ is a true story that follows two single parent

World Poker Tour Announces Father and Son Tournaments

The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced that it will produce a new special entitled Fathers and Sons. Filming on the WPT set at the Foxwoods Casino Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut, the unique special will feature poker's most prominent personali

Ladbrokes Poker Hosts London Charity Tourney

Billed as ‘a poker game where you can’t lose’, the BBC's annual ‘Children in Need’ campaign has joined forced forces with Ladbrokes Poker to give poker players the chance to win a night at the prestigious Poker Million V Final dinner by playing in a

15 November 2006

Barry Shulman Shares 52 Tips to Improve Your Poker

The world's biggest poker tournament is down to the final two players and there are millions on the line. Your opponent makes a huge raise. Do you re-raise, call, or fold?
Poker pro Barry Shulman answers these questions and more in his second b

DVD Series Teaches Tricks at the Table

With interest in card games and poker at an all time high, and with Christmas around the corner, Official Poker has released a DVD series which teaches how to impress with skills and tricks using both chips and cards.

Inaugural Affiliate Series of Poker Boasts $10K Prize Fund

Coinciding with CAP Euro, a three-day affiliate event in January, is the first ever Affiliate Series of Poker, an event which aims to sort the best poker playing affiliate from the pretenders.