12 September 2006
Amateurs and Pros Battle at Borgata Event Five Showdown
Event Five of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open concluded late on
September 10 with amateur New Yorker Jeremy Shor coming from behind
to defeat an accomplished field and capture the championship.
Poker Academy Releases Poker Calculator
Poker Academy’s software developer Graham McEvoy has authored a new
online gadget called “The Poker Calculator” made available for free
via the Google Desktop Toolbar.
The Texas Hold’em Poker Calculator provides a quick and easy way
to calculat
Win a WPT Seat at Kiwi Poker’s Super Satellites
Kiwi Poker is giving its players the opportunity to win a seat at
the World Poker Tour (WPT) event of their choice in five WPT “PYT”
(Pick Your Tournament) super satellites. One package is guaranteed
in each and Kiwi Poker will give away another one
Celebrities to Go All In for UK Poker Open
Unconfirmed reports suggest that amongst the high profile
professional players and on-line qualifiers at this year’s 888.com
sponsored UK Poker Open Event will be a whole host of well-known
celebrity players.
11 September 2006
Online Poker Players to Carry Out Telephone Demo
Following the announcement that talks on the future of the Unlawful
Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which was passed with an
overwhelming 317-93 majority in July, may resume at the Senate,
PocketFives and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) are again
BotNFL Launches Exclusive $500 Freeroll for Forum Members
BotNFL (www.bet-on-the-nfl.com) is teaming up with Titan Poker to
sponsor an exclusive $500 No Limit Texas Hold’em freeroll
tournament.
To register for the tournament, which will be held December 16
2006 at 17:00 ET, users must first register a
Absolute Poker Student Tournament Pays Tuition Fees
Absolute Poker has announced that David Wood from Purdue University
was the winner of the spring 'Win Your Tuition' tournament after
the dramatic conclusion and final game on August 9 at New York club
CroBar.
08 September 2006
Cryptologic Upgrades Poker Platform
CryptoLogic has completed a major upgrade to its poker platform.
The company's new 'Distributed Poker' system provides licensees
with seamless mobility to locate their shared online poker room in
markets that offer the best growth opportunities, with
TPD Tournament Continues with $100 Prize Pool
The latest Top-Poker-Deals (TPD) Texas Hold’em free poker
tournament, held in conjunction with Ocean Poker, is to be held on
September 10 at 14:00 EST and will be free to enter.
To be eligible for the TPD freeroll and a share of the prize
money
Return of Topless Poker Night Pits Beauty Against Brains
The Sin Gentlemen’s Club will again host their popular topless
poker game at their glitzy Las Vegas Club.
The owners say that participants can expect a fun game
surrounded by Las Vegas’ most glamorous entertainers and poker
players will be happ