25 August 2006
WSOP Winner Jamie Gold has 50% of Winnings Frozen by Court
If legal action against World Series of Poker (WSOP) winner Jamie
Gold holds up, he’ll be the $6 million man instead of the $12
million man.
A district court judge has issued a restraining order to prevent
the Bodog.
Mid-Year Results Indicate that Playtech Profits are Up
Playtech Limited, an online casino and poker room software
developer and provider, has followed a profitable second quarter
with equally encouraging half-year results showing a 139 per cent
overall increase in revenues in the six months ended June 30
ePoker Room Announced for Hollywood Park Casino
Poker players at Hollywood Park Casino in California has will soon
have the opportunity to try out a new computerised ePoker room,
playing the game using a touch screen computer screen laid out on
the poker table.
Estimated $1.7 million On Offer at Month-Long Tournament
The Bicycle Casino's Legends of Poker is once again hosting
thousands of tournament players for their month long poker
extravaganza which features an estimated prize pool of over
$10,000,000 including a 2006 Cadillac giveaway and $1.
Blind Bet Poker Launches Season Three with $1,800 Prize Pool
Blind Bet Poker is inviting poker players to take part in the third
season of the Blind Bet Poker League on Titan Poker.
The new season starts with a freeroll tournament on August 27
and runs for 12 weeks, with alternating freeroll and $5 buy-i
21 August 2006
PaddyPowerPoker Releases Details of 2007 Irish Poker Open
PaddyPowerPoker.com has today announced details of Irish Poker Open
2007, Ireland’s largest poker tournament and Europe’s most
historic. The event will take place over the Easter Weekend 2007 in
Dublin and the buy in is €3,300 with a €200 registratio
PokerStars Players Take Home $21 Million in WSOP Winnings
PokerStars.com is sending their congratulations to the thousands of
PokerStars players who participated in this year’s World Series of
Poker (WSOP) event.
The site sent some 19 per cent of the total playing field to
this year's Main Event – mor
Betfair signs Buzzer to their Pro Players Roster
Betfair Poker has struck a deal with Thomas “Buzzer” Bhil, which
formalises his position as one of Team Betfair’s official sponsored
professional poker players.
Buzzer, who is based in Frankfurt, joins Ben “Milky Bar Kid”
Grundy and Bengt Sonne
APAT Launches Online Series Tournament
The Amateur Poker Association and Tour (APAT), in association with
PokerStars.com and PokerPlayer Magazine, has announced the launch
of the APAT Online Series.
The APAT Online event is a series of 30 international
tournaments hosted exclusively
18 August 2006
Online Poker World Championship set for $10 Million Prize
The fifth annual PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker
(WCOOP) is set to begin on September 16 with a guaranteed prize
pool of $10 million.
The event will feature 18 poker tournaments and is expected to
attract players from more th