Wednesday, 16 July 2014
The World Series of Poker goes on hiatus until November, when, in addition to crowning the Main Event winner will also induct the latest entrants into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Nominations for the class of 2014 are now open at WSOP.com with fans having until 15 August to highlight their favourite players, journalist, administrators or anyone else who has made a major impact on the poker world.Potential candidates must meet a set of defined criteria which includes being over 40-years-old (so no Phil Ivey). Nominees must have played consistently well at high stakes against top competition, stood the test of time and gained the respect of their peers.Non-playing candidates must have contributed to the overall growth and success of the game of poker, with indelible positive and lasting results.The top 10 nominees will make the list of finalists with the eventual entrants decided by the existing Poker Hall of Fame members as well as a panel of poker media voters.Scotty Nguyen and Tom McEvoy were elected into the Hall of Fame in 2013, joining a select band that also includes Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan and Mike Sexton.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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