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Howard Lederer Wins Aussie Millions Event
2008-01-15
Howard "The Professor" Lederer has won the Aussie Millions Event #9 which is a staggering $100,000 buy-in Texas Hold-em tournament. Lederer defeated 25 players who were brave enough to put up the h ....
Online Poker Banned in Germany
2008-01-02
As of January 1st, 2008, Germany has banned online poker and other forms of Web based gambling. All 16 German stated approved the ban and a law to prevent all online gambling.
This ban is in effect ....
David Chip Reese Dies in Sleep
2007-12-05
Sadly, Poker legend Chip Reese has died in his sleep at the age of 56. David "Chip" Reese (a three-time WSOP winner) was a very well known figure in the poker world and he will be mis ....
Help For US Based Online Poker Players
2007-05-28
Two blogs have been updated to provide the latest information on how to gamble legally in the USA.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 28, 2007 -- It Is possible to continue playing poker, or using casinos ....
Online Poker Site Takes Rewards to the Extreme
2007-05-28
UltimateBet shakes up the poker playing experience with the launch of its new point redemption store. Players can exchange their points for items such as iPods, LCD TVs, jewelry and extreme adventure ....
High Limit Magazine Sponsors 2007 CEO Poker Tour
2007-05-28
High Limit Magazine, the progressive ezine that is emailed to over 100,000 casino players for free every month, is sponsoring the CEO Poker Tour, from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Las Vegas, Nevada. ....
The Coolest Thing Ever for Poker Players
2006-12-07
ATLANTA, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluff Magazine (
http://www.bluffmagazine.com ), America's leading poker magazine, announced
that on February 1st 2007 they will launch "The Coolest Thing Ever" (
....
James McManus Debuts Card Player Magazine Section
2006-12-07
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Card Player Magazine is pleased to
announce the debut of a new magazine section featuring the writings of
well-known poker author James McManus, author of Positive ....
Bluff Media Announces Acquisition of thepokerdb.co
2006-12-07
ATLANTA, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluff Media announced today that it has
completed the acquisition of thepokerdb.com (http://www.thepokerdb.com ), terms of
the deal were not disclosed. thepokerdb.com ....
French Player Hits 100k Jackpot at Titan Poker
2006-11-28
November 20, 2006 -- French poker player Remy Elkoubi, from Marseille, France, hit a Straight Flush that gave him a $100,000 Jackpot Prize at popular online poker room Titan Poker. Elkoubi won six con ....
Tony G Wins Asian Poker Tour Main Event
2006-11-28
November 18, 2006 -- Tony Guoga took control of the final table on day three of the Betfair Asian Poker Tour with a combination of sharp banter and aggressive play.
I want people to know that poker ....
VIP.com Adds Value to Bluff Magazine
2006-11-21
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (PRWEB) October 5, 2006 -- VIP.com Poker is pleased to announce they are teaming up with Bluff Media to bring Bluff magazine subscribers free money, great weekly poker to ....
Two Women Poker Players make WPT History
2006-11-21
MASHANTUCKET, Conn., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nenad "The Serb" Medic of Niagara Falls, Ont., upset some of poker's most notable
professionals yesterday to take home a first prize of $1. ....
WPT to Feature Father and Son Teams
2006-11-21
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The WORLD POKER TOUR(R)
announced that it will produce today a new special entitled, Fathers and
Sons(TM). Filming on the WPT set at the Foxwoods Casi ....
Cashing in on 3D poker
2006-11-11
September 7, 2006 -- Savvy investors who want to cash in on the world of 3D online poker for real money also enter the 18 ? 24 year old market by licensing a turnkey 3D poker skin from suppliers such ....
Celeb Poker Adds Forum
2006-11-11
November 26, 2005 -- In a recent attempt to make CelebPoker.com even more interactive the site has launched a new Poker Forum this week. The new message board is free to join is a moderated by CelebPo ....
World Poker Database is Launched
2006-11-11
A new service collating live poker information in 7 countries is due to release their first update on November 1st. Subscribers to WannaPlayPoker.net receive news on local tournaments, card rooms, hom ....
Jamie Gold Wins WSOP
2006-08-14
Jamie Gold wins the WSOP Main Event and the biggest prize in the history of the tournament. After being the chip leader for the bulk of the final table, Gold bested tough pro Allen Cunningham to take ....
Phil Hellmuth Wins 10th WSOP Bracelet
2006-07-26
Phil Hellmuth snagged his 10th gold bracelet tying Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson for most bracelets won at the WSOP. His win came in the $1000 NLHE w/rebuys event with a final table featuring the like ....
PartyGaming Not Scared by Proposed Ban
2006-07-26
PartyGaming is the world?s largest online gaming operator and they are betting big that the U.S. Justice Department?s crusade against online gambling will not pan out.
They are set to launch a maj ....
David the Dragon Pham wins WSOP Event
2006-07-24
David ?The Dragon? Pham bested a final table of relative unknowns to win his second WSOP bracelet. One notable player at the final table was internet pro Dustin ?Neverwin? Woolf of Pamela Anderson Launches Online Poker Site
2006-07-24
On Thursday July 20th Pamela Anderson of Baywatch fame launched PamelaPoker.com, her own online poker room. She has reportedly become so engrossed by poker that she wants to have her own site to play ....
Author reveals Ted Forrest as Suicide King
2006-07-23
Michael Craig, author of 'The Professor, The Banker and the Suicide King', has at last revealed the identity of the "Suicide King", poker pro Ted Forrest.
"The Professor" is of course poker great ....
Pokerchamps and Eurobet reject US Players
2006-07-21
Both PokerChamps and Eurobet have refused to take American player?s wagers. Both have sent emails to all their American customers urging them to withdraw their money and to not patronize their website ....
Top Poker Players Sue WPT
2006-07-20
Some of the top names in poker have filed a lawsuit against the World Poker Tour, a popular series of televised poker tournaments. The plaintiffs (Annie Duke, Greg Raymer,
Andy Bloch, Howard Lederer ....
Student is Youngest Player to Win WSOP Event
2006-07-19
Jeff Madsen, a UC-Santa Barbara student, has won the WSOP No-Limit Hold'em, $2000 Buy-In tournament in the process becoming the youngest player to ever win a WSOP event. A record which has been broken ....
Chip Reese Wins WSOP HORSE Event
2006-07-18
David ?Chip? Reese came out on top for 1.716 million dollars in perhaps the toughest final table ever fielded.
When the WSOP announced the 25k entry HORSE event it was widely regarded that the winn ....
PokerStars Holds Largest Online Poker Tournament
2006-07-17
On Sunday July 16, at PokerStars, 7377 players put up a 350 dollar entry fee for the largest online poker tournament ever held in terms of players participating. The prize pool was worth a stunning 2. ....
Dutch Boyd Wins WSOP Bracelet
2006-07-05
It was celebration time for Dutch Boyd and "The Crew" when he won his first ever WSOP bracelet in the short handed Texas Hold-em event (6 players per table).
Dutch Boyd defeated the 2005 Main Even ....
Police Circulate Video of Casino Shooting
2006-06-27
In Las Vegas, Nevada, police are circulating the video tape of a deadly shooting that occurred at the Silver Nugget Casino in which a man was killed and a woman was shot in the hand.
Authorities ha ....
Poker.com Bails Out Jilted WSOP Players
2006-06-23
Many complaints were isseud by online poker players who claimed they had won a WSOP entry through Checknraisepoker.com and were being stiffed on their prize. They received an email from Checknraisepok ....
Wash. St. Gets Serious About Online Poker Ban
2006-06-19
Todd Boutte, a former Wal-Mart employee and Bellingham resident thought that his State's ban on on-line wagering did not apply to his website, which reviewed and linked various online casinos.
But ....
Party Poker Fights Against Poker Bots
2006-05-23
The use of computer programs that automatically make decisions and actions for the online poker player are rampant. The use of these programs (commonly referred to as "bots" by the online poker commun ....
Online Poker Banned in Wash St.
2006-05-13
Senate Bill 6613 has passed and as of June 7 2006 it will now be illegal for residents of Washington State to play online poker from their own homes.
The bill was motioned by Senator Margarita Pren ....
Party Poker and Empire Poker Rejoin
2006-04-14
Party Gaming purchased EmpirePoker recently for $250 Million U.S. In October 2005 Party severed ties with all of its "skins", Empire being the most prominent. The two companies are once again sharing ....
Poker Legend "Puggy" Pearson Dead at 77
2006-04-14
Poker lost one of its legends on April 12th 2006 with the death of Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson. Puggy, a consumate gambler was once quoted as saying "I'll play any man from any land any game he can n ....
Poker Benefit at the Playboy Mansion
2006-04-13
The Playboy Mansion hosted a Poker Night for the Urban Health Institute.
April 3, 2006 -- On Saturday March 25th The Beverly Hills Playboy Mansion hosted a Celebrity Poker Tournament for the Urban ....
PokerRoom Launches Macintosh Online-Casino
2006-04-13
PokerRoom's recently launched CasinoRoom is available now for both Mac and Linux users. CasinoRoom offers all the games you'll find in a regular casino including blackjack, roulette, craps, pai gow po ....
"Broke: A Poker Novel" hits shelves today
2006-04-07
"Broke: A Poker Novel" by Brandon Adams (online poker nick "wins_pot" chronicles 3 young poker players as they strive for fame and success in the turbo charged world of high stakes poker. Filled with ....
Comic Book Characters used for online slots
2006-04-06
InterCasino offers over 160 different games for their players to choose from but their latest innovation (using licensed Marvel Comic Heroes for their slot games) has irked some internet gambling enth ....
Phil Ivey wins 17 million from Andy Beal
2006-02-24
Andy Beal is a Texas billionaire with a penchant for poker and high stakes gambling. He went to Vegas with the express intention of playing some of the highest stakes poker games ever against the best ....
Survey Says CEO's Prefer Poker to Golf
2006-02-21
For a number of years golf has been the game of choice for executives to network with other executives. But a recent survey taken of 500 CEO's by CEO Poker has found that 65% responed they would rathe ....
Teen Robs Bank to Fuel Online Poker Habit
2006-02-13
A wealthy Allentown, Pennsylvania teen is facing charges after robbing a bank to fuel his secret online poker addiction.
Greg Hogan a College sophomore and son of a Baptist preacher admitted to the ....
PokerShare To Sue Excapsa (UltimateBet)
2006-01-22
In late 2005 some online poker players may remember the brief emergence of PokerShare, an online poker room with a unique approach in that it offered its players a share of their profits. Before this ....
Pokerroom Software is Tops
2006-01-20
COSTA RICA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/19/2006 -- PokerRoom.com, a leading online site dedicated to poker and casino games owned and operated by Safepay Int S.R.L., has received one of the highest accolade ....
Kiwi Wins 1.4 million in Australia
2006-01-20
Lee Nelson, a retired doctor from New Zealand bested 417 players at Melbourne Australia's Crown Casino to win the Aussie Million Poker Championship. He emerged victorious on his birthday in the 5 day ....
Doyle Brunson Under Investigation By S.E.C.
2006-01-16
United States SEC (Security and Exchange Commission) is investigating 10 time WSOP bracelet winner Doyle Brunson for his unsolicited 700 million dollar bid to purchase World Poker Tour Gaming Entertai ....
Israel cracks down on Online Gambling
2006-01-13
(PRWEB) December 22, 2005 -- http://www.onlinecasinos.cd reports that earlier this morning the police searched the offices of Walla! Communications LTD and Sportsline, two popular Israeli portals earl ....
Harrah's Looks to Improve WSOP
2006-01-12
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. said today that
six top poker professionals have agreed to join a new Pla ....
Poker Academy Releases New Software
2006-01-12
Chapel Hill, NC and Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) January 10, 2006 -- Merscom LLC today announced an agreement with Poker Academy, the leading Texas Holdem poker software developer, to publish ?Poker Academ ....
'Best' Poker Player Puts $1k Bounty on Own Head
2006-01-12
(PRWEB) January 11, 2006 -- Anyone who has watched poker on television is aware that some players lack the proper poker etiquette. Indeed, there are players known for flopping on the floor, cursing, a ....
Texas Holdem for Mac and iMac users
2006-01-11
Vancouver, Canada (PRWEB) January 10, 2006 -- Macintosh users are flocking to http://www.maconlinepoker.com/ in record numbers, ever since the company recently announced that they have launched their ....
Record Super Bowl Betting Predicted
2006-01-10
When it comes to NFL football, this year has been a rough one for online bookies. The public favorites have been hitting, and the bettors are up big. It is predicted that more money in the hands of th ....
Former Rogue Trader Plays Online Poker
2006-01-09
Nick Leeson, the London born "rogue trader", whose massive fraud brought down banking giant "Baring's" has reportedly beaten the CelebPoker.com tables to the tune of 25 large.
Nick Leeson was the m ....
West Virginia in Line to Legalize Poker
2006-01-09
Pushed by loss of gambling tax revenue to casinos in neighboring states, West Virginia may be in line to legalize poker in their state.
There are currently 26 States that allow the spread of poker ....
PokerStars Owner Looks to Make Massive Sale
2006-01-09
Isai Scheinberg, the Israeli businessman and owner of a 75% share of Poker Stars is reportedly looking to sell his holding in the company. PokerStars is currently the second largest online poker site ....
