Pokerstars Pros Cast Off for Caribbean Adventure
The Pokerstars.net Caribbean Adventure kicked off yesterday. With almost 700 players it looks set to be one of the biggest events of the year.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Second Season of 'The Best Damn Poker Show' Premiers on Fox Sports NET
The beginning of 2009 has been a busy one for fans of poker on television. Poker enthusiasts can mark their calendars for Monday, January 12th, the date of the first of seven new episodes of the Best Damn Poker Show.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
First Major Poker Tournament Winner of 2009 Announced
Party Poker hosted the first major poker tournament of 2009 with the Irish Poker Championship. Rory Brennan takes home the title with a massive first place prize.
Monday, January 05, 2009
PartyPoker.com's Irish Poker Championship Starts Today
The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship will see player's from around Europe pay the €2,000 buy-in with hopes of duplicating Jude Ainsworth success last year. In 2008 Ainsworth win $212,479 at the Irish Poker Championship.
Friday, January 02, 2009
Two Mega-winners Hit it Big in Dublin
Boylepoker.com has produced two mega-winners in the last month as John O'Shea ("doesalrite") and Breandan Reaney ("quickelec") won a total of $124,950 on the online poker site.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Supporters Rally to Have Poker Recognized as Olympic Sport
Mansion group online subsidiary Circus Casino.co.uk has announced a new initiative to have the game of poker recognised as an Olympic sport; initially as a demonstration sport in 2012 and then as a main event in 2016.
Monday, December 29, 2008
PokerStars Breaks Second World Poker Record
PokerStars is now home to the largest tournament in history thanks to Sunday's record-breaking no-limit hold'em contest. The tournament was the culmination of their World Record Weekend promotion and saw an astounding 35,000 entrants put up the $10+$1 buy-in to be a part of history.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Italian Poker Rooms Report Strong Q3 Growth
The recent worldwide economic downturn has affected businesses and corporations in the world in different ways. While the banks of many nations around the world are stuck in a credit quagmire and the U.S. automobile industry is at a standstill, online gaming seems to be increasing in strength.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Learn to Be a Great Poker Player at PokerStar's Poker Camp
The PokerStars Poker Camp is your chance to improve your game with hands-on training from the sharpest minds in the game. Team PokerStars Pro will be on hand to provide invaluable coaching at one of the biggest poker tournaments in the world, which just happens to be in the Caribbean paradise of The Bahamas.
Friday, December 26, 2008
PokerStars Still Ready to Break Second Guiness World Record by the End of 2008
PokerStars.com is going to end 2008 with a massive 'World Record Week' - giving players the chance to enter into the Guinness Book of World Records when PokerStars try and break their second Guinness World Record of 2008.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
New Microchips in Poker Cards Allow Casinos to Watch Every Move Electronically
Australian Andrew Milner built a poker table equipped with RFID chips for every single card and HD cameras to track every movement. His setup can even tell where cards lie in a full, vertical deck.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
David 'Chino' Rheem Wins World Poker Tour Event as Memeber of New 'Poker Pack'
Rheem put on a stellar performance and won a great tournament, adding the $1,500,000 first prize to the $1.8m he received in November for making the final table of the WSOP Main Event. Rheem has definitely been on fire this year!
Monday, December 22, 2008
PokerHeaven European Cash Game Series Premiers December 18th in the UK and Ireland
The Poker Haven European Cash game will air every Friday on The Poker Channel at 11pm GMT (UK and Ireland on Sky Channel 166). This invitation only event is a tournament not to miss on Fridays!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Huge Carbon Poker Jackpot Waiting for a Winner
Now sitting at $770,000, the Bad Beat Jackpot at Carbon Poker is waiting for a lucky person to hit and win big.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Online Poker Room Attempts to Break World Record
Leading online poker site PokerStars.com has announced that it will attempt to set a new world record later this month for the largest field ever seen for an Internet poker tournament.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
WSOP Launches Poker School - Cash Game Academy
The World Series of Poker hopes to provide poker players of all skill levels with the foundation and tools needed to become a consistent winning cash game player with the launch of its new Cash Game Academy, a two-day, intensive poker school dedicated exclusively to No Limit Hold'em cash game play.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Ladbrokes Poker Million Won by Belfast Native
Belfast native Marty Smith takes home almost $1 Million in the Ladbrokes Poker Million.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Bodog Poker Provides Holiday Celebration With '12 Days of Poker'
Bodog Poker is getting into the holiday spirit by giving online poker players something extra in their stockings by introducing '12 Days of Poker.'
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
World Poker Tour Hits Biloxi in January
The World Poker Tour makes scheduled arrival in the Beau January 14th through the 17th. With 15 tournaments this is a not-to-miss tour stop.
Monday, December 15, 2008
PartyPoker Irish Poker Championship to be Europe's First Major Poker Tournament of 2009
PartyPoker and Radisson SAS Hotel in Galway, Ireland will host Europe's first major poker tournament of 2009.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Huge Tournament This Weekend at London-based Online Poker Room
London-based ParadisePoker.com set to enter the world of big payouts by hosting a massive Poker tournament this weekend.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Circus Casino Poker Classic Considered a Success in Birmingham, England
Marathon Poker tournament at Star City battles out for 27 hours
Friday, December 12, 2008
Casinos Poland to Host Polish Poker Open 2008
Casinos Poland will present the grand Polish Open 2008, a four-day Texas Hold'em No Limit tournament, hosted as part of the fifth EPT European Poker Tour Season at its casino in the Hyatt Hotel in Warsaw from November 15 to November 19, 2008.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Youngest WSOP Main Event Champion Crowned in Las Vegas
22-year old Peter Eastgate became the youngest person ever to win the main event of the World Series of Poker, erasing the mark held by the infamous Phil Helmuth.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
WSOP Final Table Kicks Off November 9th
The November Nine -- the final table players in the World Series of Poker -- will return to the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino Nov. 9 to determine the 2008 champion.
Monday, November 03, 2008