PokerCam Features at 888poker

PokerCam is the latest gaming innovation to grace 888poker. This exciting feature allows players to use their webcams while playing poker at the premier online poker room. PokerCam is exclusive to 888poker and once players have registered online accounts it’s a snap getting started. The live-streaming video feed allows players to see one another in [...]

Jason DeWitt Leading LA Poker Classic

Day 3 of the World poker Tour: LA Poker Classic has concluded.  The day ended with Jason DeWitt holding the chip leader position.  The money bubble popped on Day 3 as the group fell to sixty-three players remaining.  The top prize in the LA Poker classic is $1.6 million, but all of the remaining players [...]

Team Everest Poker Adds New Players

The team at Everest poker has signed four new members.  The new additions to the team for Everest 2011 are Javier Martinez, Koen de Bakker, Tobias Wagner, and Leonard Truche. The players hail from Spain, Netherlands, Germany, and France respectively and are all former Live The Dream winners.  The players earned their spots on the [...]

Eric Scherer Murder Trial Continues

Professional poker player Eric Scherer III returned to the stand for a second day today.  Scherer III is accused of murdering his parents in order to claim an inheritence.   His testimony today focused mostly on his relationship with his wife (whom he admitted to cheating on), and his poker earnings. Scherer III said that he [...]

Online Gambling Bill Proposed in Iowa

A controversial proposal has been put forward that would see online poker legalized in Iowa. The proposed bill would also settle a long-running dispute between the state’s horse breeders and the Altoona racetrack over how purse money should be shared, and would let casinos off the hook for referendum votes.  The bill was drafted on [...]

European Poker Tour: Copenhagen 2011

Day 2 of the European poker Tour: Copenhagen has come to a close.  The chip leader at the end of Day 2 is Michael Tureniec of Sweden, who currently holds 64,000 chips.  There are 73 players currently left in the running, and it is expected that the bubble will burst early tomorrow, as the money [...]

Scherer Speaks on Poker Life

Ernie Sccherer III, who is accused of having murdered his parents, spent time on the witness stand discussing his life as a professional poker player. He described how during his high school years he rarely saw his father, a former San Ramon Valley school board member.  Scherer said his father often left to play cards [...]

WPT Celebrity Poker Invitational

February is a great month for poker, especiall with the L.A. Poker Classic – and the associated WPT Celebrity Invitational. This tournament features tables full of celebrities, athletes, well-known players and big-name members of the industry.  It’s a fun, fast paced and entertaining event with a nice, happy ending – $100,000 donated to charity. This [...]

NFL Players Forbidden From Playing Charity Poker

Phil Hellmuth recently announced that he was organizing a charity celebrity poker event called “Raise your hand for Africa” – the event attracted the interest of 30 NFL players, all hoping to have some fun and do their bit for a worthy cause. Sadly, the NFL players have been forbidden from taking part.  Many prominent [...]

European Poker Tour Grand Final Venue

We already know the date of the PokerStars European poker Tour Grand Final, but now we finally have the most important piece of information – the venue! This prestigious event will be taking place in Spain.  Madrid, to be precise.  The final will be held at the Casino Gran Madrid. The final will open on [...]

Marcus Bebb Jones Extradited to Colorado

Professional poker player Marcus Bebb Jones has been extradited to Colorado, where he will face trial for murder. Marcus Bebb Jones is an English professional poker player.  He is accused of having murdered his wife in 1997.   Jones and his wife owned a hotel together.  She went missing in 1997, and a few years later [...]

Double or Nothing SNG Removed from PokerStars

PokerStars will be terminating their double or nothing sit and go tournaments as of the middle of this month.  The sit and go tournament saw half the players win twice the amount of the buy-in, while the other players would leave the tournament with nothing. The SNG tournaments saw a lot of publicity last year [...]

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