World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Day 2

The World poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Day 2 concluded yesterday.  The day saw four levels of play.  Registration remained open until the start of Day 2, and 27 players joined up, bringing the total field to 433 entrants. By the end of the day, just 147 players remained.  The chip leader was Todd [...]

Pro Poker Players Left Out in The Cold

The big news in poker this month is the events of April 15th, known in poker circles as Black Friday.  On that day, the FBI seized several online poker domains, cutting off American poker players from being able to play real-money games. If you’re a casual online poker player, that may not sound too serious, [...]

Poker Pulled from US TV Networks

The fallout from Black Friday is continuing, and the future for poker in the United States is starting to look bleak. Earlier this month, the FBI seized three of the biggest online poker domains under charges of bank fraud, illegal gambling, and money laundering.  This left the rest of the industry rather shaken, and saw [...]

Poker Season Begins with Three Major Tournaments

poker Season has begun, with three major poker tournaments starting their tours this week.  Those tournaments are part of the World Series of Poker Circuit, the World Poker Tour, and the European Poker Tour. The first stop of the World Series of Poker is Chester, Pennsylvania.  This year makes the first time that the Circuit [...]

Online Poker Traffic Drops Following Black Friday

Following Black Friday on April 15th, worldwide online poker traffic has decreased by 22%, according to online poker traffic website PokerScout.   On Black Friday, three of the more well-known online poker sites had their .com domains seized by the FBI, forcing players on those sites to either look elsewhere, or consider live games. Since that [...]

Study of Online Poker in Iowa Approved by State Committee

The House State Government Committee has approved a new measure that allows the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to study the legalization of online poker in Iowa.  The Commission will be required to issue a report on the matter by December 1st this year. The measure was approved following a 20-3 vote, and the Senate [...]

New PokerCam Tables Introduced on 888

Online poker provider 888 has introduced some new PokerCam tables, which allow you to see your opponents as you play.  The PokerCam tables make use of player’s webcams, and to enjoy the experience you’ll need to have your own cam active.  To encourage people to give the tables a go, 888 Poker is offering £5 [...]

Smyth Credits Girlfriend for Top Tip

Newly crowned Irish poker Champion Niall Smyth credits his girlfriend with helping him to get his poker crown.  Smyth started his epic story with a bet on the Grand National earlier in this month.  The EUR20 bet was turned into EUR200 when the horse that his girlfriend, Kim Madigan, persuaded him to bet on came [...]

Caesars CEO Calling for Regulation of Online Poker in the USA

Gary Loveman, CEO of Caesars Entertainment Corp. has spoken out about the subject of online poker, expressing a desire for regulation in an opinion piece that was published on CNN’s website. Loveman said “The question we face isn’t “will there be online poker?”  Millions of Americans have already answered that question through their regular play, [...]

The 2010/2011 WSOP Circuit Event – Harrah’s Chester

poker fans gather around: come Wednesday the 27th April thru Tuesday 10th May 2011, Harrah’s Chester in PA will be hosting the World Series of Poker Circuit Event. At high noon on Wednesday the 27th April a NL Hold’em (Non-Ring Event) with a $235 buy-in will be taking place. This 2-day tourney will be enjoyed [...]

Annie Duke Hosts Charity Poker Tournament

Professional poker player Annie Duke will be teaming up with Life Rolls On Founder Jesse Billauer to host “A Night of Poker”, a charity poker event at Hustler Casino in Gardena, CA.  The proceeds for the tournament, which will be a No Limit Texas Hold’em event, will go twards the Life Rolls on Foundation. Life [...]

Niall Smyth Wins Irish Poker Open

Niall Smyth has defeated poker veteran Surinder Sunar to win the 2011 Irish Poker Open.  The tournament, which took place n Dublin, concluded in the early hours of this morning, and saw Smyth take home a EUR550,000 prize. Smyth came in top out of a 615 players strong field after a hotly contested battle at [...]

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