2012 Aussie Millions Satellites

The Aussie Millions features as the must-play tournament on the poker calendar. This glittering poker fest will showcase hundreds of poker players from all over the world, in a battle royale for Aussie Millions domination. Come the 12th January 2012, poker players will descend on Melbourne’s Crown Casino for their share of a payday of [...]

888s New Social Experience

888Poker has introduced a new private games feature into their poker gaming software.  The new feature is called 888poker Lounges, and it allows players to create their own private tournaments or cash games, and make them invite only so that players can get together with their friends and have a safe and relaxing game of [...]

MGM Resorts Poker Agreement

Boyd Gaming Corp and MGM Resorts International have entered into an agreement with an online gambling company as the casino operators begin plans to enter the online poker business, should online poker become legal in the USA. There are ongoing discussions within congress to consider legislation that would legalize online poker, and MGM and Boyd [...]

Nine Network Planned Poker Machine Reform Campaign

The Nine Network was apparently planning a co-ordinated on-air campaign against Labor’s poker machine reforms as early as July – two months before NRL commentators Warren and Gould attacked the scheme during a preliminary final broadcast, says The Australian Online. Australian Online says that they obtained a letter from Jeffrey Browne, the Managing Director of [...]

Latest Poker Hall of Fame Entries Revealed

The two newest entries into the World Series of poker‘s “Poker Hall of Fame” have been announced.  This year, the two poker stars to be honoured are Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson.  These two poker ambassadors will be joining the ranks of legendary poker players in the Hall of Fame on November 8th, at a [...]

Alderney Gambling Commission Criticised

Professional poker player Antanas Guoga, known in the community as “Tony G”, has spoken out against Alderney’s Gambling Control Commission, saying that the regulators failed to protect players.  Tony G’s criticisms come in light of the news that Full Tilt had come under investigation for money laundering and fraud in the United States. The AGCC [...]

US Poker Laws Compared to Prohibition

A former US senator has spoken out against the efforts of the US to curb online gambling, comparing the moves to the Prohibition as he argued for legislation to permit online poker in the country. Alphonse D’Amato told a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade that legalizing online poker would help [...]

WSOP Circuit Hammond Main Event

The World Series of poker Circuit Hammond Main Event is now well underway.  Day two concluded on Sunday after 12 levels of play, which lasted for 14 gruelling hours. 342 players sat down at the start of the day, but just twenty survived.  The chip leader is currently Eric Crain, who holds just over 4.4million [...]

888poker Introduces New WebCam Tourneys and Private Lounges

The world’s foremost authority on online poker gaming, 888poker, has launched an exciting new promotional offer for its fans. This entertaining online poker room is paving the way for more social interaction than ever before with its WebCam tourneys and Private Lounges. The introduction of rapid-play PokerCam Tournaments and Private Player Lounges is here to [...]

EPT San Remo Begins

A huge number of poker players have descended on Italy for the latest leg of the European Poker Tour.  The EPT San Remo saw more than 1,000 entrants last year, and similar figures are expected for this year’s field. The latest leg of the World Series of Poker Europe ended last week, so while we [...]

WSOP Europe Successful In Cannes

When the World Series of poker Europe decided to relocate to Cannes, France instead of staying in London, England where it had been held for four years in a row, many doubted the wisdom of that decision.  Some feared that the events would see diminished participation, and organizational concerns were rife too. Fortunately, they naysayers [...]

Steve Billirakis Wins at WSOPE

In 2007, just ten days after his 21st birthday, Steve Billirakis earned himself the right to another big celebration, by taking the top prize in an Omaha event at the World Series of poker Europe.  Four years on, he is still proving himself to be a force in the world of poker, taking his second [...]

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