May 18, 2012
The 2012 half of the new World Poker Tour Season XI schedule was released this week, detailing events from August to December this year, starting in Cyprus and running through to the the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, at Bellagio in December.The expanded season will stop in Philadelphia, for... Read more
May 17, 2012
It became known as one of poker’s most exclusive games but also one of its most controversial. An underground poker game made up of actors and wealthy business men was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to those involved, including one, a fraudster, charged with stealing $44 million.Now it... Read more
May 16, 2012
There were further signs in Illinois yesterday that the ban on internet poker in the United States has a growing list of opponents. Senate leader John Cullerton has proposed that the state become an international hub for a legalised version of the game, becoming popular around the world in the... Read more
May 15, 2012
Hopes for online poker’s return to the United States took a significant step forward this week, with the news that the first US-based licenced and regulated real money poker sites could be up and running before the end of the year. At a Gaming Policy Committee meeting in Las Vegas yesterday, Mark... Read more
May 14, 2012
It’s the half way stage in various Player of the Year contests, two of which are being led by former World Series Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel. Duhamel, a Team PokerStars Pro, leads in the Bluff Player of the Year and the Global Poker Index races, but his lead in each is shortening after a... Read more
May 11, 2012
With the first event of the 43rd World Series of Poker a little more than two weeks away, organisers have been in the news this week increasing the anticipation ahead of the first event. Following news about rules changes this year, WSOP have now announced that 60 of the 61 bracelet events at... Read more
May 10, 2012
The World Series of Poker Main Event was too quiet in 2011 according to officials at the WSOP, who are ushering a few changes to the rules ahead of this year’s series in order to bring back some of the atmosphere that was strangely missing in 2011.Talking to the Las Vegas Sun, Ty Stewart, vice... Read more
May 09, 2012
The World Series of Poker Circuit is one of the main tours open to players across the United States and has in the past been the jump off point for many players now in the mainstream. This week that opportunity is in the hands of Christopher Bonn who won the latest main event at Harrah’s... Read more
May 08, 2012
Further signs that the ban on internet gaming in the United States could soon change came this week when yet another European business announced it was preparing the ground for re-entry into the potentially lucrative US market.Bwin.party digital, the world's largest listed online gaming company,... Read more
May 07, 2012
Mat Carlsson was crowned Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Perth main event champion this weekend, defeating Anthony Marenko heads-up over an eight hour final table in Western Australia. Carlsson becomes the third ANZPT Perth winner, following Tony Hachem and Grant Levy, earning the title, trophy... Read more
