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PokerHeaven Cash Game Begins Airing

phill — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:32:28 -0400

Poker Channel Europe announced Thursday that it will begin airing episodes of the PokerHeaven European Cash Game Friday, Dec. 19.

Tran Takes Premier League III

phill — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:05:10 -0400

J.C. Tran added another notch to his belt yesterday as the winner of PartyPoker.com’s Premier League III tourney. For his performance in the event, Tran raked in a respectable $300,000 first-place pot on top of the checks sponsors Asian Poker Tour and PKR are likely to send him.

Barbosa Bags EPT Poland

phill — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:47:14 -0400

Portugese player João Barbosa took the day last Thursday at the European Poker Tour Polish Open, battling back from the short side of the table to haul off the tourney's $457,489 first prize. Barbosa turned 26 the very day he went over the top and is Portugal's first EPT champion.

Manipulator's Wife Sentenced

phill — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:31:42 -0400

Tuesday, Jill Rockcastle, 50, was sentenced to 10 to life in a Nevada prison for the murder of her husband, professional poker player William "The Manipulator" Gustafik. Clark County District Court Judge Michael Villani presided over the sentencing.

Cool Hand Poker Takes Aim at Sharks

phill — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:15:22 -0400

Thursday, Tower Rock subsidiary Carmen Media Group announced plans to launch a poker site aimed exclusively at discouraging professional sharks from preying on casual players.

WPT-FullTilt Team Up

phill — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:24:06 -0400

World Poker Tour Enterprises announced yesterday that it has signed a sponsorship deal with Internet poker room FullTiltPoker.net. According to the agreement, Full Tilt will pay $3.2 million to sponsor the WPT's seventh tournament season.

PKR.com cuddles up with Lovestruck

phill — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:07:09 -0400

Internet poker room PKR.com and dating site Lovestruck.com announced Thursday that they are teaming up to provide a series of online poker nights made specifically for poker-loving singles.

Clonie Gowen Triumphs at WPC

phill — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:12:43 -0400

Clonie Gowen took down eight other players Tuesday to score this year's World Poker Championship title and the tourney's $508,950 first-place pot. The $5,000 buy-in tournament was held at the Gold Strike Casino in Mississippi.

'ElkY' Reigns at Al Lago

phill — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:48:26 -0400

Team PokerStars pro Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier took the title at this year’s World Poker Tour Festa Al Lago Sunday. The one-time professional Starcraft player is now $1.4 million richer on top of the bonus PokerStars is likely to give him for the win. He is also the third person in history to pull out consecutive WPT and European Poker Tour titles.

Rumored CryptoLogic PartyPoker Team-Up

phill — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:48:38 -0400

Gambling-programming giant CrytpoLogic is considering a possible joint venture in online poker with Gibralter-based PartyGaming Plc., owner of PartyPoker.com, the Financial Times reported Monday. Although the news item cited no sources, the rumor has recently gained considerable traction online.

Bwin Poker Hits Italy

phill — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:54:29 -0400

Bwin officially went Vegas Sunday when it added online poker to its Italian offerings at www.bwin.it. The news comes with a simultaneous unveiling of the company’s brand-spanking-new P5 Poker Engine, developed by Ongame Network.

WPT 'Adds' MySpace

phill — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:52:00 -0400

The World Poker Tour announced Tuesday that it will be teaming up with social netwokring site MySpace to create a WPT community on MySpace.com. The new MySpace community will include an online poker game designed by MySpace software affiliate Oberon, as well as tips, player profiles, behind-the-scenes video clips from the WPT, tournament news, and a ClubWPT.com TV series.

Kentucky Ends Online Poker

phill — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:51:24 -0400

Will a court in the Commonwealth of Kentucky end online poker in the U.S.? That’s the question folks on both sides of the Pond are asking after Kentucky Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate’s Thursday decision. Ruling on a suit filed by the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Wingate said the state’s seizure of 141 gambling-site URLs was entirely legal.

PokerStars Goes Italiano

phill — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:43:08 -0400

Wednesday, PokerStars.com announced the launch a new site made specially for Italian players: PokerStars.it. The announcement comes just days after the Amministrazione Autonome dej Monopoli di Stato granted PokerStars a license to operate the site.

Polish Vixen Seals Deal in Poker Race Semifinals

phill — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:27:09 -0400

Polish poker vixen Masterka7x won the day Tuesday at PokerRoom.com's Poker Race Trophy semifinals, locking in her spot in the tournament’s grand finals in Vienna.

Kiwi Plasterer Wins Skycity Main Event

phill — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:30:55 -0400

As of Sunday, it was official: New Zealand has a new king of cards—And what a king 30-year-old, Lower Hutt native Daniel Craker is! A plasterer by trade, Craker turned around a pair of pocket deuces at 6 a.m. Sunday to wrest gold from 305 other players at the Skycity Festival of Poker Main Event.

Titan Poker Offering Players Chance to Play in South African Tournament

super_admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:17:44 -0400

Titan Poker is now offering players the chance to play poker in South Africa's Sun City Million Dollar Poker Tournament.

Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet Launch Integrated Platform

super_admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:03:44 -0400

Today, Absolute Poker and UltimateBet management announced the upcoming launch of CEREUS: a new poker platform that will integrate the customers and features from both poker rooms and which will instantly making CEREUS the third largest online poker network.

21-Year Old Titan Player to Pursue Professional Dream

super_admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:15:26 -0400

With his win still rippling throughout the Poker world, 21-year old amateur poker enthusiast Michael Schwaiger has defied the odds and proved that you don't need to be a veteran of the tables to win big with Titan Poker.

Range of Prizes for New Players at Titan Poker

super_admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:23:49 -0400

Titan Poker has improved its generous range of prizes for its new players. All first-time depositors are automatically awarded with free entry into one of Titan Poker's New Depositors Freeroll tournaments - which are staged five nights a week.