Archive for July, 2009

PokerStars has announced that the first ever Americas Cup of Poker (ACP) series is scheduled to start  July 27th, and will see poker players from 13 countries across the Americas compete for the prestige and a share of the $250,000 prize pool. The countries taking... 

The European Poker Tour has announced it will be kicking off  its Season 6 tour in the Ukrainian capital Kiev instead of its originally planned destination of Moscow. The official title of the tournament will be the EPT Kiev Sports Poker Championship and will... 

Danny Chevalier, the 46 year old poker player from Australia, has just been crowned the 2009 NZPT Queenstown-Skycity Alpine Adventure champion. The tournament drew a top class field from around the world, including Australia, Argentina, Germany, the United States,... 

The Sports Legends Challenge has been announced for September and will give fans a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete against some of the most celebrated legends across a range of sports such as golf, basketball, baseball, football, boxing, hockey, skateboarding,... 

The Poker Players Alliance have come to the assistance of Accounts Services who in June had $13 million of online player’s money seized by the US government, under direction of the Southern District of New York. The PPA, with over 1.2 million members, represents... 

ESPN will start airing its WSOP 2009 coverage on Tuesday July 28th. The episodes will be shown every Tuesday at 8pm E.T, up until November 10th when the Main Event’s final table begins and this will enjoy a special 24 hour round the clock spot. The focus... 

Poker voters of America’s (PVA) believe there will be legalised online poker in California by 2010 as the states enormous budget deficit rises above $26bn. California-based independent gaming lawyer Martin Owens said: “The state of California now can’t... 

In an attempt to dominate all areas of the online gaming industry, PartyGaming has bought Bingo owner Cashcade for £71.9 million with an additional amount to be paid, up to £24 million, depending on revenue targets being met. PartyGaming’s long term objective... 

William Hill moved to reassure its investors after its joint venture partner, Playtech announced that year on profits would be down due to integration problems between the two companies. The market was quick to react sending Playtech (PTEC.L) shares down by around... 

The beginning of next month sees the start of an exciting ground breaking poker show called ‘Face The Ace’ , which will mark the first time a poker related show has made it onto prime time television. The show is set to get under way on Saturday, August...