Archive for July, 2009

Poker has officially been stripped of its sports status inside Russia after the government further clamped down on its efforts to ban casinos throughout the country and restrict gambling to four areas exclusively. Poker’s status as a sport meant certain casinos... 

By all accounts, the high stakes cash games in the casinos in and around this years WSOP have seen record amounts wagered and regularly producing seven figure pots. Doyle Brunson, with over fifty years experience in the high stakes action games, said: “The... 

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has attracted even more attention to its high profile ‘Poker Week’ by the addition of its latest member, the controversial talk show host Howard Stern. The PPA with over a million members across the US is a force to... 

Full Tilt Poker’s attempt to break the record for the biggest online poker tournament in history was a  success as they managed to attract 50,000 players this Sunday, breaking the previous record set by PokerStars on December 28th, 2008,by around 15,000... 

Lacey Jones couldn’t be more delighted after signing with Absolute Poker this week. Jones has been voted the sexiest girl in poker by Wicked Chops in 2008. She says of the award: “It’s totally flattering and it’s cool that they said I won by a landslide.... 

An Indiana casino learnt the heavy price of keeping a celebrity cancellation to itself when it was slapped with a $40,000 fine. Indiana Live Casino, near Shelbyville, admitted it was aware a day in advance that Justin Timberlake was unable to attend the casino’s... 

Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, the internet poker phenomenon, threw down the gauntlet to fellow pros when he offered 3 to 1 odds on a $500,000 proposition bet that he would beat them playing heads up over 50,000 hands, whilst playing on four tables simultaneously. Interestingly... 

The final table of this years WSOP has been decided and the players can now look forward to taking a break from the demanding schedule and coming back refreshed in 115 days from now. Each of the last nine players remaining are guaranteed at least $1.26 million... 

Sunday 19th July could see the previous record for the biggest online poker tournament, broken at Full Tilt Poker. The Guinness World Record currently belongs to Pokerstars, the number one ranked online poker network who, in December 2008, held a tournament with... 

Full Tilt Poker is one of the biggest online poker sites and is currently celebrating its fifth anniversary. When FTP started back in 2004, they focused on offering an excellent services, top graphics and software and an opportunity for online players to play alongside...