Archive for August, 2009

The youngest player at this year’s WSOP Main Event has just signed a sponsorship deal with PokerStars. Prior to the offer Joe Cada, 21, had received proposals from both PokerHost and Ultimate Bet but it was PokerStars which Cada had his eye firmly set on.... 

The Las Vegas Metro district has seen a series of violent robberies take place recently including inside the usually well protected gated community areas. Well known poker player and author David Sklansky lives in the vicinity and on July 25th was subjected to... 

After three episodes from the 2009 WSOP Main Event were screened on ESPN, aside from the poker the attention fell squarely on the 11 times WSOP champion Phil Hellmuth and his foul mouthed tirades against fellow players. On Day 1C  Hellmuth with JJ raised the pot... 

PartyGaming, the online gaming company most famous for owning PartyPoker, has posted its six monthly figures which despite showing a loss of $66.9 million after tax have been described as in line with company expectations. Chief executive Jim Ryan said of the results:”The... 

North Bellmore poker professional, Anthony Argila, appeared in court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to operating a multimillion dollar international gambling operation. The Nassau County court found the 52 year old guilty of promoting gambling, possessing gambling... 

Prahlad Friedman has just become the 2009 WPT Legends Of Poker Champion after beating November Niner Kevin Schaffel in Los Angeles to win the $1,009,000 first prize. Friedman is better known for his online cash games, particularly the $25/$50 NL level, where he... 

Whilst Tom Dwan has recently been busy organising the latest ‘Live Durrr Challenge’ and winning $600k pots against mystery high stakes player ‘Martonas,’ the original ‘durrrr challenge’ has remained all but forgotten for the... 

Last Friday’s announcement that the Linx Media Group was insolvent has sent shock waves through the micro gaming industry leaving many member’s unable to access their account money. The Linx Media Group, which owns both Eurolinx and BetonBet poker,... 

The World Poker Tour announced at the beginning of August that they would be selling their assets to Gamynia Limited for $9,075,000 plus 4% of future gaming revenues but have now decided to accept a more attractive offer from Peerless Media Ltd, a subsidiary of... 

This year’s APT Macau main event was won by Adrien Allain, a recently turned poker pro from Rennes, France. The 23 year old Frenchman picked up $391,547 for the victory which is all the more impressive considering he qualified for the US$4,438 buy-in tournament...