Archive for February, 2010

DoylesRoom’s quest to find 10 young poker pros to inspire the next generation of legends to rise up and follow in the footsteps of poker legend Doyle Brunson just reached the half way point, after it was announced that Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis has... 

Despite posting an annual profit of $101.2 million in 2008, poker machine producer Aristocrat Leisure Ltd was back in the red after suffering a $157.84 million loss in 2009. The Australian company ran into trouble in 2001 after running into a dispute with US bondholders,... 

Aspers Casino in Swansea was the scene of a cheating scam after a gang of men attempted to gain an edge over the casino by swapping their cards underneath the table at a game of three card poker. The incident involving four men took place last year in Wales with... 

Dan Harrington is a highly successful businessman, as well as being a former champion backgammon player and U.S. chess master. He achieved poker fame in 1995 after winning the WSOP Main Event and presently has earned over $6,600,000 from live tournament cashes including a... 

To mark four year’s of Sunday Million tournaments, PokerStars had announced in advance that the winner of last Sunday’s flag ship competition would receive at least $1 million. The tournament  usually guarentees a prize-pool of $1.5 million, but... 

Anton Wigg has won the PokerStars European Poker Tour Copenhagen after beating a field of 423 players to take the title and claim the 492,160 EUR first place prize. The 22 year old from Stockholm, Sweden originally earned his entry into the €4,500 buy-in tournament... 

The latest Nevada business to fall victim to the global recession is the Casino Montelago at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, which announced it will be closing its doors on March 14th with the loss of 177 members of staff. The Casino Montelago is located at the... 

Daniel Negreanu is one of the most respected and well liked players in the game of poker today. Not only has the Canadian pro accumulated four WSOP bracelets and two WPT titles since winning his first minor tournament in 1997, but he is also placed second on the... 

Monday night in Copenhagen saw three of the four 2009 Nordic Poker Awards go to Finland, with Ville Wahlbeck picking up two of the awards for ‘Best Live Tournament Player’ and ‘Best Performance’. Ville Wahlbeck (34) had a magnificent run... 

Joeri Zandvliet was crowned champion at PokerStars UKIPT Manchester 2010 after defeating a field of 518 players over three days to claim the title and the £63,200 first place prize. The 21 year old Dutch student from Utrecht was clearly delighted with his victory...