Archive for April, 2010

Seneca Casino in Niagara Falls, New York has become the latest target of criminals, after a lone robber made off with a stack of hundred dollar bills from the casino’s cashier counter. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon at around 3:15pm, when a... 

Titan Poker have announced that Sorel ‘Imper1um’ Mizzi is the latest pro to join the site and will now be taking his place amongst the other members of Team Titan. The 24 year-old Canadian pro is known as a tournament specialist and has an impressive record... 

Andrew Lichtenberger has won the 2010 WSOP Circuit Las Vegas Main Event, after defeating a field of 150 players to take down the title and the  $190,137 first place prize. The 22 year-old online pro has steadily been taking his game to the live arena and with... 

Jean Zamor of Fort Lauderdale has never felt so happy to lose a poker hand, after scooping a massive $208,052 Bad Beat Jackpot at the Seminole Casino Hollywood, when his quad Jacks were beaten by his opponents straight flush. On April 26th, When Zamor found himself... 

More than a year after launching the ‘Durrrr Challenge,’ the writing seems to be all but on the wall for Patrik Antonius, who now finds himself stuck $1.9 million against Tom Dwan with just 13,940 hands left to play of their 50,000 heads-up epic battle. The... 

Part-owner of CardRunners and poker pro Cole South, has announced he will be leaving the instructional site at the end of April in order to more fully concentrate on playing poker and completing his degree. The 22-year-old full-time Economics student at Georgetown... 

As Day 3 of the European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo gets underway, Chris Moneymaker is hoping that the adjustments he has made to his game recently will help bring him his first major live tournament success since winning the WSOP Main Event back in 2003. The prestigious... 

Angelo Hanataj has won the ANZPT Sydney Main Event, after defeating a field of 446 players over 5 days to take down the title and the AUS $219,432 first place prize. The $2,200 buy-in event managed to attract many top competitors to the event, including Lee Nelson,... 

Gambling websites operator 888 Holdings plc has released its 2010 first quarter results, which shows total operating income at $69 million, up 21% from a year earlier. Income from Dragonfish, 888’s business to business operation, was down 13% compared to Q1 2009... 

This month, France moved to legalise online gambling throughout the country in a move designed to “gradually drain the black-market of online gaming by creating a legal alternative,”  according to the budget minister François Baroin. Soon after the bill...