Archive for May, 2010

After a marathon 18 and a half hour battle between eight national teams, China eventually emerged victorious at the inaugural World Team Poker event and carried off the $300,000 first place prize. Taking place at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas, the eight... 

Poker pro Phil Laak has announced his intention to beat the world endurance poker record set at 74 hours, 20 minutes and 21 seconds by UK pro Paul Zimbler on the sidelines of the World Series of Poker Europe in London, last year. The 38 year old Dublin born Laak,... 

Tiger Woods has been offered a sponsorship deal with online gambling company BodogBrand.com, which could see the golfing superstar collecting $100 million over a five year period. As of yet, the golf pro’s agent, Mark Steinberg hasn’t dismissed the offer... 

Oregon born beauty Sara Jean Underwood has been aiming high ever since becoming a sponsored pro for Victory Poker and says she would like nothing more than to win a gold bracelet at the upcoming WSOP event. “I want to be known as a professional poker player who... 

A Greenland police officer in New Hampshire, USA got quite a surprise after seeing a young naked woman go streaking past him in the early hours of Monday morning. The officer was posted to a construction detail on Bartlett Street when at around 3 a.m he spotted... 

Jailed Australian Daniel Tzvetkoff would seem ready to take on the US Department Of Justice (DOJ) at their own game, after pleading not guilty in Manhattan’s New York Southern District Court to processing over $500 million worth of illegal internet gambling transactions. The... 

Ryan “toetagU” Fair has won the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Main Event, after defeating a field of 615 players over two days to take down the title and the $1,162,350 first place prize. As the play resumed at 5 p.m. on Day 2 of the... 

High stakes poker pro Phil Ivey seems to have glided effortlessly into second place of top money winners at Full Tilt Poker for 2010, after accumulating $579,000 in winnings on the site last week. Although Ivey has put in less hours than many of his fellow pros... 

The state of Ireland’s heavily subsidised horse racing industry has been the cause of much concern of late, with the government looking for a target to make up for the lack of funding contributing to the problems of the industry. Now, it looks like one has... 

Andrew ‘LuckyChewy’ Lichtenberger has become the latest pro to become a sponsored member of Full Tilt Poker and will now take his place among the 135 strong Red Pro contingent. The 22 year old from East Northport, New York first started playing poker when he...