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“Megapot” Jackpot Win Sets Friends At Each Others Throats
October 26th, 2009 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under Casino News

A dream come true soon turned into a nightmare after two friends hit the 2.2 million euros ($3.6 million) jackpot at the Palavas-les-Flots Casino, near Montpellier, south-western France and then tried to claim the prize each for their own. The incident, which originally... 

Casino Millionaire Charged With Brutal Murder Of His Wife
October 26th, 2009 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under Casino News

Casino entrepreneur Mark Campbell, 53, has been charged with murder after the body of his wife was found at their £500,000 penthouse in Harrow north-west London. The high flying couple, thought to be worth around £300 million, had been apart several months and... 

Clonie Gowen’s Full Tilt Lawsuit Thrown Out For A Second Time
October 26th, 2009 by B. Solomon
Filed Under Poker Law / Industry News

Time is running out for Clonie Gowen’s ‘breach of contract’ lawsuit against “Tiltware LLC, et al” after a  federal judge dismissed the case for a second time. Gowen was formerly a member of “Team Full Tilt” but filed a... 

Christophe Benzimra is PS EPT Warsaw Winner
October 25th, 2009 by Jenny White
Filed Under Online Poker News

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw event has a winner.  There were 203 players in all at the Casino Poland this week all vying for a piece of the prize pool.  But after almost a week there was only player left sitting at the felts. The winner is Christophe... 

Mansion Poker’s New Player PaySafeCard Bonus
October 24th, 2009 by Jenny White
Filed Under Uncategorized

The PaySafeCard is one of the popular methods used to fund online casino and poker accounts.  A PaySafeCard doesn’t involve your bank account or credit card but is a prepaid voucher you can buy from local stores depending on where you live. Mansion Poker has... 

Book Review: “Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker” By James McManus
October 24th, 2009 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker TV / Books

In his latest book, James McManus has given the reader a comprehensive look at the history of poker from its early origins in Chinese dominoes around 900AD to becoming an American national craze by the Civil War to the global phenomenon it is today. More than just... 

Paddy Poker’s ITP League Super Satellite
October 24th, 2009 by Jenny White
Filed Under Online Poker News

Later today at 4:00pm EST at Paddy Power Poker there is going to be a satellite tournament you don’t want to miss.  The ITP League Super Satellite has a higher buyin of $200 + $15 dollars but there are also a large number of satellites with lower costs that... 

UB German Live Events Start Saturday
October 23rd, 2009 by Jenny White
Filed Under Online Poker News

Ultimate Bet is going to go live in Germany and the Czech Republic with their new live tournament series.    Also announced was the launch of UltimateBet.de, which is the German language information portal with everything players need to know about the  live... 

Ladbrokes Offers Survivor Poker
October 23rd, 2009 by Jenny White
Filed Under Online Poker News

Ladbrokes Poker has announced the arrival of a new poker game called, Survivor.  Survivor is like a freeze out multi table tournament but with a few changes that put your poker strategy to the test. The Survivor tournaments will make their official debut on Saturday,... 

Poker Machine Manufacturer Could Face Damages Bill Up To $250 Million
October 23rd, 2009 by B. Solomon
Filed Under Poker Stocks / Financials

Australian company Aristocrat Leisure Ltd, the second biggest poker machine manufacturer in the world, could be facing a colossal damages bill after the company lost a key court case in the US against bondholders. The dispute, which dated back to 2001, involved... 

Poker Book Review:  ‘Every Hand Revealed’ By Gus Hansen
October 23rd, 2009 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker TV / Books

Gus Hansen, aka ‘The Great Dane’ is a true poker legend having amassed over $7 million in tournament wins alone including a record three titles at World Poker Tour open tournaments. Gus Hansen’s latest book could become a real classic for poker... 

Absolute Poker’s New Epic 9 Promotion
October 22nd, 2009 by Jenny White
Filed Under Online Poker News

Absolute Poker is gearing up for when the November 9 return to finish the World Series of Poker 2009 final table.  Members of Absolute Poker are going to get the chance to win with the release of their ‘Epic 9 Promotion‘.  Absolute Poker is going to be giving... 

Party Poker Adds Bounty Tournaments
October 22nd, 2009 by Jenny White
Filed Under Uncategorized

Party Poker has updated their software and players are enjoying the new upgrades to the online poker room.  The software will now remember your preferred table layout, keeps better player notes and now there are going to be bounty tournaments on Party Poker. Remember... 

Tom Dwan Experiences $6.4 million Bankroll Swing In 2009
October 22nd, 2009 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under General Poker News

Anyone who has played poker for any amount of time will be familiar with the volatility of the game that makes playing it so exciting if not a little testing at times.The upswings and downswings which are regularly experienced by players is taken as part and parcel...