Big Brother's Owners Enter the World of Online Poker

Endemol UK, the owner and creator of reality-TV series Big Brother, has its eyes set on the online gaming industry, including online poker. Attracted by the potential of an industry that generates billions of dollars each year, the British company reportedly decided to develop new gaming concepts through its recently-launched division, Endemol Gaming.

Monday, 29 May 2006

Poker Dome Challenge to Kick off Next Week in Las Vegas

This weekend, MANSION Poker, a prominent online poker room, will introduce the Poker Dome Challenge, a new poker competition concept involving "speed poker". The Poker Dome Challenge will be divided into six seven-week blocks. The winner of each heat will scoop $25,000 and move on to the semifinal round, where he will compete for $50,000 and a seat to the grand finale. Those players, who make it to the final table scheduled for mid-March of next year, will compete for a $1 million grand prize.

Friday, 26 May 2006

Student Wins £5,000 and WSOP Seat at Major British Poker Tournament

Simon Pettet, a math student at the U.K.'s Chester University, was recently crowned VC 2006 King of Poker at London's Cafe de Paris. Although several celebrities, including Atomic Kitten's Liz McClarnon and Rebecca Loos, attended the event, the 21-year-old managed to remain focused on the poker action. Pettet started playing online poker just over a year ago. After awhile, he joined his campus' poker circle and started organizing games with his friends. The VC tournament was his first major poker competition.

Tuesday, 23 May 2006

Woman Poker Addict Gets 4-year Sentence for Poisoning Her Husband

A woman was recently found guilty of poisoning her husband and stealing his money to gamble on poker machines. Rosalina Victoria Carter, a 48-year-old Mackay resident, was indicted on charges of malicious acts and fraud. The Mackay District Court found Carter guilty, and sentenced her to three years and nine months in prison. Judge Michael Shanahan decided that Carter's sentence was to be suspended after 15 months.

Saturday, 20 May 2006

Abandon Mobile and g8wave Partner to Give Poker Fans a New Way to Stay Connected to the National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Abandon Mobile and g8wave have partnered to leverage their respective experience in mobile gaming and mobile marketing to provide poker players and fans of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship with a whole new way to stay connected to the tournament.

Friday, 19 May 2006

Unemployed Cook Wins $250,000 at New York Post's Poker Scratch N' Win Game

Many poker experts insist that even though poker involves luck, it is first and foremost a game of skill. However, in a recent poker win, no particular skill was required: all it took was a nail and a scratch. That is how Curtis McClain, a South Bronx resident, won $250,000 at the New York Post Poker Scratch N' Win game. That day, the Post brought good news for McClain. The poker game's winning five aces helped him make it to the headlines.

Thursday, 18 May 2006

Top Entertainment Executive Joins CEO Poker Tour

Sam Feldman, CEO of S.L. Feldman & Associates (SLFA), Canada's leading full-service entertainment agency, will play in the CEO Poker event at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, Oct 22-27, for the title of Chairman of Poker.

Monday, 15 May 2006

Poker Pro Gavin Smith Named Season's World Poker Tour Player of the Year

Full Tilt Poker’s Gavin Smith capped his stellar year playing on the World Poker Tour in high style, being named the tour’s “Season IV Player of the Year."

Sunday, 14 May 2006

Poker Pro Chris ''Jesus'' Ferguson to Star in World Series of Poker Mobile Programs

(Press Release) Today at the 12th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Glu Mobile, a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, announced it has signed poker legend Chris "Jesus" Ferguson to play key roles in both the World Series of Poker® Texas Hold'em game and the World Series of Poker® Player Advisor application. These are the first two products in the World Series of Poker mobile portfolio based on a multi-year, worldwide alliance between Glu and Harrah's License Company, LLC, an affiliate of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., (NYSE:HET - News).

Saturday, 13 May 2006

College Poker Championships Gear Up For College Poker Regional Finals

(Press Release) There is no stopping the College Poker Championship™III as more students' lives are enriched and the thrill of it's exciting conclusion draws near.

Friday, 12 May 2006

The Poetry of Poker: New York literati get tutelage from Annie Duke and Howard Lederer

Poker playing siblings Annie Duke and Howard Lederer were on hand to shell out pearls of poker wisdom to a representation of the New York literary scene during a benefit Texas Hold 'em tournament hosted by the literary magazine “Fence." The literati weren't playing around; they even hired professional dealers to help oversee the game.

Thursday, 11 May 2006

Poker Pro David Williams Wins Poker Tournament While Sick with Flu

Poker player David Williams, who inexplicably survived rumors of porn stardom last month without as much as a scratch, has achieved the unexpected once again by winning a poker tournament while suffering from the flu. Williams beat the likes of Jennifer Tilly and more at Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker tournament, a segment to be aired as part of Mr. Bodog's poker reality TV series.

Wednesday, 10 May 2006

Microgaming Reshuffling Means Goodbye for Monte Carlo Millions Poker Tournament

Online gaming software developer Microgaming announced that it had decided to phase out two of its brands, bringing them instead under the consolidated Microgaming brand. Online poker network “The Prima Network" and the “Jackpot Madness" progressive game network will become part of a new Microgaming website.

Tuesday, 09 May 2006

Poker Star Phil Hellmuth Moonlights as Investor Maven

Phil Hellmuth is using his millions in poker winnings and endorsement earnings wisely. Instead of just blowing the big bucks on Rolex watches, Bentleys, Courvoisier, and the like, Hellmuth has decided to invest some of his hard-played bucks in a distributor of nutritional supplements for older populations. Applied Health Solutions, Inc. announced that the poker celebrity had acquired an interest in the company.

Sunday, 07 May 2006

University Professors Ban Laptops After Online Poker Finds Way into Classrooms

A number of universities in the U.S. have taken steps to ban laptops in lecture halls after finding that, instead of diligently taking notes, several students have been using them to play poker online. So far, the move to keep laptops from the classroom has been made by individual lecturers only, with entire institutions yet to adopt policies against laptops.

Saturday, 06 May 2006

Hendon Mobsters Join Team Full Tilt, will Represent Online Poker Room

(Press Release) Full Tilt Poker and the UK’s notorious Hendon Mob have joined forces creating an international behemoth in the poker world and an unprecedented global alliance.

Friday, 05 May 2006

Online Poker Busts Out in Washington State with New Anti-Gambling Laws

Although the Washington D.C. has stolen much of the spotlight as of late regarding the legislative challenges posed against online poker and gambling in the U.S., Washington State has actually gone ahead and adopted measures against online poker and other forms of virtual gambling. Washington State recently passed into law a piece of legislation that seeks to prosecute people who use the “internet (sic) and certain other interactive electronic or mechanical devises to engage in gambling."

Thursday, 04 May 2006

Online Casino Aces.com in Bidding to Sponsor New Poker Film

Aces.com has made a sponsorship offer to the producers of the hottest poker movie since Rounders. The retro Vegas-style casino, poker and sportsbetting site plans to launch the movie with special celebrity events in Los Angeles and Las Vegas this summer. Tons of poker tournaments and contest prizes will mean lots of Aces.com players will join the party!

Tuesday, 02 May 2006