Full Tilt Poker’s FTOPS IX Guarantees $15 Million
July 15, 2008
As the 2008 WSOP is coming ever closer to crowning its champion, Full Tilt Poker has announced yet another massively lucrative poker tournament to catch the attention of today’s top pros, not to mention online poker fans around the world. You guessed it – the Full Tilt Online Poker Series is returning in August with [...]
Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under FTOPS IX, Online Gambling News
Final Day Of 2008 WSOP Main Event; 27 Players Remain
July 14, 2008
After 11 days of virtually non-stop, heart-pounding action, the 2008 WSOP Main Event will be coming to a close very soon. Today, July 14th, is the final seating of the world’s most prestigious live poker tournament, and only 27 players remain.
Of those 27 players, there is one notable poker pro that we simply can’t neglect [...]
Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under 2008 WSOP Results, High Stakes Poker, Poker News, Poker Tournament Results, WSOP News
Full Tilt Poker - 750k Guaranteed + Pro Bounty Tournament
July 13, 2008
Thousands of online poker players are registered already for what is commonly known as the Sunday 750k guarantee. A poker tournament that pays the first place winner upwards of One Hundred and Thirty Thousand dollars.
The 750,000.00 guaranteed prize pool is the biggest online poker tournament offered by Full Tilt each week. No more than [...]
Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News
Borgota Poker Open Details
July 12, 2008
The Borgota Casino has released the details of their sixth annual Borgota Poker Open. The Borgota Poker Open is going to be held over 16 days starting on September 3rd and running until September 18th. Over the course of the 16 day tournament series there will be 40 events held at the casino.
The [...]
Written by Rebecca Rosales · Filed Under Online Gambling News
Convicted Man Gets Released After Serving 17 Years
July 12, 2008
A criminal investigation that got started two decades ago has finally come to a close on Monday. Martin H. Tankleff has been released and he has accused others fro the crime and the state has conceded that “there is some evidence that others may have committed the killings.” Tankleff’s parents, Arlene and Seymour Tankleff [...]
Written by Rebecca Rosales · Filed Under Online Gambling News
Poker Dealer Suspected of Conspiracy to Murder
July 12, 2008
RTE Broadcaster Gerry Ryan has been giving evidence for the defense in the trial of a Clare woman and a Egyptian poker dealer that were accused of conspiring to murder her partner and his two sons. Ryan was asked by lawyers for Sharon Collins about two emails that she sent in to the show [...]
Written by Rebecca Rosales · Filed Under Online Gambling News
Poker Strategy - Bluffing
July 11, 2008
While there are a lot of tight poker players out there who do not even bother to bluff, it is a simple fact that bluffing is a part of all poker games, or any poker game for that matter. Not only is it fun, if used properly, it can be very profitable. Note that bluffing [...]
Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under Poker strategy
PKR Announces Another Tier in The Ladder of Success
July 11, 2008
Continuing its impressive growth PKR.com and has overtaken industry stalwarts Cryptologic and Entraction to claim 15th spot in the online poker rankings at Pokerscout.com.
This new ranking represents a two place rise and comes less than five months after the next generation poker room passed big name competitors Ladbrokes and Betfair in early 2008. PKR.com [...]
Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News
Absolute Poker FAME: Win Anything From Bling-Bling To Free Gas
July 11, 2008
Absolute Poker launched a new promotional campaign this month that is promising to reward players with the most innovative prizes, ranging from $45,000 worth of real diamonds to free gasoline.
Deemed the “FAME” promotion, members of Absolute Poker become more “famous” as they play real money ring games, tournaments and/or blackjack, earning STATUS points. The more [...]
Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under Absolute Poker, Online Gambling News
July 11, 2008
Tim Molyneux with help from Phil Hellmuth and the World Series Of Poker is doing something that has never been done in the history of poker. They are producing a musical called All In: The Poker Musical. The Musical is scheduled to start of July 4th with another showing on the 5th during [...]
Written by Sara Rivers · Filed Under Online Gambling News
College Student Fell 5 Stories to His Death - Mark Day, Funeral Announced.
July 11, 2008
Mark Day, a student of a first year student at Essex Univ. Fell to his death last week following the loss of a poker game. Funeral services for the young college student have been announced.
Funeral proceedings are scheduled to take place July 23rd, persons looking for more information are asked to contact the University of [...]
Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under High Stakes Poker, Online Gambling News, Poker News
Full Tilt Announces FTOPS IX Schedule
July 10, 2008
As the 2008 WSOP is coming ever closer to crowning its champion, Full Tilt Poker has announced yet another massively lucrative poker tournament to catch the attention of today’s top pros, not to mention online poker fans around the world. You guessed it – the Full Tilt Online Poker Series is returning in August with [...]
Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under FTOPS IX, FTOPS VIII, Full Tilt Poker, Online Gambling News, Poker News
Satellite Into The PokerStars Pro Poker Camp
July 10, 2008
PokerStars just announced the upcoming launch of its first ever PokerStars Pro Poker Camp, to be hosted by Team PokerStars Pro (and current 2008 WSOP Main Event hopeful) Greg Raymer. PokerStars is running two daily Satellites awarding up to 60 seats in the PokerStars Pro Poker Camp, to take place later this year.
The PokerStars Pro [...]
Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under Online Gambling News, Poker strategy, PokerStars
PKR.com Reveals Summer’s Poker Super Series Winners
July 10, 2008
The richest poker festival in PKR.com history has come to an end after two weeks of intense tournament competition. The 2008 PKR Super Series hosted 5,511 participants, crowned 14 champions and paid out a massive $284,650 in prizes!
There were few surprises as those who topped the Super Series money list also filled the top three [...]
Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News
Poker Strategy: Online Poker Tells, Spotting a Bluff, and an inside look at devious Online Poker Play.
July 9, 2008
Poker Tells – Reading Your Opponents
Reading your opposition should be a key factor in any good poker strategy. Learning to read your opponents is not difficult, but can take some time to master. The first step is to learn the most common poker tells.
A ‘Poker Tell’ is a characteristic behavioral pattern shared by most [...]
Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under Poker strategy
APT Philippines Champion Sets Sights on Macau
July 9, 2008
David Saab to play in APT Macau for a shot at $500,000 US first prize
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is proud to announce that the champion of this year’s inaugural leg, David Saab, is confirmed to attend the next leg of the APT in Macau. Australia-based Saab survived ferocious competition at the final table to [...]
Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News
Natalie Teltscher AKA the VOid Files Lawsuit Against PokerStars
July 4, 2008
An online poker player named, Natalie Teltscher has filed a lawsuit against PokerStars over a tournament she claims to have won on their poker site in September of 2007. Teltscher plays online as the VOid and she won the 2007 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event on PokerStars.
The top prize was over [...]
Written by Rebecca Rosales · Filed Under Online Gambling News, PokerStars
PokerStars Opens Steps Satellites To 2008 WCOOP
July 4, 2008
It’s finally here, the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) hosted the world’s largest online poker room, PokerStars. Just when we thought PokerStars couldn’t possibly raise the bar, it released the schedule for the 2008 WCOOP announcing that the 33-event series would payout at least $30,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools.
Steps Satellites to the 2008 [...]
Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under High Stakes Poker, Online Gambling News, PokerStars
Full Tilt Poker Opens 6-Max High Stakes Cash Tables
July 4, 2008
Full Tilt Poker has launched four brand new high-stakes cash tables, thanks to the input of its newest Full Tilt Pro, Patrik Antonius. Patrik, who has already reserved seats in these ultra-high-stakes poker tables, is suspiciously responsible for naming the tables as well; three of them being named after his likeness – the “Patrik” table, [...]
Written by Donna Norman · Filed Under Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Poker, Online Gambling News
HPT Title won by 19 Year Old U of M Student at Turning stone
July 1, 2008
Verona, New York- Turning Stone Resort Casino, June 30, 2008- Dan Smith, a 19 year old University of Maryland student, was the last man standing today at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino winning over $100,000. Smith outlasted the field of 250 players to win the HPT Main Event Title. Smith went wire to [...]
Written by Lady4Flush · Filed Under Online Gambling News
