One of the biggest stories over the weekend stemmed from a blog post written by poker legend Doyle Brunson on Sunday. Brunson dined with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Read more »
Doyle Brunson Talks Poker with Michael Phelps
Month: September 2008
Eddie Sabat Wins APPT Macau
When it came down to the final nine players in the Asia Pacific Poker Tour's Macau event, there was exactly one PokerStars qualifier remaining. He was also the last man standing. Read more »
WCOOP High Roller Event Draws 321 Players
The first five-figure buy-in tournament of the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker kicked off on Sunday. While the guaranteed prize pool of the event, the fifth of the WCOOP, was $2 million, 321 players entered. Read more »
WCOOP Event 1 Draws 7,217 Poker Players
On Friday, the seventh installment of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker kicked off on the world's largest online poker site. The first event was a $215 buy-in tournament that featured six-handed play. Read more »
iMEGA’s Joe Brennan Discusses Lawsuit
Joe Brennan, Chairman of the iMEGA, spoke about the organization's lawsuit against the Federal Government of the United States. Read more »
PokerStars Mac Software Launched
PokerStars announced that its Mac-compatible software is now fully functional and available for download. Read more »
Bodog Hosting Euro Main Event Semifinal on Sunday
Bodog will be holding a Euro Main Event Semifinal this Sunday, September 7th, which will have two VIP packages to the WSOP Europe Main Event up for grabs. Read more »
APPT Macau Final Table Set
The nine players who will vie for the U.S. $453,851 first place payday in the Asia Pacific Poker Tour's Macau tournament have been determined. The final table will play out on Saturday from the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino in Macau. Read more »
Devilfish Ulliott to Host Poker Reality Show
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott will star in a 5-part TV reality series where he will try to turn four losing players into poker sharks. Read more »
Poker Players for Obama in 2008 Election
Duplicate Poker conducted a survey of 1,639 U.S. poker players and found that those who intended to vote for Obama in November's general elections outweighed McCain supporters by a 2:1 margin. The results appear to be in line with political history surrounding the internet gambling issue. Read more »
Jamie Gold to be Keynote Speaker at CAP Euro 2008
The Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) Euro 2008 conference in Barcelona will have the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion as its keynote speaker. On Thursday, CAP Euro announced that Jamie Gold will serve as its marquee presenter during the conference, which runs from September 25-28 in Barcelona, Spain. Read more »
Americans for Tax Reform Staffer Wins PPA Tournament
Last night in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin addressed members of the party in the Xcel Energy Center. Across town, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and American Gaming Association (AGA) held a fundraiser to benefit the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Read more »
Scotty Nguyen Comes Clean on ESPN
On Tuesday night, the first installment of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event aired on ESPN. It marked Day 1A of the second largest tournament in WSOP history and seated at the featured table was none other than Scotty Nguyen. Read more »
PKR Hits Two Million Users
There was a cause for celebration today at PKR, the popular 3D online poker room. Despite laws in the United States which make it difficult for residents to deposit money online, PKR has managed to sign up its two millionth user, according to a press release distributed by the company on Thursday. Read more »
PokerStars Signs Hockey Icon Mats Sundin
The online poker room PokerStars announced on Wednesday that it has signed hockey icon Mats Sundin to serve as an international celebrity ambassador, according to a press release distributed this afternoon. Read more »
Ladbrokes Sponsors Irish Poker Festival
Online poker room Ladbrokes is once again sponsoring the Irish Poker Festival, a multi-day event in Killarney set to begin on Thursday, October 2nd. Read more »
Betfair Invites Michael Phelps to WSOP Europe
U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has been invited by Betfair to play in the World Series of Poker Europe Read more »
European Commission to Investigate Internet Gambling Practices
The European Commission is set to visit Washington, D.C., sometime in the middle of September to discuss gaming legislation with the US Trade Representative. Read more »
APPT Macau Tournament Kicks Off
The second season of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) began on Monday with an event in Macau, the first of five stops planned for the tour. At press time, the tournament generated over 400 entrants, each vying for their share of a HK $10 million prize pool. Read more »
PartyGaming is now eCOGRA certified
PartyGaming has earned a "Safe and Fair" certification from eCOGRA (eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) for PartyCasino.com, PartyPoker.com and EmpirePoker.com. Read more »
WSOP Main Event Begins Airing Tuesday on ESPN
When viewers across the United States tune into ESPN tonight, they'll witness the first of 18 hours of coverage from the World Series of Poker Main Event. The massive tournament began on July 3rd from the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Read more »
Online Poker Tournament Roundup
This past weekend was Labor Day in the US, and the fields of the major online poker tournaments were down significantly. However, the guarantees remained the same, creating huge overlays on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Read more »
CardRunners Instructor Punished for Multi-Accounting
Brian "sbrugby" Townsend, an instructor at the popular poker training site CardRunners.com, has had his "red pro status" suspended on Full Tilt Poker as a result of multi-accounting. Read more »
World Poker Tour to Air on Rogers Sportsnet
The World Poker Tour announced that it would air two tournaments filmed at the River Rock Casino in Vancouver as part of the first-ever WPT Canada series. Read more »
Greg Raymer Confirmed for PPA Poker Tournament at RNC
On Wednesday, the Poker Players Alliance will hold a charity poker tournament benefiting the Paralyzed Veterans of America in the context of the Republican National Convention. Read more »
