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Online Poker News
Asian Poker Classic returns
16 Jul 2007
The glittering Asian Poker Classic will be back in 2008 and attracting a bigger field than ever.
Bluff Europe goes nuts for poker
16 Jul 2007
Europe’s #1 poker publication Bluff Europe has signed an exclusive distribution deal with the NUTS Poker League.
Yeah baby! Nguyen is position to claim Casino City WSOP Player of the Year title
15 Jul 2007
With just 36 players remaining in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, Scotty Nguyen, who entered the Main Event third on the Casino City World Series of Poker Player of the Year leaderboard, is still alive and can claim the title if he makes it into the top-15 today.
Tipping points
13 Jul 2007
In this week's mailbag, Mark answers questions about why you should occasionally tip your blackjack dealer, which version of blackjack is his favorite to deal, and what happens to the blinds in Hold'em poker when nobody calls the opening bet.
Players wins Bad Beats jackpot
13 Jul 2007
An online poker player who goes by the name of Calvinhobbes won the over $464,000 Bad Beats jackpot by losing quad Aces to a Royal Flush in a friendly game of Texas Hold'em at Absolute Poker.
STPT Pro Am event today
13 Jul 2007
The Small Town Poker Tour Pro Am will take place Friday July 13, at 12:00 PM at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, in Las Vegas.
Women top Japan Cup qualifiers
13 Jul 2007
Everest Poker has announced that two of the June Everest Poker Japan Cup qualifying tournament winners were women.
Bubble bursts at the Main Event; 337 left in hunt for $8.25 million
13 Jul 2007
The bubble burst at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker last night, and 284 players finished the day with at least $20,320 in winnings. The remaining 337 players are eying the $8.25 million first-place prize as play resumes today at noon PST for Day 4.
Shoot 'em Poker released for handsets
12 Jul 2007
Best Direction reports the latest in a series of creative games, with the availability of their new application, Shoot’em Poker, developed for worldwide distribution on BREW and JAVA handsets.
Titan Poker stages World Challenge Tournament
12 Jul 2007
Titan Poker is staging a World Challenge Tournament series, culminating in a Main Event with a top prize of a Porsche Cayman S sports car and $50,000 in guaranteed cash prizes.
From the WSOP rail: Lucky ladies, Moses and chip counting lessons
11 Jul 2007
The action might be on the felt, but the fun is on the rail. Here's a quick look at the sights and sounds from Day 2B of the World Series of Poker.
WSOP rail - Chad gets married, Negreanu is charitable and Hasan Habib makes a friend
11 Jul 2007
Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is roamed the Amazon Ballroom in search of interesting stories from 2007 Main Event Day 2B.
Series feels effects of online poker crackdown
11 Jul 2007
Jeff Haney explains the 27 percent drop-off from last year in entries to the main event of the World Series of Poker when a record field had been expected.
Past champs get early exits
11 Jul 2007
Two of the past four world poker champions busted out following the four-day opening round of the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas hold 'em event.
Poker Evolver offers new tools
11 Jul 2007
Poker Evolver introduces a complete all-in-one solution for online poker players and the beta program is now open for applications at Pokerevolver.com.
WSOP rail - Scotty being Scotty
11 Jul 2007
These notes from the rail from the WSOP Main Event include Scotty Nguyen, massage therapy and Norman Chad.
All-in calls fill the air in WSOP Main Event
10 Jul 2007
The shouts of "all-in call" punctuated the frenetic pace of the World Series of Poker Tuesday as players busted out at a rapid pace.
WSOP rail - A southern belle, Shirley Williams and former champs
10 Jul 2007
Casino City reporter Ryan McLane roamed the hectic Amazon Ballroom in search of interesting stories from World Series of Poker Main Event Day 2A.
Candid Pollack discusses WSOP past, present and future
10 Jul 2007
A candid WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack addresses the past, present and future of the WSOP in this exclusive Casino City interview. Among the topics discussed: celebrity play, marketing strategies, moving the Series and player endorsements.
Casinos rule WSOP and WPT scheduling
10 Jul 2007
Two World Poker Tour tournaments sandwiched the World Series of Poker this summer, allowing professionals to arrange their Las Vegas playing schedules around several events with championship-caliber buy-ins.
House not quite as full for 2007
10 Jul 2007
Despite the absence of Internet poker-backed players from this year's event, the World Series of Poker still had a respectable turnout for the $10,000 buy-in, no-limit Texas hold'em world championship event.
WSOP Day 1D roundup
10 Jul 2007
The final “Day 1” of the World Series of Poker saw 1,783 players begin a quest for the Main Event final table, bringing the entry total to 6,358.
Hellmuth in car crash
10 Jul 2007
The poker world is holding its breath today after a freak accident on the Las Vegas strip in which poker legend Phil Hellmuth lost control of his high-speed racecar.
NPL hosts UK Open
10 Jul 2007
The National Poker League is hosting the first-ever NPL 2007 UK OPEN at the famed Loose Cannon Club in the heart of London, England.
Absolute Poker Bad Beat jackpot grows
10 Jul 2007
Not to be outdone by their own previous record set just last week, Absolute Poker today announced that the prize pool of their new Bad Beat Jackpot game has grown to over $320,000 as of Monday afternoon.
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