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Online Poker News
Stars Come Out for Poker Tournament
6 Apr 2006
Celebrities and poker enthusiasts
were playing for high stakes at the W Las Vegas Poker Invitational.
Doylesroom.com Affiliate Program Moves
6 Apr 2006
Doylesroom.com Poker Affiliate Program has moved to a new web site. The new Poker Affiliate Program from DoylesRoom.com will offer poker affiliates many new tools to promote their
Harrah's New Orleans Hosts Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown
6 Apr 2006
Bravo begins taping today the new season of its hit series "Celebrity Poker Showdown" at Harrah's New Orleans and announced plans to donate $1 million to charities benefiting victims of Hurricane Katrina.
High Stakes Poker Deals in Season Two
5 Apr 2006
The legends of poker are back on GSN, the network for games, for a second season of High Stakes Poker.
PPA Pushes for Poker Players' Rights During Events on Capitol Hill
5 Apr 2006
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) hasn't gone all-in, but it has raised the stakes.
Poker Syndicate Names Spokesperson
5 Apr 2006
V Limited reports that Vincent ‘Vinny Nap’ Napolitano, has officially joined Poker Syndicate as the Site's official spokesperson.
Poker Academy to Train PartyPoker.com Players
5 Apr 2006
Poker Academy reports an agreement with PartyPoker.com to help train its players to improve their game at all levels.
World Poker Exchange Plans New Pricing Method
4 Apr 2006
World Poker Exchange announces a major pricing initiative that
threatens to radically transform the $5.5-billion online poker industry.
Poker Players Alliance Renews Objection to Internet Gambling Ban, Points to Survey as Support
4 Apr 2006
The Poker Players Alliance renewed its objection to online gambling prohibition, highlighting a new survey that finds nearly 75 percent of Americans oppose moves by Congress to ban Internet poker.
Normandie Casino Goes to Vegas
4 Apr 2006
Navy Chief Petty Officer Benjamin Jones will represent the Normandie Casino at the $5 Million World Poker Tournament at the Bellagio Resort Hotel in Las Vegas.
PKR.com Ready to Launch
4 Apr 2006
Revolutionary online poker room PKR.com, is gearing up to break into the North American market in spring 2006.
EverestPoker.com Launches European Tournament
3 Apr 2006
Everestpoker.com launches Everest Poker European Championship, a series of free roll live and online poker tournaments run locally throughout Europe open to all levels of players.
$2.6 Million Poker Room to Open at The Venetian
3 Apr 2006
The Venetian's third attempt at operating a poker room might be the charm -- but also the most expensive.
Titan Poker Club Offers New Promo
3 Apr 2006
Titan Poker Club is offering a special promotion to new poker players joining Titan Poker.
GetMinted Sponsors WPT Players
3 Apr 2006
GetMinted will sponsor players for the World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris 2006 where players get a chance to win a share of a massive poker pot worth 1 million Euros.
Titan Poker Hosts $500,000 Tournament
3 Apr 2006
Titan Poker will stage a $500,000 Refer a Friend Freeroll Tournament in September 2006.
Poker Players Alliance Gives Poker Enthusiasts Voice to Oppose Congressional Legislation
3 Apr 2006
Approximately 70 million Americans from every segment of the population play poker. Recent legislation introduced on Capitol Hill, however, could affect the ability of the American public to play poker online, and poker players are starting to flex their collective muscle, joining together to form the Poker Players Alliance (PPA).
Talking Poker With Mike Sexton
31 Mar 2006
Growing up during the Baywatch years made meeting Carmen Electra an obvious highlight in the life of this 24-year old poker reporter, but chatting with Mike Sexton at the opening of Foxwoods Resort Casino’s new World Poker Tour Poker Room was far and away the best part of my day.
Varkonyi "Runs Away" with Extreme Poker Title in Arctic Circle
31 Mar 2006
Robert Varkonyi, the 2002 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, won InterPoker.com's latest Extreme Poker Challenge on Wednesday, beating Finland's Juha Helppi in a tournament played outside in sub-zero temperatures.
PokerStars.com Reaches Milestone
31 Mar 2006
PokerStars.com has made history once again, registering its five millionth player.
TV Host Earns World Poker Challenge Seat
31 Mar 2006
Tom Schneider, host of TrueTexasPoker,
outlasted a field of 589 players to earn a spot on the televised final table at the World Poker Challenge in Reno, Nevada.
Dropping zeroes drops the house edge
31 Mar 2006
Mark Pilarski explains the advantage of using a single-zero roulette table, and he discusses the maximum number of players allowed in a game of Texas Hold'em.
WSOP Champ Wins Extreme Poker Challenge
31 Mar 2006
Robert Varkonyi, the 2002 World
Series of Poker Champion, fought off frostbite to win the InterPoker.com Extreme Poker Challenge Arctic Freeze Out Tournament.
NLOP Launches Free Online Site
31 Mar 2006
Responding to the increasing demand for online poker alternatives, The National League of Poker
announced the formal launch of its completely free online poker portal.
Caro Visits Ireland
31 Mar 2006
Mike Caro, the world’s foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics is making a rare visit outside of his native US to play in the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2006.
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