Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Sep 17, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The inaugural British Poker Awards took place at the Kensington Close Hotel in London on Monday evening, and the biggest stars of British Poker were in attendance. Voting for the British Poker Awards took place online with more than 3,000 people voting for their favorite poker players inRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 17, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Earlier this week the Poker players Alliance released their 2010 Congressional Ratings Guide, grading each member of Congress’s support for poker. In their 2008 ratings the Poker players Alliance 258 members of Congress received a D or F grade. Compare this to the 2010 number of 194, andRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 14, 2010 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

In a recent article, the BBC looked into the Chinese collusion team that bilked online poker players out of hundreds of thousands of dollars –possibly millions– at PokerStars. While the piece itself is fairly neutral there are some rather disturbing quotes, most notably by Aaron Todd, the SeniorRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 13, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

PokerStars has been all over the headlines over the past week for a variety of reasons, but it was Full Tilt Poker and one of their newest sponsored players that were involved in perhaps the biggest story of the week. PokerStars 50 Billionth Hand Promotion: With over $1Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 12, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Players at the world’s largest online poker site, PokerStars, were recently greeted with the “New Software Update Available” pop-up when they logged on at the site, and unlike most software upgrades this one had a lot of meat on its bones! PokerStars lists no less than 10 upgradesRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 12, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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It was reported last week that Deliverance Poker had filed a lawsuit against Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi citing breach of contrant, and also against his new sponsor Full Tilt Poker. Deliverance Poker has claimed that Mizrachi violated the terms of his contract by not wearing the Deliverance PokerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 12, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

PokerStars is getting set to put yet another feather in their cap, when they deal out their 50 billionth hand, and has announced that they will celebrate the milestone by offering over $1 million in prizes to players competing during the 50 billionth hand promotion. The landmark handRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 12, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

The popular Online Blackjack site, onlineblackjack.com, has recently undergone a huge transformation, including changing owners. The new owners of the site have announced their intention of turning the site into the premiere source for blackjack information on the internet by giving their readers the latest news and informationRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 12, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The Party Poker World Open VI got underway last week with seven preliminary heats pitting some of the best poker talent in the world against one another. The winner of each heat was awarded with a spot at the final table which took place yesterday at the PalmRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 10, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There is legal online poker in the United States! The catch is that it can only played at Tribal Casinos located in 30 states across the US. In the landmark deal –which will surely help the full legalization of online poker—the Atlantis Internet Group (ATIG) has entered intoRead Full Article