2010 was an important year for British poker players. Players from the UK were able get some achievements this year including winning five WSOP bracelets, achieving many WSOP final tables and two EPT titles.
Online poker players worldwide can vote for their favourite British player for the British Poker Awards. The website www.TheBritishPokerAwards.com is online now and players can choose their favourite poker...
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An Australian fugitive who had escaped from prison during a hospital visit was recovered by police less than a week later. He was caught after he posted on Facebook to his friends and even tried to organize a poker tournament.
Justin Grant was doing a 5-year prison sentence for armed robbery when he escaped during an approved visit to a hospital in Townsville on July 15. During the week of his escape, he visited...
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Poker is a game of chance, that at least is the opinion of the Supreme Court in Switzerland. The higher court in Switzerland has prohibited high-stakes poker tournaments outside the casinos. The Swiss Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Texas Hold ‘em is a game of chance and not a game of skill, had the court ruled it skill, private competitions would simply remain legal. But the court said that tactics...
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As of June 1 poker players in the U.S. Will have to put effort into playing their favourite online game, because this day is the day the UIGEA will come into force. The UIGEA is a law that prohibits payment processors and banks from processing payments linked to online gambling.
This means that online poker players are no longer permitted to add funds in their account through the Internet. The Poker Player Alliance...
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The recent winning steak of Gus Hansen turns out to be short-lived, because he lost over 556.000 dollar in a six-hour Cap Pot-Limit Omaha session at Full Tilt. The session began with Hansen facing off against Di ‘Urindanger “Dang in a $500/ $1,000 Cap Pot-Limit Omaha for 176 hands. At the end of the match, Dang had earned 57.000 dollar. Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies was the next in line,...
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The Canadian production company, HeadsUp entertainment has enjoyed with shows like High Stakes Poker, Poker After Dark and 2 Months, 2 Million international success. The company announced today the launch of a new poker reality show. The only thing made known is that they are looking for 12 to 16 people who want to participate in a poker show that will be “one of the most watched poker programs in the...
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There is great interest in The Big Game IV of Party Poker, because the possibility exists that Isildur1 will play live at the poker tournament. Recent Pro to confirm a spot in the cash game on 11-13 April at Les Ambassadeurs Club in London, is DragTheBar.com instructor and Team PokerStars Pro Online Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt, says that the unknown Swede has certainly raised his curiosity. Dusty...
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PartyGaming has announced that they have signed a multi-year agreement, this exclusive deal allows PartyGaming’s to supply online poker services to the French online poker market through Pari mutuel urbain (PMU). Founded in 1891, PMU is France’s horseracing company and is the largest organization in Europe. PMU recently announced its twelfth consecutive year of financial growth, with a turnover of...
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