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Poker Rooms

Sega Says Goodbye

September 21, 2010 at 3:48 PM |

Sega has closed down its online poker and casino sites. Both offerings have been launched this March and were powered by Playtech. On the site they offered 125 games including slots, blackjack, poker, and themed Sega games such as Virtua Fighter and House of the Dead.

Poker Legislation

Sportingbet Pays Gambling Settlement and Partners with Tottenham Hotspur

September 21, 2010 at 3:32 PM |

The legal counsel of online gambling operator Sportingbet has settled with the US authorities to pay $33 million for violating US gambling laws.

Poker Tournaments

Record Turnout at WPT Borgata Open

September 21, 2010 at 2:40 PM |

It seems the players who did not participate in WSOPE for some reason are attending WPT Borgata Poker Open instead, which has reached the largest player pool ever in WPT history, a total of 1,042 players.

Poker Interviews

Lauren Kling's 5 Minute Break

September 20, 2010 at 6:43 PM |

Lauren Kling is a phenomenon one hardly can pass by. She is a very young blonde beauty who is very talented and successful at poker. She had very good results throughout her career, but she still has a lot ahead of her.

Poker Tournaments

Lisandro Wins WSOPE Event #2

September 20, 2010 at 1:30 PM |

The World Series of Poker rolls on, the second event has already came to its end, which was all about Pot Limit Omaha, in which Jeffrey Lisandro proved to be the best. We already wrote about Event #2, which was won by the 'Unabomber' Phil Laak, scoring his first WSOP victory.

Poker Videos

50-minute Negreanu Skype Interview

September 19, 2010 at 4:01 PM |

Daniel Negreanu, being the informal and friendly person he is, is always in for a nice little chat with interviewers and reporters, he now gave a 50-minute long interview to PokerTube.

Poker Rooms

New Game Type Introduced at PartyPoker

September 17, 2010 at 8:09 PM |

Double Hold’em, a new variation of Texas Hold’em has been made available exclusively on PartyPoker’s tables. For the most part, it is played quite similarly to normal Hold’em, except that you are dealt three hole cards, not two.

Poker Tournaments

Phil Laak Wins His First Bracelet at WSOPE

September 17, 2010 at 5:51 PM |

The first event came to an end at the WSOP Europe at Day 3, where the recently injured and now recovered Phil Laak won his first WSOP bracelet.

Poker Players

The British Poker Awards Winners

September 17, 2010 at 2:50 PM |

The Kensington Close Hotel in London was the venue of the first British Poker Awards show, hosted by Michael Caselli and Antonio Esfandiari. Poker players, contributors, providers and forums were nominated by poker journalists in a total of eleven categories. The winners were awarded according to a public online voting as well as the decision of fellow poker pros and editors.

Site & Blog Reviews

Noted Poker Authority Blog Review

September 16, 2010 at 7:13 PM |

Noted Poker Authority is one of the most prestigious poker blogs today. Ed Miller, the blog author is a guarantee of quality. Ed is a poker pro and an author and co-author of numerous poker books.

Poker Tournaments

WSOPE 2010 Started

September 15, 2010 at 7:58 PM |

The World Series of Poker Europe begun yesterday with a £2,500+£150 6-max NLHE event at the Casino at the Empire in London. Lasting from 14th to 28th September, the tournament consists of another four events: a £5,000+£250 PLO (16th-18th Sept), a £1,000+£75 NLHE (17th-21st Sept), a £10,000+£350 NLHE High Roller Heads-Up (21st-23rd Sept) and the £10,000+£350 NLHE Main Event (23rd-28th Sept).

Poker Videos

Do You Like Footballl? Negreanu Definitely Does

September 14, 2010 at 5:14 PM |

The NFL Season has begun, and many poker players have been occupied with it on the weekend. Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu has been betting on the outcome of the matches, not so successfully.

Online Poker

Tom Broadbent After Chinese Collusion Gang

September 14, 2010 at 4:24 PM |

As it was popular in the news recently a group of China-based players colluded by "going easy" against each other at PokerStars tables.Tom Broadbent was not happy with his refund, $16,90, he claims PokerStars owes him much more. He decided to travel to Beijing to report the incident personally to the local police.

Full Tilt Poker Sponsors Bellator MMA Championships

September 14, 2010 at 4:14 PM |

Full Tilt Poker has recently announced their sponsorship of the Bellator Fighting Championships, a World Class Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament series broadcasted by FOX Sports and also featured in NBC Saturday nights highlight shows.

Lost & Found

Phil Galfond vs. Daniel Cates: Video Review

September 13, 2010 at 8:07 PM |

In a video recently made available at his site PokerStatic.com, Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond revisits 10 of the biggest pots from his latest session with Daniel ‘jungleman12’ Cates, the second player to try and complete the Durrrr Challenge. Galfond actually lost nine out of the ten but he presents them nevertheless, certainly rendering this video untypical of its kind – and definitely remarkable. There is a lot to learn from it, it is truly worth watching.