The poker world is one that is of course full of its risks, with most players doing their best to narrow down the level of risk involved in their game. But sometimes risks have to be taken in order to progress anywhere in poker; it appears that two online players have taken the theory of ‘risk taking’ to a whole new level. Read the rest of this entry »

PokerStars.com lets you enter a marketing code during sign up. Following these steps when making a new player account on poker stars and you will receive 100% bonus up to $50 free with your first deposit. Read the rest of this entry »

The Future of live poker games in casinos across the world looks potentially uncertain due to recent investigations into developments of electronic dealers replacing human dealers. Poker in casinos has always been a favourite for gamblers, but inside the last decade the games popularity has increased beyond imagination. Casino executives have realised gradually over the years how unprofitable hosting live poker games with human dealers is in their casinos in comparison to such other games as roulette, and have began to investigate potential solutions to this lack of profit gaining. Read the rest of this entry »

CakePoker is a fairly new poker site to hit the market in comparison to the other big dogs; the site was only set up recently back in 2004. Despite the fact that CakePoker may not be at the same level at other well-established poker sites, they have announced a series of freeroll tournaments worth $100,000 each, and totalling an amazing $1 million over the course of the series. The owners of CakePoker were only a small group of poker enthusiasts Read the rest of this entry »

German born former tennis number one Boris Becker is no stranger to success in his sport, most famously whilst previously playing tennis in his glory days. But now Boris is looking for success in another area of sport, that being poker. Boris has decided to join the large team of professionals being sponsored to play on the PokerStars website, along with appearing in a new PokerStars advertising campaign that will be broadcasted on TV. Read the rest of this entry »

The Bodog Entertainment Group has taken it upon them to fight back in the case relating to the alleged copyright infringement of the company. The dispute previously ran for a total of seven weeks in front of a Nevada judge, with the result certainly not being good news for the Bodog Company, Bodog experienced a default charge of $49 million along with the loss of its domains. The company which Bodog had clashed with were 1st Technology, who then proceeded to Read the rest of this entry »

It has never been likely that a live and legal poker tournament would ever be broadcasted within China, but times have changed and the next generation is here as represented by China hosting its very first legal poker tournament starting on the 23rd of November 2007. The tournament was of a large scale, with a total of 352 players being prepared to pay the $2,500 fee to enter the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) and have the honour of being part of the historical event. Read the rest of this entry »

Doyle Brunson is no stranger to the world of high stakes poker, but has always tended to venture away from the extreme pots running into the high 3 figure regions. This all changed when Brunson ran into a regular of the High Stakes Poker table named Guy Laliberté and sparks flew to say the least. Laliberté has been very active at the High Stakes Poker recently, Read the rest of this entry »

Pokertube.com was set up back in 2005, as a runoff from the infamous YouTube website that hosts a huge variety of different videos. The idea behind PokerTube was to provide poker fans with a more concentrated selection of poker videos that can be found all on one website. The technology involved in poker on the whole has developed significantly since the older days of poker back in the 70’s/80’s, with fans being able to connect to the internet at the click of a mouse to discover whatever information they require about events and such. Read the rest of this entry »

One lucky online player going by the screen name of DDBeast has racked up enough PokerStars points from his online antics to purchase an actual Porsche from the online poker store. This particular player, who is only 21 years old managed to scoop up the keys to his brand new Porsche after playing poker since the age of 18 and recently turning professional. The player is often found to be playing an astonishing 8 to 12 sit and go tournaments at a time, representing a high level of concentration and discipline in the game. Read the rest of this entry »

The website www.Jewelry4aces.com specialises in retailing luxurious poker related jewellery for the high class individual and claims that it has come up with the perfect gift this Christmas for any poker enthusiast. The online store is fairly new to the world as it was created only around a year ago and this Christmas marks a joint celebration for both its first anniversary, along with the release of its new line of stock. Read the rest of this entry »

Pub poker has recently been on a significant increase since the application of the 2005 Gambling Act came into power earlier this year. The introduction and rise in pub poker games may have come as a surprise to many players, but they are definitely on the increase all across the UK and the evidence is clear. Read the rest of this entry »

The world of online poker has recently been captured in the story of a player at FullTilt being recognised as a cheat in another prominent online poker tournament. Travelling back around a month ago, a much heated topic around at the time was that relating to the antics of Chris “BluffMagCV” Vaughn, an employee of Bluff Magazine. Read the rest of this entry »

Many of you out there would have probably witnessed all of the recent publicity relating to the movement in America in support of online poker being made legal again and the dumping of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Despite this it appears that the country of Norway is making a move in the opposite direction, with much controversy arising due to the country moving closer towards a complete ban of internet gambling. Read the rest of this entry »

The levels of publicity that the world of poker has received has significantly increased in recent years, with its expansion into mainstream media providing poker on the whole with positive momentum in relation to turning people’s attitudes towards recognizing the game as a sport, in comparison to the stereotypical view held by many that the game of poker is simply gambling and nothing else. Read the rest of this entry »