Asia-Pacific Poker Tour event in Manila winner

August 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet

The first Asia-Pacific Poker Tour event is over. More than 200 players gathered to this event held in Manila. Some poker pros also took part in it, but this years first place winner is yet unknown poker player from the USA. He is Brett Parise, 22 year old student from California. He picked up a […]

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How UIGEA affected Party Poker

August 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Fifty million dollars loss, that is how UIGEA affected Party Poker Gaming. Party Poker was one of the first online poker rooms to ban US players and now they count the losses. In 2006 Party Gaming earned $320.5 million and this year it was only $277.4 million. Despite the huge loss CEO of Party Gaming […]

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Bodog.com closed?!?

August 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet

That’s right online gaming and entertainment giant Bodog.com is no more open. It was frozen due to an ownership dispute on company’s brand name. Bodog.com representatives announced they were working hard to resolve the problem, but seems they cannot do much as site is still closed. They asked to use the alternative url: http://www.newbodog.com
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The World’s largest Casino opens it’s door

August 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet

The world’s largest casino, the $2.4bn Venetian Resort, opens its doors in Macao today.  At 945,000 square metres, Venetian is twice the size of the Las Vegas original and the largest building in Asia and the second largest in the world. As its name suggests, the Venetian is modelled on its Italian namesake, with a […]

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Titan Poker to send players to ECOP

August 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Great news for European Championship of Online Poker players! We have recently announced that Victor Chandler poker will be hosting this, but now players can compete at Titan Poker as well. Titan will be hosting the ECOP as well, with more than 2,500,000 USD guaranteed in prize money. Tournaments will start on November 30th and […]

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Charity Poker Party at the Loose Cannon Club

August 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Charity Poker party was held at the Loose Cannon Club in London. And it was a great success. Some local celebrities joined the party, fifteen sponsors attended it. The Great Ormond Street Hospital should thank to such sponsors as AEG Live, Destination Marrakesh, such celebrities as Lisa Loud and others. Besides poker there was an […]

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Manila poker event started

August 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet

At last! At last the very first Asia-Pacific poker tour started. 254 players payed $2,500 each to enter the event in Manila. Such poker pros as Joe Hachem, Daniel Negreanu and Vanessa Rousso are on the game. Let’s wait and see if any of the pros will win the first APPT bracelet

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Asia-Pacific Poker Tour

August 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Everyone is excited about the the first ever Asia-Pacific Poker tour event coming up soon in Manila (Philippines). It’s the first time such a huge poker event takes part in Asia and Pacific region, lots of poker pros from around the globe will gather to the events in Philippines, Korea, China, Japan and Australia. Hundreds […]

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European Championship of online poker (ECOOP)

August 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Victor Chandler announced a new online poker championship on his poker room. VC poker introduced the European Championship of Online Poker. Tournament will run online for ten days only. Prize pools are quite impressive, from $100k to $1,000,000 dollars. Each winner will be awarded with a bracelet. Also there will be an exclusive $50k MVP […]

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Amateur Poker Tour owner Matthew Sowash saved

August 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Herbert Paul Beck and Christopher Lee Steelman set out to kill Matthew Sowash. He is the owner of Amateur Poker Tour. Killing plan was quite an interesting one. The two men thought of kidnapping Sowash’s kids and to ask money for this. Also they were thinking of trapping Sowash’s legs in a wooden box full […]

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