Face the Ace Hits the Airways as a Big Hit

Date: August 4, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker has hit the airways and the new show would seem to be a rather large success.  Face the Ace hit television sets across the world this weekend and has already added $40,000 to one players bankroll and another will be going for $1,000,000 next weekend.  Are these set ups to get ratings [...]

7-Deuce Side Bet Finally Available Online

Date: August 4, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Online Poker News

If you watch High Stakes Poker at all, you know some of the most entertaining hands took place when the 7-Deuce side bet was on.  This is a bet that is in place with everyone on the table. When someone takes down a hand with 7-2, is it a bluff or showdown, they win a [...]

National Poker Week Would Appear to Have Been a Huge Success

Date: July 28, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Poker News

Who would have ever thought that the game of poker would be stealing away world headlines? The onslaught of the poker world to Capitol Hill has had quite an affect and it actually seems like it may have made a difference. A large amount of the State Directors of the PPA were on hand to  [...]

Will National Poker Week Make a Difference?

Date: July 25, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Online Poker News

National Poker Week is winding down and the big question remains as to how much good it will do.  The PPA has been fighting vigorously to keep poker in the forefront of the political arena and this is another vehicle that they are using to try and sway the House vote towards passing a bill [...]

Did You Get Your Name in the Record Books?

Date: July 24, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Poker News

This past weekend featured some of the best action for online poker players in quite some time.  While internet tournaments are known to have fields that live rooms would take days to get through, this weekend was something else entirely.  Both Poker Stars and Full Tilt were trying to set a record for the largest [...]

Paddy Power Poker announces S’n’G Soda promotion

Date: July 13, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Poker News

$2,000 to be won by STT players over 2 week period paddypowerpoker.com today announces the S’n’G Soda promotion, in which prizes will be awarded to Single Table Tournament (STT) players. $2,000 in cash and tournament tokens will be won over a 2 week period, running from 00.00 on July 15th to 23.59 on July 28th. [...]

paddypowerpoker.com invites players on Paddy’s Vegas Vacation

Date: July 1, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Paddy Power Poker

Money-added tournaments scheduled for June 30th-July 3rd Paddy Power Poker today invites players to take part in Paddy’s Vegas Vacation, which is scheduled from June 30th to July 3rd. The tournaments take place each evening at 8.45pm and the poker room is adding at least $100 to the prizepool of each. “Paddy’s Vegas Vacation is [...]

Leonardo DiCaprio to Star in Poker Movie

Date: June 25, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Poker News

In addition to the televising of the World Series of poker, the movie Rounder’s brought this once taboo game of poker out into the limelight. There is rarely a poker game that goes by where someone does not quote Teddy KGB by saying “I stick it in you.” Good news all you poker movie fans, [...]

Irish Winter Festival

Date: June 25, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Paddy Power Poker

Paddy Power Poker announces full Irish Winter Festival schedule, Festival to return to Citywest Hotel in Dublin on October 23rd – 26th. Paddy Power Poker today announces the full Irish Winter Festival tournament schedule, headlined by the €1,500 + €150 Irish Masters main event. The festival, which will be run in association with the Jackpot [...]

bwin launches new backgammon platform

Date: June 20, 2009, Posted by Dan Brown in Online Poker News

bwin, the world’s leading online gaming provider, has recently launched a new online backgammon platform. The new platform will give bwin customers even more opportunities to put their skills to the test. Integrating the new and expanded version of backgammon is a further step towards expanding the extensive online entertainment line-up of bwin poker. The [...]