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FTOPS VIII Underway, Mystery Events Unveiled
The eighth edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series gets underway Wednesday and with its start, the three events which were previously labeled "Mystery Tournaments" were unveiled.  This ...
Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Oddity at UltimateBet
UltimateBet and its sister site, Absolute Poker, have been having a tough time convincing people they are on the up-and-up.  Since the well-publicized Absolute Poker cheating scandal, a ...
Wednesday, May 07, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Justin Bonomo Joins Team Bodog
Yes, that Justin Bonomo.  "ZeeJustin."  The guy who isn't welcome at multiple online poker rooms.  ZeeJustin now joins David Williams, Evelyn Ng, Jean-Robert Bellande and Josh Arieh ...
Monday, May 05, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Freeroll to the WSOP at Bodog in May
Every day this month, Bodog Poker is giving its players the opportunity to win their way into the World Series of Poker Main Event for free.  It is a two-step process, starting with the daily ...
Thursday, May 01, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Press Release: World Series of Poker Announces Enhancement to 2008 Main Event Final Table Format
The World Series of Poker® (WSOP) Presented by Milwaukee's Best Light today announced a groundbreaking change that will more closely align the televised presentation of the world's largest, ...
Thursday, May 01, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

National Heads-Up Poker Championship Implements Auto-Bids
The organizers of NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship announced Tuesday that they have established criteria for automatic bids into the competition.  For the first four Championships, ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Party Poker Cuts Vig on High Stakes S&G’s
This week, Party Poker did something that should make high stakes sit-and-go players very happy.  It cut the rake on all single table tournaments with buy-ins $200 and greater. The fee ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Harman’s Charity Tourney a Rousing Success
On Friday, April 18, 271 poker players, celebrities, athletes, and fans took to the poker tables at the Venetian in Las Vegas for the second annual Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament.  ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

SunPoker Launches Flash Client
SunPoker.com, arguably the most recognizable skin on the Cryptologic network, has launched a new, no-download flash version of its poker client.  It will allow players to login from any ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Calvin Ayre Retires from Bodog
Calvin Ayre, the lively and controversial founder and CEO of Bodog, has announced his retirement.  Reporting from his blog last week, Ayre said that nothing about Bodog itself will change - ...
Monday, April 28, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

England Wins Party Poker Nations Cup
Team England, captained by Roland de Wolfe, won the third annual Party Poker Nations Cup, held this month in Wales.  England defeated Ireland heads-up and held off the United States, Germany, ...
Monday, April 28, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

Kyl, Bachus Pen Pro-UIGEA Letter to Congress
Senator John Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Spencer Bachus (R-AL) are getting nervous.  Two of Capitol Hill's staunchest opponents of online gambling, they have to know that, despite the fact ...
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

PokerStars Giving Away $1 Million in WSOP Packages
Everyone who plays online poker knows that World Series of Poker satellites are in full swing at every poker room right now.  But PokerStars is going even further, literally giving away $1 ...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 12:00:00 AM

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