Poker News - Page 18

Soon the Excalibur, the medieval themed casino on the Las Vegas strip, will take a step into the future by replacing all the human dealers in their poker room with computers. The poker room, closed as of Monday the 18th, will reopen on August 22nd with a

When a poker blogger put up an article titled "Will computer programs destroy online poker? Probably” and based his assumptions on the performance of Polaris II, the man who developed Polaris took exception. Andrew Smith published the article, where he

Texas Holdem? No problem. Omaha? Sure. Seven-Card Stud or Razz? It can be managed...

Online poker players have to try plenty of tricks to stay profitable, including following other player's history, finding those weak enough to make money form. Some online poker sites, have tools for just this purpose, and eight new categories have been a

When the World Poker Tour first started, CEO and President Steve Lipscomb knew they would not make money right away - first they had to get the name out, get people to fall in love with their format, and then the profits would come. He was right, but now

While in some parts of the US it might seem like poker players are on the run from police, in South Carolina a Poker Run is being held to help the police, or at least one officer in particular. Lake View Police Officer Michael Jackson was diagnosed with c

The online poker pro known as Jennicide has finally found an online poker room willing to sponsor her, and in fact she is the first sponsored player at IronDuke.com. Leigh hasn't been exclusively an online poker pro, although that is how she cut her teeth

While the World Poker Tour got some good news when the Fox Sports Network bought the WPT's seventh season, the numbers they have posted for the second quarter of 2008 don't look very good. WPT revenues have dropped from $7.7 million last year to $5.1 mill

Celebrities don't have to be good at poker to get attention playing it - they just have to show up. Some go a step or two further and have people come to them, such as the case of Eva Longoria, one of the Desperate Housewives crew, and her husband Tony an

Online poker room Titan Poker has just awarded a $9,000 Asian Poker Tour - Macau package to one of their top players, 22 year old Artem Khudaverdiev, from Nuernberg, Germany. The event was the $20,000 VIP Race, four days of poker with 39 places that paid

Online poker room Littlewoods Poker has announced that they will now allow their players to set up and run their own online poker tournaments. Typically if a poker player wishes to play with friends online, they all have to find a tournament that fits the

Poker machine fans may notice a dearth of their favorite pastime after 2012, when poker machine powerhouse TABCORP will be without a license, thanks to the actions of the Brumby Government. Tabcorp is embroiled in a legal battle with the government in ord

Online poker room Ladbrokes Poker will be leaving its standalone network in order to join the slew of other poker rooms on the Microgaming poker network. In actuality, Ladbrokes was already on the Microgaming system, but as a stand alone client. Now that

Online poker room Betfair Poker had a big prize on the offering for August, a hundred thousand dollar bonus to any player that could win both the $20k guaranteed and a $6k guaranteed event in the same month. To everyone's surprise the bonus was not only p

In Russia, poker is more than just a game, it is a sport. This is the official word as the Russian Government has sanctioned poker as a sport, which means the upcoming Zavidovo Open has a special stamp of approval. This event is the tip of the growing pok

Online poker room Bodog Poker has updated their software and a lot of players are responding, "It's about time!" The update may seem insignificant to players who do not spend a lot of time online, but for the online grinders and rounders it is a big deal.

Last year was the first World Series of Poker Europe, with events spread out over three London casinos. This year all the events will be held in one of those casinos, the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square. Lots of big name players will appear at th

Once again online poker room Full Tilt Poker has launched their impressive FTOPS tournaments, the Full Tilt Online Poker Series with huge prize guarantees. Last year the FTOPS VIII exceeded just about every one of their events when it came to the guarante

When Pacific Poker and 888.com announced their gaming revenues, the numbers showed a drop in the three months to June 30, and football is to blame. 888.com representatives have pointed to the Euro 2008 football tournament as the culprit, saying that onlin

When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) went into effect in 2006 it upset the online poker community, but it did not expressly label online poker as illegal. A new bill, HR 6663, called Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarificat