As we turn a new page on the calendar, NBC’s Poker After Dark introduces a new hostess, Marianela Pereyra.Pereyra joins the Tivo-friendly show for its third season, replacing the legendary Shana Hiatt.
Pereyra was born in Argentina in 1979 and moved to United States with her parents when she was five years old.Her television career began [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | December 20, 2007

Yesterday Reuters announced that European Commission had signed a bilateral agreement with the United States in Geneva that provides EU service providers with access to new trade opportunities as compensation for the US government unlawfully closing the US gambling market to foreign firms.
"A bilateral agreement was signed in Geneva, which provides EU service suppliers [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | December 19, 2007

In the past year, online poker podcasts and internet radio shows have become extremely popular amongst poker enthusiasts.Most of the major online media outlets have some sort of audio or video streaming, as do many smaller specialty sites and individual poker pros.On January 2, 2008, one of the biggest poker names online, Two Plus Two, [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | December 18, 2007

It has been tried before, with zero success.But another rake free online poker room started up this week, ready to give it another go.Interestingly, however, this one is brought to you by the folks at Card Player magazine.
The site, called SpadeClub.com, will cost $19.99 per month to join, and in another twist, will offer no [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | December 18, 2007

Despite the recent scandal involving Sorel Mizzi buying an account late in a high stakes tournament from former Bluff Magazine Editor Chris Vaughn, Mizzi has been on an absolute online poker rampage taking down tournament after tournament on Pokerstar’s High Stakes Showdown.
This Sunday, Mizzi took down yet another High Stakes Showdown tournament when he [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | December 17, 2007

Recently, Full Tilt added new features to its software, focused primarily on players’ ability to sit down and play more quickly, as well as passive security measures to allow players to monitor their accounts and surroundings better.
The updates are as follows:
• Ability to set a default buy-in for cash games.Once set, players can just hit [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | December 17, 2007

PartyGaming announced this week the appointment of Stephen Box, John Davy, Emilio Gomez and Lord Moonie as their new non-executive board members.
PartyGaming, still recovering from a forced early retirement due to legislation passed by the United States Congress last year, seems optimistic about its newest team despite suffering a huge net loss of 23.5 [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | December 14, 2007

Gameloft’s long awaited poker video game, Million Dollar Poker, has finally reached the production stage and is reaching stores all over the United States this week. The video game, created with the help of Ace online professional and international poker star Gus Hansen, has been under intense development and testing for some time now and [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | December 13, 2007

When people lose someone they care about, they often want to honor them in some way so that their memory will live on.Some people establish scholarship funds in the person’s name.Others plant a tree.Others even name children after the loved one.The World Series of Poker announced Wednesday that starting in 2008, along with the coveted [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | December 13, 2007

Harrah’s Entertainment has announced the official schedule for the 2008 World Series of Poker.It will consist of 55 events, running from May 30 through July 16.The Main Event will last two weeks and the big $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event will run five days.
There will be eight opportunities for players to buy-in for $10,000, while at the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | December 12, 2007