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Poker Central Confirms Closure Of 24/7 Poker Channel By End Of 2016
Poker Central decided to launch a 24/7 poker TV channel in early 2015 and heavily promoted the channel as being the first dedicated poker TV channel across a number of media platforms. The biggest investor for the poker TV channel was Las Vegas based poker pro Cary Katz who has won more than $9 million […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | December 28, 2016
PokerStars Bahamas Championship Stars On Jan 6, 2017
The first major live poker tournament of 2017 will be the PokerStars Championship in the Bahamas that is scheduled to start on Jan 6, 2017. This is a new offering from PokerStars, the biggest online poker website in the world and both players and organizers will be looking to see how the Bahamas Championship turns […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | December 27, 2016
Aussie Millions Director Joel Williams Expects Highest Number Of Registrations
Pokerstars, the biggest online poker website in the world decided that it will no longer support the Aussie Millions, which is the biggest poker tournament in Australia. Joel Williams, the tournament director for the Aussie Millions remains confident that the 2017 Aussie Millions will be even bigger and better than previous tournaments. Williams took over […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | December 27, 2016
First 2017 PokerStars Festival London Starts Jan. 23 At Hippodrome Casino
The first PokerStars Festival event of 2017 is going to be held at the Hippodrome Casino. Located at London’s West End, the casino is among the biggest in the United Kingdom and regularly attracts top poker stars from both United Kingdom and Europe. Formerly the home of the UK & Ireland Poker Tour, Hippodrome has […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | December 27, 2016
888poker Offering Satellite Events To Qualify For 2017 Aussie Millions
The Aussie Millions is one of the most popular poker tournaments on the poker circuit and the biggest poker tournament that is held down under each year. The New Year will kick off with the 2017 Aussie Millions which takes place from January 11 to 30 at the Crown Melbourne casino in the state of […]
Read More... | Comment | By admin | December 25, 2016
Players Send Demand Letter To PPC Alleging Non-Payment For PPC Aruba World Championship
A number of players recent sent a demand letter to the Players Poker Championship (PPC) for allegedly not making good on the payments to those players who cashed out at the 2016 PPC Aruba World Championship. The lawsuit was filed by Michael Lerner, Joan Sandoval and Stephen Deutsch who finished amongst the top 6 at […]
Read More... | Comment | By admin | December 25, 2016
Business Tycoons To Launch India Poker League Which Have Similar Traits As The GPL
Mediarex Sports & Entertainment is the parent company of the Global Poker Index (GPI) and the Global Poker League (GPL) which was launched in 2016 with the aim to ‘sportify’ poker and change the image of the game of being one based on chance to one that is based on skill. Now business tycoons in […]
Read More... | Comment | By admin | December 25, 2016
David Baazov Decides To Drop $6.7 Billion Bid To Take PokerStars Private
David Baazov has not had a good year so far atleast in the eyes of the media. The former chairman and CEO of Amaya Inc had to resign from all his posts earlier this year due to insider trading allegations filed against him by Quebec’s securities regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). Baazov has […]
Read More... | Comment | By Renee | December 20, 2016
World Series of Poker 2017 Tournament Schedule Released Before The Holidays
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is arguably the most popular poker tournament in the world as poker players from all over the world compete in an action packed schedule that lasts for a month and a half. The 2016 WSOP Main Event concluded only in November but tournament organizers have already started planning for […]
Read More... | Comment | By admin | December 20, 2016
Phil Ivey Ordered To Pay Back $13 Million In Winnings To Borgata Casino
Phil Ivey and his legal counsel were disappointed after U.S. District Court Judge Noel Hillman ruled that Ivey and his gaming partner Cheng Yin Sun had to repay close to $13 million that they won at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. The two players admit to using a controversial ‘edge sorting’ card technique while […]
Read More... | Comment | By admin | December 20, 2016
