Archive for March, 2009

Bodog has signed a licensing agreement with Haydock Sports Ltd

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Online poker, casino and sports betting Bodog and Haydock Sports Ltd has signed a licensing agreement. A betting and gaming operator licensed in First Cagayan in the Philippines. Haydock Sports will promote and market the Bodog brand across Asia. The company is headed up by managing director Ian Dunning, who was previously managing director Asia […]

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Poker News: Carter King Takes Down PokerStars Sunday Million

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Carter “ckingusc” has beefed up his already glowing poker resume. After winning the PokerStars’ 2008 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event, King won the Sunday Million after arriving at the final table second in chips. King had to outlast 7,905 other participants to take down the $193,697 prize. The sheer number of participants pumped […]

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Poker News: 2009 WSOP Craze Begins: Full Tilt Poker Starts Satellites

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

People are gearing up for the 2009 World Series of Poker and as usual, poker sites are doing their best to take advantage of the buzz this event brings by offering satellites. Full Tilt Poker has started the frenzy by launching satellites for the 2009 Main Event; as well as Event #4, $1000 Stimulus Special […]

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Poker News: Antonius Gains Ground in “durrr Challenge”

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Finally, the two pros have resumed their marathon match after a fifteen-day break. Tom “durrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius played $200-$400 pot-limit Omaha last Monday evening and ended up playing 914 hands in three hours. Antonius who has been trailing Dwan for over $140,000 has narrowed the gap by winning $87,611 during the last match. […]

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Poker News: Anti-Online Cheating Software for Poker Launched

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Who can forget the scandals that threatened to bring down some of the biggest online poker sites? With online bots and allegations of “super accounts”, can online poker players really feel safe or is it better off for everyone to retreat back to live poker games?
CogniSafe Ltd claims to have the solution to the problem. […]

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Poker News: Deeb Wins 2nd WPT Title at Celebrity Invitational

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

The 2009 World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational was a colorful event. The Commerce Casino was filled with hundreds of poker pros and celebrities all vying for a World Poker Tour title and a chance to donate to charity. In the end, it was WPT Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic winner Freddy Deeb who walked away […]

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Poker News: Cornel Andrew Cimpan Wins LA Poker Classic

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

It was supposed to Chris Ferguson’s time to shine but in the end, the favored poker pro floundered and Cornel Andrew Cimpan was crowned LA Poker Classic champ. Almost 700 players competed for the title but in the end, it was luck that determined the latest World Poker Tour champion. For overcoming the odds (and […]

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