Monthly Archives: August 2012

TV Series on Poker Pro in US

The action happens in the wake of Black Friday A report came this week of a new fictional TV series being produced in the US under the title Game Theory. The story is based on the trials and tribulations of a poker professional who was beleaguered in......

Update: Payments Resumed at Moore Games

Issues resolved by monthly financial adjustment from network After claims of delayed payments and the financial dispute between Playtech's iPoker network and member site Moore Games, reports started arriving that payouts have been resumed, indicating ......

US Poker Ban Forces Poker Pro to Relocate

Having a successful professional poker career can buy quite a bit so when poker pro Phil Galfond bought two New York penthouses, he converted them into one massive showpiece including a slide. The apartment totaling 2,500 square feet includes an 18-fo......

EPT Barcelona Main Event Goes to Belarus Player

Big names outplayed by relatively unknown Mikalai Pobal This weekend saw the end of the Euro 5,300 buy-in Pokerstars European Poker Tour Barcelona main event, which wrapped up with a surprise win of a relatively unknown internet player from Belarus, M......

New Poker Site Targets Asian Market

Poker Ace goes live Poker fans from the Asia-Pacfic region will have a lot to look forward to in light of a new launch focusing on their market and offering proprietary no-download software under a First Cagayan licence in the Philippines. The new of......

Nevada Licence Applicant’s Excellent Idea

A service that will save the player of the nuisance of repeated ID submissions, as well as help operators fight fraud and problem gambling. Nevada licence applicant Player Verify LLC, an online poker service provider based in Tennessee, is nowadays at......

Young Poker Pro Arrested in Sweden

Unknown poker player detained under serious allegations An, as yet unidentified, 23-year-old poker player was arrested on Thursday by Swedish police on a warrant issued in July for a range of 20 serious charges including: • 4 blackmailing cases......

iPoker Network for Everest Poker Skins?

Rumor has it once again... Word has been spreading around the online gambling industry these days that Everest Poker's two struggling poker rooms – one holding a Malta and the other with French licensing, plan to leave the current software provi......

Betsafe Goes Live with Poker Black Brand

And chooses Microgaming Poker Network for its new venture Online gambling operator Betsafe seems to be successfully pursuing its online poker expansion plans, introducing a new room, Poker Black on the Microgaming Poker Network. The new room comes as......