Niels van Leeuwen – the First Player to Win a World Poker Tour Organized in the Netherlands

by October 6, 2014

The Dutch player Niels van Leeuwen won the first World Poker Tour event organized in the Netherlands. Late in the evening of last Sunday, he managed to take first place of the WPT National Valkenburg. The Dutch player had to go through very hard match-ups on the final table in or ...

Leon Hirtle wins the Nova Scotia Lottery of $13.8 Million

by October 4, 2014

The Lotto 6-49 has been won by a person from Bells Island. Leon Hirtle is a seventy seven years old retiree and has never been married. Last Tuesday he has arrived with his car to the office of Atlantic Lottery Corporation to show his winning ticket. He didn’t cash out the ...

Phil Ivey Accused of Deceiving the Authorities of a London Casino

by October 3, 2014

Phil Ivey – one of the best poker players of all times, is currently having legal issues. Ivey was accused of making attempts to “cheat” a reputable London-based casino and earn the life changing sum of £7.7 million.Phil Ivey is a prominent American poker player who has won a ...

Sheldon Adelson Against the Online Gambling Legalization

by October 2, 2014

It doesn’t seem like Sheldon Adelson will give up on his campaign against the online gambling activities. He is known as one of the most fierce opponents of the laws that allow the citizens make bets online. He had no hesitations in publicly defending his standpoint last We ...

Poker Player Jason Somerville Has Confirmed Leaving Ultimate Poker

by October 1, 2014

During the last episode of the Run It Up show, poker pro Jason Somerville has confirmed that he no longer has business relationship with Ultimate Poker. He is one of the professional poker players who have ceased working with Ultimate Poker during the last few months.The news ...

Meet Fedor Holz – the World Online Poker Championship Winner

by October 1, 2014

The indisputable winner of the last World Championship of Online Poker event, organised by PokerStars, is Fedor Holz, who became a poker star at the age of 21. Holz is said to be a promising poker player who became widely recognised as the one who defeated a number of experienced ...

Joseph Christman Secures a Spot for the HPT Championship by Winning Heartland Poker Tour

by September 30, 2014

In an amazing final of just twenty nine hands, Joseph Christman managed to sweep out Jon Des Pois for the Heartland Poker Tour first spot game. The main event was held in Thunder Valley, where Joseph earned a spot at the Heartland Poker Tour Championship and of course, the big pr ...

Who is Billy Pappas? – WSOP Finalist Shares His Thoughts About His Opponents and Himself

by September 30, 2014

William Pappaconstantinou is about to join the World Series of Poker event and will be one of the pro players to sit on the finalists table. Even if he does not become the finalist, he already has a personal record to be proud of.His family name is the longest one of the play ...

Jim Chanos Accused Wynn Resorts of Violating the FCPA

by September 29, 2014

Steve Wynn, the casino magnate who has recently become popular with the defeat over Mohegan Sun and the winning of a casino licence that enabled Wynn Resorts to build a casino in the vicinity of Boston, is also having another kind of issues. Steve Wynn accused Jim Chanos of tarni ...

Achilleas Kallakis Required to Pay a Fraction of Stolen Money

by September 27, 2014

A bizarre request has been made by the AI Bank and Bank of Scotland, when they required that Mr. Achilleas Kallakis to return only £3 million of over £740 million reported to be stolen in a number of property fraudulence.Mr. Kallakis is a famous professional poker player know ...

Joe Cada Leaves PokerStars; Takes Part in the Norwegian Poker Challenge Cruise

by September 25, 2014

Joe Cada became widely popular as the youngest player who has ever won the World Series of Poker Main Event, which enabled him to sign up a major contract with Norwegian Cruise Line.2009 was the best year in his career and he became a poker star at the age of 21.However, ...

Jonathan Chen – the Last Registered HPT Participant, Won $160, 000

by September 24, 2014

The last participant who registered for the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event was Jonathan Chen who turned out to be the winner who earned the sum of $160, 000 as well as a HPT recognition.Jonathan Chen has graduated recently and although he had gained considerable experience a ...

Ronaldo to Play Poker Against Nadal in November

by September 23, 2014

Two of the world’s most prominent sports players of all times – the tennis star Rafael Nadal and the footballer Ronaldo will be opponents in a live poker match that will take place on November 6th. The event has become widely popular as “The Duel”. Nadal was challenged by R ...

Daniel Smith Wins the Uni Bet Tournament in Cannes

by September 22, 2014

The Unibet tournament held in Cannes announced its winners. The first place is taken by the British professional player Daniel Smith. He managed to overcome the other 457 players who joined the tournament.In the final ‘battle’ he stood against the Danish player Mikael Nielsen ...

Academy Award Winner Ben Affleck Opens up about Card Counting Scandal while Trump Rants about the Collapse of Atlantic City Casinos

by September 19, 2014

Ben Affleck, the well-known Hollywood actor, director and writer, has spoken out about being busted counting cards while he played blackjack at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas earlier this year. Generally speaking, card counting is a strategy that helps players determine whethe ...