NBC has confirmed that the National Heads-Up Poker Championship will not be held in 2012. This event was among the most popular poker events on television, and becomes the latest high profile poker programming to exit the airwaves in the aftermath of Black Friday. Which has already cost viewers High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark. The 10 Most Profitable Online Poker Sites
FairPlayUSA, an organization launched earlier this summer to build support for legal online poker, revealed two major signings this week – former FBI director Louis Freeh and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.The industry-backed coalition introduced the two men at just the right time. With the aftermath of Black Friday is still in the air and allegations about Full Tilt Poker dominating headlines, Freeh and Ridge will help put the case that federal regulation of online poker is good for consumers and authorities.Ridge pointed out at a press conference in Washington, DC, that there are already millions of people playing the game in the United States today. He said, “Congress in 2006 decided to prohibit all Internet gambling. Read full article…
The Women’s Sunday is that tournament, and for a $55 buy-in, women around the world can play together in a tournament that offers a $5000 prize pool and enough crazy suck-outs and bad beats to keep anyone happy. But that’s not all. They can plan on playing with PokerStars Team Pros like Vanessa Rousso, Liv Boeree, and Vanessa Selbst who will be coming along for the ride every week. The pros will have a $50 bounty on their heads to make the deal even sweeter. And finally, for the first two months (through April) they can win a seat to a PokerStars Women Live event such as the upcoming Grand Final in Madrid by playing the tournament.
The world’s leading online casinos have ramped up their gaming offerings with live dealer casino games. Online casino players can enjoy realistic casino action – a la Las Vegas – courtesy of hi-tech innovation and world-class software. Live dealer games enhance an online casino’s credibility by removing the RNG (Random Number Generator) element and replacing it with real casino dealers and croupiers. 888casino ranks atop the list of live dealer casinos. Powered by Evolution and Entwine gaming software, 888 Live Dealer casino provides players with Live Baccarat, Live Blackjack and Live Roulette. Players need only download the gaming software to enjoy uninterrupted casino action. Read full article…
Day 2 of the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open ran yesterday with the surviving players from Day 1A and Day 1B coming together to form the remaining field of 786 players. Abe Korotki held the chip lead when the cards started being dealt with 260,100 with poker pro, Vanessa Selbst close behind with just under 200,000. But it would be former Bodog pro, David Williams who would end Day 2 in the lead after a strong run that left him with 727,100 chips, the only player to have more than 700,000.
Williams tweeted that he was chasing friend and fellow pro, Selbst which is exactly what he did. While Williams ground himself up to the top, Selbst took a massive hit when she doubled up John D’Agostino. A