2008 July 27 Poker News, Events and Happenings
On Friday, July 25th, the National Deaf Poker Tour hit Las Vegas for the fourth and final installment of its 2007-2008 season. The NDPT was created in 2006 by James Rydstrom, Joey Seifner, Nathan Montoya, Jarrod Musano, Alok Doshi…
Lucky’s is the other poker room in Tampa – not nearly as well known or as frequently visited as its neighbor, the Seminole Hard Rock casino. As the number two room in the area, Lucky’s seems to try harder. It has much to recommend it….
Security and financial software group QFX Software is offering a “software shield” they say will offer an extra layer of protection for the online poker player that is useful across many online poker sites - such as at Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, PokerRoom, PartyPoker, Titan Poker, CD Poker, Hollywood Poker, and VC Poker. KeyScrambler seeks to defeat online poker identity theft from “keyloggers” by using “advanced keystroke encryption.” Keyloggers are a form of malware that can be hidden on a user’s computer and record keystrokes, sending the information back to thieves who can then use it to log into poker accounts and steal the funds they find.
The fifth Poker Open hosted by 888.com, also known as Pacific Poker, is coming this fall and the online poker room is currently hosting qualifiers to get in to the event on the cheap. Buying directly into the event will cost much more than buying right into the qualifiers, which run around $330. Players can satellite into the qualifiers for even less, starting as low as $3…
Some players have been reporting that they are getting payouts from online poker rooms that seem to be printed on rubber checks. The checks have been bouncing that were processed from Zip Payments, an online payment processing company that handled payouts for some online poker rooms. Poker forums are buzzing with the news, some more positive than others…
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