2009 December 18 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Tonight’s Nightly Turbo will take you into the weekend with news on the latest poker player taking a break from the game, PokerStars in yet another music video, and more. Now you’ll have something to talk about when you’re sitting at the poker…
In a trading update released to the London Stock Exchange on Friday, Party Gaming, the parent company of PartyPoker, announced that its revenue was in line with Board expectations, while Clean EBITDA would likely surpass estimates.
The final six players in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic will be determined today from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Leading the way with 16 to go are Curt Kohlberg and Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka.
One year ago, the record for the largest online poker pot ever played belonged to Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Di “Urindanger” Dang for the $723,938 pot Dang won in a six-handed $500/1,000 no-limit hold’em game on October 26, 2008. Since then, that rec
While rumors are flying left and right about potential buyouts and mergers in the European online gaming market, news broke that Everest Poker and Mangas Gaming will join forces. Mangas plans to buy out Everest in early 2010 as part of a deal worth in excess of $100 million.
Down to 36 players, the field at the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic took roughly two-and-a-half hours before they reached the payout mark of 27 players.
Poker revenues at Party-Gaming have returned to growth since the end of September, an uplift that follows six quarters of decline.
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