2009 December 29 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Raleigh It’s not over.
The European Poker Tour (EPT) recently decided to change up the back half of its Season Six schedule and in lieu of the stop in Dortmund will instead be traveling to Berlin. The upcoming event promises to be the biggest poker tournament ever held on German soil and has a guaranteed first place prize of €1 million.
With poker at the center of our universe here at PokerNews, it’s often easy to overlook everything else going on in the gaming industry. Today we bring you the portable sports betting device that is making an impact and Harrah’s makes a strategic…
In 2009, the online poker world continued to provide excitement, drama, and controversy for the denizens that participated in the game. 2009 saw a great deal of changes in the number of rooms offered as the competition for customers became fierce. In addition, cash games - a long neglected area of online poker - became the featured event for online poker, outdistancing the industry’s multi-table tournaments.
Over the weekend, 9/11 first responder Mike Kosowski took home the top prize on the “PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge” after defeating Daniel Negreanu heads-up. Also in the running was Father Andrew Trapp of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Garden City, South Carolina.
In January, PartyPoker, one of the world’s longstanding online poker sites, returns the popular Cash Machine promotion. This time, hardcore grinders will earn additional cash as part of a Booster Bonus.
Online poker spent most of 2009 just like the previous three years, facing wave after wave of attacks from U.S. and state governments. However, the year concluded with the two most positive events for the industry since Congress passed the…
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