2011 May 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Rumors have circulated around the poker community that Blanca Gaming of Antigua, the parent company to UB and Absolute Poker, would file for bankruptcy, leaving player balances in limbo. On Wednesday, Mike Brunker of MSNBC confirmed those rumors.
When the WSOP starts this summer ESPN has a few new tricks to use when providing the coverage. ESPN has traditionally covered the televised portion of the World Series of Poker. Now they will add daily coverage of the event, rather than picking out individual events to highlight. The live poker will be shown with just a 30 minute delay to prevent any cheating by those watching in the form of colluding with active players. This added coverage will double the number of hours that poker players will get to enjoy the show on ESPN.
When the WSOP starts this summer ESPN has a few new tricks to use when providing the coverage. ESPN has traditionally covered the televised portion of the World Series of Poker. Now they will add daily coverage of the event, rather than picking out i
The WSOP and ESPN are going to offer same-day television coverage of the Main Event. Read on to find out more on that and the latest cheating scandal involving the Portuguese Prodigy, Jose “Girah” Macedo.
In a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing the U.S. Attorney General spoke about the online poker crackdown of April 14th. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that the actions take by the US were appropriate. He took the stand that because there are laws governing online poker rooms they should be enforced, and thus the action of seizing the domain names belonging to several large online poker sites was appropriate. His position is solely from a logic standpoint and does not deal with if he feels that the laws that exist are appropriate in and of themselves.
In a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing the U.S. Attorney General spoke about the online poker crackdown of April 14th. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that the actions take by the US were appropriate. He took the stand that b
When the SCOOP returns to online poker room PokerStars this Spring it will have a few new additions. The popular online poker series will have a 30 minute magazine-style show airing on the PokerStars site. “Inside SCOOP” will showcase the poker players who make their living as part of the PokerStars family, with interviews and discussions relevant to the SCOOP events that take place. There will also be live chat and Facebook components. SCOOP is the Spring Championship of Online Poker and is sponsored by online poker room PokerStars.
When the SCOOP returns to online poker room PokerStars this Spring it will have a few new additions. The popular online poker series will have a 30 minute magazine-style show airing on the PokerStars site. “Inside SCOOP” will showcase the
As it stands, a number of poker’s biggest names failed to make the cut in the highly anticipated FS+G professional poker league, much to the dismay of fans. The good news is those players still have a chance to qualify.
The DOJ’s oversight hearing was held on Tuesday and the U.S. Attorney General was questioned about the recent poker indictments. Here’s what he had to say.
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