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| | PokerStars Reacts to Visa and Mastercard Allegations | |
Feb 08, 2010 - 9:49 PM - by TomasJ | During the past couple of days there was a clampdown by Mastercard and Visa. This was apparently alleged on grounds that some online gambling operators are falsely coding transactions as non-gambling activities. Of course the major poker sites did not want any linking to these operations and PokerStars was one to give a fast response.
“PokerStars does not, nor ever has engaged in the practices of mis-coded credit card transactions," they stated. "We have therefore been unaffected by any crackdown by Visa or MasterCard to close down such mis-coded processing accounts."
The statement was given in an attempt... [Read More] |
19 Views | Doyle Brunson - Could it be my age is finally catching up to me? | |
Feb 07, 2010 - 9:35 PM - by TomasJ | Poker legend Doyle Brunson made an announcement that got the poker world's attention. He said that he has to withdraw from the PartyPoker Premier League and various other upcoming events. "My gut feeling is just chill out until the WSOP and try to have a big series," Doyle wrote on his blog on Doyle's Room.
The word is that Doyle Brunson is going under a dental surgery that requires several changes in his schedule. "I’m supposed to play in the Premier League tournament that is being filmed at the M Casino here in Vegas. It is the most widely watched TV show in Europe, with a $100,000 buy in. That would be great exposure for ... [Read More] |
44 Views | Carbon Poker Winter Games 2010 | |
Feb 07, 2010 - 11:11 AM - by lkport | Can't make it to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics? Carbon Poker wants you to be able to compete in your own winter sports this February. If you are a cash game player, Carbon Poker has a special $15,000 2010 Nordic Combined Poker Championship. The top 100 players on their Nordic Olympic Leaderboard will share in a $15,000 pool at the end of February. the top 10 will get special accolades to display at the tables. The accolades will be gold, silver and bronze medals.
MTT players, do not despair. Carbon Poker has a unique competition... [Read More] |
123 Views | Madsen Takes Down Borgata Poker Open | |
Feb 06, 2010 - 1:23 PM - by TomasJ | The Borgata Poker Open was taken down by great poker player, Full Tilt Poker Pro, Jeff Madsen last week. He banked a total of $625,006 for his efforts. At heads-up Madsen beat Sirous Jamshidi.
Jamshidi said he was happy with his second place finish but said he was totally card-dead by the time heads-up play began. In the final hand Jamshidi pushed the money in with Q2s and found himself against Madsen's KT. The board paired up Madsen's King to give him the victory.
"I've had success in the past but it feels good to get these big wins," Madsen said. He also said this win "shows me all my hard work is paying off when... [Read More] |
38 Views | WSOP Moving from the Rio to Planet Hollywood | |
Feb 05, 2010 - 11:59 PM - by TomasJ | There have been rumours going around stating that the WSOP may be changing venues for 2011. This is officially posted now in Cake Poker Blog and they say the WSOP will move out of the Rio to a new home in Planet Hollywood.
Some players have commented saying that this is good because nobody really wanted the WSOP to take place at the Rio in the first place. The Rio can fit all the players for an event like the WSOP but that is pretty much one of the few things giving it a plus. The players often comment that the casino is located too far frmo the Las Vegas Strip.
The WSOP has been taking place... [Read More] |
108 Views | Kick off February with a Bang at Red Kings Poker | |
Feb 05, 2010 - 11:17 AM - by Fonzi | Start the month off with over $16,000,000 worth of Tournament guarantees and EPT Live Qualifiers this February.
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RedKings is running a... [Read More] |
65 Views | Joe Sebok Takes Leap of Faith to Win UB.com’s Pro Freeroll Challenge | |
Feb 05, 2010 - 10:13 AM - by Fonzi | Team UB pro adds skydiving experience to prize pool of FreeRoll he’ll host on February 17th The sky’s the limit for Joe Sebok in UB.com’s latest pro competition. The Team UB Pro today confirmed that he is on board as the host of UB.com’s first FreeRoll in the UB.com Pro Freeroll Challenge. The February 17th free online poker tournament will feature a $2,000 prize pool plus a Las Vegas Skydiving experience with Joe Sebok for the winner.
Starting February 17th and running periodically over the next 11 months, one Team UB pro will host a Texas Holdem FreeRoll at UB.com. Each FreeRoll features a... [Read More] |
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