DOJ indicts founders of top US online poker sites – Seizes Domain Names
From MarketWatch.com SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Federal authorities unsealed an indictment Friday against the founders of the three largest internet poker companies operating in the U.S. The indictment charges eleven defendants, including the founders of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker, with bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling offenses, according to Federal authorities … Continue Reading
Online Poker Tournaments, Poker News View CommentsVancouver’s Ben “NeverscaredB” Wilinofsky Wins EPT Berlin
Canadian poker player Ben “NeverscaredB” Wilinofsky took down a field of over 750 players to take down European Poker Tour Berlin. Ben has had a a great amount of success in online tournaments finally broke through and made his first cash in a live tournament for a huge pay day of €825,000 ($1,138,000 CAD). Congratulations … Continue Reading
Poker News, Poker on TV, Poker Tournaments, World Poker Tour View Comments2011 NBC Heads-Up Championship Field Announced
NBC has announced the the full line up for it’s 2011 No Limit Holdem Heads-Up Championship tournament. Notable Canadians in the field include 2010 World Series of Poker Champion Jonathan Duhamel, Daniel Negreanu, and Gavin Smith. Complete list of participants: 1. Alexander, Jason 2. Antonius, Patrik 3. Baldwin, Eric 4. Benyamine, David 5. Bloch, Andy … Continue Reading
Poker on TV, Poker Tournaments View CommentsPlaynow.com launches online poker!
Playnow.com has officially opened up its online poker tables to residents of British Columbia and Quebec. The site is currently averaging 800-2000 players online participating in over 100 tournaments. There is also a bad beat jackpot at over $300,000! Visit the Playnow.com poker site for more information!
Bonuses & Promotions, Canadian Poker Tournaments, Online Poker Tournaments, Poker News View CommentsMiriam Foundation Montreal Open
The 6th annual full tilt poker Miriam Foundation Montreal open is taking place Sunday, March 27th – Wednesday, March 30th, 2011. The Miriam Foundation tournament is Canada’s largest televised charity poker tournament! 30 finalists will fly to Las Vegas and share a prize pool of over $250,000 and 10 entries to the 2011 World Series … Continue Reading
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Poker Stars Home Games
Ever wanted to run your own private tournament online? Keep a leaderboard? Or even just have your own private cash game table for just yourself, friends and family? Now you can! Pokerstars.com has just launched “Home Games”. Features Include: * Club Management Tools – appoint administrators, accept/remove members, customize your club lobby, set length of … Continue Reading
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2011 WSOP Schedule
The 2011 World Series Of Poker Schedule has been released! A combined 58 different events will be held at The Rio in Las Vegas beginning May 31st, 2011. Notable events include Event #2: $25,000 No Limit Holdem Heads Up, Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship, and Event #58: the $10,000 buy in WSOP Main Event … Continue Reading
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FTOPS & Multi-Entry
Full Tilt Poker has launched their popular online tournament series “FTOPS”. Promising over $22 million dollars worth of prizes. The entire schedule can be viewed here. They’ve also added multi-entry tournaments. These are special tournaments which allow you to enter multiple times (2 – 6 entries) . The software places you at different tables for … Continue Reading
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