Archive for May, 2012
Legendary 2010 Pokerstars.com EPT Grand Final begins in Monaco
Posted by: | CommentsPoker fans look forward to the EPT Grand Final scheduled to take place in Monaco ^ Liv Boeree is the star player and looks set to dazzle the crowd at the Pokerstars.com EPT Final as well as the WSOP to come ^Mary Ashton^^Poker fans flock to Monaco for exciting major tournament^EPT Grand Final
Full Tilt Poker under investigation for money laundering charges
Posted by: | CommentsThe second largest poker website, Full Tilt Poker, is under investigation by a federal grand jury in Manhattan for money laundering charges according to a report in the Financial Times. Two players closely associated with the website, Howard Lederer and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, are also under investigation, both of them have an ownership stake in Full Tilt according to a civil suit filed last year. ^Full Tilt Poker is one of the largest poker websites around, however, according to the Financial Times they are now under investigation for money laundering charges ^Mary Ashton^^Full Tilt Poker under investigation for money laundering charges^Full Tilt Poker is under investigation by a federal grand jury
Power Poker tries to attract players from Cake Network
Posted by: | CommentsA number of poker sites such as LockPoker.com, PlayersOnly.com, Pokerhost.com and Sportsbook.com have announced that they are leaving the Cake Network Poker. In response to this PowerPoker.com have announced that they are trying to attract all the players from these Cake Network sites by honouring all “Loyalty Rewards” of players which belonged to the poker rooms. ^Power Poker have announced that through a number of special offers they will be trying to attract all the players from sites leaving the Cake Network Poker ^Mary Ashton^^Power Poker tries to attract players from Cake Network^Power Poker special offers
EPT San Remo set to be bigger than ever
Posted by: | CommentsLast week on Thursday the PokerStars European Poker Tour San Remo €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event began. This is becoming one of the most popular events on the EPT, in its first two years it attracted huge amount of players and the trend is expected to continue this year. The first year attracted 701 players and last year a massive 1,178 players turned up when the event was held at the Italian Riviera ^This year’s EPT San Remo looks like it will be the biggest to date with several professionals coming to take part. Last year’s winner Constant Rijkenberg will also be returning to defend his title ^Mary Ashton^^EPT San Remo set to be bigger than ever^EPT San Remo looks like it will be the biggest to date
Victory at the Mohegan Sun for Vanessa Selbt
Posted by: | CommentsLast Sunday saw the final table of the Main Event of the North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun. This was the third stage of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) and resulted in a victory for 25 year old Vanessa Selbst over a field of 716 players to win the huge prize worth $750,000 ^Vanessa Selbt dominated the field at the NAPT Mohegan Sun taking home a cheque for $750,000 and her second major title win ^Mary Ashton^^Victory at the Mohegan Sun for Vanessa Selbt^Vanessa Selbt dominated the field at the NAPT Mohegan Sun