Posts Tagged ‘Poker’

World Series of Poker – Dwyte Pilgrim

July 24th, 2011 by Annabelle Hailes | Tags: Poker, World Series

At the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Regional Circuit Championship at Harrah’s Rincon, a revitalized Team PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu fresh off winning the rematch of Viktor “Isildur1” Blom’s Superstar Showdown was running good, though not as good as the Rodney Dangerfield of poker pros, Dwyte Pilgrim. The Brooklyn born native is one of the least [...]

If you were online with Full Tilt Poker today or tried to login, chances are that you came across a message that stated that the site was temporarily down due to maintenance. Just as Full Tilt Poker was not at all forthcoming regarding any information relating to the events of Black Friday, it would appear [...]

No More Sponsors at Absolute Poker

May 15th, 2011 by Jaxon Creswell | Tags: Absolute Poker, Poker

Further effects of Black Friday are being felt, following the announcement by the beleaguered online poker site, Absolute Poker that it is not able to honor any of its sponsorship deals signed with pros any more. Absolute Poker and its sister site, UB sponsor a total of 11 players, including Joe Sebok and Brandon Cantu. [...]

Online Poker Shut Down for US Residents

April 30th, 2011 by Annabelle Hailes | Tags: Online Poker, Poker

In what has come to be known to online poker players as Black Friday, on April 15 the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) Southern District of New York seized the websites of the three largest Internet poker sites, issued indictments for some eleven individuals and effectively shut down the online poker games in the [...]

Cut Your Own Slice At The 2011 WSOP With Cake Poker

April 18th, 2011 by Jaxon Creswell | Tags: 2011 Wsop, Poker

This year will mark the 42nd running of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Once a relatively small affair, the 2011 WSOP is estimated to play host to over 70,000 participants all competing for over $180,000,000 in prize money and, of course, the coveted WSOP bracelets. It is every poker player’s dream to participate in [...]