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Is PokerStars out? Judge rules Atlantic Club casino can look for a new buyer!
05-18-2013, PokerWorks Staff
The Rational Group, parent company of the world's biggest online poker site, took a beat on Friday when Superior Court Judge Raymond Batten gave the Atlantic Club casino the right to terminate the contract because the British parent company of...
Doyle Brunson Tweets Sitting out the 2013 WSOP - is he bluffing?
05-15-2013, Penne Anne Papre
Doyle Brunson tweeted late Tuesday night that he will be sitting out tournament play at the WSOP this summer. Brunson is 79-years old and said that Father Time was beginning to get the upper hand. Let's face it, you can't bluff time and that would...
Phil Ivey's £7.8 Million Punto Banco controversy with Crockfords
05-14-2013, PokerWorks Staff
The news hit last week that Phil Ivey had filed suit against Crockfords, a British-based casino, for withholding the £7.8 million ($12.1 million) he won back in August of 2012 while playing Punto Banco. The dailymail.co.uk. has a new report...
Bernard Lee celebrates six years of Poker Radio Show and signs with RunGoodGear
05-09-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Bernard Lee is a very, very busy man and he's going to be much busier this year. Lee has served as the “Voice of the WSOP Circuit” during their Main Event final table live streams, he's celebrating the sixth anniversary of his hit radio show...
Phil Ivey Suing Crockfords Casino for £7.8M
05-07-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Phil Ivey has filed suit against Crockfords casino for withholding his £7.8 million ($12.1 million) winnings. The nine-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner was playing Punto Banco at the Genting-owned casino accompanied by a "beautiful...
PokerStars still looking at New Jersey Casino Deal
05-04-2013, Rai$eThePot
On May 1st, 2013, we ran news that Rational Group's, PokerStars.com's parent company, deadline to purchase the Atlantic Club Casino had expired. The Wall Street Journal originally reported the news citing anonymous sources. The acquisition of...
Available NOW: PokerNews My Stack App
05-04-2013, PokerWorks Staff
PokerNews.com is the global leader in live reporting and the crew that fuels the massive feed of information and reader integration has been busy creating a new app that connects poker players directly to the PokerNews' live feed. The really fun...
Borgata expects to be among the first in New Jersey's online gambling launch
04-26-2013, PokerWorks Staff
During a quarterly earnings conference call on April 24th, executives of Borgata's parent company announced that Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City planned to be the first casino to offer real-money online gambling in New...
Two men sentenced to prison in failed "Sextortion" plot against Joe Sebok
04-23-2013, Penne Anne Papre
A "sextortion" plot where two Silicon Valley men tried to extort professional poker players by threatening to publicize naked photographs and other private information stolen from email accounts was reported by the latimes.com on April 22nd, 2013...
Internet Poker approved for Station Casinos
04-19-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Hark, hark, Nevada online poker players! The big news came out yesterday as reported by the Las Vegas Sun, Station Casinos has been cleared by the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) to develop and operate internet poker. Of course the assurance to the...
Macau Poker Cup opens Friday in PokerStars LIVE at the City of Dreams
04-18-2013, PokerWorks Staff
PokerStars announced the launch of their branded live poker room -- PokerStars LIVE at the City of Dreams. This Friday, April 19th, at 3 p.m. local time, the doors will open and the games will begin. The famed Macau Poker Cup kicks off on April...
Chad Elie sues former lawyer for malpractice
04-13-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Chad Elie! Those two words bring up Black Friday, online poker site lockdown, player's funds trapped, Sunfirst Bank, jail time, plea agreement, and much more. Elie's back in the news as reported by Forbes.com's Nathan Vardi. If Elie isn't on...
Joe Hachem announces two of his 2013 WSOP Asia-Pacific Caesars Cup Team picks
04-10-2013, PokerWorks Staff
The 2013 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Caesars Cup is in the spotlight for poker news coming out of Melbourne, Australia as 2005 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem just released first two picks for Team Asia-Pacific. Hachem has chosen Jeff...
Team PokerStars picks up former Brazilian footballer Ronaldo
04-08-2013, PokerWorks Staff
The latest athlete to be signed to Team PokerStars SportStar is Former Brazilian football star Ronaldo Nazario. The world's biggest online poker site made the announcement on Thursday, April 4th, 2013. "Ronaldo" joined the elite group of sports...
Phil Ivey Announces Team Americas 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific Caesars Cup
04-07-2013, Linda R. Geenen
One thing you have to admit about Phil Ivey's presence in the world, especially poker, everything that he does - include breathing in that - is news. Ivey is! And he recently announced his picks for Team Americas in the 2013 World Series of Poker...
"Bet Raise Fold: The Story of Online Poker" New Trailer Released
04-05-2013, PokerWorks Staff
A new website and trailer for the upcoming documentary Bet Raise Fold: The Story of Online Poker -- formerly BOOM -- was launched by Executive Producer Taylor Caby, Producer Jay Rosenkrantz, Director of Photography Michael Epple, and Director and...
WSOP Names Fantasy Poker Manager the Official Fantasy Game
04-03-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Poker lovers have been entertained each summer when poker's biggest name players and some of the most established stars of the game meet up at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and buy into a $25,000 fantasy poker game. Watching is fun and...
Antonio Esfandiari signed as Brand Ambassador for Ultimate Poker
04-02-2013, PokerWorks Staff
News hit on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013, that poker pro Antonio Esfandiari had been signed as brand ambassador for Ultimate Poker. Ultimate Poker is a licensed online poker site that plans to launch real-money poker in the state of Nevada this...
Team Ivey's Newest Member: Lucille Cailly
03-31-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Phil Ivey has been in the news...a little more than usual as of late. He won almost $750,000 online in 48 hours and then news was released that the Nevada Supreme Court's ruling went against his ex-wife in the divorce case petition she filed 18...
Phil Ivey's Divorce Case Ruling Stands
03-29-2013, PokerWorks Staff
Poker superstar Phil Ivey's divorce has been in the news more than once but the latest edition should put it to rest...unless, of course...he remarries and gets a divorce. On Thursday, March, 28th, 2013, the Nevada Supreme Court's decision was that...
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