Poker News

The European Open IV begins February 1st to the 8th. Not only will Phil Hellmuth be attending the event, he will also in the press box doing commentary. Jesse May is the lead broadcaster and will have Phil Hellmuth providing colour and insight. With several other big names in attendance which include: last years champ Liam Flood, Roland de Wolfe, Andy Black and many other great players attending. Read the Full Story Here

Titan poker has recently announced that they have launched a Cash Game Table Leader Promotion. This promo will reward real money cash game players who put in countless hands on the Titan Poker software. The promo will pay out huge cash prizes for the rest of January.Read the Full Promotion Here

Day two of the 2008 Aussie Millions main event is now in the books. For a summary of the days actions and to find out which players remain and their chip counts see our full day two coverage.

VC Poker has teamed up with leading e-commerce software provider, Initial Poker, to create a new loyalty point redemption store for their players. This store is scheduled to launch by March 15, 2008 and will provide players the opportunity to redeem points earned at VC Poker for merchandise ranging from poker chips and cards to iPods and Plasma TV’s.

Shawn Marion, one of the the NBA’s best all around players, will be hosting a charity poker tournament on January 30. This event is expected to raise more than 1,000,000 dollars for charity and will attract a slew of celebrities. Some celebrities scheduled for attendance are Shawn Marion, Pamela Anderson, Phoenix Sun and San Antonio Spurs players, NBA Legends, Entourage cast members, Jerome Betits, Wanda Sykes, Shannon Elizabeth and David “Big Papi” Ortiz.

Tickets for this event are available for $1,000 each and can be ordered at: allinforacause.com

There is a new prop bet that is currently being played out in a Bellagio bathroom. For the next 30 days Jay Kwik, a live professional poker player and Bellagio regular, will be living in a bathroom. He is getting 2-1 odds against Andrew Robl and Alec Trelli. There are several other conditions to this prop bet.Read the Full Story Here

The 2008 Aussie Millions Main field has been narrowed to 330 players. 780 players, including many of the biggest names in poker, anted up a $10,000 entry fee to create a prize pool of a whopping 7.8 million dollars. Now that the three day ones have been completed, all remaining players will be grouped together for the first time tomorrow. View Full Day 1’s results

Shane Warne was one of the 330 (of 780 total) entrants to survive the first day of the 2008 Aussie Millions. During day one he paid, in the form of a 5 minute penalty, for the following lesson: “while text messaging devices might have their place on the cricket pitch their use is strictly prohibited on the poker felt”. Oh well, congrats to Shane on surviving day one and for also taking the first steps in becoming poker’s next bad boy.

Everest Poker has filled the first 100 of the available 200 positions for the ‘Live the Dream’ promotion. There will be 10 winners of this promotion, who will get to live like a Professional Poker Player. These players will be representing Everest Poker as a sponsored player and spokesman. The players will receive buyins into major events, which include: The World Series of Poker Main Event, European Poker Tour Events and World Poker Tour Events. The total package is worth $100,000! Read the Full Story Here

Yesterday, the gambling association of Europe, known as the EGBA, filed an official complaint to the European Commission. The complaint speaks of the Germany ban on internet gambling and how it goes against the European Union Law and free movement of services. Read the Full Story Here