If you’ve played at Absolute Poker more than once, you’ve probably been through at least one software upgrade, it seems nearly every time I open the software I have to wait for an upgrade, however… AP has announced a big upgrade in new Absolute Poker Version 8.0 software.
Hoping that the luck of a casino will rub off on them like that of their neighbors Macau and Singapore, an official said that Taiwan is considering wagering on casinos also to hopefully help with their tourism trade. Macau passed Las Vegas in gaming revenue last year and Singapore casinos has helped boost their property market as well so now there are plans for Taiwan to enter the casino industry as well.
An amazing new Las Vegas-style online casino is now available from one of the world’s most predominate names in poker entertainment. CryptoLogic Ltd, a leading software developer to the international Internet gaming market, has launched a new casino on World Poker Tour’s (WPT) gaming site, designed to match the look, experience and functionality that WPT’s players savor. The agreement forged between Cryptologic subsidiary, WagerLogic Ltd. And World Poker Tour Enterprises, Cryptologic will be the only software provider for the casino site. This arrangement fortifies previous ties from April 2007, when the WPT launched a new online poker room, with Cryptologic’s exceptional and progressive poker software.
The Heartland Poker Tour, while not drawing the same league of player as series like the WPT and WSOP, is definitely getting increasingly more recognition in recent days. Started by Todd Anderson and Greg Land in 2005, the tour has since grown annually. The HPT is currently watched by more than 50 million homes nation wide.
Two Colorado men have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly trying to kill Matthew Sowash by using rattlesnakes as deadly weapons. Sowash is the owner of Amateur Poker Tour and the two men say they are owed $60,000. Amateur Poker Tour hosts Texas Hold’em-style poker games in Denver area bars.
If you are going to launch a new mobile Texas Hold’em poker service you might as well get the 11 time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth to be your spokesperson. That’s what AT&T did and is providing the new poker game service to its clients. Verizon will also be able to offer this service soon as well.
The only limit Holdem event in the FTOPS V (Full Tilt Online Poker Series) was the $200,000 guaranteed six handed event held this week. Even though limit poker tournaments do not tend to draw well, this event had 1,171 entrants and managed a prize pool of $234,200 to beat the guarantee by Full Tilt.
It has been confirmed that a player playing the Progressive Cyberstud Poker game at All Slots online casino has won $144,146.51. One of the leading online casino groups, The Jackpot Factory, made the announcement earlier this week. This online casino group is well known for its numerous casino games, especially their ever popular progressive jackpot slot machines.
A fourth online poker player has finished an Absolute Poker Dream poker game a winner this year. His identity at the popular online poker room is, CUTIEPI314. Absolute Poker is giving away in excess of a $100 Million in Texas Holdem Poker prize pools with the Absolute Dream Packages, CUTIEPIE314 just won his share, winning a package worth more than $100,000.
The World Poker Dealer Championship will now allow individuals to register themselves for the poker events only open to poker room employees. In the past, poker players had to be registered by their employers as representatives of the poker rooms where they worked for play in the annual dealers only events, played at Binions Casino in Vegas.
