Monthly Archives: July 2012

Update: Ray Bitar Released on Bail After All

Extended bail requirements met Despite the prosecutors claims that new charges could carry a life sentence and that he falsely told poker players their money would be safe, Full Tilt Poker chief executive Ray Bitar got released on bail, after he met e......

Update: WSOP Day 1C Rolls out

Record entry for the last chance to compete for the massive prizes The numbers have been great at this years World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas, as 3,418 players entered the competition on Day 1C - the last of the entry days at the tourname......

Blaze Poker Live at 32Red Poker

In a world of fast paced poker, Blaze Poker is newest fast paced way to play poker and the new room is live at 32Red Poker. Each hour up to 300 hands may be played this quot;fast foldquot; variation. The moment the player folds, a new hand is immediat......

PokerStars Launches Its App in Spain

New mobile expansion for the online poker giant An announcement arrived this week from online poker provider PokerStars, informing the public that it has launched its Android app on the recently legalized and liberalized Spanish this week. The compan......

Update: WSOP Day 1B Sees Good Turnout

2,114 hopefuls on the second day of the main event There has been a great turnout of players in WSOP main event Day 1B ndash; as many as 2,114 of them, which brought the total sign-ups so far this year to 3,160. The 'Shuffle and Deal' call was given ......

Update: Second WSOP Bracelet for Shulman

Successful end of Event 60 for young pro This weekend saw the end of WSOP Event 60 - No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball World Championship, where 26-year-old Nick Shulman took down his second WSOP bracelet, along with a winner's paycheck to $294,321. On his w......

Poker Brain Crucial for Bluffing

Duke University research: a special region of the brain used for bluffing in poker According to a research from Duke University, theres a specific region of the human brain that influences bluffing calls in poker, and reacts differently when a player ......

WSOP Main Event Begins

43rd edition of the competition sees 1,066 entrants on Day 1A Its official ndash; the 43rd World Series of Poker main event has begun, by the quot;Shuffle Up and Dealquot; conducted by pro Shaun Deeb's 92-year-old mother, poker player Ellen Deeb. On ......