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Ziigmund Breaks Million-Dollar Barrier, All-Time Record
October 8, 2008 - No Comments Despite many American lawmakers’ attempts to stifle online poker, the phenomenon continues to grow worldwide as evidenced by a multitude of records falling over the last couple of months. Last month, patatino took a $609,730 pot off one Hac “trex313″ Dang, to break the record for the largest pot ever. The most recent record to fall by the wayside is for the largest chip stack ever at a no-limit Texas Hold’em table. The record-breaker.... Read More
High Stakes Grudge Match: Benyamine vs. Rosenkrantz
September 30, 2008 - No Comments It’s pretty crazy to watch the high-rollers play deep stack no-limit Texas Hold’em. There are insane amounts of cash being tossed around like it’s Monopoly money, yet somehow none of these players ever seem to get nearly as upset as the donkeys splashin’ around at the $.50-1.00 tables. Every now and again however, something strange goes down and it gets personal. This is exactly what happened between French poker pro David.... Read More
Poker Friendly Barney Frank Bill Approved in Committee
September 17, 2008 - No Comments The Financial Services Committee passed Republican Barney Frank’s Payments System Protection Act today via a verbal vote followed by a recorded vote that ended up with a 30-19 approval of the bill. The bill, now labeled H.R. 6870, was a re-introduced version of an older bill that aims to give it more focus and truly define what “illegal Internet gambling” actually is. Furthermore, the new bill is designed to ensure that implementation.... Read More
TexasHoldem Upgrades Software With New Features
August 19, 2008 - No Comments TexasHoldem.com is adding incredible new features to our already incredible software. As a result of this update, the TexasHoldem.com client will be unavailable for use for approximately three hours at 2:00 AM server time Tuesday morning. Once complete the tournament schedule will recommence as per normal. We apologize for any inconvenience during this time and thank you for your patience. We hope you enjoy the exciting new features of this release! New.... Read More
Justin Bonomo Signs With Bodog
May 5, 2008 - No Comments Bodog today announced that it has signed 22-year-old professional poker player Justin Bonomo to its roster of Team Bodog pros. The accomplished young cardplayer from Los Angeles, who is known around the poker world simply as ZeeJustin, will join pros David Williams, Evelyn Ng and Jean-Robert Bellande at major televised tournaments, including this summer’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Justin is one of the most feared and skilled players.... Read More
Billionaire CEO Calvin Ayre Announces Retirement
April 21, 2008 - No Comments The fun loving, billionaire chief of Bodog has announced his retirement from the company. Additionally he will no longer be involved in Bodog operationally. In mid 2007 he successfully transferred ownership of the Bodog brand in North America to the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group. Ayre will be taking some time to himself in his home in Antigua and will continue to support charitable opportunities through the Calvin Ayre Foundation. Ayre noted that, "While.... Read More
Gavin Griffin and Chad Brown Sign with Pokerstars
April 11, 2008 - No Comments Tournament phenoms Gavin Griffin and Chad Brown have taken the next step and inked a sponsorship deal with online poker giant Pokerstars, securing their future in poker. Gavin Griffin is the first "Triple Crown" winner in poker, having won a European Poker Tour title, a World Poker Tour title, and a World Series of Poker bracelet. Whether you know him for his tournament results or his pink hair in support of Breast Cancer Awareness,.... Read More
UltimateBet Signs Anthrax Guitarist Scott Ian
March 14, 2008 - No Comments Struggling online poker site UltimateBet.com today announced that it has signed a deal with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian to bring the up-and-coming poker champion on board as its newest online pro. "We’re thrilled to add Scott Ian to our roster of online poker professionals," stated UltimateBet.com spokesperson George MacLean. "Scott represents a new breed of poker player that both Texas Hold’em and music fans.... Read More
