WSOP 2010 Packages at Winner Poker

Winner Poker have announced a whole host of WSOP 2010 packages for players at their online poker room. With various packages on offer, including seats to the main event of course, players can satellite their way to numberous events in the hunt for a WSOP bracelet and glory!

Winner Poker say; “Fame and fortune await you at the 2010 WSOP in legendary Sin City. This is your chance to take the entire poker world by storm and put your name into the history books for all times!”

Winner’s packages to the WSOP 2010 are amongst the most generous on offer at any online poker room.

Ohio Poker Robbers Convicted

Seven men that held up a private high stakes poker game in Ohio have been convicted on charges including aggravated robbery and kidnapping.

Gang leader Solomon Berhane, 31, of Cleveland, Ohio faces a spell behind bars after being found guilty on 12 different charges. The other men; Dominic Berlingeri, 24, of Lorain, Ohio; Andres Arzola, 19, Jose Arzola-Torres, 20 and Randall Barnes, 25, of Euclid, Ohio; Wayne Bunkin, 31, of Novelty, Ohio; and William Masters, 28, of Pine Bluff, Ariz were also found guilty of various charges and face sentencing in mid-April.

All seven held up a private game at Allied Lighting in 2009, getting away with $50,000 in cash and around $25,000 in property.

The Poker Lounge from Full Tilt Poker

The online poker room wars between the big boys are certainly hotting up right now. PokerStars recently announced plans to start their own poker TV show and now Full Tilt Poker are set to launch their on TV show titled “The Poker Lounge”.

PokerStars’ “The Big Game” looks set to be a hit but who will come out on top in the ratings war is anybody’s guess when “The Poker Lounge” airs.

Full Tilt’s show looks similar to the format from Poker After Dark. Every player buys in for $20,000 to a six-player “sit and go” tournament with the winner taking all the buy-ins for $120,000.

iPhone Poker? The Future’s Bright!

Poker on iPhone’s and other “smart phones” has never really been something to shout about. However, mobile network Orange are set to change things with the launch of their own poker App in April.

Alongside the poker, Orange are set to introduce a whole new series of games developed by the company for the iPhone.

Playtomo was also launched by Orange this week which apparently ‘integrates directly into social networks’ which is described as a way of securing bragging rights on mobile games! Those games include versions of Breakout, Suduko and Tetris amongst others.

Appeal Court: “Poker is a Game of Chance”

Pennsylvania residents, Diane Dent and Walter Watkins who were acquitted of running poker games in their garage, are back to square one today after a court ruled that poker is a game of chance after an appeal by the authorities to the state court of appeals was successful.

The decision by President Judge Kate Ford Elliott and Senior Judge Robert Freedberg is a set back for the argument that poker is a game of skill. The ruling means the game now falls under the anti-gambling laws in the state. In 2008 a ruling was made in favour of Dent and Watkins.

Jerry Buss to turn Poker Pro!

If you’re a High Stakes Poker viewier (who isn’t!?) then the chances are you’ve stumbled upon a few hands involving the legendary LA Lakers owner Jerry Buss. At 77 most people are slowing down, but not Buss. He still craves competition and enjoys the battle most across the poker felt.

Buss recently gave an interview to ESPN to talk about his life, the Lakers and poker. He spoke about his passion for the game and, now in his twilight years, turning professional at poker even though he wasn’t totally sure he could ever earn a living from playing.

‘The Big Game’ from PokerStars

High Stakes Poker has been riding high at the top of the most watched poker TV shows for a while now. The big money and star names attract the viewers in their hundreds of thousands. Now PokerStars are set to get in on the big money TV cash game action with the launch of ‘The Big Game’.

The Big Game will be a $200/$400 no-limit hold’em cash game with a $100,000 buy-in. PokerStars promise that; “some of the top names in the poker world” will be appearing on the Fox show. So far, only Daniel Negreanu has been confirmed as one of the big money players.

Armed Robbers Raid Swiss Casino

Armed robberies of poker venues and casinos appear to be the flavour of the day from criminals right now. Earlier this month we saw the brazen heist of the EPT in Berlin, yesterday we reported on a shocking raid on a poker game in Austin, Texas and now news has hit the wires of another daring robbery taking place at a casino in Switzerland.

Reports suggest a ten man gang burst into the casino in Basle in the early hours of Sunday morning. The men, brandishing machine guns, took a substantial amount of money and fled the scene leaving staff and players in shock.

GUKPT London won by Cuong Tran

Neil Channing, Victoria Coren, Mick McCool and Lawrence Houghton were just four of the big names that made the final of the GUKPT in London yesterday. None of those could claim the £127,000 first place prize and GUKPT trophy, though. Instead it was the relatively unknown Cuong Tran that took the honours.

Houghton and Coren were the first two players to head to the rail. Coren noting on her twitter that; “Great. I waited 50 minutes before making a move; the big blind woke up with aces. Out in 9th: clearly not meant to be. Ah well. Nice to make a final and I get £9100. Very good week’s work. If 1st place isn’t meant to be, then it isn’t. Another time.”