Poker news from 2008-08-17

Here are some archived poker news articles.

PokerPro gets field trial in Nevada

PokerTek announced the field trial this week, which could see the fully automated poker tables heading into Las Vegas. "We're excited that PokerPro has received field trial authorization in Nevada," said Chris Halligan, PokerTek's CEO. "We've worked hard to make PokerPro a highly secure and featur... Read more...

PartyPoker offers last-minute shot at APT seat

The poker site added a last-minute satellite for the major live tournament, giving players one more shot at a prize package that will seat them in the main event of the APT Macau. The satellite is scheduled for Sunday at 3:45 p.m. ET and is limited to 20 players, so poker fans will need to act fast... Read more...

Press Release: WSOP Europe Schedule Announced

The second annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com has solidified its ...
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World Poker Tour Inks Deal with Fox Sports Net

After the Game Show Network declined to pick up ...
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Las Vegas Looking to Auto Dealer Poker Tables

The infamous dealer-less poker tables that come from PokerTek have made their way into casinos in Atlantic City, and now are working their way towards Las Vegas. Recently the Nevada Gaming Control Board approved the tables, called Poker Pro, to be tested in Sin City. These computer controlled tables... Read more...

iDeal Added to Pacific Poker

Poker room Pacific Poker, now has more payment options to offer their players, including something called iDeal. Powered by Moneybookers, iDeal works from most countries around the world, but its specific strength appears to be for those players from Holland that don't have another way to get money ... Read more...

15th of August

With less than a month to go until Pokerstars’ 2008 World Championship Of Online Poker starts, the controversy surrounding the winner of 2007’s main event is now finally over. The account which finished first in that event was disqualified amid allegations of unfair play, and the past fe... Read more...

Ancient Wisdom Still Going Strong in 2008

One of the most famous sayings of the legendary military genius Sun Tzu reads “if you know yourself and your opponent then you needn’t fear the result of a thousand battles”. How great those words were...and still are to this day. But over the years, poker players have done numerou... Read more...

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