When Alan Meltzer passed away last October, he left behind $1 million in his will to his chauffeur and another $500,000 to the doorman of his building. An entrepreneurial success story, Meltzer built his fortune in the music business and gained fame in the poker world when he appeared on Season 5 of High Stakes [...]
Bovada Poker is celebrating the Holidays with its Poker Holiday Countdown. They’re giving away cash prizes and entries to their huge Sunday $100K guaranteed. This is great news for cash game and tournament players alike. Unlike most promotions of this nature on other poker sites, these prizes are easy to win and claim. The fun [...]
In a move that will be popular among multi-tabling players, the Cake poker network will now allow the use of Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) at their tables. Until now, Cake poker deliberately formatted their hand history files in a way that made it impossible to gather statistics on opponents. Programs such as PokerTracker and Hold’em Manager [...]
Online casino, Bodog, has made a move to attempt to compete with other online poker sites by announcing that it has upgraded the site’s poker software to improve players’ experience. This software upgrade includes a few changes to the interface. One of the first things Bodog players will notice is the new log-in screen. The [...]
The baddest man on the planet, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, returns to the Octagon on Saturday night at UFC 121 in Anaheim, Calif., for his third consecutive title defense — this time against unbeaten Cain Velasquez, who looks to become the first Mexican-American heavyweight champion in fight history. We love Lesnar at Bodog because [...]
Heat Overshadowing Rest of NBA as Season Approaches Fittingly one game on the NBA schedule has the first few hours of opening night all to itself. The Miami Heat opens with what is expected to be a championship season, playing the much-hyped reigning Eastern Conference champions, the Boston Celtics. The Heat dominated the offseason headlines [...]
The Breeders’ Cup Classic is the highlight of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and will be held this year on Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs in Lexington, Ky. This year is especially exciting as undefeated Zenyatta is scheduled to defend her title. Zenyatta, a 5-year-old mare trained by John Shirreffs, is one of the Breeders’ [...]
This weekend, the Bodog Poker Open V went out with a bang with two events that closed out their respective series: the big-money Championship Series of tournaments and the aimed-at-everyone Contender Series. First place in the Championship Series Main Event, a $200,000 guaranteed tournament went to “Whitey03,” who pocketed $50,000 for their victory along with [...]
On October 3, at 16:00 ET, bodog Poker will run the fifth installment of their popular Poker Open Championship’s main event. With a prize pool already guaranteed at $200,000, one would think that finding a seat in this prestigious event would cost a proverbial arm and a leg. But, through the partnership power of FlopTurnRiver, [...]
One of FlopTurnRiver’s most ardent supporters, Bodog Poker has given away two seats to their 2010 WSOP Satellite. This past Saturday, 24 players paid their $10+$1 for a shot at the biggest game on the planet.