Poker News

01st May, 2025 at 04:15:40

"We're the prettiest girl in town," says chief executive

Brian Mattingley, chief executive of online gambling group 888 Holdings plc expanded on 888's US ambitions in an interview with the poker information site Poker News Monday, saying:

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01st May, 2025 at 04:15:40

Five WSOP bracelet events planned for Melbourne spectacular

The World Series of Poker has further extended its international reach with the announcement Monday that it is to run a five bracelet WSOP tournament in Melbourne, Australia next year.

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01st May, 2025 at 04:15:40

Mohsin Charania bests an entry field of 665

After five days and a heads up against strongly supported French pro Lucille Cailly, US poker pro Mohsin Charania emerged as the winner of the Pokerstars European Poker Tour Grand Final main event this week, taking home Euro 1,350,000 after a two-way chop with the runner-up that left a worthwhile Euro 200,000 on the table for the winner.

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01st May, 2025 at 04:15:40

Elie pleads guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud and operating an illegal gambling business

ESPN reports that Chad Elie, a payment processor implicated in the Black Friday indictments against individuals and three major online poker sites in the United States, pleaded guilty in a US court Monday to conspiring to commit bank fraud and operating an illegal gambling business.

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