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After 46 years, poker club folds its hand

When Grant Erwin started his poker club in 1962, there was no such thing as a personal computer, an online accounting tool or an Excel worksheet. The eight or nine men who met monthly around kitchen tables in Seattle and Bellevue to play low-stakes poker kept track of their winnings with tokens in old baby-food jars, labeled with their names.

Over the last 46 years, the “Puget Sound Probability and Chowder Society,” as it was called, has seen many of its members come and go. Some have moved to other cities. Some have passed away. Some have been divorced, had grandkids or retired. On Friday, after nearly half a century of monthly poker games, the remaining seven men of the society played their last hand.

“I’m really going to miss seeing all these guys,” said Bob Gillespie, 75, who moved to Portland several years ago but traveled to Frank Davenport’s Bellevue home last weekend to participate in the finale.

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888.com Upgrades its Poker Experience with New Software

888.com’s Pacific Poker releases a new and enhanced version of its poker software, offering many more features, options and 3D graphics.

888.com, one of the world’s leading gaming and entertainment companies, charges at the poker world with the new version of its poker software in Pacific Poker. New players can now enjoy the new software with a massive $400 Welcome Bonus.

Pacific Poker’s enhanced software version presents a new poker experience to players, with three great Table Views: Classic View, Avatar View, a 3D round table with avatars, first person view options, a variety of table backgrounds and more features and the Clear View, a 3D table without avatars that features a clear background.

An All-In move is the most effective way to shake your opponents, but it can be very costly if it is made by mistake. This is why one of the most important new features of the new poker software is the Hide/Verify All-In Action option.

The new option allows players to hide the All-In button to avoid clicking it by mistake while still being able to go All-In by moving the bet slider to the maximum bet. Players can instead choose to use the “Approve all-in action” which requires confirmation on this move.

888.com’s Marketing Director, Matt Robinson, said that Pacific Poker modelled the new version of its poker software according to the players’ requirements.

“Our new software is the next step in Pacific Poker’s evolution,” said Robinson. “It is inspired by the way our players like to play the game and we made it our priority to provide them with a gaming platform that would upgrade their poker experience.”

For further information, please contact Gill Carter at +00-350-49800 or newscom @ 888.com

Notes to editors:
About 888.com
888.com is one of the World’s leading gaming and entertainment companies. It has millions of members worldwide who enjoy its casino, bingo and poker rooms and receive an online gaming experience like no other.

Founded in 1997 - 888.com this year celebrates its 10th anniversary - by pioneers of the online gaming industry, 888.com has developed a strong brand grown by cutting-edge marketing through offline sponsorships, poker events, online collaborations and continual upgrading of its flagship online products; 888.com Casino, Bingo and Poker.

PokerStars Macau Poker Room

PokerStars opened its first live poker room. But if you thought they did so in Las Vegas, you’re wrong. PokerStars picked the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino in Macau for the location of their card room.

160 tables are waiting to be filled by poker enthusiasts. The most diverse tournaments and cash games will be offered on a weekly basis. The kick-off was a charity tourney a few days ago in which the proceeds were donated to the victims of the devastating earthquake.

The buy-ins of the weekly tournaments range from HKD $500 up to HKD $10,000 (HKD = Hong Kong Dollar, pegged to the US Dollar with 1:8). PokerStars also offers a whole bout of satellites for the PokerStars.net Asian Pacific Poker Tour which will make its stop in the PokerStars Macau Poker Room early September. More detailed information can be found on the internet site:PokerStars Macau

Titan Poker Players Compete at $1,000,000 Manila Tournament

Leading online poker room, Titan Poker, sends eight of its best players to compete in the Asian Poker Tour event in Manila.

Titan Poker, the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, has sent a delegation of eight talented poker players to the Asian Poker Tour (APT) - Manila. Beginning on May 26th until June 2nd, players will test their poker skills with at least 400 poker players, amateurs and top professionals, from around the world.

By winning an APT Manila Super Satellite tournament at Titan Poker, each of the eight players was subsequently rewarded with a $6,000 prize package to the Asian Poker Tour. In addition to receiving a $2,500 buy-in to the Main Event, $2,600 is also included for flights and spending, along with a seven night accommodation at the Dusit Hotel in Manila, worth $840.

Participants in the Manila tournament will compete for an unprecedented One Million Dollar prize pool, the largest ever offered in Asia.

Winner Frank De Vries, from The Netherlands is very excited for his upcoming trip. He says he is “looking forward to playing in the poker thrilla of Manila.”

The popularity of poker in Asia is growing rapidly and APT tournament officials expect a lot of excitement with Manila being the first stop of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour. The tour continues in South Korea, Macau, and Singapore.

Titan Poker regularly rewards its players with huge cash prizes. At the end of this month, the poker room will give away $3,600,000 in its second European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP II). It also frequently awards its players with seats at the world’s most well-known poker tournaments. Titan Poker will be sending players to the World Series of Poker 2008 in Las Vegas. Earlier this month, it sponsored the Eurocity Poker Tour Madrid Open - an elite poker tournament open to just 200 players.

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