Julian Thew promised his wife he would pay off the mortgage by the time he was 40 and he did – with a game of poker. Julian Thew, 39, won £470,000 at a tournament in Austria – just two weeks before his birthday.
Julian, of Nottingham, quit as a draughtsman three years ago after his wife Amanda gave him a book on the game. She said: *I was worried but he’s proved me wrong.*
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The Pokers Players Alliance is urging all members to call your Representative in support of HR 2046 which is the Internet Gambling Regulation & amp; Enforcement Act 2007 that was introduced by Representative Barney Frank. The PPA blasted emails to almost $500,000 members asking people to take action and tell your Rep “You are a…
US online casino players have been looking for alternative payment methods to fund their accounts. EcoCard is quickly proving to be a viable alternative payment option for US based players and many casinos are now accepting EcoCard as many players move over to this new payment solution. EcoCard has been online Since 2000. EcoCard is…
The U.S. bill forbids credit card firms in the United States from taking money for bets on online sites Rep. Barney Frank said Thursday he would start pushing to lift a U.S. ban on online gambling in the next few weeks, but said it was too early to make any concrete move to lift restrictions…
It pays to play online poker – especially if you’re one of Absolute Poker’s VIPs. Starting September 1st, Elite VIP Members will earn 9% interest per annum on their Absolute Poker account balance with a new interest bearing account. The 9% per annum interest bearing account is based on a player’s daily balance and requires…
Actor Hayden Christensen has agreed to play the role of Phil Hellmuth, the youngest poker world champion, in the biopic “The Madison Kid”. Hellmuth’s friend, Bob Soderstrom, wrote the script, reports ananova.com. In 1989, the 24-year-old Hellmuth became the youngest world champion of poker by defeating two-time defending champion, Johnny Chan, in the World Series…