Daily news from poker and online poker world http://www.pokernews.com/news/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:55:11 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/i/logo-pn2.gif http://www.pokernews.com/news/ en-us Copyright 2003-2008, PokerNews.com http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/04/world-poker-tour-settles-player-release-lawsuit.htm WPT Enterprises, Inc., operators of the World Poker Tour, announced today the settlement of a lawsuit brought against it by several big-name poker players. The action, which focused on the player release form used by the World Poker... poker/news/World Poker Tour Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:31:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/02/world-poker-tour-season-seven-schedule-released.htm The World Poker Tour recently released the long awaited and somewhat reduced schedule for its seventh season. For the last three years, the WPT has held its season opener at the Mirage in May... poker/news/World Poker Tour Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:23:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/5/new-wpt-hostess-layla-kayleigh.htm Rumors recently surfaced that Season V WPT Hostess Sabina Gadecki would not be returning for Season VI. For whatever reason, the World Poker Tour would be turning to its fourth hostess in four years. So far neither Courtney Friel or Sabina Gadecki... poker/news/World Poker Tour Wed, 23 May 2007 19:44:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/5/world-poker-tour-reports-q1-loss.htm On May 8, 2007, World Poker Tour Enterprises reported a net loss of $2.3 million or $0.11 per fully diluted share for the first quarter of 2007, missing Wall Street expectations by $.03 per share. The stock traded down.... poker/news/World Poker Tour Wed, 09 May 2007 21:21:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/5/wpt-announces-season-six.htm Today the World Poker Tour announced its official Season VI tournament schedule with some new and interesting additions. The schedule includes 19 regular tournament stops and a WPT staple themed event... poker/news/World Poker Tour Tue, 08 May 2007 20:13:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/4/world-poker-tour-championship-preview.htm Saturday marks the beginning of the fifth WPT Championship, the finish of the Bellagio's Five Star World Poker Classic in Las Vegas and the end of the fifth season of the World Poker Tour. With its pristine location at the Bellagio... poker/news/World Poker Tour Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:34:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/4/world-poker-tour-moves-gsn.htm When World Poker Tour Enterprises, Inc. first teamed up with the Travel Channel in 2003 to air the first season of WPT events, they became part of the fuel that spurred poker's meteoric growth. But today, WPTE officially announced... poker/news/World Poker Tour Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:26:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/3/players-seek-summary-judgement-wpte.htm Back in July of 2006 seven professional poker players filed an antitrust lawsuit against the World Poker Tour. Recently, the players (Annie Duke, Andy Bloch, Joe Hachem, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Phil Gordon, and Greg Raymer)... poker/news/World Poker Tour Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:16:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/3/world-poker-tour-narrows-fourth-quarter.htm World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) announced its 2006 fourth quarter and annual earnings on Monday, yielding few surprises. For the fourth quarter of 2006, WPTE reported a net loss of $1.1 million... poker/news/World Poker Tour Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:09:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/12/world-poker-tour-party-gaming-deal.htm Two poker entities sharing a stated goal of aggressively expanding into non-U.S. markets have joined forces, as WPT Enterprises, Inc., has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with PartyGaming Plc.... poker/news/World Poker Tour Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:12:00 -0700