PokerStars has been the giant of the online poker world ever since taking this position from Party Poker a few years ago. However, they might have to take a step back down on the poker room food chain following Party Poker’s recent merger.
2011 looks set to be a big year for Party Poker’s parent company (Party Gaming), who have recently announced a merger with Austrian gambling site Bwin. (more…)
Mizzi, Sorel has had a great 2010. He has finished top ten in 12 tournaments from January till now. His 4 titles this year also has helped him reached the top of the leader board this year. (more…)
Poker chips are not only used in the gambling rooms of casinos. Although chips used as gambling money within casinos is by far the biggest application with regards to both number and value, poker chips have at least two other main applications.
Some individuals buy poker chips for home use. (more…)
There are many different poker chips available for casinos as well as home users. They vary depending on the choice of materials, colors, design motifs, security details, sizes an price. You’ll find literally thousands of alternatives combinations available and a practically unlimited number possible. (more…)
RakeTheRake are offering fantastic deals when you refer a friend on to their online poker site. If you introduce a friend you will be able to win LG home cinema system, pocket cinema, an Apple IPad or a replica jukebox. The good thing here is that your friends also get poker cash back while you are winning or earning monthly commissions, so its a win win situation for both. (more…)
The three most important factors to decide when forming Poker Chips Sets are how many chips in total are required, what monetary denominations are required and how many chips of each denomination are required. There aren’t any cast-iron rules in terms of answering these three questions. It would depend on what specific style of poker will be played and the betting behavior of the playing group. (more…)
What immediately comes to our minds whenever we hear poker chips is only money and gambling. In gambling, poker chips are used instead of real money to represent how much money they’ve lost or won during while playing.
Poker chips are classified according to the materials used in making them. (more…)
The Irish Poker Festival is one of Europe’s biggest casino poker events. In fact, last year’s Main Event saw 752 players sit down at the poker tables to create a 400,000 Euro prize pool. This year the Poker tournament organisers are anticipating an even greater turnout for the Irish Poker Festival, which is why you will be keen in winning a Main Event seat with Ladbrokes. (more…)
Since the biblical times, when people first started gambling, gambling chips have already been used. Simple bits of wood, bones and stones the earliest materials used to enable gamblers to keep track of their losses and winnings.
The history of poker chips is influenced by the movement west by pioneers in the USA during the 1800s. (more…)
Clay poker chips are gambling money used for betting at a poker table. Clay is frequently used because of its durability, it is light, nice to touch, and it makes that pleasant clinking sound and in addition it can be easily colored and decorated. Most casinos make use of compression molded clay as the material not only for poker chips but also for other gambling chips. (more…)