Mish Mash of current poker news bits

William Hill Poker has joined in the pushing of the London Pub Poker Tourneys.  This big name online casino and poker name will help to make this London group of Tournaments a bigger event, as it will catch more news cycles.  The fact that William Hill lends its prestige to this local tournament is good news for the small entry fee poker player.

There is a move afoot to make the WSOPE as important as the WSOP.  The argument is that the same players play and it is very difficult to win.  As a traditionalist in life, this seems a little like the Masters golf tournament being compared to any other golf tournament.  Every good golfer that has ever lived wanted to win this tournament.   Every good poker player wants to do the same and win the WSOP.  The standing and the prestige are just not the same.   Sometime in the future, when the WSOPE has acquired some history, it may be spoken of in the same sentence.  It is a little early for this rise in standing, even though it is a great poker event. [Read][more...]