A modest but cheerful celebration took place in the offices of the IFP website on Monday, which marked the second anniversary of the IFP website, which first took to cyberspace in April 2010. Back then IFPs reach was small. Established only a year after the formation of IFP itself in Lausanne, Switzerland, the website was […]
ALL-IN – The Poker Movie is not the first cinematic release to highlight the “Moneymaker Effect”. The story of a novice player winning a seat to a major poker tournament via the internet formed part of the plot to the movie Lucky You starring Eric Bana and Robert Duvall, in which a father and […]
The Canadian Poker Federation (Federation Canadienne du Poker) has become the newest member of the International Federation of Poker, taking the number of official member nations of the IFP up to 41. Canada has for many years been a poker playing nation, producing of talented poker players, perhaps most notably Daniel Negreanu, one of the […]
Those looking for further proof that poker is a skill game will find ample evidence this week as the 2012 Aussie Millions gets under way in Melbourne, Australia. Traditionally one of the winter getaways for northern hemisphere players looking for some sunshine, the series, which starts today with the main event beginning on Sunday, has […]
The Nations Cup and the International Federation of Poker was among the subjects discussed by Barny Boatman in an interview with Black Belt Poker this week. Boatman, who captained a talented United Kingdom side in the Duplicate Poker Nations Cup in November, is among the most respected players of the game across the UK and […]