Poker News in Brief: Aug. 2-8, 2010
September 6, 2010
With live tournaments running in China, Brazil and Italy, plus the latest edition of FTOPS kicking off, it was a busy week in the poker world.
As always, PokerListings had all the news you needed to know splashed all over the front page, but there were a few small things that fell through the cracks.
Fortunately, we’ve compiled those stories below in our weekly Poker News in Brief feature.
This week, the WSOP launches a free-play U.S. site, ESPN’s Main Event coverage begins, Mexico gets a National poker tournament, London gets a strip poker event and lots more.
WSOP Launches Free U.S. Site
WSOP.com launched a free play World Series of Poker site for players in the United States this week.
A real money WSOP-branded site is currently available to UK customers and while the WSOP is awaiting changes in U.S. legislation before it rolls out a real-money U.S. site, WSOP.com is offering players in the U.S. the chance to download its software now and play for free.
“WSOP is a pre-eminent brand in poker worldwide, and this free play option will give U.S. players the opportunity to experience a quality poker product tailored to their local market,” said Gigi Levy, Acting Managing Director of Dragonfish and CEO of 888 Holdings, which runs the site.
Article source: Pokerlistings.com
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