Poker News - 32Red Online Casino
The best gets even better as 32Red strengthens management team
9th February 2006, Gibraltar: Multi-award winning Casino and Poker Operator 32Red Plc today announced the appointment of former Victor Chandler MD Ed Andrewes as their new Development Director.
Ed joins the 32Red board with responsibility for the marketing, commercial partnerships and new product development for the company. Previously Commercial Director at Blue Square and more recently Managing Director for Victor Chandler International, Ed brings a wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of the online betting and gaming world to 32Red.
Andrewes, who will be based at 32Red's HQ in Gibraltar said of his move… '32Red has already proved itself to be a successful and dynamic young company and I am delighted to have the opportunity to help it further establish itself as a leading player in the sector for the future.'
Ed Ware, CEO and founder of 32Red added… 'Ed's arrival in the business significantly strengthens an already strong executive team. We are keen to develop the profile and reach of the brand, as well as increasing the 32Red portfolio of products and services. Ed's appointment is another step towards 32Red achieving its goals'.
Three's the magic number as 32Red wins again!
19th January 2006, Gibraltar: The UK's favourite Online Casino, 32Red.com (www.32Red.com) are celebrating for the third year in succession after scooping the top gong from the industry's leading watchdog and player advocate, Casinomeister.
Following on from being awarded 'Best Online Casino' in 2003 and 2004, they have now added the 2005 prize to make it a magic three years in a row.
Casinomeister's Bryan Bailey commented on 32Red and their continued success by saying… 'In this business, trust and reputation is everything - without this, you have nothing. 32Red casino is a prime example of a casino that gives this industry credence, and their formula is simple: treat your players better than you would expect yourself to be treated.'
An ecstatic Ed Ware, CEO and founder of 32Red Plc said of the win… 'This is just amazing news. To win it once was fantastic, to win the second year was truly amazing but to top the list for a third successive year is truly mind blowing. This award is a testament to the hard work of all the staff here at 32Red, whose aim is to make the player experience at 32Red Online Casino the best you can possibly get. I'd like to thank Bryan for the award and I'd also like to thank our players for their patronage and their kind words. Here's to 2006!'
Hot on the heels of this award, 32Red was also bestowed the title of 'Best Casino Affiliate Programme'. Upon giving the award, Bryan notes how the programme has taken off in 2005… 'They have made massive improvements since they first launched, and this is due mostly to the vibrant relationship the staff has with its affiliates and with the gaming community in general.'
 
Ten Players Share Bad Beat Jackpot
Christmas came a day late for ten poker players who won inaugural Bad Beat Jackpot on Boxing Day 2005.
The Bad Beat Jackpot was launched at 32Red Poker in November 2005 with $50,000 in the pot, and Jackpot grew to a whopping $92,814 by December 26th when it was eventually won.
At a $1/$2 Bad Beat tables, DoctorHowser held pocket nines versus Eldkvarn's 10c8c. A flop of 7c, 9c, 6c turned the weaker starting hand into the nut straight flush, at the same time giving DoctorHowser the third 9. Eldkvarn flat-called the $8 bet, and the turn showed the 8s, prompting the all-in push for $13.50 and a call from Eldkvarn. But the river turned this bad read into a bad beat. Out came the 9d, giving DoctorHowser four nines, and though still not improving his hand to bear Eldkvarn, it did give him a good enough hand to take home the $32,484.91 Bad Beat Jackpot. Eldkvarn walked away with a bigger bank roll as well, winning $16,242.45 for standing up to such a formidable hand.
The ten players at the table divvied up the prize pool as follows:
- DoctorHowser $32,484.91
- Eldkvarn $16,242.45
- GreatRomelus $2,030.31
- NHB $2,030.31
- Padde77 $2,030.31
- ibbotsoni $2,030.31
- swisssv $2,030.31
- tazmars13 $2,030.31
- OhioNIckle $2,030.31
No great hands go to waste with 32Red Poker's Bad Beat Jackpot! For more details, click here.
Holiday to Las Vegas up for grabs for 32Red Poker Master!
The climax of the 32Red Poker Masters series is nearly here - and one lucky player will walk away with the holiday of a lifetime to Las Vegas!
The week-long trip for 2 people, including flights, accommodation and $500 spending money, will be won by the lucky player crowned the 32Red Poker Master, as well as the $8,960 first prize.
The Grand Final takes place on Sunday, 8th January 2006, with a buy-in of just $50 + $5. But you still have one last opportunity to win a free seat at the Final in our ultimate $3,200 Poker Masters Monthly Qualifier. Taking place on Tuesday 27th December, at 9pm GMT (10pm CET), there are 3 Grand Final seats up for grabs, as well as the $3,200 Guaranteed Prize Pool to be shared amongst the top 15 - all for just $20 +$2.
To find out more about the 32Red Poker Masters, click here. Or register now for your last chance to win a free seat at the Grand Final - you can register now under the Multi Table Tournaments Special section.
World Poker Challenge Seats Up For Grabs
32Red Poker is once again giving you the chance to win a seat at one of the top land-based poker tournaments.
The World Poker Challenge takes place at the Reno Hilton Casino, in Reno, Nevada, on March 27th-30th 2006 - one of the most exciting stops on Season 4 of the World Poker Tour. The tournament promises huge prize pools and plenty of poker pros to Prize packages worth $7,600 await the lucky winners - including a $5,000 buy-in to the Main Event.
You can win your seat at the Multi Table Final through our Rounders, Sit & Go, and Multi Table Satellites - with a variety of buy-ins to suit all bankrolls. Entry to the Level 1 Rounders Satellites start at just $6 + $0.64.
For more details on how you can secure your seat at the WPT World Poker Challenge and the EPT Scandinavian Open, click here.
Troubled Pro Wins Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas
2nd December 2005, Gibraltar: After hours of tension, back-biting, a fight and fantastic poker at the final table, the $2 million Tournament of Champions Freeroll finally came to a close with troubled professional poker player Mike Matusow coming out on top.
The 3-day tournament had a field of 114 players, and got off to a controversial start when 3 of poker's biggest names - Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson and Phil Hellmuth - were invited without having gone through the qualification process. The other invitees came from the final table of this year's WSOP Championship event, plus the top 20 finishers in each of the five WSOP Circuit championships. Many of the players - pros and amateurs alike - who had earned their seats were unhappy with the addition of 3 of the best poker players in the world.
Only Hellmuth, however, made it through to the final table on day 3. Hellmuth, who finished second in this event in 2004, was determined to go one better, and as always was not shy in making his feelings known to his fellow players.
Joining Phil at the final table was Steve Dannenmann, second in this year's WSOP main event; Grant Lang, who busted out 5th after taking a commanding chip lead into the final table at his last tournament; David Levi, the long-time pro; Hoyt Corkins, who has been experiencing much tournament success recently; Keith Sexton, yet to win a major tournament; Brandon Adams, an amateur player from New Orleans who lost the majority of his possessions during Hurricane Katrina; Tony Bloom, one of the UK's most successful pros; and Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow, coming back from a year of many disappointments.
The 2005 TOC final table must be one of the most dramatic of all time. The insults were traded from the start, mostly aimed at Hellmuth. The jovial nature of the banter between Dannenmann and Hellmuth turned sour half way through. Phil's constant playing with his chips and stacking them in a way which made it difficult for his opponents to count them annoyed Steve enough for him to insist that it stopped. Hellmuth refused, and the situation descending into an argument which ended in the usually soft-spoken Dannenmann shouting at Hellmuth, to the shock of the watching crowd, "You aren't a professional - you're a punk!"
After several hours of the chips passing back and forth, and several surprising big hands, the final 3 was made up of Hellmuth, Corkins and Matusow - the 3 players who had dominated the tournament from day one. At this point, most of the chatter was between two of the biggest mouths in poker - Hellmuth and Matusow - leaving Corkins in peace.
The first hand in three-handed play when Corkins lost $150,000 to Matusow after raising Matusow all-in before the flop with 5-4 suited. Matusow called with A-6, and the high card held up. Corkins managed to regain the chip lead, however, with a series of small pot wins. But then Corkin lucked out again. He moved all in with A-4 suited, and was called by Matusow, holding pocket 5s - and gave Matusow the biggest pot win of the night so far.
But Corkins once again battled back, and regained the chip lead an hour later. Yet once again the cards were not with Hoyt. After calling Matusow's all-in re-raise, Corkin's A-K looked good against Mike's A-Q, and The Mouth looked to be going home in third. But a Queen on the river not only saved Mike, but gave him a commanding chip lead that would not be overcome.
Hellmuth got the crowd's support behind him after promising to buy them 30 bottles of Dom Perignon champagne (at $150 a bottle) if he were to win the tournament. But the crowd's cheers couldn't prevent Phil from crashing out in third place, much to his disappointment. After being faced with Corkin's constant raising of his blinds, Hellmuth jumped at the chance to get his own back when he was dealt A-Q. Unfortunately for Phil, he was horrified to see Corkins turn over the Bullets, and Hellmuth was left with a little over $100,000. He never recovered, and finished third, winning $250,000.
Heads-up play began with a 3-1 chip advantage to Matusow, but Corkins proved very adept at reading Mike's play, and battled back to virtually level half an hour later. But the final hand soon came when Corkins moved all-in on a semi-bluff. Holding Q-10 after a flop of K-J-4, Corkins followed Matusow's large raise with an all-in re-raise. Matusow called with K-9, but Corkins couldn't fill his straight and had to settle with second place and a cheque for $325,000.
After a year of much turmoil, which began with a spell in jail, Matusow was overjoyed about his first place, and $1 million cheque, saying, "This is the greatest moment of my life. All the disappointments I've had. All the bad beats. All the bad decisions. This win means everything to me."
32Red Poker Player Wins Monte Carlo Millions Seat
18th September 2005, Gibraltar: 22-year-old student Stuart Rutter has won a seat at the 2005 Monte Carlo Millions (MCM) at 32Red Poker.
The Monte Carlo Millions is the world's most exclusive offline poker tournament, and takes place this year on November 20th-23rd at the Sporting D'Hiver in Monte Carlo. The final table will be held in the famous Monte Carlo Casino - the most opulent and luxurious casino venue in the world. The whole tournament will be broadcast on major television networks around the world.
Stuart, from Birmingham, England, is currently studying for a year at the Maximllaneum Institute in Munich, Germany. He was only introduced to Texas Hold'em a year ago by a poker-playing pal, and Stuart started playing online at 32Red Poker six months later.
Stuart describes the day he won his seat as the "luckiest poker day of my life". He had struck it rich in a cash game, and used his winnings to enter a Monte Carlo Millions Rounder Satellite - and came out on top, earning a seat to this year's tournament!
Stuart, who is taking several friends along to Monte Carlo for moral support, hopes to put up a fight against the pros also lined up for the tournament. A blend of tight and aggressive play will be the key to his success. Although he is fairly new to tournament poker, Stuart is humbled by the task ahead of him. When asked what he'd do with the $1,000,000 prize money if he were to win, he joked, "Give it back and say, 'surely there's no money for last place!'"
Stuart's $30,000 prize package to the Monte Carlo Millions includes the $25,000 buy-in to the tournament, return flights for 2 to Nice, France, with helicopter transfer from Nice to Monte Carlo, deluxe hotel accommodation, and $500 spending money.
There are still more Monte Carlo Millions seats to be won at 32Red Poker. The last online final takes place on Sunday 30th October. Click here for more details.
32Red Plc Proudly Sponsors Bernard Dunne's Latest Bid for Boxing Supremacy
8th September 2005, Gibraltar: 32Red (www.32Red.com) part of 32Red Plc, is proud to announce their sponsorship of Bernard Dunne's latest bid for world boxing supremacy.
32Red has been voted the world's best online casino for the past two years and their CEO Ed Ware commented on why 32Red have chosen to sponsor Ben's latest battle...
'In the online casino world, 32Red is recognised as being the best in the business. Well, those in the know in the boxing world appreciate that in Ben Dunne you arguably have one of the best fighters ever to have come out of Ireland. We're extremely proud therefore to be associated with Ben as he climbs the ladder to a world title.
The 32Red Fight Night will be Live on RTE1 on Friday 14th October.
32Red Proudly Sponsors Manchester United on tour
22nd July 2005, Gibraltar: 32Red (www.32Red.com) is proud to announce their sponsorship of Manchester United’s televised tour to South East Asia. Taking in four games, Man United will be playing national and league teams from Hong Kong, China and Japan.
All four games are live on ITV2 and www.32Red.com and www.32RedPoker.com will be sponsoring the coverage. www.32Red.com’s CEO, Ed Ware, said of the deal "32Red sponsoring the Reds on tour is a perfect match. We are the best in the online casino business and Manchester United are one of the best teams in the world, so we are honoured and proud to be involved in their tour."
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