Purple Lounge sponsored player, Stefan Mattsson, is still very much in the WSOP main event in Las Vegas, finishing day 3 well in the top half of the field. Only 474 players are left now, out of nearly 7,000 who started the $10K buy-in tournament, and Stefan is in about 150th place. Read the rest of this entry »

The turn and river are important parts of a limit hold ‘em game – as although you will already have seen the majority of the cards, the bet sizes on the turn and river are double that of before. So, this is the point where you look to make your money from the weak players who are following you hoping to hit one of their lucky draws. Read the rest of this entry »

Jacks or Better is one is the most well known and popular of the many Video Poker variants, played with one deck of 52 cards that is shuffled before each game. Unlike normal poker games, Video Poker is not played against another player or a dealer, but instead the aim is to draw cards to make hands which have set payouts. Read the rest of this entry »

The great Wimbledon tennis tournament is reaching its climax, so at Purple Lounge we decided to serve-up an ace tennis promotion for you all. For every game that is played in the Mens final on Sunday, we will give you 1 free spin on our most popular game ‘Tomb Raider – Secret of the Sword’. Read the rest of this entry »

Purple Lounge sponsored player, Stefan Mattsson, finished in a very impressive 5th position at the end of day 1a of the 2008 WSOP main event, holding 154,275 chips. Starting the day against 1,297 players – an assortment of veterans, amateurs, internet pros and celebrities Read the rest of this entry »

The flop is a defining moment in Hold ‘em – you will now see 70% of the cards and the strength of your hand may change drastically. Whatever you held before the flop you now have to re-evaluate to decide the correct course of action: Read the rest of this entry »