Online poker news
After half a day of humorous internet rumors and misunderstanding, European Poker Tour (EPT) founder John Duthie confirmed Monday morning that his time as a PokerStars pro has come to an end. Word of the Duthie/Stars split came out on the Two Plus Two poker forums Sunday afternoon, but people wanted to know why the… Read more »
When PokerStars announced changes to its rake structure and VIP program last week, it knew there would be some push back from customers, but it never expected the volcano of emotion that erupted from high volume players. Immediately after the announcement was made, players on the Two Plus Two forums, the largest poker message board… Read more »
PokerStars announced changes to its VIP program and ring game rake structure Wednesday, planning to implement the new policies on New Year’s Day. The description of the changes, as posted on the Two Plus Two poker forum by “PokerStars Steve,” is lengthy, but we’ll do our best to summarize them here. Rake Calculation At PokerStars,… Read more »
PartyPoker is going to come out of the gates swinging in the year 2012. Starting at the stroke of midnight (ET) on New Year’s Day and running through the month of January, the top-three online poker room will make all of its multi-table tournaments rake free. We would say that this is unprecedented, but we… Read more »
According to a report by the Associated Press, Brent Beckley, co-founder of the online poker room Absolute Poker, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the criminal charge of Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud. The charge was one of nine listed in the indictment of a total of eleven principals and financial intermediaries of Absolute Poker,… Read more »
Leave it to PokerStars to come up with another “COOP” tournament. The world’s largest online poker room and king of the online poker tournament series has announced its newest offering, the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP). Filled exclusively with turbo and hyper turbo tournaments, TCOOP will kick off January 19, 2012 with the first… Read more »
A reputable poker software news site is reporting that a software company has allegedly been able to decipher the latest innovation by the online poker site Bodog – their “anonymous” table option – and is offering this information to the public. Earlier this month, Bodog became the latest company to introduce these tables, which identify… Read more »
In a press release that was released Friday afternoon, the number one online poker site in the industry, PokerStars, and one of its most recognizable faces have decided to part ways. In that press release from the London offices of PokerStars, 2005 World Series of Poker Championship Event winner Joe Hachem and the poker site… Read more »
After originally announcing that they would depart the American market earlier this year, the online gaming outlet Bodog has instead opened up a new operation that exclusively services their customers in the United States. American players who now log into the Bodog.com or Bodog.eu URLs are being transferred to the new site “Bovada.lv,” which looks… Read more »
Earlier this month, MGM Resorts International filed a lawsuit against several entrepreneurs who have purchased domain names that pertain to different MGM properties, with attorneys for MGM stating that they were “cyber squatters.” This legal battle is beginning to heat up, as a Texas man has filed a response to the MGM lawsuit that challenges… Read more »
We bet some of you out there have been jonesing for some scandalous UB news. After all, since the vilified online poker room died in the fallout from Black Friday, the vast majority of the poker community’s hate has been focused on Full Tilt Poker, and rightfully so. People likely already accepted the fact that… Read more »
According to a highly respected financial magazine, there is a battle brewing in Europe between one of the member European Union countries and a top player in the online gaming and poker industries regarding proposed regulations for the nation. In an article on the Financial Times website written by James Wilson on November 30, the… Read more »
With Christmas just around the corner, the online poker site Bodog has given some presents to their customers in the form of new tournament variations and ring game features that many players have been requesting for some time. As a part of their tournament offerings, Bodog is now going above and beyond just Texas Hold’em… Read more »
The rumors had been swirling for a few days and today they have finally been confirmed: Martin Staszko is the newest member of Team Pokerstars Pro. The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up will begin playing as a PokerStars sponsored player at Monday’s European Poker Tour (EPT) stop, which just so happens to… Read more »
One of the most difficult things about poker – whether it is online or in the live arena – is battling through hours of play to come up just short of making the money, or finishing on “the bubble.” Every player has his or her own horror story to tell about those times they “just… Read more »
SwitchPoker.com, a small independent online poker room, became a trailblazer this week, becoming the first internet poker room to accept Bitcoin as a valid currency for both deposits and withdrawals. Bitcoin is a unique currency, as it is purely virtual and does not require financial institutions to process transactions. Bitcoin was created in 2009 by… Read more »
The long and winding road that has been the discussion of the sale of the embattled online poker site Full Tilt Poker to the French investment firm Groupe Bernard Tapie has apparently reached its endgame, pending agreement by U. S. authorities. Yesterday afternoon, CNN Money quickly reported that the sale had been finalized for Groupe… Read more »
While poker sponsorships may have dried up for American players, the top international pros are still bringing down high profile deals. It was announced this morning in London that U. K. poker pro Jake Cody has signed a sponsorship deal to join the online site PKR and its professional roster. The innovative online poker site,… Read more »
On Monday, poker pro Chris “Jesus” Ferguson filed four claims to seized Full Tilt Poker funds with the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York. In the filings, Ferguson, representing the various companies that comprise Full Tilt, claims that the companies have a “right, title, or interest” in the assets in… Read more »
After years of fighting the masses, the Cake Poker network has finally decided to allow its players to use hand tracking software while at the tables. The new policy went into place on November 9th and the major players in the poker analysis software category immediately jumped right in. Hand analysis software has been the… Read more »
This year wasn’t the greatest, to say the least, for PokerStars. Despite coming out relatively clean so far (repeat: so far) from Black Friday, at least compared to Absolute Poker and Full Tilt Poker, the U.S. Department of Justice indictment and subsequent loss of revenue from the United States could not have made those working… Read more »
The U. S. Department of Justice filed documents yesterday in response to arguments from two of the accused bankers in the “Black Friday” indictments, giving some insights into how the federal government will be prosecuting the case. The response, a 51 page document filed on Friday in response to the pre-trial motions to dismiss charges… Read more »
It was announced this week that two of the major casino operations in the United States will join forces with the largest online gaming operation – if and/or when the United States can clarify its murky online gaming laws. On Monday, MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming Corporation agreed to partner with the largest online… Read more »
PartyPoker, now the second largest poker room on the internet, is launching a new promotion next week, dubbed “World Domination.” In World Domination, the goal is to play at real money tables, collect “cities,” and win money along the way. Let’s see how it works. Starting midnight ET on November 7th, all players competing at… Read more »
The poker news site Subject: Poker reported Tuesday afternoon that Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) has come to an agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) which will pave the way for GBT to continue the process of acquiring Full Tilt Poker. Most importantly, the deal should result Full Tilt customers being repaid the… Read more »
