Well that was fast. Just two weeks after introducing Cash Game Leaderboards, partypoker has already decided to rework them. Fortunately, things have changed for the better, as even though there are more numbers to stare at, the leaderboards are now easier to figure out. There is also more opportunity for more players and the total… Read more »
The online poker world tends to be divided into two factions: tournament players and cash game players. Loads of players overlap and each faction is divided into different groups, but to keep it simple, those are the two sides. Tournament and cash. One thing tournament players have enjoyed for years is various promotions that offer… Read more »
For the upcoming partypoker LIVE MILLIONS tour, the online poker room has introduced the “MILLIONS Passport,” giving poker players a more flexible option when qualifying for events. Phased satellites The MILLIONS Passport begins with online satellites. These satellites cost $109 to enter and use a “phased” format. A phased tournament is effectively a multiple starting… Read more »
Years ago (YEARS ago), I did double-duty with the site that gave birth to this one. One thing I did was organize a few online tournament series for our customers. They were low-stakes or free tourneys, designed to get our site’s little community together and give out some prizes. Once in a while, I would… Read more »
Here in the “land of the free and the home of the brave,” I can’t play online poker because, well, reasons. I mean, I could if I REALLY wanted to, but whatever, I have Overwatch and Slay the Spire and what-not to keep me entertained. It must be pretty great, though, to be able to… Read more »
Online poker room partypoker has reworked the qualifying structure for its weekly flagship partypoker MILLION tournament. It has eliminated the myriad of satellites and while there are still extended paths to qualification, the route from nothing to the MILLIONS seems more straight-forward now. partypoker has gotten rid of the $22 Mega Sats as well as… Read more »
Eyebrows were raised throughout the poker community over the weekend when BetMGM sent out an interesting e-mail to its customers. The e-mail, hyping a promotion that began Sunday, strongly implies that partypoker might be launching soon in Nevada. Though many people received the e-mail, poker media maven Kevin Mathers posted it on Twitter for those… Read more »
Holidays, changes of season, and major sporting events are all good excuses for online poker rooms to run promotions. The turn of the decade is no different. It’s a special milestone and the perfect time for a poker room to do something. Enter partypoker. Beginning this Monday, the online poker room is running the “New… Read more »
Players on partypoker were greeted with a new software update on Thursday. Much of the update added new cosmetic features such as table themes and fixed bugs, but it did add a few new things that player should enjoy. Headlining the update is the option to Run It Twice. Running it twice should be familiar… Read more »
As a Green Bay Packers fan, I am still reeling a bit from the team’s egg-laying in San Francisco this past weekend. It is still great, though, to realize that the team is 8-3 and is probably heading to its first playoff appearance in a few years. Hopefully, they will be able to make it… Read more »
In the midst of the poker boom last decade, the partypoker MILLION was the most popular weekly poker tournament in the online poker industry. The tournament has been gone for 13 years, coinciding with the UIGEA and partypoker’s exit from the United States market. For the last few weeks, though, partypoker has been hyping up… Read more »
Online poker satellite tournaments can be quite the good time. They are a way for poor saps like me to find a way into an expensive tournament at a lower price point. They can also be a cool way to make a profit, as they typically require a slightly different strategy, since oftentimes multiple spots… Read more »
Partypoker provided its monthly security update on Wednesday, disclosing that it banished just sixteen bot accounts from its tables in September 2019. Thirteen of them were on the global “dot com” site, while the other three were on the ring-fenced “dot eu” version of the online poker room. On the dot com end, $9,338 was… Read more »
Online poker room partypoker recently provided another monthly update on its efforts to fight bots. In August 2019, the poker room shut down another 48 known bot accounts. That brings the total since December 2018 to 649. Few bots, much dough The 48 bot accounts is a fairly small number, the second smallest since partypoker… Read more »
It seems as though there is nothing that will stop the steamroller that is the New Jersey online gaming industry. After smashing records in July with their “take” – revenues from the games – the Garden State’s online gaming industry came back in August and crushed their newly set record. There remains one issue, however…the… Read more »
In a decision that goes contrary to the move toward anonymous tables at many online poker sites, partypoker recently announced that it will allow players to use their real names at cash game tables. ….the chance to build more of a community feel around the tables. The brief mention in a longer blog post that… Read more »
Last week, partypoker, one of the leading online poker rooms, launched a major software update with the goal of making the poker environment more hospitable for casual players. Significant changes included banning heads-up displays (HUDs) and the elimination of downloadable hand histories. Recently, partypoker partner Rob Yong posted an article on the partypoker blog to… Read more »
Players logging into partypoker on Monday were greeting with a significant client update, designed with the goal of making casual players have more fun and feel more comfortable on the site. As previewed a few weeks ago, partypoker is putting the kibosh on most “third-party tracking tools,” things like PokerTracker and Hold’em Manager. These tools… Read more »
We are a little late to the party on this one (no pun intended), but partypoker recently issued its monthly report on bot account banishment, announcing that it purged 42 accounts in May. 33 of those bot accounts were from the main, “dot com” site, while the other nine were on the “dot eu” site… Read more »
In the world of online poker, there are few achievements that garner more respect that one that was created by PocketFives.com, the online poker monitor who has compiled statistics on the online game. PocketFives was responsible for the creation of the Triple Crown, an achievement of winning poker tournaments on three different online sites in… Read more »
Although folks in the States of America haven’t been able to play on the international site since 2011 (more on that in a minute), PokerStars has continued to be the #1 online poker site in the industry. In fact, that dominance has been demonstrated in the sheer number of hands they’ve played on the site.… Read more »
It’s been a long time coming. But on July 15, the fourth state in the States of America will go live with online casino gaming and poker. On that date, Pennsylvania will complete the long, traveled road to join Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey as states that offer online casino gaming activities. Regulators Announce Opening… Read more »
He was arguably one of the best players ever to come out of Europe and, in particular, England. He was at times incorrigible, unrestrained, crass and boorish while simultaneously being an enchanting personality, funny, endearing and entertaining. He was the late Poker Hall of Famer David ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott and a documentary on his life will… Read more »
In a stunning reversal, a Kentucky appeals court has overturned what was the largest ever judgment against a company in the state’s history. In that ruling, the three-judge panel voted to release PokerStars, now the Stars Group, from the $870 million judgement awarded by a trial court judge back in 2015. Largest Ever Decision in… Read more »
You hear it frequently…“a chip and a chair are all you need.” Former World Champion Jack Strauss famously put this axiom to the test back when he won the World Series of Poker Championship Event in 1982 by actually coming back from a singular chip to take the victory. While it might not be as… Read more »
