Online Poker

  • PokerStars Introduces Turbo Championship of Online Poker

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    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 turb [...]


  • Software Company Allegedly Cracks Bodog’s Anonymous Tables

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    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 co [...]


  • Joe Hachem, PokerStars Part Ways

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    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 [...]


  • Bodog Shifts American Action To New Outlet, Bovada.lv

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    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 tr [...]


  • MGM Resorts Domain Name Lawsuit Battle Heats Up

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    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 fil [...]


  • Private Customer Data Leaked from UB.com

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    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 acce [...]


  • Betfair Challenges Proposed Guidelines For German Online Poker, Gaming Operations

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    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 [...]


  • Bodog Announces New Tournaments, Ring Game Features

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    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 be [...]


  • Martin Staszko Joins Team PokerStars

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    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, [...]


  • Bubble Protection Now Available For Online Tournaments – Is It Worth It?

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    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 [...] [...]


  • SwitchPoker Becomes First Online Poker Room to Accept Bitcoin

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    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 [...]


  • Agreement In Place For Sale Of Full Tilt Poker To Groupe Bernard Tapie Pending U. S. Department of Justice Agreement

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    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 th [...]


  • British Poker Pro Jake Cody Signs Sponsorship Deal With PKR

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    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 in [...]


  • Chris Ferguson Files Claims for Full Tilt Poker Funds

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    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 “ri [...]


  • Hand Tracking Software Now Allowed on Cake Poker Network

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    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 anal [...]


  • PokerStars Celebrates 10th Anniversary with 10 Promotions

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    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 [...]


  • Department Of Justice Attorneys Respond To Accused Black Friday Bankers

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    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 [...]


  • Las Vegas Casinos, Bwin.Party To Join Forces In Potential Online Operation

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    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 [...]


  • PartyPoker Launching World Domination Promotion

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    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 [...]


  • Report: Groupe Bernard Tapie, U.S. DoJ Make Deal; Player Repayment Included

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    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 F [...]


  • PokerStars Celebrating 70 Billionth Hand

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    It’s that time again at PokerStars.  The time that thousands of players logon to try to win the lottery.  It is time for another billionth hand promotion at the world’s largest online poker room.  This time, PokerStars is celebrating its 70 billionth hand in its “Road to 100 Billion” cele [...]


  • Kahnawake Gaming Commission Announces Apparent Dissolution Of CEREUS Network

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    In a simple statement released on Thursday, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission announced what appears to be the dissolution of the CEREUS Network, and its sites Absolute Poker and UB.com, to settle ongoing litigation against the company. The statement, which was released by the KGC, discussed the ongoi [...]


  • Silence Broken In Ongoing Full Tilt Poker/Groupe Bernard Tapie Deal

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    Since the announcement of the proposed deal between the shuttered online poker site Full Tilt Poker and the French investment company Groupe Bernard Tapie at the end of September, there has been a long silence regarding future actions. Two incidents over the past couple of days demonstrate that ther [...]


  • New Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Full Tilt Poker In California

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    The drama for the former number two online poker site in the industry, Full Tilt Poker, continues to mount as yet another lawsuit against the site has been filed in the courts of California. A story in the Los Angeles Times this morning details out the latest legal case to befall the embattled onlin [...]


  • Merge Gaming Network Welcomes Back New U.S. Customers

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    Regardless of how it works out, you have to admit that the Merge Gaming Network has some guts. The small online poker network is looking to fill the gaping void in the poker market by re-opening its doors to United States customers.  The network laid out the welcome mat on Thursday, and while it ha [...]


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