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PokerStars doesn’t seem to be satisfied with its position atop the online poker industry itself. Now, it also wants to become a “one-stop shop” for the best in poker information and blogging.

It was announced earlier this week that PokerStars had acquired three of the top information and blogging sites in the community. The three sites – PokerPages.com, PlayWinningPoker.com, and Poker-Babes.com – all have longevity in what is a constantly shifting poker universe.

PokerPages.com was the original poker news and information site on the internet. Created in 2000, PokerPages.com provided extensive strategy articles, news, and interviews for its readership on many aspects of the game. One of the most important facets of the site, however, is its extensive tournament results for European and American events dating back to the early days of poker during the 1970s. Prior to its acquisition by PokerStars, however, PokerPages.com had fallen on hard times.

In October 2009, the management of PokerPages shut down operation of the site, although previous information was maintained in the hopes of a buyer for the operation. The site once featured such talented writers as Mike Paulle and Amy Calistri and also was the outlet for players like T.J. Cloutier, Kenna James, and “Hollywood” Dave Stann to write about strategy and their lives. With the acquisition by PokerStars, the wealth of information about tournaments and strategy should be preserved and perhaps expanded onward.

PlayWinningPoker.com is the offshoot of one of the best-selling poker books of all time. “The Winner’s Guide To Online Poker,” written by poker player Steve Badger and published in 2000, was the first book written exclusively for beating the online game. Because of the success of the book, PlayWinningPoker.com was created to discuss many of the differing disciplines of poker and became one of the best outlets for strategy. The site also delved into aspects of the game that many don’t consider, such as poker psychology and bankroll management.

Poker-Babes.com is the creation of poker player Shirley Rosario, who is a well-respected online and live player who once worked as a proposition, or “prop,” player at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. While she maintains that she is a cash game player, Rosario has made a mark on the Los Angeles poker world with top finishes in tournaments across the spectrum of games. Rosario created Poker-Babes.com in 2003 and has built up a tremendous resource for some of the more offbeat games in poker, including Razz and Badugi. Rosario’s site also provides an excellent lineup of poker player profiles and enhances them with interviews.

With the addition of the three poker outlets and the continuation of the PokerStarsBlog, PokerStars has created an all-encompassing poker blogging outlet. The sites complement each other well, as they deal with different aspects of the poker world, and the already significant PokerStars base should expand even further in the poker industry with the addition of the three new outlets.

One Comment

  1. Stefan L says:

    They should buy that girl Kim Lovo too, obviously she is getting thousands of followers at Facebook alone

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