Online poker news
More money is always good I’ve always liked extra little bonus features in online poker cash games. I remember the old Cake Poker had thing where gold cards would randomly appear and if you won the pot, you added the gold card to your collection. Collect certain groupings and you could cash them in for… Read more »
The confetti has been swept, the champagne flutes have been carefully washed and put away, and the revelry of another New Year’s celebration has come to a close. With the calendar turning to 2026, however, we must reflect on a subject that seems to have gone quiet, even in our own professional area: the demise… Read more »
Higher rakeback GGPoker has announced that it is reworking its player loyalty program, touting a new system that it says is more generous and geared more toward long-term rewards. Starting January 30, the old Fish Buffet system is out, and another aquatic-themed Ocean Rewards system is in. Calling it the “next evolution” of Fish Buffet,… Read more »
Need licenses, but none issued The City of Chicago may be in court as the calendar turns to the New Year. On Tuesday, the Sports Betting Alliance (SBA), an advocacy group formed by the country’s major sportsbooks, sued the city over a new licensing and taxation structure that is supposed to take effect on Thursday,… Read more »
Spring ahead PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of the most highly anticipated internet poker festivals every year. Introduced in 2009, it popularized the three-tiered buy-in structure, now a common sight at online poker rooms. SCOOP is typically in May, its conclusion cozying up to the start of the World Series of… Read more »
Zero tolerance Three players in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), a top-level league in Taiwan, have been suspended and fined for playing online poker. The players – Guo Yu-yan, Chen Guan-hao, and Wu Yu-cheng – are all members of TSG Hawks. “Engaging in online gambling is not a sanctioned activity for players, which has… Read more »
Did you once play on GGPoker, but were less than scrupulous and got yourself banned? Have you since turned over a new leaf and want to return to the world’s largest online poker room? You might be in luck (keyword: “might”), as GGPoker has announced its Olive Branch Initiative, aimed at giving banned players another… Read more »
Leaving the industry in the dust GGPoker has been the undisputed king of online poker for several years now, but on Sunday, it put its stamp on it. That afternoon, the poker site tweeted that it had flown past the 500,000 concurrent player milestone, specifically hitting 565,015, easily a new online poker record. But wait,… Read more »
That’s not how poker works ClubWPT Gold has left the poker community bewildered, wondering if the new feature in its poker client is there for pure profit, a troll, or because the site thinks it actually benefits the game. On Thursday, the sweepstakes online poker site introduced a button at the virtual tables labeled “Reveal… Read more »
More options for poker players When Rush Street Interactive (RSI) bought Phil Galfond’s Run It Once Poker in 2022, everyone knew the eventual goal was to create a US multi-state online poker network. Last November was the first step, when the company launched the renamed BetRivers Poker in Pennsylvania. And now Rush Street has announced… Read more »
Microsoft Office and poker don’t mix Real-time assistance (RTA) software has reared its ugly head once again. This week, WPT Global banned an online poker streamer who, for some reason, had RTA charts on the screen, right there for all his viewers to see. Alan “AlanFPoker” Finn was doing his normal thing, streaming WPT Global,… Read more »
“Commonsense” step Pennsylvania is finally becoming part of the United States’ small interstate online poker network. On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), joining Nevada, Michigan, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Delaware. “This is a commonsense step to support hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians, grow our economy, and bring… Read more »
RTA causing problems Nacho Barbero is no longer a sponsored pro of ACR Poker. In a Monday statement, ACR CEO Phil Nagy cited comments Barbero made on a broadcast of the US Poker Open, saying they “have raised serious concerns about his understanding of our security measures and his role as an ambassador. The issue… Read more »
Poker is a game that the world enjoys, but sometimes people enjoy the game in the “wrong” manner. Such a situation has arisen in two diverse locations this week. In these instances, a top player from the U.S. Men’s National Team in soccer and a New Jersey politician have run afoul of the law and… Read more »
When it comes to gaming in the States of America, you certainly have fifty different approaches to it. A couple (Utah and Hawaii) outright ban the activity, online or live, although Hawaii is looking to change that. Every other state, through lotteries, DFS, online sports betting, or full-on casinos (online or live), has established regulatory… Read more »
One of the unique things about PokerStars is that they are consistently looking to innovate for the poker playing clientele. Come this April, one of the longest-lived online poker operations in the world will make its first foray into the live poker world in the U.S. The inaugural PokerStars Open Series will kick off the… Read more »
Following the dark days of “Black Friday” nearly fifteen years ago, the States of America’s online poker market has been, at best, a fragmented one. Since the day when the federal government ended online play on the major sites in the industry, the individual states have had to work under a conglomerate of differing regulations,… Read more »
Day 1: Totally Borked It’s never fun when technical difficulties disrupt online poker tournaments, but sometimes, things don’t go your way. The world is an imperfect place. But when it happens multiple times over the course of a week, players can and will get restless. On Monday, GGPoker was forced to cancel the $5 million… Read more »
First phased Sunday Million in PokerStars history As PokerStars approaches the 19th anniversary of its iconic Sunday Million tournament, the online poker room has announced that it is now “Sunday Million Season.” Sunday Million Season will span six weeks, February 23 to April 6, culminating with the $6 million guaranteed Sunday Million 19th Anniversary event.… Read more »
Leaderboard for all buy-ins PokerStars is offering tournament players a shot to become sponsored members of Team PokerStars Pro by playing in live events across Europe. In an announcement this week, Stars introduced PokerStars Live League, a leaderboard competition for its European events in 2025. Everyone who plays in European Poker Tour (EPT) events and… Read more »
Binary Decision Making Love to gamble, but poker is just too slow for you? Need to put your money on the line with nearly zero thought, but are too high-brow for slots? PokerStars has a new game for you: All-In Poker. All-In Poker is a short-stack, six-max cash game with a fixed buy-in of five… Read more »
High-stakes cash games have made a thrilling comeback at 888poker, much to the delight of poker enthusiasts. After a hiatus, players can now engage in higher stakes No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha games, with exciting new features and a capped rake that enhances the gaming experience. Key Takeaways The Return of High-Stakes Cash Games After… Read more »
Ahead of the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker, Caesars Digital and WSOP officials have announced a revamp of their online poker site, WSOP.com. Under the new moniker WSOP Online, the new site will allow the three states that allow online poker play – Nevada, New Jersey, and Michigan – to take part… Read more »
After years of trying, Lex Veldhuis finally came through. On Monday, the Team PokerStars Pro and prolific streamer won his very first Championship of Online Poker on Stars, taking the crown in the $5,200 No-Limit Hold’em Titans event in the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). The high stakes tournament attracted the world’s best online… Read more »
All signs point to yes? No official announcement has been made, but it sounds like WSOP.com might soon be linking players Michigan with those already playing on its shared liquidity platform in Nevada and New Jersey. Though all three states, along with West Virginia and Delaware, are in the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) and… Read more »
