Online poker news
It’s not every day that poker garners the attention of the mainstream media. On Monday, the New York Times published a rare online poker article focusing on the proliferation of bots. For those of you new to the game, “bots,” short for “robots,” are computer programs designed to play poker automatically at the virtual tables.… Read more »
Top online and live poker pro Adam “Roothlus” Levy has inked a new deal with his sponsor of the last two years, UB.com. In an announcement yesterday from the CEREUS Network, the home of UB.com and its sister site Absolute Poker, Levy agreed to continue a partnership that has been very successful for both sides… Read more »
On Monday, Full Tilt Poker announced the debut of the Onyx Cup, a series of six high-stakes live tournaments starting in May in Las Vegas. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill tournaments, either. Instead, five preliminary No Limit Hold’em events will have buy-ins between $100,000 and $300,000, while the Grand Finale comes with a $250,000 price tag… Read more »
After making the final table of the Fifth Anniversary PokerStars Sunday Million tournament last weekend, one of the finishers will allegedly not be paid due to a violation of the Terms of Service of the site. According to several reports, including the Netherlands’ second largest newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, the website Make Poker Legal, and the… Read more »
A PokerStars SuperStar Showdown date between Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Daniel Negreanu has been rumored for quite some time. Blom, who is 4-1 in SuperStar Showdowns and riding a four-match win streak, now gets a date with the PokerStars front man. In fact, their match will stretch for two weeks. On March 20th and 27th,… Read more »
On May 8th, the 2011 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker, or SCOOP, will commence. This year’s running, the third overall, is monstrous. A total of 38 events will be held over the course of two weeks and, for each, three levels of buy-ins will be available: Low, Mid, and High. In 2010, a total… Read more »
Back in January 2009, young poker phenom Tom “durrrr” Dwan issued a six-figure challenge to anyone who had the confidence to take him on head-to-head on the virtual poker tables. The Durrrr Challenge created a ton of buzz at the beginning of that year, but two years later, what excited many in the poker community… Read more »
Another 348 hands of the Tom Dwan Million Dollar Challenge played out on Tuesday in its first action since January. Many in the community were growing tired of the second incarnation of the so-called Durrrr Challenge between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “jungleman12” Cates, but the battle waged on and the latter extended his lead… Read more »
The advent of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine has proven to be a success, but it comes with one interesting byproduct: the WSOP feels like it is going on year-round. Now that the poker community has finally decompressed from the end of the world’s largest poker festival last year, it is time… Read more »
Early Monday morning, the battle in the Fifth Anniversary PokerStars Sunday Million came to a close, setting records for both its prize pool and player count. Last week, when PokerStars announced that the guaranteed prize of the fifth anniversary of its Sunday Million would be $5 million, it was safe to assume that it would… Read more »
In March, DoylesRoom will once again offer its popular Race to the Top promotion, with a new twist added to include more players. The Race to the Top promotion is based on players earning points for hitting up the cash tables at DoylesRoom. $65,000 will be divided among the top 350 players on the leaderboard.… Read more »
In celebration of the fifth anniversary of the popular Sunday Million, PokerStars is increasing the guaranteed prize pool of the tournament from $1.5 million to an amazing $5 million. Kicking off at 4:30pm ET on Sunday, March 6th, the oversized Sunday Million will not only guaranteed a prize pool of $5 million, but also guarantee… Read more »
The UB.com Bad Beat Jackpot has officially reached astronomical heights. The prize pool, which will eventually be claimed when a player’s quad eights or better are cracked, currently stands at over $1 million. It took about an hour for the final $20,000 to tick away towards the seven-figure mark and players are logged into the… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker recently introduced changes to its software that streamlined many processes players face when logged into the site. In addition, Full Tilt announced an adjustment to its policies regarding Full Tilt Points (FTPs). For playing on the site, customers at Full Tilt Poker earn FTPs from cash games, tournaments, and sit and gos.… Read more »
On Thursday, Everest Poker announced that four players from its Live the Dream promotion have been added to its pro team. Last year, Everest Poker’s Live the Dream promotion found 200 qualified candidates from a field of 8,000 players and offered them the opportunity to represent the site in global live tournaments through the 2010… Read more »
Beginning on Friday, Carbon Poker unveiled a site redesign, a new logo, and has revamped its VIP Program to make it more valuable for its players. “After a lot of personal testing and user feedback, we’ve created a new look and feel for Carbon Poker,” Atil Singh, the Head of Acquisitions at Carbon Poker, tool… Read more »
Starting this weekend, Full Tilt Poker, where Tom “durrrr” Dwan is a resident red pro, is giving anyone and everyone the chance to square off against the youngster one-on-one for $1.5 million. The Challenge Durrrr promotion begins Saturday, February 26th with the first of four phases, or Challenges. Challenge 1 involves No Limit Hold’em and… Read more »
Carbon Poker, part of the Merge Gaming Network, will be increasing the purse in its weekly guaranteed tournament on Sunday for one week only. Carbon Poker’s popular $50,000 Guaranteed No Limit Hold’em tournament will double its prize pool when it runs this Sunday, February 27th. The tournament, which has a buy-in of $109, will also… Read more »
The 19th running of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) wrapped up early Monday morning, setting records for the size of the field and paying out its first ever million-dollar prize. Sunday’s Main Event, a $600 buy-in tournament hosted by Full Tilt Poker pro Erick Lindgren, was expected to crack all previous records for… Read more »
Several brand name players serve as the front men for the Poker Pros Network, which launched on the Cake Poker Network over the weekend. The site offers a $500 first-time deposit bonus and is headquartered in Costa Rica. Chuck Kidd, CEO of the Poker Pros Network, was excited to bring his vision to life for… Read more »
Poker players from all over the world are gearing up for what could be a record-setting day on the virtual felts. The 19th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) Main Event kicks off at 5:00pm ET on Sunday and is expected to at least double its $3 million guaranteed prize pool. The $640 buy-in tournament,… Read more »
Samsung 3D televisions, Apple iPads, and Monster Beats headphones are just a few of the prizes up for grabs as part of PartyPoker’s Win Tonight promotion, which runs until March 28th. The series of daily freerolls is open to new players only. The PartyPoker Win Tonight promotion began back on February 15th and gives players… Read more »
Seeing an online poker room’s Bad Beat Jackpot hit once every couple of weeks is normal, but the Microgaming Poker Network’s bounty was recently hit twice within a 24-hour period. The Microgaming Network offers its Bad Beat Jackpot to players on specially designated tables over its string of 36 online poker rooms, including 32RedPoker, Unibet,… Read more »
When PokerStars adds new pros to its team, it often does so with great fanfare. At the very least, it makes an announcement on its website. But when pros leave or are dropped, nary a peep can be heard. Such is the case with the latest players to remove their PokerStars patches: Julian Thew and… Read more »
PokerStars pro Viktor “Isildur1” Blom improved his record to 3-1 in the site’s SuperStar Showdown. Over the weekend, he edged out Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov and lodged his largest victory margin yet at $111,000. During the four SuperStar Showdowns held so far, Blom has recorded $165,000 in earnings. Blom was fresh off back-to-back wins against PartyPoker… Read more »
