Online poker news
In a move designed to bring the fun back to online poker, Bodog announced on Wednesday that it would start making every attempt to block data mining sites from accessing its online poker room. The site will be implementing a system that will block sites like SharkScope, PokerTableRatings, Poker Site Scout, and PokerDB “that mainly… Read more »
ARJEL, the gaming regulatory agency for the French online poker market, has suspended PokerStars Home Games for players inside its country pending an investigation into whether the latest feature violates French law, according to eGaming Review and other outlets. An announcement on the French version of PokerStars, currently the seventh largest online poker operation in… Read more »
Everest Poker has announced the creation of a live tournament to be held in just a few months: the Everest Poker ONE. The event will take place at the Salle des Palmiers in Monaco from April 21st to April 24th. The ONE Main Event will feature a €5,000 + €300 buy-in and a €1 million… Read more »
The fallout continues to be felt in the online poker industry after the move of DoylesRoom. The Cake Poker Network has shown a drop in player numbers, while the Yatahay Poker Network has seen a major boost, according to PokerScout.com. When DoylesRoom, the online poker outlet fronted by poker legend Doyle Brunson, departed the Cake… Read more »
The next competitor in the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown was announced earlier today through the PokerStars blog. The next opponent for the hyper-aggressive Viktor “Isildur1” Blom will be a man who has racked up a tremendous record in both live and online competition. Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov will be Blom’s opponent this Sunday when the SuperStar Showdown… Read more »
The 19th installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) kicked off Sunday with a $216 No Limit Hold’em event hosted by Full Tilt Poker pro Huck Seed. The event, which ran during Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, still managed to draw 6,607 entrants for a total prize… Read more »
Over the weekend, former UB.com front man Phil Hellmuth was in Dallas, Texas for Super Bowl XLV, which saw the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 last night. Part of Hellmuth’s itinerary was a stop at Southern Methodist University to chat it up with former U.S. President George W. Bush. After meeting country… Read more »
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is back. The 19th installment of the popular quarterly series gets underway on Sunday and is comprised of 45 events of all formats and varieties, including Rush Poker tournaments, Cashout tournaments, and Multi-Entry tournaments. Multi-Entry tournaments were added to the Full Tilt Poker client in January and were… Read more »
Sunday marks the 45th NFL Super Bowl. The NFC Champion Green Bay Packers will battle the AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers at 6:30pm ET in Dallas, Texas. UB.com is gearing up for the “Big Game” by holding a $200K Touchdown promotion, awarding 40 seats in its weekly $200,000 Guaranteed. The $200,000 Guaranteed runs every Sunday and… Read more »
This month, PartyPoker is bringing back its popular Snowball promotion, allowing players to bank up to $10,000 in cash and get access to $100,000 in freerolls. The promotion, which was last held in September, will run until February 28th at 23:59 ET. If you’re interested in participating in the PartyPoker Snowball promotion, you must opt… Read more »
An IT expert from England could face jail time after stealing an alleged $12 million in online poker chips from Zynga’s Texas Hold’em application on Facebook. Ashley Mitchell, 29, pled guilty to five charges on Wednesday and was told by Judge Philip Wassall that he faced a substantial jail term for performing the “sophisticated” offenses.… Read more »
If you’re a fan of the popular Merge Gaming Network site Carbon Poker, then circle March 1st on your calendars. On that date, according to information released to affiliates on Wednesday, “Carbon Poker will go live with a brand new site, look, and logo.” The room will be formally changing out all of its banner… Read more »
It’s hard to believe that we’ve already hit the second month of 2011, but with the turning of the calendar comes the fun of seeing what promotions online poker rooms have to offer. Cake Poker recently announced its February promotions, which include one geared toward cash game players and one for tournament aficionados. The first… Read more »
Last week, Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin inked a two-year extension with the USA-friendly site UB.com. Baldwin had originally signed a one-year deal and told Poker News Daily that the recent turnover at Team UB hasn’t been disconcerting: “It keeps you on your toes, but it’s been exciting. We’re not just talking about moving the brand in… Read more »
There’s big news coming from the Merge Gaming Network site Lock Poker. Eric “Rizen” Lynch has been promoted to Poker Room Manager of the popular site, which first gained a foothold in the industry by hosting the Bluff Online Poker Challenge in early 2009. Lynch is one of the veterans of the poker world. He… Read more »
The third edition of the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown kicked off on Sunday afternoon featuring Team PokerStars Pro Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and his latest opponent, Dan “wooki3z” Cates. Ever since the heads-up battle was announced earlier in the week, the match-up of two of the most captivating high-stakes online pros overshadowed anything that the online poker… Read more »
That’s a wrap! The sixth UB.com Online Championship (UBOC) wrapped up on Sunday with a $1,050 buy-in Championship Monster Stack No Limit Hold’em event that came complete with a $1 million guarantee. THEDECANO ultimately walked away victorious after outlasting a 1,036-player field and banked a colossal $231,000, the largest prize shelled out during UBOC 6’s… Read more »
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room, made changes to its No Limit Hold’em ring games this week. After receiving plenty of feedback from players, the site decided to add “cap” tables as part of the standard offering across a wider variety of games and stakes, following a move made by Full Tilt Poker quite… Read more »
On Saturday afternoon, GOOD2FU made waves by taking down a $109 No Limit Hold’em with Rebuys event held as part of the ongoing UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC. He banked a healthy $26,000 for the win and bested a strong field of 289 players. Today, the UBOC Championship Event will play out. The $100,000 guaranteed… Read more »
On Friday, the poker world learned that DoylesRoom, which had made its home on the Cake Poker Network for the last two years, would be jumping ship immediately to the Yatahay Poker Network. The latter features sites like BetCRIS and True Poker and is the 38th largest worldwide in terms of real money ring game… Read more »
Last night, a flock of 500 players turned out to the virtual felts of UB.com. The occasion: a $162 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack event (#26) being held as part of the ongoing UB.com Online Championship (UBOC). In the end, Canada’s BANANAZOO came away with the outright win and earned $18,000 for his efforts. The… Read more »
On Thursday evening, the sixth running of the UB.com Online Championship (UBOC) continued with some fun for its players. Top models and Playboy centerfolds joined several Team UB pros for Event #25, a special Centerfold Bounty tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $75,000. On hand for the event were Team UB pros Joe Sebok,… Read more »
Today marks a new chapter for the USA-friendly online poker site DoylesRoom. Effective immediately, DoylesRoom is jumping ship from the Cake Poker Network to the Yatahay Poker Network, the latter of which features True Poker and BetCRIS as its flagship sites. A press release distributed by DoylesRoom on Friday morning noted that the move to… Read more »
A $320 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Ante from the Start event (#24) was the highlight of Wednesday’s action in the sixth UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC. A two-way chop ended matters and BKQZBXT walked away with $34,000 in cash for the win. HAMAZRIYA3 served as his chopping partner and second place was worth $28,000.… Read more »
For those in the poker community who have been waiting for the next clash in Viktor “Isildur1” Blom’s SuperStar Showdown series on PokerStars, Sunday will be a day to mark on the calendar, as he will take on Dan “w00ki3z” Cates. According to the PokerStars Blog, the next edition of the SuperStar Showdown will feature… Read more »
