Online poker news
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 »
Many in the industry are constantly talking about the demise of online poker. And with the failure of pro-poker legislation at the end of 2010, the doom and gloom train was at full speed. But if recent traffic is any indication, things are just fine at the virtual tables. Full Tilt Poker is in the… Read more »
On February 15th, Double or Nothing Sit and Gos will be history on PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site. “PokerStars Steve” made the announcement on the TwoPlusTwo forum four days ago: “This is not a decision that was made easily, as these tournaments have proven to be quite popular with players. However, after thorough… Read more »
Through the years, we’ve seen many players make a name for themselves during the quarterly Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). David “Bussa Buss” Baker, Casey “bigdogpckt5s” Jarzabek, Dan “imabigkidnow” Kelly, Kevin “GetPWN3D” Saul, Justin “Boosted J” Smith, and Gary “GB2005” Bogdanski were among the leaderboard winners of the first 18 FTOPS, leaving a mark… Read more »
A Utah man linked to a $275 million scam has reportedly gambled away millions of dollars at Las Vegas casinos and by playing online at Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. According to a report by the Las Vegas Sun, Jeremy Johnson of St. George, Utah gambled the money away even after he was ordered by… Read more »
On Thursday, HighStakesDB published an article lauding that Full Tilt Poker pro Gus Hansen is up an amazing $5 million since the beginning of October. $5 million! He’s played about 100,000 hands over the last four months and, despite his first World Poker Tour (WPT) title coming nine years ago in 2002, Hansen has remained… Read more »
On Thursday, PokerStars signed a new group of players to its Team Online. More than 4,500 people applied for the highly coveted positions at the world’s leading online poker room, more than doubling the number of applicants from a year ago, and the site picked 15 members from 11 different countries for the job. Among… Read more »
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 »
