Online poker news
The very first PokerStars SuperStar Showdown took place on Sunday and featured Isaac “philivey2694” Haxton squaring off against site pro Isildur1. In the end, Haxton boosted his bankroll by $41,000 over the 2,500-hand match and was declared the winner. Both Haxton and Isildur1 bought in for $150,000. According to the PokerStars Blog, the lively rail… Read more »
888poker is offering several ways for players to win extra cash this holiday season. The online poker room is continuing its free $8 promotion – all new players will be given $8 to play with when they register – and the site is also featuring two Christmas promotions that give players a chance at even… Read more »
The sixth UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC, will kick off on Sunday, January 16th. A record-setting 29 events will comprise the new series, culminating in a $1,050 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Monster Stack Championship Event on January 30th. All told, at least $5 million will be shelled out to UB.com faithful during UBOC 6. Among… Read more »
It’s been a busy week in the Durrrr Challenge. Shortly after Poker News Daily published an article recapping Wednesday’s encounter on the felts, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “JungleMan12” Cates began playing in earnest once again, this time logging another 1,214 hands. The session featured wild swings, with Dwan at one point cutting the overall… Read more »
On Wednesday morning, the poker world awoke to play in the ongoing Tom Dwan Million Dollar Challenge. The second incarnation of the “Durrrr Challenge” features Dwan battling against Dan “JungleMan12” Cates in 50,000 hands of No Limit Hold’em. On Wednesday, Cates cut into Dwan’s lead. Now, Cates is up by $564,000 after 12,976 hands. Visit… Read more »
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, has announced a new weekly Sunday tournament that will cater to players residing in the Eastern Hemisphere. The $109 buy-in Sunday Kickoff, with a $50,000 guarantee, will begin at 2:00pm Central Europe Time, meaning that European players won’t have to worry about playing a major tournament deep into… Read more »
Last week, PokerStars announced that the mysterious high-stakes phenom Isildur1 had signed on to become the latest member of Team PokerStars Pro. At the same time, a new promotion, the SuperStar Showdown, was launched, allowing all comers to take on Isildur1 in a nosebleed stakes heads-up match. On Tuesday, Isildur1’s first opponent was revealed. On… Read more »
We’re already into the second week of December and, as such, the online poker room UB.com is set to host its monthly Second Sundays charity tournament. This month, the beneficiary of the fundraiser is the North Wales Library in Pennsylvania. The tournament will begin at 2:45pm ET today and requires a $10 buy-in, with no… Read more »
Poker players can always count on Full Tilt Poker for unique promotions. At the beginning of December, the popular online poker room launched its Short-Handed Happy Hour promotion, encouraging players to jump start empty or nearly empty tables. Running through the end of January, Full Tilt players will earn double Full Tilt Points (FTPs) by… Read more »
The addition of “Isildur1” to Team PokerStars Pro wasn’t the only change the world’s largest online poker site made this week. PokerStars also released a software update that includes new features to make your online poker experience more enjoyable and convenient. Here’s a look: Find Seat: Cash game players can find tables easier with the… Read more »
The Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series (MiniFTOPS) XVIII is in full gear, as four of the 34 events on the slate are already in the books. More than 25,000 players participated in the first four tournaments, including 15,328 in Event #1, a $20 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament hosted by Full Tilt pro Andy… Read more »
Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “jungleman12” Cates put in a long session on Wednesday, as the two high-stakes stars logged more than 1,400 hands of $200/$400 No Limit Hold’em, moving them past 11,000 hands of the 50,000-hand Durrrr Challenge. Dwan, who entered the day down $755,000 through about 10,000 hands, managed to cut his opponent’s… Read more »
Looking forward to 2011, 888 Poker has announced that it is opening up satellites for the 30th anniversary of the Irish Poker Open. 888 Poker has begun running “Steps” satellites that will send players to the oldest tournament in Europe, which will be contested from April 22nd to 25th. These “Steps” satellites are a four-tiered… Read more »
Unleashed Poker is looking to hand out presents to all their players this holiday season. Players on the site will have the opportunity to earn numerous prizes as part of Unleashed Poker’s Christmas Giveaways. From now until December 21st, players can pick up exclusive Unleashed Poker swag along with high-end electronic prizes. For those partial… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker site, released a software update on Monday that addressed many of its customers’ requests and concerns. Among the new features to the software were an “Auto Add-On” button for rebuys and a “Quick Fold to Any Bet” option for Rush Poker players. The “Auto Add-On” button… Read more »
In a surprising move, the terror of the nosebleed stakes, Isildur1, has signed a sponsorship deal to become the latest member of the Team PokerStars Pro stable. Although he still has not, as of yet, announced his name or released any photos, Isildur1 becomes the top online cash game player that the largest site in… Read more »
One of the common reactions poker players have about an opponent’s play is calling them a “donkey.” With that in mind, Cake Poker has come up with a promotion that will allow players to salute their favorite “donkey” while helping out a charitable organization with a worldwide reach. Throughout the month of December, Cake Poker… Read more »
The popular poker training site CardRunners is turning five years old. Given the major milestone, CardRunners is giving new members $100 off and dishing out some of the holiday season’s hottest electronic items. Poker players who sign up for CardRunners between December 6th and 12th will see their $100 signup fee waived in honor of… Read more »
Lock Poker announced this week the launch of its new Player Dashboard with stats from Sharkscope integrated directly into its client. The site will now allow players to view their own stats, search for opponents’ stats, and shop at the Lock Poker store all while playing poker in real-time. “One of our mandates as a… Read more »
Players at the USA-friendly CEREUS Network sites UB.com and Absolute Poker will now be able to make it a lot more difficult for their accounts to be compromised by using security tokens. The security measure was introduced this week and can be purchased in the UB Points Store. UB.com’s Joe Sebok was elated to bring… Read more »
Mac poker players can ring in the holiday season a little earlier this year. On Wednesday, Carbon Poker will unveil a fully downloadable Mac client. In addition to Carbon Poker, the Mac software will debut across the USA-friendly Merge Gaming Network. The Mac client has been being beta tested to this point and will now… Read more »
In an announcement last week, Entraction Holding AB revealed that it had finalized a deal that would bring Victor Chandler Poker to the Entraction Network. The deal had been referenced in Entraction’s third quarter financial reports earlier this year, but at the time, the company that was joining the Entraction Network was not named. It… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second-largest online poker site, kicked off Rush Week on Monday, giving players an opportunity to earn free money while playing the popular fast-paced Rush Poker format. Full Tilt is handing out up to $250 in cash per player plus entries into an exclusive $50,000 Rush Week Freeroll. The promotion runs… Read more »
In breaking news, Rush Poker Mobile, which is compatible with Android-based phones, has been pulled from the Android Market. Originally, the program was unavailable “due to maintenance,” but Poker News Daily has learned that offering real money gambling could be to blame. An e-mail from Full Tilt technical support posted on Droid-Life.com read in part,… Read more »
In December, PartyPoker will unveil the Five Star Poker Challenge, offering 31 freerolls worth $5,000 each plus other high-stakes cash prizes. PartyPoker offers some of the industry’s most unique promotions every month. All you have to do to take full advantage of the Five Star Poker Challenge is rack up five Party Points in a… Read more »
