Online poker news
On Thursday, word broke across the online poker industry that SpadeClub, a subscription-based room that welcomes action from the United States, had ceased operations. Players are now asked to sign up for CardPlayer Poker on the ZEN Entertainment Network. Text found on SpadeClub’s website explains, “Going forward, all SpadeClub members are being offered a chance… Read more »
Get ready for some fireworks. In a decision filed on September 14th, United States District Judge James Nowlin denied a motion for a Temporary Restraining Order filed by Deliverance Poker. The case surrounds World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi allegedly jumping ship to be sponsored by Full Tilt Poker… Read more »
Online poker traffic saw an increase of 5.2% last week according to PokerScout.com’s Weekly Online Poker Traffic Update. The site, which monitors real money cash games, reported a traffic increase for all of the top 10 sites and networks for the second week in a row. PokerScout’s weekly report also revealed a rise in traffic… Read more »
In a story that seems to have taken on a life of its own, the continuing discussion of the PokerStars Chinese collusion scandal was recently the subject of discourse on the British Broadcasting Company’s radio airwaves. In addition to the attention brought by the BBC broadcast, a U. K. poker player has taken steps to… Read more »
In a letter from XMT Liquidations to the shareholders of what was formerly known as Excapsa Software, the acquisition of the CEREUS Poker Network by Blanca Games has “violated and/or triggered the application of certain rights under the agreements between Excapsa and Blast Off and its related entities.” The letter, which found its way to… Read more »
On Monday, September 13th, online poker room PKR.com officially announced the winner of its spring “Win a Porsche” promotion, 45-year old Carsten Ørum from Denmark. Ørum, or “Levica” as he is known at the PKR tables, held 25 entries in the drawing. With 322,887 qualifying entries in total, Ørum had only slightly better than a… Read more »
Wrapping up in the early morning hours on Monday was the 21st event of the ongoing PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker, or WCOOP. The tournament ended by the time many people in the “real world” were commuting to work as “Antoshka” banked $280,000 after a three-way chop. The $215 No Limit Hold’em event attracted… Read more »
You read that right. PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, is on the cusp of dealing its 50 billionth hand. 50 billion! With such a major milestone to commemorate, PokerStars is busting out all the stops and dishing out $1 million in cash to its members. In cash games, the PokerStars 50 Billionth hand… Read more »
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, is preparing to release a software upgrade that will include several new features after recommendations from its valued players. The enhancements will appear after the software has been updated, which is expected to happen in the near future. On the company’s blog, PokerStars gave a “sneak peek” of… Read more »
Between now and September 12th, the USA-facing online poker site UB.com is offering World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe prize packages. The 2010 cycle marks the first that UB.com and its sister CEREUS Network site Absolute Poker will be sending players to the annual extravaganza, which gets underway on September 14th from London. UB.com is… Read more »
The 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has rolled on in recent days. Fifteen events are now in the books out of the 62 on the docket, with the Main Event set to play out on September 26th. The feature tournament boasts a $5,200 buy-in and will shell out at least $10 million… Read more »
A 60 year old Ferris, Texas woman is the latest person to capture the UB.com Bad Beat Jackpot, taking down a sizeable six-figure payday. Early Tuesday evening, “KAPPIT” took to the felt of the $0.25/$0.50 UB.com Bad Beat Jackpot tables, not knowing that this would be a “good news, bad news” night for her. After… Read more »
The Bodog Poker Open (BPO) V returns at the end of September and the online poker room will offer something for every player this time around. Bodog’s largest series of the year will have two different ways to achieve poker glory and a spot in the Bodog Poker Open Hall of Fame: The Championship Series,… Read more »
To celebrate the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), PokerStars is offering a special reload bonus to all of its current customers. Players who make a qualifying deposit before 11:59pm ET on September 11th using the bonus code “WCOOP” (without the quotation marks) will receive a 20 percent bonus up to the maximum of… Read more »
It’s not every day that $600,000 falls into your lap. For PokerStars member “CrabMaki,” however, that day was Sunday, when he took down Event #2 of the ongoing PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), a $10,300 No Limit Hold’em High Roller tournament. “CrabMaki’s” cash was the largest of the 2010 WCOOP, which is now… Read more »
The parent company of Poker News Daily, Protos Marketing, who also own MacPoker.com and MacPoker.net are being sued for trademark infringement. The case, which has seen Protos Marketing shell out $50,000 in litigation fees already, is still pending. Michael Jackness, Protos Marketing’s Chairman of the Board was named in the case. Jackness has since reached… Read more »
PaddyPowerPoker.com’s Paddy’s Pantsdown promotional tournament series will recommence today and extend through the end of the year, giving away $80,000 in the coming months. The Paddy’s Pantsdown money added tournaments will continue to take place twice every day, with buy-ins ranging from $1 to $4 and up to $400 added to each tournament prize pool.… Read more »
If your weekend activities involve watching college football or otherwise lounging around in your pajamas, head to Full Tilt Poker and take advantage of the site’s Fast $50 bonus. The offer is good through September 12th on the world’s second largest online poker room. All you have to do is log into the Full Tilt… Read more »
The big live tournaments that make the poker headlines each week come and go, but the ring game tables never sleep. Action is always plentiful in the virtual poker world. Perhaps nobody knows this better than Gus Hansen, who is famous for his significant bankroll swings in online poker. In what was likely one of… Read more »
On Monday afternoon, the action in the Million Dollar Challenge between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “JungleMan12” Cates continued on Full Tilt Poker. Once again, Cates dominated and this time vaulted out to a $692,000 lead over the youngster. A total of 6,820 hands have been played. It’s hard to believe that Dwan and Cates… Read more »
In the grand finale of the fifth Ultimate Bet Online Championship (UBOC) on Sunday, Charlie “CHAZ_MAN_C” Combes came out on top of the pack following a four-way chop and banked $136,000. A total of 1,032 players coughed up the UBOC 5 Championship Event’s $1,050 buy-in or won a satellite to get in and the top… Read more »
On Sunday, the Championship Event of the fifth Ultimate Bet Online Championship, or UBOC, kicks off on the virtual felts of the CEREUS Poker Network. Players on the CEREUS Network sites UB.com and Absolute Poker will be vying for their share of a $1 million guaranteed UBOC 5 Championship prize pool. The tournament boasts a… Read more »
The poker world watched in earnest late last night as the second installment of the Tom Dwan Million Dollar Challenge kicked off on Full Tilt Poker. Although no official tracking page exists, Dwan got off to a quick $130,000 lead over Dan “JungleMan12” Cates after 1,651 hands, according to the High Stakes DB and Dwan’s… Read more »
Late Thursday, it was revealed that Blanca Games had purchased the CEREUS Poker Network, which consists of UB.com and Absolute Poker. A press release is due out early next week from former owners Tokwiro Enterprises. The purchasing price and terms were not released. Stuart Gordon is the Chief Executive Officer of the CEREUS Network’s new… Read more »
On September 1st, Victory Poker, which currently makes its home on the Everleaf Network, will make the jump to the Cake Poker Network. The site, which features pros like Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew “good2cu” Robl, and former World Poker Tour Player of the Year Jonathan “FieryJustice” Little, has become a major force in the online poker… Read more »
