Online poker news
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 »
Recent activity across several of the online poker forums are once again indicating that noted online/live poker pro Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi and potential accomplices may have been involved in an attempt to rig multi-table tournaments. Threads appeared on the TwoPlusTwo forum on two occasions over the weekend, with one being squelched by the moderators and… Read more »
One month ago, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “Jungleman12” Cates discussed the logistics of battling in the second installment of the Million Dollar Challenge on Full Tilt Poker. However, despite a 70+ page thread on TwoPlusTwo looking forward to the match, it has yet to take place. Dwan told Cates in a chat on Full… Read more »
In September, PartyPoker, an independent online poker site, will hold the Snowball promotion, dishing out up to $5,000 in cash and $100,000 in freeroll entries per person. Why is it called the Snowball, you ask, when winter in many parts of the globe has not yet set in? Text found on PartyPoker’s website explains the… Read more »
Online poker site PKR.com celebrated its fourth birthday on August 17 and celebrated some impressive achievements since its launch in 2006. The next generation 3D poker room has amassed more than 3,750,000 registered players on the site, with as many as 15,850 people playing online at once, and a total of $2,925,816.31 has been given… Read more »
In his personal blog on PokerRoad.com, Joe Sebok wrapped up his first year as a sponsored player with UB.com and closed the book on his personal investigation into the prior misconduct on the site. Sebok begins the heartfelt posting by saying, “Roughly one year ago, I signed with UB and pledged to put in as… Read more »
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, has been granted an activity license in Estonia. The Isle of Man-based company is among the first license holders in the country’s newly regulated gambling market, just months after the Estonian Tax and Customs Board blocked access to foreign online poker sites. PokerStars will next shift its focus… Read more »
If the first tournament is any indication, the fifth Ultimate Bet Online Championship, or UBOC, is shaping up to be one of the largest ever. The kickoff $320 No Limit Hold’em Sniper tournament generated a starting grid of 903 entrants, which meant that a $243,000 prize pool was up for grabs. UB.com, one-half of the… Read more »
The owner of two payment processors for online poker sites has agreed to forfeit $13.3 million seized by the FBI in June of last year. Ahmad Khawaja, together with his two firms, Allied Systems and Allied Wallet, reached a civil settlement with the U.S. Government this week in order to keep from getting into further… Read more »
Victory Poker, which currently makes its home on the Everleaf Network, will soon be leaving for the more populated Cake Poker Network, a source who wished to remain anonymous told Poker News Daily. CalvinAyre.com published a story on potential landing spots on Thursday, adding some fuel to the speculation. Victory Poker officials may be opting… Read more »
Earlier this week, Poker News Daily reported on the allegations of a cheating scandal on the site regarding its “Double or Nothing” (DoN) sit and gos. At the time, the world’s largest site had not responded to Poker News Daily’s requests to answer some questions on the issue. After the story was posted, however, PokerStars… Read more »
If you own a Mac, then your options for playing online poker on a Mac are growing quickly. Existing rooms are offering a variety of ways for you to fire up the virtual felts, ranging from a fully downloadable client similar to what your Windows counterparts use to a browser-based alternative. The latter – dubbed… Read more »
In an ongoing scandal that covers most of this year, a collusion ring based in China has been found on PokerStars, with the company providing few answers as to the depth of the alleged cheating or how their players were affected. In a highly detailed thread on the Two Plus Two forums, the conspiracy involving… Read more »
The popular poker training site CardRunners has inked two-time Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) event winner Mickey “mement_mori” Petersen. The new arrival owns the top spot in the Bluff Online Poker Player of the Year leaderboard and is the fifth ranked player on PocketFives.com. Petersen is fresh off a win in a $216 No… Read more »
The 17th installment of the Full Tilt Poker Online Poker Series (FTOPS) came to a close early Monday morning as a winner was crowned in the $640 Main Event. “TyboVegas” bested “DQnk” heads-up to win the title, the gold jersey, and more than $423,000 in prize money. Despite taking second place, DQnk actually locked up… Read more »
On Saturday, the very first installment of the UB.com Take Down a H0 bounty tournament played out on the virtual felts of the CEREUS Network site. The unique poker tournament boasts a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and features UB.com pro Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon. The buy-in is $320. Kroon is a founding member of Team… Read more »
Mike “chapmoney” Chappus was the first player to win two tournaments during the 17th installment of the Full Tilt Poker Online Poker Series (FTOPS) this week. Chappus, who won Event #3 ($300 Six-Handed Turbo No Limit Hold’em Shootout), followed it up with a victory in Event #24, a $200 No Limit Hold’em Cashout on August… Read more »
Just weeks removed from a high-profile ATV mishap, Phil Laak and his online poker site, Unabomber Poker, will host a special Unabomber Bounty Freeroll on August 31st. As its name implies, the player who knocks out Laak from his very own tournament takes home a prize, an autographed Unabomber hoodie. Laak has been preoccupied with… Read more »
Starting on August 21st, PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, is putting up more than $500,000 in seats to its annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The so-called WCOOP Extreme Satellites will run all the way through August 29th, with three opportunities to win your way in on the line daily. These aren’t… Read more »
Ten-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, back-to-back WSOP Main Event winner, and “The Godfather of Poker,” Doyle Brunson, celebrated his 77th birthday yesterday. No doubt he had a fun party and received some nice gifts, but tonight, he is returning the favor. At 9:30pm ET tonight, Texas Dolly’s online poker room, Doyle’s Room,… Read more »
