Online poker news
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 »
Paul Leggett, the Chief Operating Officer of UB.com parent company Tokwiro Enterprises, posted a blog on Monday responding to questions regarding the cheating scandal that occurred on Ultimate Bet between 2004 and 2008. Around $22.1 million was stolen from players during the scandal, resulting in a mass hysteria among the poker community. Years later, Leggett… Read more »
In nine short days, the fifth Ultimate Bet Online Championship (UBOC) will kick off on the virtual felts of the CEREUS Network sites UB.com and Absolute Poker. This month marks the second UBOC installment of 2010, as the first panned out in January and featured David “DoubleDave22” D’Alesandro taking down the Championship Event. UBOC 5… Read more »
On August 22nd at 4:00pm ET, the USA-friendly online poker site DoylesRoom will be sending players to the Todd Brunson Montana Poker Challenge through a $226.60 Grand Finale. One prize package is guaranteed and DoylesRoom will add another for every 10 players in the tournament. The younger Brunson will host the winners from August 31st… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker unleashed the 17th installment of its popular Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) on Wednesday and has already awarded 10 winners and more than $4 million in prizes through Saturday. The series, which began in 2006 and has run between two and four times per year, will offer a total of 34… Read more »
On Thursday, Cake Poker, the flagship site of the Cake Poker Network, mended its security issues by adding SSL encryption to its old client and new beta software. PokerTableRatings.com, which first reported the security vulnerability back on July 26th, has confirmed that it has not been able to crack the new encryption. Lee Jones, Card… Read more »
In early July, PokerStars released the preliminary schedule for its 2010 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). After seeking input from the online poker community, PokerStars unveiled the final schedule on Friday. This cycle promises to be the richest yet, as its $50 million guaranteed prize pool is the highest ever offered by the world’s… Read more »
If you’re an online poker player from the United States, then depositing money can be quite an adventure. Luckily, you’ve come to the right place, as Poker News Daily will break down the major avenues for deposits at USA Poker Sites and let you know what to look out for. With any luck, you’ll be… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker site, officially announced the launch of FullTiltPoker.fr this week, allowing French players the ability to play on the popular online poker site. The new poker room will be available exclusively for residents of France and French territories as part of the newly established online gambling regulations… Read more »
Michael Jackson may have passed away over a year ago, but apparently that hasn’t stopped him from opening his own, honest to goodness online casino. Well, not exactly “honest.” According to a report on Monday by TMZ.com, someone (or some people) started an online casino called MichaelJacksonCasino.com and the King of Pop’s estate is none… Read more »
The World Poker Tour will make its first ever stop in London, England later this month and PartyPoker is offering its players the last opportunities to win a seat to the inaugural event. As the presenting sponsor of the first ever WPT stop in England, PartyPoker will be offering a “last chance” for players to… Read more »
888 Holdings CEO Gigi Levy told eGaming Review Tuesday that it was “highly likely” that his internet gaming company would engage in merger discussions with other companies in the industry within the next six months. While most would agree that such a move appears to be a case of “keeping up with the Joneses” in… Read more »
Last week, PokerTableRatings.com (PTR) exposed that the Cake Poker Network was vulnerable to a skilled hacker through exploitation of their software. The flaw, which at the minimum could expose a player’s hole cards, posed a greater security risk if taken to its fullest extent. A skillful computer user could, in fact, gain access to a… Read more »
The Durrrr Challenge tables fired up for the first time in three months early Sunday morning, as Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius butted heads for 280 hands. In the end, Antonius cut into Dwan’s lead to the tune of $244,672. Now, the youngster from New Jersey leads his arch-nemesis by $1.6 million. A total… Read more »
We’re just 48 hours away from the quarterly Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), which fires up its 17th installment on Wednesday. August’s edition will pony up at least $19 million in prize money spread across a whopping 34 tournaments. During FTOPS XVI, 30 events played out, making the 17th cycle the largest in the… Read more »
In what has been a long rumored merger in the online gaming industry, it was revealed today by online gaming site Gaming Intelligence and confirmed by a press release that the deal between Austrian-based bwin and Gibraltar-based PartyGaming has finally been completed. The merger, which is expected to be completed by the first quarter of… Read more »
USA poker sites deposit options: Online poker players from the United States have many options to choose from when funding and selecting a site. Many online poker rooms will suggest that you finance your U.S. online poker account with Visa or MasterCard, although their approval rates vary depending on your bank. When in doubt, try… Read more »
With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) now completed – save for the determination of the world champion from the November Nine – the online poker room DoylesRoom has announced the latest member of its prestigious Brunson 10. At the start of the WSOP, Doyle Brunson put four players up for what would be the… Read more »
Online poker room 888poker.com has updated its software to provide both beginners and advanced players an experience unlike any other on the virtual felts. The update, which includes more than 100 new features and improvements, is expected to launch on July 27, but users can log in and download the new version in English right… Read more »
With the new French gambling laws in effect for more than a month now, PokerScout.com’s Weekly Online Poker Traffic Update included its first estimates of the market last week. Early on, it appears that PokerStars.fr and EverestPoker.fr are drawing the most new players, while Ongame and PartyPoker’s French networks have started slowly in comparison. PokerScout,… Read more »
In November, ESPN: The Magazine published a cover story on poker whiz Phil Ivey. “4 Days, 3 Nights, $1 Million” chronicled the high-dollar exploits of the Full Tilt Poker pro, taking readers on a jet-setting journey from Foxwoods to Montreal to Amsterdam. Enter bracelet winner and UB.com pro Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin, an online and live… Read more »
According to a report from the gaming industry website eGaming Review, PokerStars has named former 888.com official Gabi Campos as the new Chief Executive Officer for the online poker operation. Campos comes from leadership of the 888.com subsidiary Dragonfish, a business to business (B2B) arm of the company. Campos left that position last month after… Read more »
In online poker, it is just a fact of life that there are going to be a few cheaters among the millions of players that take to the virtual tables every day. But that doesn’t mean that we or the poker rooms have to put up with it. The poker community uncovered superuser cheating and… Read more »
