Online poker news
A $2/$4 No Limit Hold'em table on PokerStars dealt the site's monumental 40 billionth hand. Coming out on top in the historic moment was PokerStars member Senecady, who walked away with $24,000. Read more »
Online poker site Titan Poker made its film debut earlier this month when it appeared in Pierre Morel's From Paris With Love, starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The film, which was released on February 5th in the U.S., was co-written and produced by the critically acclaimed French director Luc Besson Read more »
Internet platform Sedo, a leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, announced Thursday that it had overseen the sale of Poker.org for $1 million, easily the largest .org domain sale to date. The domain was sold by National A1 Advertising. Read more »
In Saturday's action in the 15th running of the quarterly Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), RPM Poker sponsored pro Chris cdbr3799 Dombrowski took down the $109 No Limit Hold'em with Rebuys for $131,000. Read more »
On February 6th, the crew from Victory Poker celebrated the launch of the new Everleaf/UPN network site at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. Now, one week after the festivities and two weeks after its debut, Victory Poker appears to be chugging along. Read more »
The world's largest online poker site, PokerStars, is celebrating the dealing of its 40 billionth hand in a big way. The festivities will feature the largest Sunday Million in the site's history, a $4 million guaranteed tournament on February 21st. Read more »
The 15th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) kicked off on Wednesday night with a $216 No Limit Hold'em tournament. The event guaranteed $1 million and attracted a crowd of 5,646 players. Read more »
While there have been several significant live tournaments already in the early part of 2010, there have yet to be any big online events to speak of. Full Tilt Poker is stepping up to offer the first big online tournament schedule of 2010 and guaranteeing over $17 million in prizes. Read more »
The Cake Poker Network, home to Power Poker, DoylesRoom, the brand new Unabomber Poker, and its flagship Cake Poker, jumped both the Microgaming Network and International Poker Network (IPN), climbing from tenth to eighth in the cash game traffic standings. Read more »
Rumors were swirling last week that Full Tilt Poker had added Carlos Mortensen to its roster of pros and, despite the lack of any official announcement, it does appear that "The Matador" is officially the newest sponsored player of the second largest online poker room. Read more »
In recent days, online poker players trying to use Visa and MasterCard credit cards to deposit funds into their accounts have experienced major setbacks. Poker News Daily sat down with an insider in the world of payment processing to break down what happened. Read more »
The world of internet gaming and online poker continues to become more convoluted, as it was announced earlier this week that the Canadian province of Quebec has entered into a deal to open a State-authorized online gaming operation. Read more »
A recent article posted on Poker News Daily about PartyPoker capping play chip account balances for non-real money players has caused quite a stir. Poker News Daily sought the opinion of a longtime industry insider on the site's decision. Read more »
The Cake Poker Network site Only Poker may sign former five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman. Rumors abound that the announcement of the NBA bad boy joining the site will be made in two weeks. Read more »
The uproar over online poker site PartyPoker's decision earlier this week to limit the maximum amount a person can have in their play money account continues to dominate discussion in the online poker community. Read more »
StoxPoker.com instructor Jason Ho claimed he made over $1 million in 2008 and accepted jobs coaching players both online and at "camps" he set up. Recently, a flood of accusations poured in against Ho, who, according to his detractors, could have been scamming all parties during his entire career. Read more »
In press statements released on Thursday, it was revealed that the move of PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com from the Cake Poker Network to the Merge Gaming Network would occur by mid-April. Read more »
In an effort to solidify the 888 brand around the world, site officials have launched a bevy of promotions focusing on the number eight, including eight ways to win 88 prize packages to the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. Read more »
It took all of two weeks for the major tracking and analysis programs to release patches accommodating Full Tilt's Rush Poker. Recently, PokerTracker released a real-time updating Heads-Up Display (HUD) for the poker variation. Read more »
Rumblings in the recent London Affiliate Conference (LAC) were that by mid-April, PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com would be departing the Cake Poker Network. Instead, Sportsbook.com's parent company, which owns both sites, will head to the Merge Gaming Network. Read more »
February 1st marked the launch of a new online poker site, as Victory Poker opened its virtual doors for business. The site, which is represented by a team of highly-regarded professional players, makes its home on the merged Everleaf/UPN network. Read more »
Year in and year out, poker players have shown themselves to be among the most generous people around. Recently, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker donated over $2 million combined to Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Read more »
Over the weekend, the world's largest online poker site, PokerStars, generated the biggest field ever for its weekly Sunday Million. The $215 buy-in industry staple saw a whopping 19,377 players compete. Read more »
Online site PartyPoker made some changes to its play money policies during the past week. The site, which has been in the news with the signing of professional players Kara Scott and Tony G and its purchase of the World Poker Tour, is now putting a clamp down on the dishonest actions taking place at its play money tables. Read more »
A total of 1,307 players took part in the $1,050 buy-in Main Event of the fourth Ultimate Bet Online Championship (UBOC). At the end of Sunday's tournament, Dave " DOUBLEDAVE22 " D'Alesandro took down the title and its corresponding $279,000 payday. Read more »
