Online Poker

PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) continued to attract massive fields this week as each event went above and beyond its guaranteed prize pool. Despite the enormous turnouts, a couple well-known professionals managed to win tournaments in the year's biggest online poker series. Read more »

It was a busier Sunday than normal on the virtual poker felts as the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) recommenced with three events, two of which played down to a champion early Monday morning. Read more »

The Ultimate Bet-sponsored Aruba Poker Classic is only a month away and the online poker room recently announced a new incentive to persuade players to take a Caribbean vacation come October. Read more »

PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, is gearing up to present the seventh annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on Thursday. The 45-event series will span across 17 days and culminate with a $5,200 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Main Event on Sunday, September 20. Read more »

While millions of online poker players take part in the game throughout the world, there is a segment of the market that is frequently overlooked when it comes to online gaming. The portion of the populous that runs an Apple computer or prefers the Mac operating system (OS) is left out of many of the activities to be found online, especially poker. Read more »

PokerStars, the world's leading online poker site, once again generated the largest turnouts Sunday, as its major events extended well beyond their guarantees. The site, which is preparing for its WCOOP this week, drew nearly 9,000 players to its flagship Sunday Million tournament. Five players struck a deal and each received a six-figure payday. Read more »

Taking place throughout the month of September on Full Tilt Poker is Take 2, an innovative online poker promotion that allows players to earn up to $50 in cash and double Full Tilt Points (FTPs). Read more »

After two months of no action in the Durrrr Challenge, many of the high-stakes railbirds began chirping about the possibility that the million-dollar bet's hiatus might be permanent. However, play resumed on Monday and Tuesday, with Patrik Antonius now holding a slight lead. Read more »

As it prepares for the start of the annual WCOOP, which is set to begin on September 3rd, PokerStars is responding to what it called in a press release "inaccuracies" in media reports and quotes from competitors regarding player numbers. Read more »

The development team that had previously released a set of shortcut and hotkey tools for PokerStars applied the same theory for a solution aimed at users on Full Tilt Poker. The result was the beta release of TableNinjaFT, which is currently available for free. Read more »

A newcomer joined the high-stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker in August and has captivated the online poker world like we haven't seen in quite some time. The player, who hails from Sweden, goes by the moniker "martonas" and has already clashed with Tom "durrrr" Dwan, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond, David Benyamine, Brian Hastings, and many others at some of the biggest No Limit Hold 'em and Pot Limit Omaha games on the site. Read more »

On Friday, online poker players around the world learned that Eurolinx and BetOnBet, both owned by Linx Media Group, would be liquidated. The industry has now had 24 hours to digest the news. Read more »

Full Tilt Poker, the second largest online poker site, recently released some well-documented upgrades to its software client. The upgrade included significant adjustments to both the table and lobby in order to produce a more stable environment and more efficient lobby experience. Read more »

Ultimate Bet, one of the top online poker rooms in the business today, has an impressive roster of players. Monday brought the announcement that it had landed one of the rising young professionals in the game to a sponsorship deal. Read more »

At least $5.7 million will be on the line this weekend as part of the 13th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). The $535 buy-in Main Event caps off the festivities and comes with a $2.5 million guaranteed prize pool. Read more »