Online poker news
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 »
In breaking news from the Isle of Man, Microgaming terminated its agreements with BetOnBet, Eurolinx, and Linx Casino after deeming its parent company, Linx Media Group, "insolvent." 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 »
There are 267,000 cards still up for grabs as part of the PartyPoker Card Rush Instant Win promotion. It sounds like a promotion associated with scratch-off lottery tickets, but PartyPoker has put a unique spin on instant win games. Read more »
Liv Boeree, formerly an ambassador of Absolute Poker, has become a card-carrying member of Team Ultimate Bet (Team UB), officials of the Tokwiro-owned online poker rooms announced this week. Read more »
Nordic Gaming Group Ltd. (NGG), one of Europe's fastest growing online gaming companies, announced Tuesday that it has chosen Income Access affiliate marketing software to power its soon-to-be-launched affiliate programs. Read more »
Officials at the Cake Poker Network room Lock Poker have made a splash in the last week, signing nine of the game's top players. In addition, Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Eric Lynch (Rizen) has become the site's Vice President of Product Development. Read more »
On August 12th, CelebPoker will move from Boss Media's International Poker Network to Playtech's iPoker Network, the third largest worldwide and the largest that does not accept players from the United States. Read more »
PokerListings founder Andreas Oscarsson was shot to death in Sweden on August 3rd, according to a post that appeared on the popular news site. He was not involved in the day-to-day duties of the site when he was murdered, but rather served as an advisor to the industry staple. Read more »
Over the last few weeks, users on the TwoPlusTwo forums have been buzzing about allegations against the small flash-based poker room Pitbull Poker. Users from TwoPlusTwo accuse Pitbull Poker of "stack shaving," superusers, and security holes. Read more »
In an e-mail distributed by the world's largest online poker room, PokerStars, on Tuesday, it was revealed that a special 100% up to $600 first-time deposit bonus is now available. Players can also take advantage of a new 50% up to $300 reload bonus. Read more »
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) returns on Wednesday for its 13th installment. This time around, the recurring tournament series boasts $19 million in guarantees and runs through August 16th. Read more »
Synchronized breaks may make their long-awaited debut on PokerStars on Tuesday as part of a soon-to-be-launched software update. Full Tilt Poker rolled out synchronized breaks in April, taking the online poker industry by storm. Now, multi-tablers are rejoicing with the news that PokerStars will likely follow suit. Read more »
What started as a collection of threads making arguments against the legitimacy of play at the small online poker room Pitbull Poker has grown into a firestorm of allegations over illegal activities. On most of the major online poker forums, there are threads spanning dozens of pages accusing Pitbull Poker of a plethora of security issues. Read more »
On Saturday, the CEREUS Network announced that its two cornerstone rooms, Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker, have introduced 7-Deuce Hold'em. The unique twist on an old favorite has players from around the online poker world buzzing. Read more »
It's been about two months since the funds for many online poker players were frozen and payment checks bounced due to actions taken by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Players affected by bounced checks were refunded, typically with a bonus in the neighborhood of 10 to 20%. Read more »
After recently celebrating their fifth anniversary, Full Tilt Poker could have sat back for a bit on its laurels and waited for its next FTOPS schedule to begin in less than a week (August 5th, to be exact). Read more »
Everest Poker, the official on-felt sponsor of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), is celebrating its fifth anniversary in style. The promotion is highlighted by a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool event featuring a live finale. Read more »
After an excellent performance at the World Poker Tour's first stop of their eighth season at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, longtime online professional Justin "Boosted J" Smith has signed a deal to be a Full Tilt Poker sponsored professional. Read more »
After changes in their country's online gaming laws went into effect on Monday, Italian poker players woke up to find that they could not play on the international version of PokerStars, leaving many in a state of confusion as to what forced this change. Read more »
PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, has unveiled the Americas Cup of Poker, bringing players from 13 countries in the Western Hemisphere together to do battle. Up for grabs is a $250,000 prize pool. Read more »
Over the past weekend, poker players had a difficult decision to make, with the ability to say that they were a part of a Guinness World Record on the line. Read more »
In coverage of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bellagio Cup V, it was revealed that Alec "traheho" Torelli has signed with Doyle's Room, a USA-friendly site on the Cake Poker Network. Torelli holds the sixth largest chip stack entering Day 4 at the Bellagio. Read more »
