Online poker news
The thirteenth installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) has been announced and will kick off on August 5th. FTOPS XIII consists of 25 events, culminating in a $535 buy-in $2.5 million guaranteed prize pool tournament on August 16th. Read more »
The largest online poker site around keeps adding to its all-star stable of pros, and they seem to be shopping both ends of the poker world this time, as they add beloved veteran Marcel Luske and hot discovery Jason Mercier. Read more »
After receiving the proposed legislation of online gaming that the nation of Belgium planned to enact, the European Commission yesterday rejected their plan due to language in the proposed laws that appears to be a nationalization plan rather than acceptable regulation and legislation. Read more »
After staying out of the battle for sponsoring players for the entirety of their existence, PartyPoker has entered into the fray by signing three players to begin a team of sponsored players. Read more »
Neil Scott Kaplan, Lori Kaplan-Multz, and Penelope Tucker have all pled guilty to U.S. District Court Judge Carol E. Jackson, according to an article published by Bloomberg on Tuesday. Now, BetOnSports Founder Gary Kaplan faces trial on September 21st. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker players from around the world have descended on the world's second largest online poker site this weekend for Sit & Go Madness. The promotion was last held in late March and was a stunning success. Read more »
Traffic on PokerStars, the largest online poker site in the world, has slipped 9% in the last two weeks, likely due to potential cashout issues for its players, according to PokerScout.com. PokerStars has recommended bank wires for players seeking cashouts. Read more »
In recent weeks, Poker News Daily has featured exclusive news regarding the controversy surrounding the United States Government's seizure of over $30 million in online poker player funds. Many regular players are now concerned that their own bank accounts might be flagged and that the checks they receive might not clear. Read more »
Even though the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is still in full swing, PokerStars is already preparing for September through the release of a tentative schedule for the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Read more »
The seizure of over $30 million in online poker payment processor funds has sent shockwaves through the industry. One of the foremost gambling law experts is Professor I. Nelson Rose of the Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California. Rose sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the legal challenges of the seizure. Read more »
Ultimate Bet, one-half of the CEREUS Network, has signed World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Brandon Cantu to become the newest member of Team UB. He can be found playing under the screen name "brandon_cantu" on the USA-friendly site. Read more »
The latest development in the Australian company Intabill's problems with online poker companies occurred today with a report in the Australia Courier-Mail that Kolyma Corporation AVV has filed a $52 million lawsuit against the company. Read more »
Titan Poker players will soon be able to experience a brand new VIP Program. The popular iPoker Network site will roll out its heralded promotion on July 1st, offering a VIP status that is based on the previous month's play. Read more »
In the last two weeks the climate for online poker has changed dramatically. Over $30 million in funds have been frozen by the US Attorney's Office. Read more »
In the online poker era, players who aren't using a tracking and analysis program with a built-in Heads-Up Display (HUD) are a few steps behind at the tables. These programs have the ability to import hand history files from online poker rooms into a database and spit out just about every statistic possible about players' poker games. Read more »
In breaking news from the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group, Poker News Daily has learned that Bodog.com will once again become the central domain name for the online poker room's operations in the United States beginning today. The Kahnawake-based company regained control of the domain name in April. Read more »
Over $30 million belonging to at least 24,000 online poker players has been frozen by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, according to statements released by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and Associated Press. Read more »
In a development that started no less than two weeks ago, checks issued from payment processors for popular poker rooms PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker began bouncing when poker players attempted to cashed them at U.S. banks. Read more »
Players on Full Tilt Poker won't have to wait long to score a copy of Mike Matusow's brand new autobiography, "Check-Raising the Devil." From now until June 30th, four daily freerolls will award copies of the acclaimed publication. Read more »
Players looking for last-minute opportunities to win their way into the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) should check out William Hill. On Sunday, June 14th, the site will host a massive WSOP qualifier offering 40 prize packages to Las Vegas. Read more »
Online poker pro Eric "Rizen" Lynch, a Guest Columnist here on Poker News Daily, has formed a partnership with Lock Poker. The move comes with the onset of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. Read more »
In a recent article that appeared in Australia's Courier-Mail, it was revealed that Intabill, a payment processor, owes $30 million to four brand name online poker sites. The company is managed by Daniel Tzvetkoff. Read more »
While many in the United States were celebrating the Memorial Day weekend, 63 players took part in the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up World Championship on Saturday and Sunday. Read more »
On August 6th, Dan "Wretchy" Martin will once again be able to take to the felts of PokerStars. The world's largest online poker site banned the rising poker star for three months due to multi-accounting under the user names Wretchy and WhatsLogic. Read more »
RPM Poker, a new site on the popular Merge Gaming Network, has unveiled its team of poker pros. The squad features some of the top names in the world of online poker, including Aditya "Intervention" Agarwal and Mark "dipthrong" Herm. Read more »
