Online poker news
The tenth chapter of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) will get underway Wednesday evening with a $200 Six-Max No Limit Hold'em event. It is the first of 25 tournaments that make up a total guaranteed prize pool of more than $15 million. Read more »
In a move that broke across many of the major online poker forums this morning, PokerStars banned its players from using the database site SharkScope.com and its corresponding Heads Up Display (HUD). SharkScope now joins other collective databases like Poker Edge as not permitted on the site. Read more »
Due to ongoing liquidation involving software manufacturer Excapsa, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), Ultimate Bet's regulatory agency, may give the online poker site an extension on its mandates that were set forth on September 29th. Read more »
Amidst an ongoing legal battle in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States, several online poker rooms and networks have altered their policies towards players from that locale. Poker News Daily has confirmed that the Merge Gaming Network has blocked any new players from Kentucky from setting up an account on any of its client poker rooms. Read more »
On Saturday, November 1st, players on PartyPoker will be in for quite a treat. The season of gift-giving will be coming just a little earlier for its members, who will have a chance to take home a portion of an estimated $1.9 million prize pool slated to be given out to 10,000 players. Read more »
The Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker IV (LEOCOP IV) held the fourth tournament on its docket on Wednesday, which was a $22 buy-in Beat the Team event with $10,000 added. The goal was to knock out Ladbrokes-sponsored pros in the field in order to capture a rich prize placed on each person's head. Read more »
The Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker (LEOCOP) kicked off over the weekend, the fourth time that the tournament series has been held. This time around, it boasts $500,000 in money added to the prize pools of 16 tournaments, culminating in a $250,000 added Main Event on November 9th which has a $1,100 buy-in. Read more »
Another online poker room has closed its doors. This time, Fleet Street Games has announced that it will be shutting down operations effective next Friday, October 31st at 11:59pm. The subscription-based online poker site will maintain operations as normal until then. Read more »
Online poker room PokerStars has once again banned access to one of the game's most high-profile players. The site suspended Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi for three months last week after the online star had been red flagged for previous cheating allegations. Several established online poker players have confirmed the three month ban from PokerStars to Poker News Daily. Mizzi has not played on the online poker site since October 5th. Read more »
In an e-mail distributed to affiliates of Eurolinx Poker on Thursday, the online poker room stated that the Microgaming Network will be blocking customers from 13 different states in the U.S. from accessing any of its rooms' poker or casino clients. However, players from the states in question may still bet in the sports book. Read more »
Online poker pro Adam "Roothlus" Levy became the newest face of Ultimate Bet Tuesday. The Orlando, Florida native joined the likes of Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy, James "P0KERPR033" Campbell, Tiffany Michelle and Tracy Scala as the fifth member of the Ultimate Bet Star Players Team. Read more »
Continuing its tradition as the oldest and one of the most prestigious poker championships in Europe, PaddyPowerPoker.com announced on Tuesday the dates for the 2009 Irish Open. Read more »
It was a busy weekend across the major online poker sites, but for the second week in a row, the PokerStars Sunday Million, the largest weekly tournament held online, had an overlay. This week, it was a little over $10,000, as 7,446 poker hopefuls registered. Read more »
Recently, one of the most popular online poker rooms in the world, Full Tilt Poker, introduced Matrix Sit and Gos. The concept is pretty symbol: battle against eight other online poker players on four different tables at the same time. Read more »
Everest Poker unveiled its new player rewards program Friday. The Everest Poker VIP Summit Club will be the new reward program standard in the online poker world, according to the site. Read more »
PokerStars opens up to the Italian market after being granted a license by the Italian government. Read more »
It was a busy weekend around the major online poker sites, capped off by the $1.5 million guaranteed Sunday Million on PokerStars. This past weekend, the event drew 7,307 entrants at $200 + $15 each. Read more »
The tenth installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) will get underway in just a few weeks. The first tournament kicks off on Wednesday, November 5th. There are 25 events in total, capped off by a $535 buy-in Main Event. Read more »
Online sports book, casino, and poker room bwin recently announced that it has launched its Bulgarian website, extending its presence in 22 different languages, encompassing most of Europe. Read more »
In a statement posted on its website on Friday, Lasseters Online Casino announced that it has shut its doors, effective immediately, after a decision from the Board of Directors of its parent company. The site, which was opened in 1999, is currently in the process of granting withdrawals. Read more »
Late Wednesday afternoon, legal firm Flachsbart & Greenspoon, which argued on behalf of 1st Technology, LLC, announced that a $46 million judgment had been reached against online poker room, casino, and sports book Bodog. Read more »
Demonstrating the strength of regulating the online gaming industry, England's Advertising Standards Authority has banned an internet ad from one of Europe's leading gaming operations. Read more »
32Red players can play with even more confidence now that eCOGRA blessed the site with their "Safe and Fair" seal. Read more »
The Main Event of the second Bodog Poker Open was held over the weekend and emerging victorious from the pack of 477 players was zubs1aa. The tournament boasted a buy-in of $500 and attracted some of the top regulars who play on Bodog. Read more »
Gutshot Poker is moving from the Microgaming Network to the Cake Poker Network. The move, which has been delayed, is expected to be completed on Wednesday, October 8th. An official announcement is currently posted on Gutshot's website. Read more »
