Online poker news
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 »
After a little less than a year, Mansion Poker and the Ongame Network have decided to split amicably. Read more »
The worldwide economic slowdown has taken its toll on the online poker industry. Duplicate Poker, which billed itself as a legal online poker room in the United States, abruptly shut down as of Sunday due to the "global financial crisis," according to a statement posted on its website. Read more »
On Saturday morning, many members of Doyle's Room received an e-mail saying that if they deposited, they would receive a free entry into the $250,000 Guaranteed. The tournament, which kicked off at 4:00pm ET, attracted 1,319 players. Read more »
Sunday marks the conclusion of the Bodog Poker Open II. The Main Event is a $500 buy-in affair with a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool, the largest tournament ever offered on the online poker site. The day marks the conclusion of a very successful online poker series. Read more »
The 2008 Aruba Poker Classic, sponsored by Ultimate Bet, is in full swing from Aruba. In the background of the Main Event, news spread across the island that one of UB's former affiliate managers and consultants, Russ Hamilton, was named as the main perpetrator behind the scandal. Read more »
On Tuesday, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) posted a press release on its website outlining the sanctions that the organization has imposed against one of its licensees, Ultimate Bet. In addition, the report pointed at Russ Hamilton as the "main person responsible" for the scandal. Read more »
Although the specifics may never become clear, Poker Trillion announced an end to its legal dispute with former network Boss Media. Read more »
Sportingbet, the parent company of Paradise Poker, is celebrating its 10th birthday in 2008. It's rewarding its loyal poker players with €275,000 in promotions, including €150,000 in freerolls. Read more »
The much-expected new version of Party Poker is finally out. New features include a quick seat option, table preview, favorites and an integrated account. Read more »
On Friday, online poker room Bodog released additional details about its second Bodog Poker Open, which begins on Sunday. As part of the event, 19 Bodog celebrities will have bounties placed on their heads in select tournaments. Read more »
Six of the nine Final Table players for the WSOP Main Event are sponsored by Poker Stars, which is why the site is celebrating with promotions, freerolls and chances to play against the potential champs. Read more »
The Main Event of the 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker concluded on Monday night. It awarded $1.2 million to its winner, ckingusc. According to a press release distributed by PokerStars, the Main Event was the largest online poker tournament ever held. Read more »
Italian gaming behemoth Sisal signed with Playtech to launch a poker site, becoming the third Italian gaming company in the past few weeks to do so. Read more »
The roster of pros on Full Tilt Poker just got a little bigger. Poker News Daily has confirmed that the online poker room has signed Hal Lubarsky to be a Full Tilt Poker sponsored pro. Read more »
Players on Party Poker got a sneak peak at the site's new lobby look on Monday. In an image posted on the online poker room's official blog, the new lobby was unveiled. Gone will be the days of the lobby that many players grew up with on the site. Read more »
The $5,200 buy-in PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Main Event began on Sunday, the first of two days of the world's largest online poker tournament. When registration closed around 5:00pm ET, there were 2,185 entrants. Read more »
The 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker is drawing to a close, but PiKappRaider made the most of the final events, taking home $211,133 for first place in the $530 Rebuy No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event (#29). Read more »
On Friday, the full schedule for the Bodog Poker Open II was announced. The premier event held on the online poker site will begin on Sunday, September 28th. Read more »
Up and coming poker site Million Dollar Poker Club is awarding players with poker training opportunities. Up to 50 of the trained players will then be sent to the WSOP. Read more »
Top poker software developer Playtech expands its customer base in Italy, adding to its recent deal with Snai by also signing Eurobet Italia. Read more »
Party Poker gave the very first view of its brand new table look today. The new Party Poker is slated to debut next week, celebrated by a $50,000 customer freeroll on Saturday and a media freeroll in October. Read more »
The 2008 WCOOP continued on Tuesday, with the $530 buy-in cubed event kicking off. The tournament sported a $530 price tag and allowed one rebuy and one add-on per person, meaning the most anyone could invest was $1,590. Read more »
Leading gaming software provider Cryptologic has joined global fraud-fighting community Ethoca in a bid to make online gaming safer for all. Read more »
