PokerStars Launches Spin & Go-Inspired MTT’s in France

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Europe’s ring-fenced online poker markets continue to be the test labs for PokerStars. This time, it is PokerStars.fr that gets to be the guinea pig, as PokerStars introduced a new type of multi-table tournament that draws inspiration from Spin & Go’s. Spin & Go’s, as you may well know, are three-handed, hyper-turbo, single-table tournaments in… Read more »

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2015 WPT Legends of Poker Begins

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The World Poker Tour revved up again over the weekend with the first two of three starting flights of the popular WPT Legends of Poker Main Event held at the Bicycle Casino and Hotel in Bell Gardens, California. Day 1A saw 171 entrants pay the $3,700 buy-in, while 214 more gave it a shot on… Read more »

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Georgia State Government to Launch Casino Study

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Could talks about legalizing casino gambling in the state of Georgia be getting at least semi-serious? On Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that two meetings have been scheduled for state lawmakers to discuss the possibility of a land-based casino industry. The meetings will be held by the Senate Preservation of the HOPE Scholarship Program Study… Read more »

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2015 EPT Barcelona Main Event Sets Record

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Yesterday, I referred to the Day 1A field of the 2015 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event as “solid,” with 459 runners. Yeah…solid. Well, Tuesday’s Day 1B was just a *smidge* better than solid, coming in at a staggering 1,214 entries. The total field of 1,673 players set a new European Poker Tour record,… Read more »

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Full Tilt Launches the Players Club

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Full Tilt completed phase two in its turn toward being an online poker room for recreational players last week, launching its new Players Club loyalty program. The system is geared completely towards those who like to play poker, but don’t make it their life’s ambition, yet still want to be rewarded for their play. In… Read more »

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Las Vegas Club Casino Closes in Downtown Vegas

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The face of Las Vegas continued to change last week as one of its oldest casinos, the Las Vegas Club, shut its doors for good just after midnight Thursday. It was almost dead already, but it was still a sad moment for its regular customers nonetheless. The Las Vegas Club opened in 1930, the year… Read more »

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Poker Central Building Programming For 24 Hour Poker Television

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With just over 38 days until it broadcasts its first programming, the new 24/7 poker television network Poker Central is ramping up its drive for suitable shows to put on the air. Just this last week, two new programs were announced as a part of the inaugural schedule for the network when it hits the… Read more »

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EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller: Stephen Chidwick Leads Record Field, First EPT Main Event for Season 12 Starts Monday

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After a slight siesta following the completion of the World Series of Poker Championship Event in Las Vegas (OK, the determination of the “November Nine”), the tournament poker world is coming back with a vengeance. Following the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open earlier this month, the European Poker Tour is getting back to action with… Read more »

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Online Poker Pro Chad Batista Passes Away at 35

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The poker world has lost another member of the community, this time one of its strongest online players and a person who has drawn the respect of the poker world. In an official announcement from his family on Thursday, poker player Chad ‘lilholdem954’ Batista was reported to have passed away. He was 35 years old.… Read more »

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Micro Stakes Spin & Go’s Launched on PokerStars Spain and France

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All the attention in the Rational Group family has been focused on Full Tilt Poker recently and its efforts to make its online poker room more recreational player-friendly, but sister site (big sister site, to be exact) PokerStars is making one small move to make its casual players smile. The world’s largest internet poker entity… Read more »

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NY State Senator to Hold Online Poker Hearing

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It is not necessarily a huge step, but it is a step nonetheless: New York State Senator John Bonacic, who serves as the chairman of the state’s Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee, recently told Gambling Compliance that he will hold an online poker hearing in September. Right now, it appears that this hearing will… Read more »

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Full Tilt Gives Glimpse into Loyalty Program Changes

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Step one for Full Tilt Poker in transitioning its site to a recreational player model was completely overhauling its cash game offerings. Step two was previewed last Thursday, as Full Tilt Managing Director Dominic Mansour revealed a revamped loyalty program. Some of parts of it, while changed, will look familiar, while some aspects are completely… Read more »

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