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Washington, DC Passes Poker Amendment

by | Dec 16, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News

With the fight for legal online poker beginning to pick up steam, the nation's capital has passed legislation which will allow residents to engage in real money online games, including poker and fantasy sports. Included as part of a budget amendment, this bit of business injected language favorable to internet gaming into the government's financial plan.

bwin Battle of the Forums

by | Nov 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

Bwin Poker, part of the Ongame Network, intends to settle what seems like an age old score: what poker forum has the best players? Obviously, things will be settled on felt thanks to the Battle of the Forums. Representing your forum is sure to pay well because the...

Is Phil Hellmuth Leaving UB?

by | Nov 22, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

Phil Hellmuth and UB, a skin of the Cereus Network, have been working together for years. Hellmuth has been the face of UB since before the Cereus scandal broke out. However, it’s speculated that Hellmuth may be having disagreements with Cereus and his...

New PartyPoker Software Release

by | Oct 31, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

This week, PartyPoker made some big changes to their software. The non-US poker room added lots of new features for its players to enjoy. Party also claims the new software is more secure, faster and more reliable. Here are a few of the changes PartyPoker has made:...

Could RaiseOnce Be Phil Ivey?

by | Oct 28, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars

With the Halloween weekend rapidly approaching, it seems as though one of poker's biggest names may be playing in costume. The player in question is “raiseonce”, who has become a frequent fixture at the nosebleed tables over at PokerStars. After appearing sometime during 2009, the mystery man has made a name for himself with a hard-driving, aggressive style. This, combined with several other factors, has led many online wizards to predict that raiseonce is, in fact, Full Tilt pro Phil Ivey.

Wynn Resorts Warms To Internet Gaming

by | Oct 14, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News

After years spent silent regarding the legalization of online gambling in America, Wynn Resorts, Ltd. has reportedly opened their stance. Following two years of decreased earnings, the Vegas-based gaming corporation are believed to be ready to discuss the possibility of expanding into the online market. With more and more players reluctant to commit so much time and energy to a long distance trip, the ability to pipe their gaming services into the homes of millions of US consumers may be too much to ignore.

PokerStars Estonia Launches with Government OK

by | Oct 9, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars

In conjunction with the government of Estonia, PokerStars has launched its third country-specific gaming site. The newest entry, PokerStars.ee, “complies fully with Estonian law and enables the country's residents to continue playing at the world's largest poker site and to qualify for the biggest live events across the globe, such as the PokerStars European Poker Tour,” according to a recent press release.

Bodog Inks Contract with Galaxy, Oilers

by | Oct 6, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

Bodog Poker, one of the biggest names in the gaming industry, has entered into a partnership agreement with the most famous team in America's growing soccer stable. Known for their high-powered attack and nationwide appeal, the LA Galaxy has made fans out of even the most ardent of soccer haters. This comes largely by virtue of their cast of stars, which includes names like Landon Donovan and international icon David Beckham.

Bodog Poker Open V Main Event

by | Oct 5, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

This weekend, the Bodog Poker Open V went out with a bang with two events that closed out their respective series: the big-money Championship Series of tournaments and the aimed-at-everyone Contender Series. First place in the Championship Series Main Event, a...

Do You Play Different?

by | Oct 3, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

888poker kicks off a low buy-in, high prize tourney marathon Starting this October, poker players will have the chance to find out why 888poker plays the “same game, but different.” The world’s most progressive poker room will host 4 major...

Negreanu Draws Fire at WCOOP Final Table

by | Sep 30, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP

Once embraced as one of the most likeable characters in the game, Daniel Negranu has drawn a sizable amount of heat over the past several months. From his criticism of Ultimate Bet to his well-publicized slur toward Annie Duke, Kid Poker has found himself in the limelight a bit more often than he and his employers would like, perhaps. Now, it seems, he's given detractors more fuel for their hate machine.

Bodog Poker Open V Underway

by | Sep 27, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

The Bodog Poker Open V shot out of the gate Sunday evening with three tournaments: two in the Championship Series and one Contender Series event. The inaugural tournament for the BPOV was a $100+$9 No Limit Hold’em Championship Series Event that featured an...

PokerStars Promos Celebrate 50 Billion Hands

by | Sep 25, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars

It's a number that's impossible to wrap your head around, no matter how hard you try. It's a total nearly seven times the population of the planet, an astonishing tally that defies the imagination. 50,000,000,000 – The number of hands that PokerStars has dealt out over their years as one of the top names in the gaming industry. It's an landmark feat, one that must be celebrated.

Bodog Teams With Monday Night Football

by | Sep 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

As America hunkers down for another season of the NFL, Bodog is set to pump up their player base with an exciting promotional pairing between poker and Monday Night Football. Each Monday at 8 PM ET, Bodog will host a pair of $10 + $1 tournaments. Each one will be named in honor of one of the night's competitor's in the nationally televised NFL matchup, effectively representing the team. Players can then sign up for the tournament whose namesake they feel will cover the spread under the Monday night lights.

dcg30 Captures WCOOP Event #49 Crown

by | Sep 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars

For just about 15 hours worth of work, $123,000 isn't a bad payday. Just ask dcg30, who finished in the top spot in the 49th event of PokerStars' current WCOOP running. Kicking off at 12:00 ET on September 22 and wrapping at 3:14 ET the following morning, 1,654 players bellied up to the digital tables for this $200+$15 No Limit Hold'em event. Each player was allowed one rebuy and one add-on (costing an additional $200). Not willing to simply bow out after one beat, 1,172 of the contestants opted for a rebuy, while 942 spent the additional cash to pad their chip stack.

norajean Wins MiniFTOPS Event #32

by | Sep 20, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News

After outlasting an astonishingly large field in Full Tilt Poker's MiniFTOPS Event #32, norajean is basking in the sweet smell of success. Beginning on September 19 at 13:03 ET, this $300,000 guaranteed tournament went into the wee hours of the morning before wrapping at 00:24 ET on September 20. Hosted by Michael Tureniec, this $24+2 event saw 16,572 players ante up for a chance at one of the biggest prize pots in the latest running of Full Tilt's MiniFTOPS. The massive enrollment totals bested the guaranteed money by $31,440, bringing the final tally to just under a third of a million dollars.

SixthSenSe19 Wins WCOOP Event #38

by | Sep 20, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP

In the marathon heads-up matter that was PokerStars' WCOOP Event #38, SixthSenSe19 emerged as the top dog in what is arguably the most challenging game in online poker. Outlasting 943 other entrants, SixthSenSe19 took home the lion's share of the $600,000 guaranteed prize pool. The $500+$30 buy-in event finished short of its expected enrollment, but still managed to last nearly 36 hours.

Cake Partners with Indian Casinos

by | Sep 9, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News

With all of the recent talks swirling around the legalization of online poker within US borders, Atlantis Internet Group Corp., the parent company of Cake Poker Network, has entered into a deal which will bring its services to thousands of players across North American soil. Starting immediately, they will begin providing legal online poker to patrons of numerous tribal casinos scattered throughout the country.

CHAZ_MAN_C Nets UBOC Championship Win

by | Aug 30, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News

After making his way through a field fraught with professionals, talented amateurs, and the usual crowd of fortune seekers, Charlie “CHAZ_MAN_C” Combes took the crown in the latest running of the Ultimate Bet Online Championship. This Monster Stack NLHE Event featured a total of 1,032 entrants, each of whom ponied up $1,000 + $50 for their shot at the $1,000,000 guaranteed cash.

bwin Set for GSOP 5 Kickoff

by | Aug 27, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

Already known for putting on one of the best shows in the world of online game, bwin poker is planning to outdo themselves with the latest running of their Grand Series of Online Poker. Starting on September 19, players can expect the action to hit the wires with new games, bigger pots, and a few surprises from the organizer's camp.

DUHDAISY Wins UBOC Event 8

by | Aug 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News

Almost 600 players ponied up a cool $1050 to do battle in UBOC Event 8 Deepstack No Limit Hold’Em. The event was played shorthanded and was hosted by 2009 WSOP bracelet winner Eric Baldwin. Better known as “basebaldy”, the UB pro donated $200,000 to...