Eric Baldwin Wins NAPT Bounty Shootout

On Thursday, Eric Baldwin took down PokerStars’ North American Poker Tour Los Angeles Bounty Shootout event, collecting the $134,280 top prize. The event was a shootout so it had a different structure than most tournaments. Play started with 81 participants and...

FlopeDeNuts Wins FTOPS XVIII Event 27

Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII has been winding down, but that did not stop Event #27 from getting lots of action! 1,122 players ponied up $515+20 to compete in this Super Turbo, Knockout, No Limit Hold’em tournament. The Super Turbo format has players...

PartyGaming and Bwin Merger Still In Works

Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and PartyGaming have released a joint statement, noting that their merger is still “on track.” The merger of the two gambling powerhouses would create the largest publicly traded online gambling company in the world. The...

Brad Pitt to Star in Poker Movie

There aren’t a lot of details out about the film, yet, but it appears that a new crime movie based on a novel by George V Higgins is about to enter production. The movie is tentatively entitled “Cogan’s Trade” and will feature Brad Pitt, Mark...

UB Bad Beat Jackpot Passes $600k Mark

UB, formerly Ultimate Bet, is one of the few online poker rooms which still holds its doors open to players from the United States of America. Of those that do, they’re arguably the most innovative room with heaps of cool ideas such as tables on which the famous...

888poker Extends $8 No-Deposit Bonus and More!

888poker recently launched entirely new 3D software for their poker platform, offering new graphics, improved lobby functionality and additional rewards for players. To celebrate this launch they ran an exciting promotion last month which put thousands of dollars up...

Michael Eiler Ships EPT Vienna Main Event

The European Poker Tour Vienna Main Event has concluded this weekend, with the great stop being an awesome experience for everyone involved, and the main event no exception. As day four came to a close and the final table was set, it was Daniel Negreanu and his...

New PartyPoker Software Release

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:...

Awesome November Promotions at Poker Heaven

Poker Heaven has become known in the online poker community for their great array of monthly promotions which reward loyal users and attract a steady amount of volume to the site. November is no exception, and Poker Heaven has recently unveiled its newest collection...

PokerStars Announces RCOOP

PokerStars has recently announced their newest tournament series, the Regional Championships of Online Poker or RCOOP. Following in the footsteps of its wildly successful predecessors, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and the Spring Championship of...

Jake Cody Picks Up WPT London Title

London is the place to be this month for serious poker players, with the EPT, WPT, WSOPE and British Poker Festival all visiting the city throughout the course of September. The World Poker Tour London Event has just come to a close, and while it was a fantastic...

Toby Lewis Wins EPT Vilamoura

Poker has truly hit Portugal, with the Vilamoura stop of the European Poker Tour taking place this week. It was an exciting week for portuguese poker as this tournament is the largest ever to be held within Portugal, and brings with it the promise of more poker events...

Cereus Poker Acquired by Blanca Games

It’s not uncommon in the online poker world for sites to switch between different poker networks in an attempt to gain a larger player base and other benefits. It’s slightly more unusual for entire poker networks to change hands, but exactly that happened...

Kevin Stani Wins EPT Stop Tallinn

The European Poker Tour has kicked off once again, this time starting in Tallinn, Estonia. This is the first time the EPT has held a stop in Tallinn and it was a great success enjoyed by all, and an especially exciting time for Kevin Stani. The young Norwegian player...

Eastgate Steps Back From Poker

In a surprising move this week, Peter Eastgate has announced that he will be stepping away from poker. Just twenty months after bursting into the poker limelight, the young pro has made the decision that soul-searching and introspection are called for in his life,...

Huck Seed Crowned Champion of Champions

A star-studded line-up squared off on the felt over the past several days as the fourth ever Tournament of Champions took place at the World Series of Poker, leaving Huck Seed standing proud as the 2010 Champion of Champions. The original Tournament of Champions was...

Ante up for Africa Event a Great Success

The World Series of Poker was abuzz today as 81 celebrities and poker professionals sat down together at the tables for an event not designed to award wealth or glory, but rather to support an excellent cause. This was the fourth annual Ante up for Africa tournament...

Ryan Welch Takes Home First Bracelet

Another victory on the felt for online poker players took place this week as Ryan “gutshtallin” Welch took down his first gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, showing yet again that internet players are not to be taken lightly at the...

Shawn Busse Takes Down $1,000 NLHE Event

Shawn Busse joined the ranks of the poker elite today, securing his first gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The young player bested a large field to emerge the victor of a $1,000 No Limit Hold’Em event, earning him over $450,000 in prize...