September 9, 2013
In what has been billed as Spain’s richest live poker tournament yet, English internet player Tom Middleton bested 1,233 other entrants to win the €5,300 buy-in European Poker Tour Barcelona, taking the lion’s share of the massive €5,984,900 prize pool. The Leeds, England player claimed a first prize of €942,000 after several gruelling days of […]
September 9, 2013
The highly respected and experienced former regulator, Mark Lipparelli, gave an interesting interview with Card Player over the weekend, opining that the window of opportunity for the federal legalisation of online poker has closed, and that interstate collaboration will be the next step. A former chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Lipparelli elected to […]
September 7, 2013
In what it claims is its first mobile poker app for its US players, Carbon Poker on the Merge network has launched an iOS and Android-friendly real money mobile poker app. The browser-based app, which has been under public test since early this year, is currently restricted to NLHE and limit Hold’Em on micro-stakes games, […]
September 7, 2013
The scandal surrounding hotel room invasions and laptop interference at the European Poker Tour Barcelona (see previous report) continued to excite widespread comment in poker player circles and media coverage Saturday as more details of the security problems at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona emerged. Finnish poker pro Jens “Jeans” Kyllönen posted a detailed account […]
September 6, 2013
The release Thursday of PartyPoker’s new software and website has been followed by official release material from owners Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment detailing the changes and describing them as just the first phase of a new product and brand image. A statement from the company claims the changes mark a significant first step in the integration […]
September 6, 2013
A new Texas Hold’Em poker app from Russia is currently racking up the downloads from Mail.Ru Games due to its no-nonsense design and surprisingly good graphics. There’s no AI in the offering….just the opportunity to mix it up with other players around the globe who have taken the appealing new app on board. Branded Poker […]
September 6, 2013
With Senator John McCain’s online poker playing during a debate on Syria still reverberating around the internet, the developers of the app he was using on his iPhone (see previous report) claim that the publicity has been great for them. TinyCo reports that the massive all-media coverage of McCain’s diversion has boosted installations of its […]
September 6, 2013
PKR, the Brit 3D online poker developer and operator has announced the launch of a new hand replayer as part of its software package. The new facility allows users to select, edit and record hands from games, Sit & Go’s and multi-table tournaments, and gives them the ability to convert these to videos for uploading […]
September 6, 2013
Microsoft Studios, Caesars Interactive Entertainment and Pipeworks Software have combined to launch the latest console poker game “World Series of Poker: Full House Pro”, which is offered free to X-Box members. “There’s no other event like it — the World Series of Poker. Build your bankroll as you compete against players from around the world. […]
September 6, 2013
The New York Times reports that the latest developments in poker Artificial Intelligence have achieved unprecedented levels of robot experience-learning to produce an almost unbeatable poker bot for research and possibly gambling purposes. Poker-playing robots have been hitting the headlines for years as scientists and academics have used the game to test their AI work […]