June 17, 2013
Microgaming’s Quickfire division has confirmed the launch of its Flash-based poker platform following a recent announcement from Betinternet that it is the first operator to use the new product Quickfire spokesmen said this week that the new platform offers the same benefits as other products from Quickfire, namely rapid, hassle-free and seamless integration. Quickfire Poker […]
June 15, 2013
Betinternet, a sports betting subsidiary of Webis Holdings, has launched an online poker offering powered by Microgaming’s Quickfire on the Microgaming Poker Network through a dedicated channel within its sportsbook website. Betinternet is the first client to launch Quickfire’s poker offering. All MPN Texas Hold’em tournaments, including the headline guaranteed tournaments, will be available to […]
June 15, 2013
The twentieth World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet has been claimed by Victoria, British Colombia restaurant owner Calen McNeil, who triumphed in the $1,500 buy-in Omaha Hi-Low competition to earn $277.274. McNeil worked his way through a talented field of 1,013 players whose buy-ins helped build a $1,368,900 prize pool. Final table time saw McNeil […]
June 15, 2013
22-year-old German poker pro Martin Finger has achieved one of his biggest professional goals – winning a World Series of Poker bracelet. He made it this week, winning event 21, a $3,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed competition and boosting his mounting career earnings…already said to be over $1.5 million…by an impressive $506,764. 807 entries were […]
June 14, 2013
Experts who predicted that Pokerstars would deal its 100 billionth hand of online poker Thursday were right – the historic hand came in at a 2c/5c 6 max No Limit Hold’em table during the evening and the six players at the virtual felt all profited handsomely. Biggest winner was the Greek player Microulis69 who was […]
June 13, 2013
24-year-old California poker pro Taylor Paur is the latest World Series of Poker bracelet winner, having defeated a field of 2,071 players over three days…and that field included top world player Phil Ivey, who was denied his tenth WSOP bracelet when he was eliminated without making the final table in Event 18, a $1,000 buy-in […]
June 13, 2013
Pokerstars-Rational Group chief Mark Scheinberg has had to forfeit $50 million to settle Department of Justice litigation arising from the Black Friday shutdowns (see previous reports)…but the company has not had to admit to wrongdoing. A Reuters news agency report Wednesday said the forfeiture was connected to a money laundering lawsuit the online poker company […]
June 13, 2013
The Pokerstars promos running up to the online poker company’s landmark 100 billionth hand appear to be achieving the desired increase in players and action on the massive website, with company officials predicting that at some point tonight (Thursday) the magic hand will be dealt, bringing fame and fortune to players at the virtual table […]
June 13, 2013
With just on 20 events completed in this year’s World Series of Poker running at the Rio in Las Vegas, the online and live tournament poker pro Dan Kelly is emerging as one of the most prolific players around, reports the Card Player website. By the middle of the second week the young Marylander had […]
June 13, 2013
With one eye on a speculative launch date of mid to late November for New Jersey online gambling, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement created a flurry of industry interest this week with an announcement that licensees must have any partnerships envisaged notified by June 29 2013. Operators who fail to declare their partnerships […]