February 21, 2013
The rumours and speculation of recent weeks are true – Pokerstars confirmed Thursday that it is to launch its next Pokerstars LIVE venture at the City of Dreams on Macau. “The PokerStars online brand drives more traffic to live poker events than any other,” said Danny McDonagh, PokerStars Director of Live Operations for Asia-Pacific. “Players […]
February 21, 2013
Microsoft has revealed that come the northern hemisphere spring this year it is set to launch what it calls “…the most visually stunning digital poker game on the market – World Series of Poker: Full House Pro” for XBox 360 and Windows 8. The new game takes the Xbox LIVE Arcade hit “Full House Poker,” […]
February 20, 2013
Former Full Tilt Poker director Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson has joined Rafe Furst and Howard Lederer in settling with the Department of Justice to escape the likely more serious consequences of his Black Friday indictment. The news broke Tuesday in tweets from Ferguson’s lawyer, Ian J. Imrich, who directed readers to: http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/stipulation-and-order-of-settlement-in-81592/ for details of the […]
February 20, 2013
Pokerroom.com, along with its feisty online poker forum Pokah, has closed its virtual doors and departed the Ongame network. Sadly, the latest closure of the popular site comes only a year after it was relaunched from a previous shutdown. Current owners Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment have assured players that their funds are totally secured, and urged […]
February 20, 2013
This week saw several poker forums carrying a plea from a television reality show casting director who is looking for proud poker-playing homeowners to feature in a new series branded “Four Houses”. Casting director Russell Brand wants Las Vegas area home owners for his program, and describes it thus: “My name is Russell Berman and […]
February 19, 2013
In yet another indicator that all is not going well with the proposed series of top level live and online poker tournaments at top sports stadiums around the world, the International Stadiums Poker Tour has revealed that it is switching venues, and the inaugural event will not be taking place in Wembley Stadium…in fact now […]
February 19, 2013
The independent online poker monitoring website Pokerscout reports that poker traffic declined further last week, impacting almost all operators. Traffic decreased by 4.4 percent, with decliners outnumbering gainers 9 to 1 among the top websites, and little change in the popularity rankings. “Overall, the market is down 10 percent from this time last year, despite […]
February 18, 2013
There’s only one poker player who can match Chris Moorman when it comes to Triple Crown titles….and that’s himself. This outstanding online player has just achieved his thirteenth Triple Crown title, breaking his own record and distancing himself from his nearest Triple Crown rival by at least three titles. Moorman’s thirteenth achievement began in early […]
February 18, 2013
Full Tilt Poker has published the schedule for its second Full Tilt Online Poker Series tournament under the ownership of The Rational Group – Pokerstars, showcasing 38 events and millions of dollars in guaranteed prize pools. The 22nd edition of this famous online tournament kicks off on March 17 and runs through March 31, commencing […]
February 18, 2013
It’s been almost seven years since Pokerstars introduced its signature online poker tournament the Sunday Million, and on March 3 the internet poker giant is to mark the anniversary with a massive seven-fold increase in the guaranteed prize pool…to $7 million. That means the victor will take home $1 million – a major ROI on […]