May 10, 2012
With the 2012 World Series of Poker just weeks away, organisers held a media briefing this week, outlining a more moderate application of the rules on chat and over-exuberant celebration at the tables WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel, said players will now be allowed to discuss the contents of their hands while the action is […]
May 9, 2012
The mercurial Swedish internet high stakes cash game poker player Viktor “Isildur1” Blom continued to build his reputation as a tournament ace this week with two big wins in the Pokerstars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker. Blom bested a starting field of 8,240 players in the $215 no-limit hold?em event, collecting his first big online […]
May 9, 2012
Online poker’s biggest operator, Pokerstars, launched its latest product Boom! on Tuesday, providing poker fans with a new software facility that allows players to share poker hands they have played on the giant site. According to material issued by the company, the Boom! hand replayer will act as a social sharing function for friends, family […]
May 8, 2012
The expected press confirmation from Cake Gaming NV on the sale of its poker network to Lock Poker was released late this afternoon (Monday). “Cake in Process of Selling Selected Assets to Lock Poker Cake Gaming N.V. has announced today it is in the process of selling selected assets to Lock Poker, enabling Lock to […]
May 8, 2012
Punters will have an opportunity to bet on the World Series of Poker this year following a ruling by the Nevada Gambling Control Board that allows licenced bookmakers, pursuant to a number of conditions, to post and accept wagers on the final day of all events with the exception of Event #1 – the Casino […]
May 8, 2012
A new U.S.-friendly online poker network dubbed Poker Pros Network launched this past week. Owned by Costa Rica-based CMK Interactive Systems S.A., the platform offers multiple rooms and options that include free, subscription-based, real-money and live dealer play, all utilising MyPaylinQ, a central cashier system. The network, launched in Beta format in August 2011, currently […]
May 8, 2012
3D online poker room PKR.com has updated the download process for its software to enable players to download and install up to 8x faster than before. Where the average download on a 4 megabyte line used to take between 20 and 25 minutes, following Wednesday?s new release it will only take 5 minutes for a […]
May 8, 2012
Last week produced improved online poker traffic, which grew by 8.5 percent mainly due to a series of promotional activities at Pokerstars, principally the achievement of the 80 billionth dealt hand The independent internet poker site monitor Pokerscout reports that Pokerstars attracted 20 percent more traffic – way ahead of the previous week’s 4 percent […]
May 8, 2012
The online poker information site RakeRace has reported what appears to be a new development in the failed Purple Lounge Poker debacle, revealing that on May 5 a blank email emanating from Devilfish Gaming was sent to registered users of Devilfish Gaming plc with “Devilfish Welcomes Purple Lounge Players” in the subject line. News of […]
May 7, 2012
On Sunday an otherwise quiet news scene lit up as rumours of a takeover bid on the troubled Cake Poker Network by Merge-powered operator Lock Poker emerged. The online gambling information site Gambling 911, which is known to have a close relationship with Lock Poker management, appeared to be the first to publish the news, […]