February 2, 2012
We were one of many online gambling media channels that yesterday misinterpreted a teaser tweet on the format of this year’s World Series of Poker final table; a lesson in how a marketing teaser can lead to confusion. Twitter posts, read together with previous comments by WSOP officials (see previous report) appeared to hint that the […]
February 2, 2012
Poker pros familiar with colleague Daniel Negreanu’s playing style were possibly mystified this week when it appeared to change, denting the famous poker celebrity’s Pokerstars account by a claimed $100,000 across the $100/$200 NL nosebleed tables. Certainly some of the moves made by what turned out to be a hacker on Negreanu’s account were not […]
January 31, 2012
Following the successful comprise reached earlier this month between PokerStars and French negotiators on changes to rake calculations and VIP rewards, industry observers report similar on further week-long negotiations between the online poker giant and representatives from a wider player interest group nominated by the twoplustwo poker forum community. Solutions from the ?player meeting? as […]
January 29, 2012
Defending 2011 main event title holder Oliver Speidel (26) has taken down the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event pocketing the biggest cash of his career A$ 1 600 000 in his second consecutive main event win. The Melbourne local entered into heads-up with a commanding chip lead of 4-1 against Kenneth Wong taking down the […]
January 29, 2012
Online poker giant PokerStars has confirmed that it has a “Rush Poker”-like product due for a beta test launch in the near future. The product called “Zoom Poker” offer a similar playing style to Full Tilt’s Rush Poker which has proved popular with poker players. PokerStars is coy on its fast ring game development with […]
January 29, 2012
Phil Ivey had a good run in the Aussie Millions $250K Super High Roller Challenge, beating Patrik Antonius heads-up to take home a $2 130 000 million paycheck this weekend. Hailed as a significant comeback for the American poker pro, the win signified one of the biggest career cashes for Ivey when he bested an […]
January 25, 2012
Readers will recall when young Danish poker pro Peter Eastgate put his 2008 WSOP Main Event winners bracelet up for sale on eBay at the end of 2010 causing a bit of a stir in the poker world. Eastgate at the time said as he didn’t wear jewellery he would rather put the bracelet up […]
January 24, 2012
There seems to have been a rush on online poker network’s rebranding and renaming in the past few weeks. The Entraction Network, acquired by International Games Technology (IGT) towards the middle of last year, has been rebranded “IGT Poker”, while the Yatahay Network has become the “Winning Poker Network”. Action Poker Network has morphed into […]
January 23, 2012
Playtech is rolling out a software update on its iPoker Network that will provide its operators with updated design and functionality along with other new features. Titan Poker is the first to benefit from the update, soon to be followed by William Hill, Poker 770, Bet365, Paddy Power, Mansion Poker and Betfred. New / updated […]
January 20, 2012
The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has entered into an agreement in principle with iGaming loyalty product firm Initial Rewards. Under the terms of the deal, London-based Initial Rewards will be authorised to service MPN operators with loyalty store reward programmes with a view to enhancing their player’s experience and increasing customer retention. Lydia Melton, head […]