January 5, 2010
Today (January 5th) will see the start of a new policy at the Microgaming Poker Network, according to several reliable sources. Observers say the policy is designed to encourage online poker sites on the network to bring in more “fish” (less experienced and therefore more likely to lose than win) players to ensure that the […]
January 5, 2010
The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has confirmed that it is to adopt the Weighted Contribution method of rake calculation. The current method of rake calculation, which the network describes as the ‘contributed method’, allocates rake between operators in proportion to the number of players they had in the hand, regardless of the relative contributions to […]
January 4, 2010
Not long ago we highlighted the good works of American professional online poker pro Dusty ‘Leatherass’ Schmidt, who has riased subtantial funds playing poker for the Transition Project – a charity in Portland. Schmidt is one of a growing number of pokerheads with big hearts who raise money for the less fortunate; Don Cheadle and Annie […]
January 1, 2010
Ultimatebet, the online poker site owned by Tokwiro Enterprises and a member of the Cereus Network, has signed a sponsorship agreement with Canadian National Hockey League team the Calgary Flames, integrating tickets in its games into its promotional activities. The agreement includes provision for Ultimatebet’s logo to appear on dual rinkboards at the Flames’ home […]
December 31, 2009
GTech G2’s International Poker Network members had the excitement and reward of a major badbeat jackpot hit this week when a player’s Quad Kings lost to a Royal Flush, triggering a badbeat award totalling almost Euro 355 000. IPN player 72osROCKS!, the loser of the hand but winner of the Bad Beat Jackpot, received Euro […]
December 31, 2009
The respected Guardian newspaper in Britain this week considered the adverse impact of new UK tax provisions on poker operators that could be so severe as to effectively kill interest in providing the game. Writer Victoria Coren, herself a skilled and experienced poker player as well as a senior journalist, looked ahead to 2010 in […]
December 31, 2009
A 20-year-old student from Vancouver, Canada, who still lives with his parents and took the last semester off to play poker, has been creating waves of interest at Ultimatebet and in the online poker media and on message boards this month. The reason is his remarkable combination of skill and good fortune in building his […]
December 31, 2009
The Attorney General of South Carolina, Henry McMaster, has launched an appeal against a circuit court decision overturning a conviction of five poker players earlier this year for illegal gambling. McMaster’s appeal was lodged with the state Supreme Court this week after Circuit Court Judge Markley Dennis ruled that poker was a game of skill, […]
December 30, 2009
The roller coaster that is Tom Dwan in action on the Full Tilt internet nosebleed tables may be entertaining to watch, but it has proved disastrous this year, with the Internet poker pro down over $4.5 million as 2009 draws to a close. Playing for lower stakes recently to build bankroll, Dwan has managed to […]
December 30, 2009
Top international online and live poker ace Phil Ivey and his wife Luciaetta were granted a divorce by a Nevada court this week after filing a joint petition on December 22nd, reports the entertainment site TMZ. Ivey (34), who has reportedly earned over $12 million in a glittering professional poker career so far, married Luciaetta […]