February 9, 2009
New instant-play software introduced at the Bodog online poker website recently will be welcomed by Apple-Mac players as another addition to the choice of venues, although the new feature is limited to one table action at present. Bodog will be under pressure to improve this situation, faced with competitors like Party Poker, which offers multi-table […]
February 9, 2009
Poker fans who were cheered by the recent news that a Pennsylvania court had ruled that skill dominated chance in poker (see previous report) will have to wait a little longer for a definitive legal opinion following the news late last week that the issue has been referred to the Pennsylvanian Superior Court. The skill […]
February 7, 2009
Player reports this week indicate that the Kiwi Poker and Prestige Poker websites have apparently shut down, with all players being automatically rerouted to CD Poker, also a member of the iPoker network operated by Playtech. When we went to press there was no indication of whether players on the two defunct sites had received […]
February 6, 2009
The always informative 2Plus2 poker forum provided a cautionary tale for travelling poker players this week – don’t carry large amounts of cash to (or from) the game. Professional poker player David ‘Viffer’ Peat posted that he had to endure deprivation of liberty and the confiscation of $15 000 in cash and an expensive Rolex […]
February 6, 2009
The Affiliate Series of Poker tournament that has now become a traditional part of Casino Affiliate Program conferences attracted 64 entrants this year, and was held in London. The event seated 64 players, whittled down from the almost 500 affiliate marketers who tried to qualify. The 2009 ASOP – a Texas Hold ‘Em freeze-out competition […]
February 5, 2009
Sometimes it pays to lose, notably when the poker player is in action online at a badbeat jackpot table. The advantages of losing were illustrated this week when the Cereus Poker Network, home to Tokwiro Enterprises’ online poker sites Absolute Poker and UltimateBet revealed that over $32 million in badbeat jackpots have been paid out […]
February 5, 2009
G-Tech subsidiary Boss Media made some strong claims for its International Poker Network this week, claiming that the online poker site outperforms all other non-US-facing poker networks. The company cites numbers from the independent poker statistics portal PokersiteScout.com as the basis for its boast. Since the acquisition by GTECH last year (see previous reports) Boss […]
February 5, 2009
Gala Coral management has decided to discontinue the company’s British Poker Tour after two years of successful operations in a move that industry observers speculate may be due to the currently depressed economic climate. However, tour manager Mark O’Donnell says the reason for canning the tour is to try something new. “While we’ve had two […]
February 5, 2009
The world’s second largest online poker website, Full Tilt Poker, has released the schedule for the eleventh edition of its popular Full Tilt Online Series of Poker tournament, including six million dollar events to kickstart its 2009 promotional efforts. FTOPS XI features 25 pro-hosted events and guarantees more than $15 million in prize money over […]
February 5, 2009
Stockmasters reports that World Poker Tour Enterprises shares have declined dramatically, dropping to 35 cents from a peak value of around $22 a share. Analysts speculate that the cause for the decline is the negative impact of the UIGEA on Internet poker, but add a note of hope that a new and more enlightened US […]