January 26, 2016
Online high stakes poker legend Ben Tollarene looks like a good bet to win the $100,000 buy-in Challenge event at the Aussie Millions championships unfolding in Melbourne this week; the US player has the chip advantage on a final table of six, but still faces some formidable opponents in Connor Drinan, Fedor Holz, Jason Mercier, […]
January 26, 2016
Amaya’s communications chief, Eric Hollreiser has somewhat belatedly published his company’s perspective on the meeting with aggrieved players held on January 18. His view of the event follows the publication of Daniel Negreanu’s version of the Montreal gathering and the 2+2 forum briefing posted by the players themselves (see previous reports). Using the Pokerstars blog, […]
January 25, 2016
The title of the 2+2 forum briefing by a player delegation following a grievance meeting with Amaya execs says it all: “We Deeply Regret That we Are Not Bringing Back Any Good News.” The meeting earlier this month saw Pokerstars players Dani Stern, Isaac Haxton and Daniel Dvoress travelling to Montreal to face Amaya execs […]
January 24, 2016
Over the weekend the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the consumer watchdog for the Australian province of Victoria has ordered an independent audit of the Shane Warne Foundation following reports of inconsistent accounting and administration practices at the organisation, which assists ill or disadvantaged children. Forty-six-year-old Warne, an Australian cricketing legend and erstwhile online poker […]
January 24, 2016
CHANCE KORNUTH TRIUMPHS IN AUSSLIE MILLIONS HIGH ROLLER POKER EVENT US poker pro Chance Kornuth (29) boosted his career live tournament earnings to more than $2.7 million over the weekend when he added A$790,560 to his stash by winning the A$25,000 buy-in Aussie Millions High Roller event. The competition attracted a total of 122 entries […]
January 22, 2016
The publication Business Insider published a speculative article this week suggesting that the Russian government is about to execute a volte face on its stand that online poker is unlawful. Written by academic and author Robert Carmona-Borjas, the article claims that the Russian government is seriously considering the legalisation of online poker in the near […]
January 22, 2016
The meeting of a high stakes player delegation with Amaya top management this week (see previous reports) piqued the interest of many in the industry, but thus far there have been no official statements – joint or otherwise – from either party on the outcome of the discussions. Explaining that they are bound by non-disclosure […]
January 22, 2016
Determined New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow has started 2016 with a renewed attempt to legalise online poker, resubmitting as bill A9049, a measure reportedly unchanged from last year’s, which failed to make it out of committee. There are rumours that Senator John J. Bonacic, whose similar bill in the state Senate failed last year, is […]
January 21, 2016
There appears to be a row brewing on the popular 2+2 forum this week, with players complaining that Playtech’s iPoker network made unannounced changes to cash game rake that prejudice players. There are posts urging players to sign a petition against the rake increase, which reports indicate took place earlier this (January) month and impose […]
January 20, 2016
PartyPoker has launched a new Windows app in beta test mode that features Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Fast Forward cash games, The beta version is currently available to UK residents only, but distribution will be widened over coming weeks. Party Poker has revealed that it plans to add tournament action to the app in the […]