August 25, 2015
Last weekend was a profitable one for the young Swedish online poker ace Viktor “Isildur1” Blom; playing opponents on Pokerstars and Full Tilt he amassed profits of $950,000 in just 72 hours on the virtual nosebleed tables. According to the publication High Stakes Data Base, Blom prospered by $241,000 on Friday, following that with another […]
August 24, 2015
Pokerstars pro and Twitch streaming poker ace Jason Somerville (he can boast audiences of up to 3 million uniques) has accepted a sponsorship deal for an undisclosed amount from daily fantasy sports market leader DraftKings. The move took industry observers by surprise, given Somerville’s close relationship with Pokerstars, whose parent Amaya Inc. recently acquired its […]
August 20, 2015
Playtech’s new no-download Instant Poker product has debuted on the Coral Poker site on the iPoker Network, providing players with their first look at the new offering. Coral poker chief Craig Perry said this week the company has prioritised product improvement as part of its omni-channel growth plans, which he said are already delivering strong […]
August 20, 2015
The yet-to-be launched 24 hour Poker Central TV Network says it has begun production on two new, original series it expects to premiere in early 2016. “Pokerography” is billed as being an “in-depth look into the lives of some of the greatest poker professionals to ever play the game”. Professional Players to be featured include: Antonio […]
August 20, 2015
Two more events wrapped up at the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) Championship crowing Jason Mercier and Omar Zazay top of the heap in their events. The Main Event featuring a $5 000 000 guaranteed prize pool attracted a field of 907 that included the likes of Dan Coleman, Joe Cada, Erik Seidel, […]
August 19, 2015
Coral Poker is the first to launch an HTML5 browser-based Instant Poker product on Playtech’s iPoker Network. The product allows players to play directly off the Coral website through a dedicated “Instant Play” tab without having to download a poker client. “Improving our product offer and user experience is part of our industry leading omni-channel […]
August 19, 2015
Live poker remains popular in Britain judging by the turnout for the GBP 120 buy-in annual Goliath competition organised by the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour and held this year at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The event recorded 4,120 entries from 2,764 unique players, which easily surpassed the GBP 250,000 guaranteed prize pool at GBP […]
August 18, 2015
International Game Technology plc announced Monday that its operating company has secured U.S. Patent No. 9,105,158, granting exclusive rights in the field of multi-hand poker functionality in video poker games through November 2016. “This pivotal patent is central to many of IGT’s industry-leading multi-hand video poker games including All-Star Poker, Ultimate X Poker, Hyper Bonus […]
August 18, 2015
More than seven years of striving to get an online poker legalisation bill to a floor vote in the California state legislature could again end in frustration and failure this year as a procedural deadline looms just three weeks away. Tribal, online poker, racetrack and card room alliances remain at odds on who should and […]
August 18, 2015
ONLINE POKER TO FEATURE IN SEPTEMBER HEARING State Senator Bonacic to put the issue on the September agenda. The chairman of the New York state Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee, Sen. John Bonacic, has confirmed that he will schedule a hearing on internet poker in September this year, explaining that he wants to examine […]