January 20, 2015
Poker pro Noah Schwartz has augmented the $539,550 he won a month ago for a fourth spot in the World Poker Tour Alpha8 (see previous report) with a $585,000 victory in the Florida edition of the tour. Florida proved to be a disappointment in terms of the size of the entry field, with only six […]
January 20, 2015
Barely a week after it pooled its players with partner 888Poker (see previous report), CIE’s online poker site WSOP.com has surged to the top of the New Jersey operator leaderboard. According to the usually reliable reportage of independent monitor Pokerscout, the site vaulted over market leader Borgata-PartyPoker, which has retained the leading spot in terms […]
January 17, 2015
The fraud cases against on line poker pro Darren Woods (29) has come to a conclusion in the Sheffield Crown Courts , England, with the poker pro paying a heavy price for his lack of integrity (see previous reports) . He has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment which could be increased by six years […]
January 17, 2015
Amaya Gaming chief exec David Baazov said in an interview this week with Business News Network that he had anticipated an investigation following a noticeable stock run-up in advance of his company’s acquisition of Pokerstars owner the Rational Group last year. He was not disappointed; in the closing weeks of 2014 the Quebec Financial Markets […]
January 17, 2015
The video streaming site Twitch.tv received a publicity boost this week when poker pro Jason Somerville gave an interview praising the real-time broadcast capabilities of the service, saying that in terms of viewer engagement and more time availability it was a better bet for streaming poker activity than television. Discussing the medium with the publication […]
January 16, 2015
Pokerstars has released its schedule for the 2015 eighth season of the Latin American Poker Tour, which will this year include two new stops, new game formats and a heavier main event buy-in. In a press release Thursday, David Carrion, head of live operations at Pokerstars, advised that the new season has a number of […]
January 15, 2015
Latin American poker players were in the spotlight at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) festival culminating in heads-up battle between Peruvian Diego Ventura and American export to Mexico Kevin Schultz, the last two standing from a field of 816. Schultz emerged victorious following a spectacular bluff winning the title, a $1 491 580 pay check […]
January 15, 2015
Azerbaijan live tourney newcomer Ilkin Garibli, who was cajoled into entering the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Festival’s High Roller event by a group of friends, walked away with the enviable prize of $1,105,040, a SLYDE Steel and Rose Gold watch worth Euro 12,890 and his first PCA title. Garibli favours cash games but went into the […]
January 14, 2015
The fifth in the “Inside Pokerstars” video series has been released by the company, showcasing the company’s impressive I.T. infrastructure on the Isle of Man and the tight security that protects it. In this new vid the company answers the question “When I’m playing online PokerStars where do the games take place?” in an interview […]
January 14, 2015
Steering poker players to fine dining with tournament rewards has proved to be a notable success for Pokerstars marketers, who report that their latest innovative tactics in London are producing sold-out results. The online poker provider has collaborated with London’s fine dining restaurant group Jones and Sons to lay on quality dining experiences with a […]