Las Vegas poker pro wins EPT Prague Main Event

December 17, 2014

Las Vegas poker pro Stephen Graner (26) has dominated the last days and a talented final table to win the Euro 5,300 buy-in European Poker Tour Prague main event and claim a first prize worth Euro 969 000…his biggest career win yet. The event generated a new EPT record for prize pools at Euro 5,368,950 […]

Ourgame wins WPT-brand rights

December 17, 2014

bwin.party Digital Entertainment subsidiary WPT Enterprises has aligned with Chinese online card and board game developer, platform and offline operator Ourgame International Holdings Limited with the award of the exclusive rights to the WPT brand in over twelve Asian countries. Under the terms of the deal, Ourgame will have the right to use the World […]

Speak out on U.S. internet poker regulation

December 17, 2014

US online poker fans currently have an opportunity to voice their opinions on government regulation of the game through a University of Las Vegas study being supervised by Professor Bradley S. Wimmer of the university’s Lee Business School. The study is restricted to American players aged at least 21 years and takes the form of […]

BetConstruct launch new poker variant

December 16, 2014

Armenian gaming developer and supplier BetConstruct has launched Open Face Chinese Poker (OFC), a Chinese poker variant that is thought to have originated in Finland during the mid-2000’s, spreading to Russia a few years later and introduced to the United States in 2012. The game has seen a boost in popularity and is favoured by […]

Revolution Network poker client upgrade

December 16, 2014

Revolution Network’s Intertops and Juicy Stakes poker sites have debuted a revamped poker client following a recent update. Improved features include a lobby with larger fonts and windows to provide easier navigation along with new oval table themes.

DDoS attack disrupts million dollar online poker tourney

December 15, 2014

Amid reports over the past two weeks of a growing number of suspected Distributed Denial of Service attacks on internet gambling sites (see previous  reports) the weekend saw a million dollar online poker tournament at Americas Cardroom cancelled due to a persistent assault on the servers by a person or persons unknown at present. The […]

Poker cheating scandal in Denmark

December 15, 2014

Danish media and internet message boards were active over the weekend, speculating on who was involved in allegations of serious professional high stakes cheating using Trojans inserted into opponents’ computers. The Danish press carried reports that the Danish police economic crime unit was investigating charges laid by several nosebleed stakes internet players who have claimed […]

Brit poker pro wins Eureka Prague High Roller

December 15, 2014

UK poker pro Louis Salter emerged the victor in the Euro 2,200 buy-in Eureka Prague High Roller event over the weekend, claiming a much diluted main prize of Euro 124,560 after a seven-way chop. His achievement was enhanced by the 620 entry field and the quality of the final table, which included Dan Shak, Eugene […]

Trio of Poker triumphs in Prague

December 12, 2014

The festival of poker unfolding in Prague has produced another three champions from Eureka, EPT Super High Roller and Open Face Chinese events. Hungarian professional player Balazs Botond started the final day of the Eureka Prague event as the low stack but came back with a vengeance to take the main prize after a three […]

Pokerstars promos pay major dividends in December

December 11, 2014

According to statistics published by the independent online poker monitor Poker Scout, the online poker industry’s biggest provider – Pokerstars – in enjoying a major pre-festive season rush thanks to well-designed and timed promotions. Cash game traffic has soared 18 percent in the month thus far, thanks mainly to the company’s December Festival promotional program, […]