October 17, 2014
Because it was never a publicly-listed company the Rational Group, parent of Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker, has in the past not been required to reveal its financial results, but new owner Amaya Gaming changed that this week with the publication of the company’s current half-year numbers as part of a report on the $4.9 […]
October 17, 2014
The Pokerfest Championship Edition, a 15-day online poker series at Party Poker kicks off this Sunday (October 19) and will present three levels of buy-ins for each of its 76 events, backed by a guaranteed $2 million prize pool. The company is already running satellite events online with buy-ins as low as a dollar. In […]
October 16, 2014
Online and land gambling group Paddy Power plc is poised to launch its first poker tournament on English soil, a three day, Alice in Wonderland themed festival hosted at the Manchester235 land casino and titled the Madchester Poker Open. The tournament is scheduled to take place 21st – 23rd November. The buy-in for the main […]
October 15, 2014
The usually high profile professional poker ace Phil Hellmuth, now aged 50, says he has turned down an invitation to join the ABC reality television program “Wife Swap”. ABC promotional material describes the show as: “The mothers in two celebrity families with vastly diverse values switch homes (but not bedrooms) — embarking on a journey […]
October 15, 2014
The at one time high profile and high riding former chief executive of Full Tilt Poker during its spectacular failure several years ago, Raymond Bitar (41) (see previous reports) pleaded guilty on Monday to contravening US anti-online gambling laws, but will not go to jail due to ill health. Bitar is suffering from severe heart […]
October 15, 2014
Darren Woods, a 29-year-old experienced British online and tournament poker player, is currently facing fraud and collusion charges in Sheffield Crown Court relating to his online poker activities, reports the Grimsby Telegraph. Woods can claim some impressive poker achievements in the past, including a 2011 WSOP Las Vegas win of $213,000, but stands accused of […]
October 15, 2014
Online poker operator PKR has released its latest poker client upgrade providing a multitude of new features. “Our aim with PKR 3.0 was to make this quite complicated piece of poker software easier to use, though we couldn’t help but add a few design features to keep our visual cutting edge!”, the company said in […]
October 14, 2014
WSOP.com launched an Android mobile application into the Nevada market over the weekend, a first for the operator in the State. The app offers a variety of games that include Sit and Gos, multi-table tournaments and Texas Hold’em cash games but for the time being excludes Omaha and Stud games. The company is expected to […]
October 14, 2014
The power of in-game advertising in the multi-billion dollar global video gaming industry has attracted many top companies seeking fresh exposure for their products, and online poker provider Pokerstars appears to have joined their ranks by launching a standalone ad. with a distinctive Grand Theft Auto feel. Pokerstars marketers have cleverly leveraged the interest in […]
October 14, 2014
Five days ago the final United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) of Season 4 kicked off in London with 1,089 runners vying for the big money….almost 32 levels later only one player was left standing – Brit IT worker and poker amateur player Brett Angell. Angell has been a regular entrant in UKIPT tournaments […]