Americas Cardroom debilitated by DDoS attacks

May 1, 2018

Americas Cardroom (ACR) on the Winning Poker Network is the victim of severe Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attacks which began the better part of this past week, the online poker site confirmed in an advisory. Since Wednesday, 25 April, customers have had intermittent success accessing the site at login, while many others have been […]

Greenwood does it again

April 30, 2018

Just two weeks on from his Euro 1 million victory in the Euro 51,000 buy-in PartyPoker Live Millions Grand Final €51,000 Super High Roller, Canadian poker pro Sam Greenwood has done it again,  besting a stellar field to claim the main prize of Euro 1,52 million in the Euro 100,000 buy-in PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino […]

New Jersey on the eve of joining multi-state online poker player pool

April 30, 2018

Speaking to local media on the eve of New Jersey joining the multi-state online poker player pool Tuesday, David Rebuck, director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, said that the Caesar’s brand, operators of the tri-state poker pool, has laboratory-tested all aspects of the technology and proved that it is effective. New Jersey […]

MPN anticipates upcoming launch of UCOP: Full Throttle series

April 25, 2018

The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) will host its 2018 Universal Championship of Poker (UCOP) series from May 6 to May 20, 2018. The series offers a packed schedule with over 60 tournaments and a series guarantee of Euro 500,000. The UCOP: Full Throttle leaderboard will run across all events with Euro 5,000 in cash prizes […]

Canadian victory in Partypoker Super High Roller event

April 25, 2018

Canadian online poker pro Christopher Kruk bested a stellar field of professional players Tuesday to claim the Cdn$ 375,000 main prize in the Cdn$ 25,500 buy-in  PartyPoker Millions North America Super High Roller. It was Kruk’s second biggest pay day in a live tourney, eclipsed only by his $836,350 victory in a PCA event earlier […]

New Jersey joins Nevada and Delaware shared poker player pool on May 1

April 25, 2018

The Delaware and Nevada shared player pool project is set to receive a significant boost on May 1 when the populous state of New Jersey joins, bringing to fruition a Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement signed last fall. Delaware Lottery Director Vernon Kirk told local media outlets Tuesday that bringing New Jersey on board will contribute […]

Eldridge takes the honours in Party Poker Millions North America

April 24, 2018

US poker pro David Eldridge has emerged the winner in the $10,300 buy-in Party Poker Millions North America High Roller competition after a tough 10-hour final day of play and a heads up confrontation with Victor Ramdin. The win boosted Eldridge’s bank balance by $235,197 – his second largest career win so far – and […]

GPL India partner with Pokerstars India for first long-run poker league

April 23, 2018

Confirming earlier rumour and speculation GPL India announced this week that PokerStars India (Sachiko Gaming Private Limited) will be its exclusive skill game partner for the country’s first long-run poker league, held over a two month period. Free online qualification for the first season of GPL India will be open from May through to the […]

New York online poker proposal gains more support

April 20, 2018

Gary Pretlow, chair of the New York House of Assembly Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, commented this week on the sudden surge of political interest that has seen support for online poker legalisation bill A5250 jump from 13 to 44. Pretlow remained cautious, acknowledging the additional support, observing that it could grow to 60, but […]

Fourth edition of Super High Roller Bowl names more players

April 20, 2018

Poker Central and the Aria have unveiled another fifteen top international poker players chosen by lottery to participate in the $300,000 buy-in 2018 Super High Roller Bowl, where the prize pool is expected to top $14 million, ensuring big rewards for the top finishers. With just 48 seats available, prospective players have to put down […]