Full Tilt’s next FTOPS tournament schedule released

July 10, 2013

Online poker tournament fans can click over to the Full Tilt Poker site for full details on the company’s latest Full Tilt Poker Online Poker Series, which kicks off it 23rd edition on August 4, running through to August 8 2013. This series will offer 39 events and a total guaranteed prize pool of $8 […]

Poker ace to front for tribal group?

July 10, 2013

The usually well-informed poker information website Legal US Poker Sites has flagged strong rumours this week that international poker ace Phil Ivey is to front for the southern California Pala tribal group – which operates land casino interests near San Diego – in a new Internet gaming venture. Because online poker has not yet been […]

U.S. player leads as WSOP Main Event gathers momentum

July 10, 2013

The final entry day for this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event, Day 1C, has completed in Las Vegas, with Wisconsin pro Mark Kroon emerging as overall chip leader from all three entry days on 246,000, chased by Imari Love from Chicago on 214,300, and Clement Tripodi of France (on 207,050 the leader at […]

Pokerstars tightens security

July 9, 2013

The Isle of Man-based online poker operator Pokerstars has introduced a new security measure with the intention of better protecting player accounts. The new SMS Validation is an innovative addition to the armoury of measures designed to shield players from criminal hackers, and is a free service to players offered as part of the latest […]

WSOP day 1C gets underway

July 9, 2013

Monday saw the start of Day 1C – the third and final registration day for this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event – with most of the big names in the game taking their seats, including a surprisingly low-key Phil Hellmuth, who eschewed his usual fancy-dress grand entrance and simply got down to work. […]

Day 1C WSOP Main Event registration slow

July 9, 2013

The final day for World Series of Poker main event registrations was producing disappointing results when we went to press, admittedly before registrations closed. Unofficial figures of around 3,200 were being bruited about by tournament observers, which would make total entries for the event far short of the hoped-for 7,000 players. Days 1A and 1B […]

Last three 2013 WSOP bracelets won

July 9, 2013

The last three general event bracelets at the 2013 World Series of Poker have been claimed by Daniel Alaei, Loni Harwood and Brian Yoon prior to the Main Event, which will only be finally decided later this year. The “mini” version of the One Drop charity fund-raiser, the $1,111 buy-in Little One for One Drop […]

IveyPoker app launches on Facebook

July 9, 2013

Phil Ivey’s new IveyPoker App was launched in Beta mode on Facebook inviting players to experience a number of free training videos from “Team Ivey” while playing free-to-play poker with their Facebook friends on the “social felt”. Players are gifted 3500 chips on registration and are presented with the opportunity to play cash games, multi-table […]

Poker aces turn out for Main Event Day 1B at the WSOP

July 8, 2013

Official World Series of Poker main event numbers show that at 1,942 entries, starting day 1B is impressive, but on the low side compared with last year’s 2,114 players, continuing the trend set on Day 1A. Tournament observers will therefore be watching the final day 1C registrations with interest to see how it shapes against […]

Elezra and Perrins capture WSOP bracelets

July 7, 2013

Event 57 at the World Series of Poker – a $5,000 NLHE competition – has been won by Manchester, UK player Matt Perrins (25), the third Brit player this series to claim WSOP gold. It was Perrins’ second WSOP winner’s bracelet, and his $792,275 prize was his biggest career win yet. 784 players registered for […]