August 12, 2011
The newly launched Epic Poker League (see previous reports) has shown its teeth in an official comment regarding a row over unpaid debts among professional players on the twoplustwo message board. EPL committee member and spokesman Mike MacDonald wrote on behalf of the league: “We compiled a list of all players who we believed had […]
August 11, 2011
The Isle of Man based Microgaming Poker Network has upped the ante with the latest promotions around its European Championships of Single Table Tournaments, scheduled for the Portomaso Casino in Malta in November this year. Entrants will be offered the opportunity to win a million Euro in the tournament, online qualifiers for which are currently […]
August 11, 2011
Two months ago the Merge Poker Network, overwhelmed with new members from the banned Full Tilt Poker, stopped accepting new US players whilst it reorganised to better handle the significant increased volume of play it was receiving This week the independent online poker monitoring site Pokerscout reports that the work is done and Merge is […]
August 10, 2011
Oklahoma City-based Security First International Holdings Inc. (SFIH) has announced the imminent launch of a new online poker subscription club at World Wide Texas Holdem.com. World Wide Texas Holdem.com will offer no download free play to all members, with VIP members able to participate in Cash and Prize tournaments using Tournament Points. VIP members will […]
August 9, 2011
The independent online poker monitoring company Pokerscout reports that after losing ground last week, the market has rebounded, with traffic rising by almost 2 percent, thanks mainly to a strong performance from market leader Pokerstars. However, five of the top ten sites and networks experienced reduced traffic. PokerStars continues to pick up market share in […]
August 9, 2011
Jose “Girah” Macedo has been dropped by Lock Poker and Poker Strategy.com following revelations of a cheating scandal that came to light over the weekend. Macedo admitted in a statement on the respected online poker forum 2+2 that he had been involved in a scam involving other high-stakes poker players on the iPoker and Merge […]
August 6, 2011
In an interview with Josh Wolfe in the Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report this week, Caesars Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman again voices his support for legalised online poker, and gives his views on the likelihood of the concept becoming reality. The views of this former associate professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, […]
August 6, 2011
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has confirmed that the embattled online poker operator Full Tilt Poker has paid outstanding licence fees totaling GBP250 000, and that the company’s licence will be considered valid until the next hearing. In a notification late Friday, the AGCC reminded interested parties of the events of Black Friday in April […]
August 6, 2011
Poker Godfather.com, powered by Victor Chandler on the Entraction network, launched this week, sporting the rather dated ‘gangster’ theme, but with a heavy emphasis on its on-site poker academy educational service. The site carries licensing from the Gibraltar jurisdiction. The Poker Godfather Academy program has apparently been developed by one of the UK’s most respected […]
August 5, 2011
Live and online poker ace McLean ‘pureprofitfour’ Karr found a profitable way to extend the momentum of his recent World Series of Poker earnings this week when he took a ferry from Hong Kong to Macau and arrived in time to compete in the Asian Poker King Tournament at StarWorld Casino. The HKD $100,000 buy-in […]