August 9, 2017
Party Poker has advised the completion of its lobby and tables revamp following extensive consultation with players. The operator’s aim was to improve the player experience, in particular for those who participate in longer sessions online, and the changes include improved product navigation, collapsible game filters, faster updated S&G information and enhanced tournament displays. Players […]
August 8, 2017
Canadian poker pro Henry Tran emerged from this week’s Star Sydney Championships main event in Australia with the first prize of A$ 300,000… the biggest pay day of his live tourney career. Tran arrived in Australia fresh from Las Vegas, where his action included a $46,000 214th placing in the World Series of Poker $10,000 […]
August 7, 2017
Popular British online and live tourney poker pro Sam Grafton bested a field of 736 opponents over the weekend to carry off the honours and the Euro 117,707 first prize in the PokerStars Festival Bucharest main event, racking up his biggest live tournament win in the last five years. By the time the final table […]
August 6, 2017
The Australian Senate inquiry into online poker, and whether it should be included in the bans on internet casino style games proposed by the upcoming Interactive Gaming Amendment Act, heard from interested parties last week, not all of them as supportive of excluding online poker as the Australian Online Poker Association (see previous report). The […]
August 6, 2017
32 Indian citizens busted by police in Ahmedabad for playing poker will have their day in court following a ruling from the state’s High Court ordering police to hold on pressing charges pending a hearing set for September 28. On Friday, Justice A J Desai ruled that the police may continue their investigations, but restrained […]
August 6, 2017
The publication Professional Rakeback reported over the weekend that a growing number of players have reported receiving communications from 888Poker advising them that their membership has been terminated for using artificial intelligence tools, and confiscating the positive balances in their accounts. Forum reports indicate that a number of players received the communication, which reads: “This […]
August 4, 2017
Without official release information, 888Poker inadvertently introduced a new game to its real-money lobby this week, triggering speculation that it was to either test reaction or tease for the main launch. Or was it a technical screw-up that resulted in its appearance in error? Branded Flopomania, the game created a stir in player circles, but […]
August 4, 2017
The Participation of Australians in Online Poker parliamentary inquiry this week saw a delegation representing the Australian Online Poker Alliance give evidence before the Senate panel tasked with the investigation. Led by AOPA founder and leader Joseph Del Duca, the delegation appealed to the members of the inquiry not to ban online poker along with […]
August 4, 2017
The organisers of Australia’s premier poker event, the Aussie Millions Poker Championship, are already gearing up for its next edition, which is planned for January 17 to February 5 next year at the Crown Casino in Melbourne. The 2018 tournament will include 26 events with a wide range of buy-ins that start at A$1,150 and […]
August 3, 2017
World Poker Tour chief Adam Pliska has announced that his organisation is planning a tournament in Japan – it’s first in that nation – for November 23 – 26 this year. WPT is partnering with the Japan Poker Union Corporation on the initiative, which is part of an Asia Pacific push that has seen WPT […]