August 3, 2017
Big money continues to flow through the online poker tournament sector with the announcement this week that 888Poker is investing $8 million in prize guarantees for its next major online tournament – the XL Eclipse Championship series. These prize pools will be the largest in the company’s history, the company has claimed, noting that the […]
August 2, 2017
party poker LIVE is hosting its inaugural Nordic Poker Championships (NPC), with a Euro 1 million guarantee, in Prague – Czech Republic from 14-18 December 2017. The NPC will be held at the upmarket Grandior Hotel in Prague and accepts only players who have Nordic passports (or residential status in a Nordic country). “Prague is […]
August 2, 2017
Perhaps feeling the pressure from other tournament poker operators who have been boosting the guarantees on their products (see recent reports), the World Series of Poker Europe has announced that host Kings Casino has added a million Euros to the guaranteed prize pool for this year’s Euro 10,350 buy-in Main Event. That brings the prize […]
August 1, 2017
Interesting comments made in a June podcast interview by New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Director David Rebuck surfaced this week and make for interesting reading. In a wide-ranging interview with Roger Gros, Rebuck revealed: * Whilst the discussions on a player sharing compact with the United Kingdom have been abandoned (see previous InfoPowa report) […]
August 1, 2017
PartyPoker is making good on its intentions to offer the biggest online poker tournaments in the business, announcing this week that its next Powerfest series, scheduled for September 3 and running for just over three weeks, will have $35 million in guaranteed prize pools over 330 events. That represents a 75 percent boost to the […]
August 1, 2017
PokerStars has revealed a few basic details on its plans for the next World Championship of Online Poker tournament series, announcing that the tournament will take place between September 3 and 25 and include a $5,200 buy-in three-day Main Event. Asking for player input on the forums, a PokerStars representative posted: “The Super Tuesday and […]
July 31, 2017
The World Series of Poker International Circuit organisers have announced that following a successful inaugural Brazilian live poker tournament last year, it is to offer the festival again between September 27 and October 4 2017. However, there will be a change in Main Event sponsor, with last year’s deal with 888Poker replaced with a new […]
July 31, 2017
Total revenue from Nevada land and online poker (the state does not differentiate between on and offline) topped $16 million in June, according to official statistics – the highest since 2007. The improvement has been attributed in part to the World Series of Poker tourney, which took place June-July in Las Vegas, attracting thousands of […]
July 28, 2017
The US player-friendly online poker operator Americas Cardroom has added a million dollars to the guaranteed prizes for its Online Super Series poker tournament next month, offering guarantees of $6.7 million across 141 events running from August 13th to September 10th. The schedule includes three Main Events which carry not only big prize money, but […]
July 26, 2017
Betfred reportedly closed its Russian poker operations yesterday (July 25) after warning players earlier in the month of its intentions, but without an explanation, and advising them to withdraw any positive balances in their accounts. The publication Asia Gaming Brief reports that the closing notice triggered complaints on player forums. Russia’s internet watchdog Roskomnadzor has […]