January 6, 2009
Online poker super-site Poker Stars has enjoyed a week of setting fresh records, reports the respected independent statistical information website Pokersitescout.com. Among the records set, according to Pokersitescout, were the Giuness World Record for the largest online tournament ever, which saw 35 000 players in action (see previous report). Other records broken included: * Largest […]
January 6, 2009
The ever-innovative online poker firm PKR.com is helping to fund new neurological research in a bid to better understand consumers’ online experiences. The research is being used to shape the poker site’s relaunch, which is scheduled for next year. Working with customer experience consultancy Foviance, PKR is exploiting the benefits of science using electroencephalography (EEG) […]
January 6, 2009
The Cake network announced in a press release this week that it has opened up poker, casino and sportsbook poker sites for players in Canada, specifically Sportsbook.com and Superbook.com. The move will expand the player base and the network alike, increasing the value and possibilities players can achieve from these sites. “Sportsbook.com is a growing […]
January 6, 2009
Discounting the media doom and gloom over economic prospects for 2009, last weekend’s Poker Stars.com regular Sunday Million tournament set a cracking pace for the year ahead with a turnout of 8 504 players. The $1.5 million guarantee on the prize pool was easily met and overtaken, offering players the chance to win a piece […]
January 6, 2009
Rory Rees Brennan survived an entry field of 255 players, many of them top names in the game, over the weekend to carry off the Euro 160 000 main prize in the first of this year’s major live poker tournaments, the Party Poker Irish Poker Championship. Brennan saw off heads up opponent Chris Dowling to […]
January 4, 2009
Party Gaming CEO Jim Ryan opines that in three year’s time there will be only five major online poker sites of any consequence due to industry consolidation….and he intends to ensure that Party Poker is one of them. Speaking to the UK newspaper The Financial Times, Ryan said: “We need to retake the hill and […]
January 4, 2009
Online poker companies trying to circumvent U.S. legal minefields came up with the concept of subscription-based online clubs, which initially seemed to be the way to go and reported strong acceptance by Internet poker fans. The business model is centred on the proposition that there are no deposits and no buy-ins. Players instead sign up […]
January 4, 2009
The message board and website storm over Cake Poker Network skin CardSpike’s alleged no-slow pay conduct (see previous report) continued over the weekend as news surfaced that Poker Affiliate Programs had axed the troubled website on December 31st. Prior to the expulsion a PAP representative at that time posted: “We are working behind the scenes […]
January 3, 2009
Internet poker multi-tabling and nosebleed stakes ace Tom “durrr” Dwan clearly savours the adrenalin of competition, and has started the new year with an interesting 3 to 1 challenge open to all online poker players with the wherewithal, confidence and courage to take on one of the most exciting and unpredictable pros on the Net. […]
January 3, 2009
The online poker information portal Poker News has announced its purchase of the poker staking website, Chip Me Up.com, where players from across the world can buy and sell shares in their expertise in virtually all major poker events hosted by the top online poker rooms. Additionally, players can sell shares in their efforts in […]