June 25, 2017
Amaya Inc.’s PokerStars brand has appointed David Carrion as Director of Marketing. Carrion has served the company since 2010 in various positions including LatAm Live Poker operations director and director of digital services. Vadim Soloveychik, director of brand marketing and Edgar Stuchly, director of live events are leaving the company at the end of June […]
June 25, 2017
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event 40, the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better wound up with Ernest Bohn emerging victorious from heads-up play with William Kohler. This was Bohn’s fourth-ever WSOP tournament, his first WSOP gold bracelet and his first WSOP event cash of $173,228. Final table payouts were: 1 Ernie Bohn, […]
June 22, 2017
An Amaya Inc. 2017 annual and special meeting of shareholders Wednesday approved the company’s planned re-brand to The Stars Group Inc., expected to take effect by the end of August 2017 along with the relocation of its headquarters to Ontario. In addition, Amaya Inc. revealed its imminent entry into the largely untapped Indian market through […]
June 22, 2017
Rush Street Productions’ TV Poker show Poker Night in America (PNIA) has launched an app for social poker players in collaboration with KamaGames. The app, which leverages KamaGames’ technology platform and global liquidity of players, offers sit-and-go and Shootout tournaments along with scratch cards, a virtual goods store, tutorials, daily quests, daily bonuses and achievements. […]
June 22, 2017
Predictably, no further action was taken by the State of New York’s Assembly on Senator John Bonacic’s online poker proposal S3898 during the dying days of the current session. The proposal which passed the New York Senate earlier this month was referred to the Assembly’s Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committeeduring the last week of the […]
June 22, 2017
Rifat Palevic has taken down World Series of Poker 2017 Event 39, the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty for $183,903 and his first gold career bracelet. Palevic outplayed a massive field of 1,868, ultimately defeating Ryan Olisar in two hours of heads-up play. Final Table Results: 1 Rifat Palevic – $183,903 2 Ryan Olisar […]
June 21, 2017
Frank Maggio, Christopher Frank and Ben Yu are the World Series of Poker’s (WSOP) latest career bracelet winners. Frank Maggio topped a record field in Event 31, the $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship, to win a massive $617,303 pay day and his first WSOP gold bracelet. Historical attendance records were destroyed with a huge field […]
June 21, 2017
Shot Clocks will be introduced for the first time at 888’s Live London Festival Aspers from October 4 to 16 2017, during the Main and High Roller events. “The online poker room is extremely excited to launch the game changing feature,” a player announcement reads.
June 21, 2017
James Moore (66) won his second World Series Of Poker career bracelet when he took down Event 35, the $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em for a $259,230 payday at the Rio this week. Moore emerged victorious from a record field of 1,720 paid entries, ultimately defeating Kerry Goldberg in headsup play. Event 35 was the […]
June 20, 2017
A breakthrough for online poker in the State of New York legislature as the 2017 Legislative Session draws to a close tomorrow, Wednesday June 21 is extremely unlikely, despite positive moves from Senator John Bonacic’s S3898 proposal in recent weeks. InfoPowa readers will recall, S3898 was passed by the State Senate earlier this month, lifting […]