Pokerstars senior management moves

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 […]

Bohn, Klein and Yurasov victorious at WSOP 2017

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, […]

Amaya to tap Indian market through local partner

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 […]

Social poker app from Poker Night in America

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. […]

New york online poker back to the drawing board

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 […]

Palevic takes $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo

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 […]

Maggio, Frank and Yu take down WSOP events

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 […]

888poker to implement Shot Clock at live festivals

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.

James moore wins WSOP Super Seniors event

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 […]

Time is ticking on New York online poker

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 […]