WSOP 2017 schedule released

March 8, 2017

The first World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) to be held in Rozvadov, Czech Republic will kick off October 19 and run to November 10, 2017 at Leon Tsoukernik’s King’s Casino, Rozvadov offering an 11-bracelet event tournament schedule. The series will officially conclude on Friday, November 10, 2017 with the final table of the Euro […]

Pokerstars announces Euro 1 million promo

March 8, 2017

Online poker operator Pokerstars has announced significant changes to the upcoming PokerStars Championship Macau and PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino live offering, such as the addition of guarantees on a range of events, including a Euro 1 million guaranteed prize pool for the PokerStars National Championship. Pokerstars is also offering a 50-seat-guaranteed live satellite […]

Pokerstars Championship in Sochi

March 6, 2017

PokerStars Championship Sochi will take place from 20 to 31 May 2017 at the Sochi Casino and Resort and includes a guaranteed PokerStars Championship Main Event worth RUB 150,000,000 (approx. $2,600,000). The event is touted as the largest guaranteed prize pool ever featured in a Russian poker tournament. Highlights of the 11-day poker schedule include: […]

Million dollar poker win for California pro player

March 4, 2017

California poker pro Daniel Strelitz (27) is $1,001,110 wealthier this week after winning the $10,000 buy-in 2017 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic NLHE main event by besting a field of 521 rivals. It was the young pro’s first WPT title…and his first seven-figure win; his best previous cash was $338,774 at the World Series […]

Aussie poker players making progress in fight against poker ban

March 4, 2017

The newly formed Australian Online Poker Alliance (AOPA) reported back this week on the remarkable progress it has made in the short time since its formation to fight federal government changes to the Interactive Gambling Act that could see online poker banned in the country. Founder and energetic driver Joseph Del Duca has initiated a […]

Pokerstars launches new poker tournament with recreational players in mind

March 4, 2017

PokerStars has introduced a new live tournament series aimed at recreational players, according to a company statement Friday. Titled Megastack the series is designed to bring live poker to players’ doorstep at a low buy-in level, to create a good live poker experience, and to offer players a platform on which to build their poker […]

PokerVision Network commits to poker marathon coverage

March 3, 2017

Canada-based PokerVision Network (PVN), a subsidiary of ePlay Digital Inc., announced Thursday that it is to co-produce reality TV style content from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, providing behind the scenes footage of “Streamboat”, a week-long marathon of poker featuring Twitch streamers and poker pros Bill Perkins, Jeff Gross, Jaime Staples and Matt Staples. The players […]

Deepstack poker bot in the news again

March 3, 2017

Following the publication this week of the research report in the Journal of Science on the success of the University of Alberta’s Deepstack poker bot last December (see previous  report) the mainstream media have again given wide coverage to the 3,000-hand confrontation between a poker-playing computer program and 11 professional players. InfoPowa readers may recall […]

Jones takes second WSOPC title

March 1, 2017

26-year-old North Carolina poker pro, Ryan Jones, has won his second World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event Title for $269,327, his second gold ring and a free seat to the 2017 Global Casino Championship. Jones bested a field of 945 in the 2017 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio $1,675 no-limit hold’em Main Event […]

Pokerstars #raiseit to 158 million views with global social campaign

March 1, 2017

Campaign videos featuring Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwyane Wade, Neymar Jr, and Ronaldo Nazario are a hit with sports fans everywhere. PokerStars reports that its second instalment of #raiseit, the global social media campaign featuring Team PokerStars SportStar Cristiano Ronaldo and renowned basketball player Dwyane Wade, has been a success around the world, with the unique series […]