Online poker news

Isildur1 crashes and burns
03/12/2010 - Railbirds fascinated by the recent $2 million comeback of the enigmatic online poker phenom Isildur1 (see previous InfoPowa reports) watched him crash and burn in a spectacular losing session this week

Hoax or for real? A remarkable Indian story
03/12/2010 - Online poker information sites were debating the veracity of what appeared on the face of it to be a pretty tall story this week concerning a reported $500 000 win on an unidentified Internet poker site....by an 8 year old Indian boy!

Poker software upgrade released by GTechG2
03/11/2010 - It's been a busy week for online poker software developers, it seems. Following the release of Playtech's latest v.9.6 software (see previous InfoPowa report), GTechG2 has launched an upgrade as well.

Isidur1 on a roll
03/11/2010 - The still unidentified Swedish high stakes online poker player Isildur1 has had the satisfaction of another successful session against his favourite targets Cole South and Brian Hastings on the Full Tilt nosebleed tables.

Aruba Poker Classic placed on hold
03/10/2010 - The announcement by UB.com (Ultimatebet) this week that its Aruba Poker Classic is to be put on the backburner, at least for 2010, has triggered speculation that the superabundance of poker tournaments across the globe may be approaching market saturation.

Titanpoker launches new software version
03/10/2010 - Titanpoker.com launched the new 9.6 version of its Playtech online poker software this week, claiming a slew of new features and functionalities, such as an updated Flash version (compatible for Mac users), an exciting variation of Stud poker called RAZZ, and five additional languages, including Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese and Romanian.

Copyright claim on "Face The Ace" thrown out
03/10/2010 - The legal action filed against the NBC by Vegas casino security officer Brandon McSmith, who claimed that his poker show concept was used in the television show "Face the Ace", has been dismissed by the Eighth District Court in Nevada.

Did WPTE execs jump... or were they pushed?
03/10/2010 - The unconfirmed reports on the resignations this week of two key World Poker Tour Enterprises execs has created speculation over whether they jumped or were pushed by new owners Peerless Media - a subsidiary of Party Gaming plc.

Isildur1 duels again
03/10/2010 - The still-unidentified Swedish high stakes poker phenom Isildur1 has been making himself known on the nosebleed tables at Full Tilt again over the past week, grinding away on the lower stakes to build bankroll and then moving up to take on the big boys.

Dwan stays ahead in latest challenge session
03/10/2010 - The Finnish high stakes poker pro Patrik Antonius continued to battle with a run of bad cards this week as he and Tom Dwan went at it again in a further session in their epic 50 000, million dollar Challenge.

Interesting article on Indian gaming
03/09/2010 - The growing involvement of US Indian tribal gaming interests in debates on whether individual states should legalise online poker or not is addressed in an interesting article in the publication "Indian Country Today", written by noted columnist Dave Palermo.

Online poker still growing
03/09/2010 - Pokerscout, the independent site that generates ongoing and accurate online poker statistics says in its report for the week ended March 7 that online poker traffic climbed 1 percent overall, with six of the top 10 sites and networks making useful gains.

Pokerhost on the move...again!
03/09/2010 - Fans on SBG Global's online poker site Pokerhost.com are probably quite expert at uninstalling and installing Internet poker software by now - the site is about to make its third move to a new network.

Annie rules ok!
03/08/2010 - Top poker pro and Cereus network ambassador Annie Duke triumphed against the crème de la crème of the poker world to win the 6th Annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship this week at the Caesars Palace Poker Tournament Room.

MacPhee not fazed by armed robbery
03/08/2010 - Saturday afternoon's armed robber attack on the EPT Berlin tournament at the Grand Hyatt Berlin may have shaken up Kevin MacPhee (29), but not enough to stop him from winning the event against a tough final table to take home Euro 1 million and the trophy.

Armed men heist EPT jackpot
03/07/2010 - The 400 entrants and numerous railbirds attending the PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Grand Hyatt Berlin over the weekend copped a little more excitment than they had bargained for as six armed robbers stormed the place and made off with an amount of around Euro 1 million.

Tiger - Paddy Power deal fails to tee-off
03/06/2010 - The ambitious GBP 5 million sponsorship offer made to golfing king Tiger Woods by the UK online and land betting group Paddy Power has been rejected, according to US media reports.

HUngarian pro wins LA Poker Classic
03/06/2010 - Andras Koroknai, a professional player from Hungary, is the latest WPT L.A. Poker Classic champion after besting a final table of six players at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles this week.

Last chance saloon for online poker site
03/05/2010 - With little notice and less fanfare, the Chance Room online poker site on GTechG2's IPN network closed its virtual doors this week after a mere 5 months in business.

Paddy Poker negotiating Tiger Woods deal
03/05/2010 - The land and online betting group Paddy Power.com has ambitious sponsorship plans for ace but disgraced international golf champ Tiger Woods - the company has entered negotiations through IMG to sponsor the world's best golfer in a five-year, GBP 5 million deal.

Chile leg of LAPT cancelled
03/05/2010 - Chile, hamered this week by a 8.8 Richter scale earthquake and badly damaged as a consequence, will not be hosting its leg of the Pokerstars Latin American Poker Tour as planned.

Get started faster with Microgaming Poker
03/04/2010 - Microgaming Poker Network has new technology to get players to the virtual tables faster. The company has launched its new 1Click Poker client for the first time at Ladbrokes.

Pokerstars tweaks scoop schedule
03/04/2010 - Pokerstars' 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) schedule has been tweaked following "constructive criticism" from players, according to the company's blog.

Goldbet joins expanding Microgaming Poker Network
03/03/2010 - The Goldbet online gambling group's poker interests have chosen the Microgaming Poker Network to host their action, the network announced this week.

Poker for the troops
03/03/2010 - Celebrities, professional poker pros and politicians will gather in Washington DC tonight (Wednesday) to play in a poker tournament designed to raise funds for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - an organisation devoted to the care of US warriors seriously injured in the service of their country.

Seiver wins hi-roller event
03/03/2010 - Scott Seiver, a 24-year-old poker pro from Cold Harbor, New York, is having a profitable year. Just five days after earning $215 000 for a fourth placing in the Pokerstars NAPT on Feb. 23rd he has triumphed in the $25 000 buy-in LA Classic High Roller competition.

Argentinian ace takes the LAPT
03/02/2010 - Jose 'Nacho' Barbero, a Team PokerStars.net Pro who hails from Argentina, is the new Latin American Poker Tour Punta del Este champ after besting a field of 306 players over the weekend.

New online poker network launched
03/01/2010 - Online Poker Network has launched a poker operation integrated onto the Connective Games poker software platform, and designed with small to medium sized poker skins in mind.

Internet poker will not breach Indian agreements
02/28/2010 - The heated debate on the legalisation of online poker in the state of California has been much in the news lately (see previous InfoPowa reports), with substantial focus on the differing opinions of two Indian gambling groups.

Ashman103 takes the high roller honours
02/27/2010 - The 21-year-old fearless nosebleed stakes online player Ashton Griffin took down the $25 000 buy-in Pokerstars North American Poker Tour Venetian High Roller Bounty Shootout as the week came to a close, winning a total prize of $560 000 and earning the respect of the 49 other top players in the field.

Victory Poker launched
02/25/2010 - The merged Everleaf Gaming and Universal Poker Networks have a major new member following the glitzy launch this week of Victory Poker.com.

"king of cards" is well named
02/25/2010 - Despite his ambitious nickname, Tom 'kingofcards' Marchese had yet to cash in a big live competition, but he remedied that in style this week as he took down the inaugural main event of the Pokerstars North American Poker Tour at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

Devilfish in B2B deal with German leisure group
02/24/2010 - It seems an ever growing number of online gambling companies are entering into b2b deals in the industry, with the London-listed Devilfish Gaming the latest to ink a contract.

Getting the poop on SCOOP
02/24/2010 - Online poker provider Pokerstars has released details of the next SCOOP (Spring Championship Of Online Poker) tournament, which is scheduled for May 3 and is to run for two weeks with guaranteed prize-pools totaling $36 million.

Big winners in sunday online poker tourneys
02/23/2010 - Last Sunday saw the fourth anniversary of the Pokerstars Sunday Million regular tournaments, and the world's largest Internet poker provider did it in style with a record $4 million guaranteed prize-pool that brought in some 36 169 global poker fans, boosting the prize-pool to $7 233 800 - the largest Sunday Million treasure chest yet.

Swedish ace wins Danish prize
02/23/2010 - It took 22-year-old Anton Wigg of Sweden a tough four hours to beat his final opponent in the heads up of the PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen in Denmark this week, but it was worth the effort....he took home Euro 494 000, a seat in the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo and the respect of 422 other players who entered the tourney.

Full Tilt under the US microscope?
02/22/2010 - As yet unconfirmed reports circulating on the popular poker message board twoplustwo suggest that FBI agents may be probing the activities of the Full Tilt Poker site, online poker's second largest and global provider of Internet poker.

Good turnout for NAPT Vegas
02/22/2010 - The well planned launch of Pokerstar.net's inaugural North American Poker Tour at the Venetian in Las Vegas got off to a good start with its $5 000 buy-in NLHE tournament over the weekend, with 872 players registering, many of them well known names in international poker.

Cheeky online poker recruiting
02/21/2010 - Whilst it is true that the Australian government has not been exactly ferocious in enforced its laws against online gambling, the fact remains that the Interactive Gaming Act 2001 does make it an offence for any company in Australia or overseas to provide online casino games to any person who is ''physically present in Australia''.

Massachusetts and poker...again
02/20/2010 - Last year’s attempts to bring the legalisation of poker on to the ballot in Massachusetts may have failed (see previous InfoPowa report) but fans of the game have not given up on lobbying for a more sensible classification of poker as a game of skill.