March 26, 2015
The nascent and very promising poker streaming facility Twitch (see previous reports) has been hacked, but is fighting back with a series of measures, it advised Wednesday in a website notice and communications direct with users. The announcement reads: “We are writing to let you know that there may have been unauthorized access to some […]
March 3, 2015
The news earlier this week that Pokerstars is interested in using the Twitch live streaming broadcast technology for at least some of its tournaments, and has hired expert user and poker pro Jason Somerville to advise on the medium, is being widely regarded as an indication that Twitch is about to become a major element […]
February 1, 2015
Online poker players have increasingly been using streaming technology from Twitch to broadcast their internet poker action live to fans, but for one player using the system it turned out to be an expensive learning curve this week. The poker information site Pocket Fives reports that Charlie “Epiphany77” Carrel was hacked by a viewer registered […]
January 17, 2015
The video streaming site Twitch.tv received a publicity boost this week when poker pro Jason Somerville gave an interview praising the real-time broadcast capabilities of the service, saying that in terms of viewer engagement and more time availability it was a better bet for streaming poker activity than television. Discussing the medium with the publication […]