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Zynga Opens, Fortune Closes, Inter Leaves, BlueSq Merges & Ipoker May Go Anonymous
April 5, 2013 This weeks news round-up is a bit longer in order to catch up from last weeks missing news. With alot talk about site and network mergers and more states getting in the rush to regulate ... more
Full Tilt Poker Overtaken, Possible Return of Neteller & PokerStars Plan Growth in Atlantic City
Mar 22, 2013 Biggest news this week is that Full Tilt has fallen off its 2nd place slot and looks unlikely to recover. Very interesting signs and insight that Neteller is keen to re-open to US market... more
DoJ FTP Claims Administrator, Laddies To iPoker & WSOP Jerry Has Debts Up To His Yin Yang
Mar 15, 2013 Two interesting stories this week in the world of online poker. Finally the DoJ have appointed a claims administrator for US players owed by Full Tilt. Secondly WSOP winner Jerry Yang ha... more
AGA Cheap Shots at PokerStars, Bitar Health Issues & ISPT Get Help From Dusk Til Dawn
Mar 9, 2013 This weeks headline news has to be the American Gaming Association's cheap shots at PokerStars. Other news Ray Bitar's health issues have held up his trial and the troubled International ... more
Separating Players By Ability, Full Tilt Guarantees & Negreanu Challenge
Mar 1, 2013 This week everyone and his dog seems hell bent on separating their players from other players one way or another. Full Tilt have announced they will guarantee all tournaments and Daniel N... more
RIP Jerry Buss, Ferguson Settles & PokerRoom Closes
Feb 22, 2013 We give you the low-down on the weeks poker news - Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies aged 80, Jesus Ferguson settles with DoJ and the much loved PokerRoom.com closes for the second time. Also... more
Gents Dont Be Ladies, Bad Actors & GPI Bars Cheats
Feb 15, 2013 We bring you the skinny on the weeks poker news - The good without the bad and the boring. This weeks poker news includes WSOP clever approach to keeping dumbass men out of the ladies on... more
Bribes, Slow Cashouts, WTO & Merge Ends Rakeback
Feb 1, 2013 This weeks poker news includes "shocking" allegations of a $1 million bribe on Full Tilt’s Behalf, mounting evidence that Revolutions slow cashouts affecting players worldwide, the WTO ... more
Shared Pools, Accumulators, Apps & Appointments
Jan 18, 2013 This weeks poker news includes a lot of positive moves by poker rooms including reducing highest tier VIP levels, tidying up lobbies, launching ipad apps. While the WSOP announce a new t... more
Split iPoker, Moves, Resignations & Casino Rumours
Sept 7, 2012 The long talked about self enforced split of the iPoker Network has happened this week & Everest set to join network. Rumours pokerstars plans to move into casino and betting lacking subs... more
PKR Launch Updated Software Version 2.08
PKR have released an updated version of their 3d poker software which now includes some much needed features. As well as upgrading some of the functionality of the site they have added some typica... more
PokerStars Buys FullTilt in Settlement with DOJ
August 1, 2012 PokerStars and the DoJ have both official announced they have reached a settlement which also includes the sale of FullTilts assets to PokerStars. The deal will see PokerStars pay $731... more
Poker News Weekly Roundup – 27th April 2012
April 27, 2012 This week there is litle talk about anything other than the very strong rumour that PokerStars have acquired Full Tilt as part of their settlement deal with the DOJ. However there has b... more
Rumour PokerStars Buys Full Tilt In DOJ Deal After Group Bernard Tapie Deal Fails
April 24, 2012 Early doors on this breaking news so don't jump to too many conclusions but Group Bernard Tapie lawyer has announced / confirmed that the GBT deal with the DOJ to buy Full Tilt Poker i... more
Poker News Weekly Roundup – 20th April 2012
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Poker News Weekly Roundup – 13th April 2012
April 13, 2012 - This weekend is the anniversary of Black Friday one year ago when not only did it change poker in the US, but it changed the world of online poker for the worse ... Around the world. ... more
Poker News Weekly Roundup – 6th April 2012
April 6, 2012 - This weeks poker news round-up includes some positive news about Full Tilt / Tapie deal ... Pocket Kings, Full Tilts parent company are recruiting staff in Dublin so clearly indicating... more
Poker News Weekly Roundup – 30th March 2012
This weeks poker news roundup doesn't include any news about Full Tilt / Tapie deal other than that it's supposedly very close and that more sites are finally acknowleging that it's going to happen. E... more
Poker News Weekly Roundup – 23rd March 2012
This weeks poker news roundup includes the great news that classy poker pro Vicky Coren is to marry funny man David Mitchell. A quiet week but on this weeks news downside Daniel Negreanu got temp bann... more
Poker News Weekly Roundup – 16th March 2012
This weeks poker news roundup includes rumours that the Tapie / Full Tilt deal is imminent & possibly could be announced today. Increasing numbers of US / Online partnerships and a rush to get in on t... more
Poker News Weekly Roundup – 9th March 2012
This weeks poker news roundup includes and "apology" from Ray Bitar and rumour of possible British buyer for Full Tilt IF the Tapie deal falls through. Increasing numbers of US / Online partnerships a... more
Poker News Weekly Roundup – 2nd March 2012
This weeks poker news roundup is a mix of good and bad news from the world of poker. On the upside US poker regulation seems be taking a step closer state by state, on the downside the DOJ seem determ... more
Full Tilt AGCC Hearing Moved To 19th September
The AGCC Alderney Gambling Control Commission have announced they will be restarting the Full Tilt hearing on the 19th September. The rescheduled hearing was set to be heard no later than the 15th Se... more
PKR Launch 2d PKR lite version
PKR at last launch a 2d PKR lite version of their ground breaking 3d poker site aimed at poker players using old or low spec machines. This recent software update will also be a boon to multi-tabl... more
US PokerStars Players Now Able to Cashout
PokerStars have just announced that US players are now able to cashout their PokerStars accounts effective immediately. The "Cash Out" button is now active for US players with check, bank transfer... more
DOJ Agrees Cashout of US Poker Players Funds
The DoJ have indicted in a press release today that they will allow PokerStars and Full Tilt to payout their US Customers bankrolls. To this end they will return the .com domains on the understanding... more
ChicagoJoey breaks 24 Hour Poker Hand Record at PokerStars
PokerStars have a new record breaker in player ChicagoJoey who has smashed the record for the most hands of online poker played during a 24-hour period - less than a week after the record was set. ... more
PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge on Fox TV
PokerStars is following in Full Tilt Poker's footsteps and sponsoring a new broadcast television show. The Full Tilt Poker precedent was "Face the Ace" broadcast on NBC. The Poker Stars entry is call... more
Full Tilt Poker Iron Man Challenge
FullTilt Poker Iron Man Challenge is a challenge of dedication and perseverance on the part of all Full Tilt Poker players. In order to succeed in the challenge you have to consistently play poker f... more
Full Tilt Poker Launches Poker Training Academy
FullTilt Poker has just added a training site to their already successful poker room that includes many strategy videos from many of Full Tilt's sponsored professionals. There are lesson videos, sess... more
Full Tilt Poker Happy Hours Earn More FT Points
FullTilt Poker has a great happy hour promotion where you can earn double or triple Full Tilt Points by playing at certain games during certain hours. For example every day from 3pm to 5pm EST i... more
Doyle Brunson bets against his own Death
Jan 30,2009 - WSOP Legend Doyle Bruson has bet against his own death in 2009. Doyle appeared in a "Top 100 people most likely to die in 2009" list written by crazy webmaster Mack Rawden who predicted... more
Daniel Negreanu $10 to $100k PokerStars Challenge
PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu has started a $10 to $10k cash game challenge at PokerStars in a similar way to Chris Jesus Ferguson's zero to $10,000 challenge which he completed a couple of years ag... more
2008 World Series of Poker and the November Nine
The 2008 World Series of Poker was an event to remember. Not only did Harrah's embark on what was said to be a pinnacle point in the history of poker, but the title was won by a 22 year old player fro... more
Carbon Poker Bad Beat Jackpot breaks $770,000
Carbon Poker has announced that their Bad Beat Jackpot is now the biggest online poker bad beat jackpot. Currently coming in at over $770,000 the Jackpot continues to grow rapidly and is expected to b... more
Titan Poker Offers a Taste of the Far East at APT Manila 2009
Titan Poker are offering its players a chance to kick start the New Year with a taste of an exotic Eastern culture and a share of millions of dollars. The recent launch of the Asian Poker Tour (APT)... more
Bodog Poker $5 buy-in Top 3 win $75 BPOII Satellite Tickets
Bodog have given our members a great offer for this week only ... A chance to qualify for Bodog's biggest ever poker tournament The Bodog Poker Open II (BPOII) Top 3 WIN BPOII Main Event Satellite... more
4kingpoker Bodog Points Race Win 100K Gtd Seats
Bodog have teamed up with 4kingpoker to offer our bodog sigups another great promotion ... The 4kingpoker Bodog Points Race - $229 in Prizes Where the top 3 players who earn the most points at B... more
Carbon Poker Grand Master Bounty Tournaments
Carbon Poker has launched a brand new bounty tournament ranking system, which gives players a ranking on their overall skills. Every player can take part in the ongoing tournament ranking and is full... more
Titan Poker player plans to go pro with $52K win
Titan Poker made a young poker players dream of going pro a reality after winning their 250K guaranteed tournament. Proving age is no barrier to becoming a poker pro, 21-year old Michael Schwaiger fr... more
PokerStars Battle of the Planets SNG Leaderboard
PokerStars has launched a new weekly leaderboard promotion that's form another planet, well 8 actually. The Battle of the Planets gives PokerStars Sit & Go players a chance to compete against each o... more
Carbon Poker Olympics August Cash Prizes
Carbon Poker has launched another great promotion following their diamonds are forever prizes in July ... Carbon are going all Olympic on their August cash giveaway. The clock is ticking down to t... more
Canadian Jack Hinchey Wins 888.com World Poker Crown
888.com announced the winner of it's $3 million guaranteed World Poker Crown event is plumber Jack Hinchey. The plumber defeated a fellow Canadian to take home $1 Million 1st prize in one of poker's m... more
Mad Genius Teaches Fish to Play Texas Holdem Poker
4kingpoker Exclusive report by Don Kiddick ... Professor Heinz Bean and his research team have trained a goldfish to play No-Limit Texas Holdem - Nicknamed Devilfish after UK pro Dave "Devilfish... more
Everest Poker Live the Dream Challenge
Everest Poker are giving you a chance to "Live the Poker Dream" with a whole year living like a poker pro - playing in some of the biggest tournaments in the world. Everest Poker are looking for te... more
PKR Halloween Avatars, Costumes and Bounty Tournaments
PKR is making the most of its incredible 3D avatars offering fancy dress clothes and masks perfect for celebrating Halloween and adding some great bounty tournaments over the festivities. Bounty ... more
BodogLife the new Bodog Poker same as the old Bodog
Bodoglife is basically the new name for NEW BODOG which was old Bodog poker ... Why ? What Happened ? How does it affect Bodog poker players ? Well long story short due to a bizarre legal di... more
Neteller Returning $94 million in US Distribution Plan
The $94 million of frozen funds in US Neteller customers accounts will now be accessible from Monday 30th July following agreement on a distribution plan. Neteller will not charge any withdrawal f... more
Full Tilt Poker Million Pound Challenge
FullTilt Poker have launched the Million Pound Challenge with a chance for UK players to go head to head with Full Team Pro's for a cool one million pounds. 80 online qualifiers will face the chal... more
PokerStars World Cup of Poker WCP IV
Poker Stars launch the 4th World Cup of Poker WCP with qualifiers starting on 12th July ... Even better the WCP IV is free to enter. The PokerStars World Cup of Poker is an international team-ba... more
Full Tilt Poker FTOPS Series V with $7 Million in Prizes.
Full Tilt Poker have put up over $7 million in guaranteed prize money for the FTOPS Series V. This year it's Bigger & Better - FTOPS V will offer more events, more money, and more chances to Learn, C... more
PokerStars Qualify for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour
PokerStars is offering some great opportunities to play in The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) starting in August 2007. The APPT is set to become one of the world's richest poker tours. Incorporating ... more
Poker playing Alien lands for WSOP in Wiltshire England
Wiltshire, England is well know around the world as a crop circle hotspot, those mysterious, unexplained and often complex patterns appearing over night in fields of wheat and barley. Local farmer... more
Neteller withdraws from Canada and Turkey
Press Release NETELLER PLC Trading Update Monday, 26 March 2007 - The NETELLER Plc Group ("NETELLER" or the "Group") (LSE: NLR), the leading global independent online money transfer business, tod... more
Senator Alfonse D’Amato joins the Poker Players Alliance
Poker Aficionado and former U.S. Senator to Lead Efforts to Protect One of America's Pastimes Washington D.C.(March 5, 2007) The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots organization of more than... more
PokerStars Sunday $1 million tournaments
Poker Stars was the first card room to offer a $1 Million Guaranteed no-limit hold'em tournament every week. Each Sunday, the event gets better and better. First prize in this event is always more th... more
PokerStars Sunday Warmup $350,000 Guaranteed Tournament
PokerStars have launched a a "warm-up" to their weekly Sunday $1 Million tournament ... The PokerStars Sunday Warm-up a guaranteed $350,000 tournament. Sunday is already the biggest day for major ... more
Neteller withdraws from US market official statement
NB See our List of Neteller Alternatives Payment Methods Accepted at Online Poker Sites Press Release NETELLER PLC Trading Update 18 January 2007 - NETELLER Plc (LSE: NLR), the leading indepen... more
Full Tilt Poker Chris Ferguson makes Zero to $10k Bankroll
Jan 1,2007 - Full Tilt Poker Pro Chris "Jesus" Ferguson has finally completed his marathon project to turn zero dollars into a $10,000 bankroll at FullTilt. Lets face it Chris hardly needs to make... more
Online Gambling Bill Is this a US Online Poker Ban ?
October 2, 2006 - A bill imposing strict policies to make gambling online almost impossible was passed late Friday night. US citizens and people from around the world speak out about government contro... more