Full Tilt Poker Online Poker Series On February 2010
February 05, 2010
It is time for another of Full Tilt Poker’s popular Full Tilt Online Poker series. The 15th incarnation of the famous, twice a year, online poker event features 27 events, with prize pools worth a total of $17 million guaranteed to the winners. FTOPS XV kicks start on 10th February 2010, and will last through the main event on 21st February 2010.
New Jersey Attempting Online Poker Legalization
February 01, 2010
At a time when President Obama has lost his supermajority in the Senate and the future of online poker legalization at the federal level is uncertain, it appears as though the states may be starting to take matters into their own hands as far as this issue is concerned.
Full Tilt Poker Rush Poker Integrating with Tracking Software
January 25, 2010
As anyone that has played with them knows, software tracking packages are one of the biggest advantages to playing online. These packages log all of the hand histories and use them to compute statistics on different players such as betting patterns and tells. You can them to get quick info on the players at your table or just analyze your own game statistically in order to pick off weaknesses.
Full Tilt Poker’s New Rush Poker
January 23, 2010
Full Tilt Poker has always been a website where players could find lots of action. When tables started getting tight, Full Tilt Poker always did something to induce action. However, their latest brainchild might easily be the most brilliant idea ever created in the world of online poker.
Rules and Regulations Released for 2010 WSOP
January 21, 2010
The World Series of Poker is always a staple event in the world of poker and for that reason people always eagerly look forward to the announcements that lead up to the start of the series each year. In 2010, the WSOP will start on May 28th with both the $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament as well as the new eight-game mixed $50,000 Players Championship, so time is certainly starting to draw close to those events.
Cake Poker Offering Irish Open Qualification
January 16, 2010
The 2010 Irish Open promises to be a spectacular weekend of play. This year, it will take place from April 2nd to April 5th. It will actually take place in the city of Dublin, Ireland and that is something that is even more special because it means you’ll get the chance to spend Easter in Dublin.
Poker Potentially to be Taxed Heavier in the United Kingdom
January 13, 2010
The UK government, likely in an effort to raise more revenues, has started to look at ways to get more out of the online gambling industry. According to proposals, the UK is considering taxing all online gambling sites at a higher rate for doing business within their borders.
Poker Stars and the North American Poker Tour
January 11, 2010
Poker Stars has been a big fan of live poker tours. In addition to their online ventures, they have been involved with the European Poker Tour (EPT), Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) and Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT). Now, this giant online poker website will take it one step further with the creation of the brand new North American Poker Tour (NAPT).
WSOP Europe 2009 to Air on ESPN Starting January
January 08, 2010
People from all over the world have been eagerly awaiting the start of the new World Series of Poker Europe's television run. Not one to disappoint, ESPN has released their broadcast schedule for WSOP Europe events. It will start on January 31st and in total will feature 10 different episodes each of which will be one hour in length.
Party Poker Brings Back Cash Machine
January 03, 2010
One of the most successful promotions of all time was the Cash Machine promotion put forth by Party Poker. As far as promotions are concerned, it was one that was frequented by players from all around the world of online poker and there were many players saddened when it went away the first time.
Poker Stars Introduces Online Team
December 30, 2009
If you needed anymore indication that the online world of poker was going to collide with the offline world, perhaps the most recent announcement coming from the Poker Stars camp will be that indication.
FullTilt Poker Ringing in the New Year Right
December 28, 2009
Full Tilt Poker has been on overdrive over the holidays as far as giving out bonuses is concerned The second largest online poker site in history seems to be doing everything it can and then some to gain market share on the only site above it in the rankings and that translates to some amazingly sweet rewards for everyone involved.
12 Days of Poker Arrive at Bodog
December 25, 2009
Even though Bodog Poker is one of the few online poker sites to disqualify Canadian players from playing online poker with them, they remain one of the most popular sites out there because of their broad mass market appeal. One of the main reasons for that is their excellent promotional offers which have only been enhanced by their 12 Days of Poker promotion that will start and end this month.
Full Tilt Poker Introduces One More Holiday Bonus
December 23, 2009
December 6th marked the end of what was likely the most sought after Full Tilt Poker promotion of the holidays. That promotion was of course the Holiday Hundred Bonus that was available and many players have likely already claimed and cleared this bonus by now.
Full Tilt Poker Introducing Changes for 2010
December 21, 2009
The end of a calendar year is usually a good time for online poker sites to introduce changes to their online poker operation for the upcoming year. Traditionally, there are many online poker sites that do make major announcements during this period of time. Full Tilt Poker is one of the sites doing it for the 2010 year as it looks as though they have at least two major changes coming the way of players in the New Year.
Gold Stacks now a part of the Cake Poker Rewards Program
December 19, 2009
Loyalty programs of all shapes and sizes are generally accepted nowadays as part of the way in which a particular online poker website chooses to market itself to its players. Cake Poker has long been a part of the loyalty program offering group of online poker websites, but now they’ve decided to take things to the next level in an effort to drum up more interest in the product that they’re offering.
Online Poker Wins and Loses at End of 2009
December 16, 2009
With the 2009 year coming to an end, it appears as though the status quo will be the way the 2010 year starts for online gambling within the United States. Even though there have been some victories won on behalf of the online gambling lobby...
Full Tilt Mini FTOPS Starting
December 14, 2009
In the wake of its successful 14th installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), Full Tilt Poker has commenced the 14th installment of its MiniFTOPS series. This series has smaller cash prizes in most of the tournaments, but the trade-off is that the entry fees are also smaller and that in turn makes it easier for other players to get in.
Party Gaming Expanding Abroad and Developing at Home
December 11, 2009
It has been a busy time for Party Gaming, the parent company of the Party Poker online poker operation. It has new things happening all over its operations including expansion abroad and development at home. In the expansion area, Party Gaming has done a lot to get their brand into different markets recently and they have also recently succeeded at gaining a foothold in the European country of Italy.
Full Tilt Poker Giving Away Massive WPT Berths
December 07, 2009
The World Poker Tour is easily one of the most prestigious live tournament circuits Aside from perhaps the World Series of Poker itself, the WPT is definitely the most watched and highest regarded series of live poker tournaments to take place on the planet When people can get into a WPT event they always manage to find a way to go For Full Tilt Poker players therefore, the latest tournament promotion to come out of the site is all the more welcome.
Full Tilt Poker and Party Poker Offer Last Minute Aussie Millions Satellites
December 05, 2009
You’d think that with the Aussie Millions tournament just six weeks away, most of the people that are going to the tournament would already have booked their flights and found their seats at the table. However, the online poker world is often fickle and if people are diligent about it they can find opportunities even at the last minute before the tournament begins.
APPT 2009 Coming to a Close
December 02, 2009
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour might be one of the newcomers to the world of competitive live tournament poker tours, but it has nevertheless become one of the flagship tours on the international circuit. Poker Stars initially backed the creation of the APPT and now thanks to their own star-studded cast of endorsers and the momentum of consecutive successful years, APPT 2009 is coming to a close with just about everyone that knows anything about poker truly ecstatic at how things have gone this year.
Party Poker Being Especially Generous this December
November 30, 2009
December is known as the month of giving because it has Christmas in it. In order to commemorate this most enjoyable month of the year, many online poker sites often have special promotions that revolve around the typical December themes. This year however, Party Poker has decided to go all out with their promotions, giving away more than $1 million in the process.
ECOOP V Event 1 Started This Week
November 23, 2009
ECOOP V is off to a flying start after the first event saw some fierce sparring for the honor of being crowned the champion of the first event at the fifth installment of this particular tournament. What started off from humble beginnings has now become a major tournament draw for online poker network iPoker and its flagship operation Titan Poker.
WSOP Online Poker Just About Ready for Public Consumption
November 19, 2009
The rumors of the demise of the WSOP online poker operation have been greatly exaggerated, or so things seem after the most recent series of events unfolded in the world of online poker.
World Poker Tour Sale Goes from Rumor to Reality
November 16, 2009
In a deal that will certainly have the world of online poker talking for months to come, Party Gaming has closed the gap and sealed the deal to take over ownership and operation of the World Poker Tour (WPT).
Poker Stars to Add new Huge Tournament to Sunday Line Up
November 14, 2009
When you take a closer look at what Poker Stars has to offer, what you’ll see immediately is one tournament standing out amongst the pack. That tournament is the Poker Stars Turbo Takedown and of all the new tournaments they have introduced lately, it represents by far the most interesting of the pack.
Poker Stars Announces new Latin American Poker Tour Season
November 10, 2009
Poker Stars was definitely quick off the draw as far as the creation of live poker tour circuits is concerned. Since everyone was around to witness the amazing success the World Poker Tour (WPT) has had, everyone has been trying to replicate that success for their own poker tours.
Poker Stars Continues Live Poker Tour Creation
November 06, 2009
Ever since the World Poker Tour (WPT) proved that traveling live poker circuits sold lots of seats and made lots of money, many online poker sites have been creating their own regional tours in an effort to cash in on some of the success that the WPT has been experiencing.
USPC Back on Television
November 04, 2009
With all of the ceremony surrounding the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the World Poker Tour (WPT) over the last few years, it seems as though people seem to have forgotten about the United States Poker Championship (USPC).
The USPC started in 1996 and at the time featured several high buy-in tournaments including a $10,000 championship event. It was popular amongst many of the best players in the game with previous champions including Daniel Negreanu and Men “The Master” Nguyen along with final table appearances from poker greats like Phil Hellmuth, John Juanda and Erik Seidel.
Poker Stars and the Latin American Poker Tour Roll Into Town
November 02, 2009
In a poker market where it seems that just about every traditional geographic unit you can think of has its own poker tour, Poker Stars is bringing back one that was very much successful the first time it took place. It is known as the Latin American Poker Tour and the first two seasons of the tour were quite successful.
More Ways to Win At FTOPS XIV with FTOPS Challenges
October 29, 2009
The FTOPS Challenges, which offers six more ways to win big with FTOPS XIV, returns along with the 14th edition of Full Tilt Online Poker Series. The FTOPS Challenges offer to the players, chances to win cash bonuses, freeroll entries, and other prizes.
PIC Club Corrected by Merge Gaming
October 26, 2009
PIC Club is one of the next generation of online payment processors that operate within the United States. They have relationships with online gambling sites that allow players from the United States to make deposit with those sites. The way they do this is by using the money players give them to buy shares in commodities and then they sell those shares to the online poker sites, thereby allowing players to make indirect deposits that eventually make it into their real money accounts at online poker sites.
Ultimate Bet Looking to Expand into Germany and Czech Republic
October 22, 2009
All in all, right now is a good time to be under the banner of the Ultimate Bet team. They have just come off a very successful 2009 Aruba Poker Classic during which the top prize was greater than $750,000 and they got all of the attention that was due an official WPT stop and then some. Perhaps because of their recent successes, Ultimate Bet is looking to keep the streak going.
4th Bodog Poker Open on its Way
October 20, 2009
Bodog Poker has not really been a big boy in terms of the online poker traffic numbers, but it always did have something that no other online poker site did. That something was the Bodog Poker Open. Even though there are other events around that are larger and better attended than the Bodog Poker Open, the event has received a surprising amount of success and attention considering the relative smallness of the Bodog Poker operation.
Dream Team Poker to Combine with Monday Night Football
October 17, 2009
Dream Team Poker, fresh off the success of hosting a tournament during the 2009 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, is looking to expand their horizons while at the same time growing in a way that will allow them to slowly and surely establish their presence within the larger market of televised poker.
WSOP Increases ESPN Cash Cow Status
October 14, 2009
In a sporting market where many of the larger events in terms of popularity have already super-saturated the marketplace, the World Series of Poker has continued to gain popularity, creating a bigger and bigger cash cow for ESPN every single year of its broadcast on television.
Million Dollar Challenge Yields 100K Winner
October 12, 2009
It might seem more like a plotline from a Hollywood movie than real life, but that didn’t stop the religious minister from cleaning the clock of two Poker Stars professionals and claiming a payday of $100,000 in the process.
December 1st UIGEA Deadline Fast Approaching
October 09, 2009
It started out as a roar in 2006 that sputtered into a whimper in 2008. However, with December 1, 2009 fast approaching, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act appears to have come back to haunt players in the United States one more time.
Poker Stars Million Dollar Challenge Starting
October 06, 2009
Most of the networks have started to clue into the fact that televised poker has become a big money making device. For that reason, Fox is now getting into the mix of things by creating a series known as the Poker Stars Million Dollar Challenge. This show will have its first instalment air on October 11th after football action has completed.
Darvin Moon Latest to Play Inside Deal
October 03, 2009
Inside Deal is the name of a television show that regularly airs on the ESPN.com website. It is a show that purportedly discussed poker news issues as well as opinions on different happenings within the poker world. It is much more than a news show for that reason and Darvin Moon is just the latest in a long line of poker players to make appearances on the show.
Full Tilt Poker Cash Game Has Seven-Figure Pot
September 30, 2009
Full Tilt Poker has often played second fiddle within the online televised cash game circuit. High Stakes Poker was the first show to really explore the world of online poker and the Full Tilt Poker Million Dollar Cash Game has really had to take a back seat to them no matter what else they have tried to do.
HeadsUp Entertainment to Create Poker Channel
September 26, 2009
The rumour mill has turned out to be correct this time around because HeadsUp Entertainment has finally confirmed that they will be creating a new poker channel at some point during the final quarter of the 2009 year.
World Series of Poker Main Event November Nine
September 24, 2009
The 2009 World Series of Poker took place in Las Vegas over the months of June and July. The Main Event was played down until the final table during this time and the nine players that made the final table in the Main Event won’t be back to finish the event until November. The set-up for the Main Event is the exact same as it was last year so if you watched the Main Event last year then you already know how they run the event.
WSOPC Schedule Announced
September 22, 2009
WPT is already in running, while WSOP Europe is around the corner. But those, who prefer to plan things in advance, have already set their sights on the upcoming WSOPC, scheduled to take place in December at Harrah’s.
High Stakes Poker to Quickly Start Season 6
September 19, 2009
Many fans will be relieved to hear that High Stakes Poker is coming back for a sixth season that will be on the airwaves early on in the 2010 year. Of course, High Stakes Poker is an interesting show because of the fact that all of the signs appeared to be pointing to the fact that it was going to be cancelled after the fifth season had wrapped up.
888 Holdings and Harrah set to Deal
September 17, 2009
Harrah’s has long been one of the biggest names in the field of online gambling. In fact, with their hosting of the World Series of Poker almost every single year, the Harrah’s brand is one that will always be synonymous with poker almost regardless of what else happens with that particular brand name.
Ultimate Bet for the Macintosh
September 10, 2009
It has been a long time coming, but Ultimate Bet has now joined the ranks of the truly accessible online poker websites. Just a few days ago, they have announced the release of their Mac software version, now available to users of the Mac O/S as a bona fide download and install option.
Bodog Now Accepts Canadian Poker Players
September 08, 2009
In a move that is likely to play very well for the Bodog brand, it appears as though the Canadian Bodog experience is about to come true.
Keith McDonnell, the leader of Bodog Europe which owns the rights to Bodog.ca, was ecstatic in a press release that was given to the public as a way to celebrate the evolution of Bodog to eventually come to see Canadians as another market which could be entered. Up to the present moment in time, Bodog had been excluding Canadians from their services. Now..
Take 2 Available on Full Tilt Poker
September 04, 2009
Full Tilt Poker has had many innovative promotions over the course of time, but the Take 2 promotion that they have just recently brought onto the market has to be by far one of the most impressive promotions that they have ever done. It has the clearly stated goal of promoting the multi-table cash game strategy and the promotion clearly does do that.
NBC Hires Former Soprano for Face the Ace
September 02, 2009
Face the Ace, the new poker show that has come to fruition on the NBC television network, is going to be getting some high-powered help in the form of Steve Schirripa. Many people may not recognize the name, but the former actor on the Sopranos television series is definitely a face that many people would recognize immediately.
Monthly Million Tournaments at iPoker Network
August 29, 2009
Come this September, and you could play the $1 million prize money tournament, dubbed the ‘Monthly Million’ in the iPoker network. The $535 buy-in gala event will be officially kick started on September 13th, at 18:00 hrs GMT. The iPoker Network is owned and operated by Playtech.
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