With the announcement of a new software update that includes making every player on the site anonymous, Bodog has become the first online poker site to take a serious step in deterring data-mining and putting all online poker players on an equal playing field. Bodog has long been an advocate of doing away with data-mining (where professional players can collect data on their opponentsRead Full Article

Apparently having signed 2011 World Series of Poker champion Pius Heinz has given PokerStars a little wiggle room when it comes to the worth of their other Team PokerStars from Europe, and two of those players have seemingly been let go by the site: JP Kelly from the UK and Juan Maceiras from Spain. Both players have been removed from the Team PokerStars rosterRead Full Article

High Pulse Poker is a new player on the poker scene, the site launched its real-money version on the 15th of November, but unlike other online poker startups that mimic what the current crop of online poker rooms are doing, High Pulse Poker has decided to do things their own way and the result is a fun, player-friendly, place to play online poker. HighRead Full Article

If you haven’t already joined the largest US-facing online poker network now is definitely the time to do so, as the Merge Gaming Network has announced they will be ending rakeback for all new sign-ups beginning on June 1, 2011. Current Merge Gaming Network players with rakeback deals will be grandfathered in, and will continue to receive rakeback, as will any new players whoRead Full Article

On the 2+2 poker forum, Full Tilt Poker Doug updated the poker community on how Full Tilt Poker will handle the refunding of US players, as well as how they will convert tournament and ring game tickets, as well as Iron Man tickets and medals. The only thing not addressed was how the site would handle converting Full Tilt Poker points into cash, whichRead Full Article

Following on the heels of Black Friday the Merge Gaming Network –which is now the #1 US-online poker network/site in the world—has announced it will cease offering rakeback to new players beginning on June 1, 2011. There are a number of rumors that all rakeback will be stopped at the Merge Gaming Network, but this is entirely untrue. In fact you can still sign-upRead Full Article

Attention calling all players at Rox Poker, or new ones for that matter, there is still time left to qualify for a package at this years Brazilian Series of Poker. All you have to do to be in with a chance of claiming one of these great packages is rakeback just $1, yes that’s $1 between now and the 4th May. With all theRead Full Article

Early Friday morning Full Tilt Poker sent the following E-Mail message to their real-money online poker players in the United States, not only addressing the state of their current account balances but also rakeback payments where applicable. Here is a look at the message received by Full Tilt Poker players: We regret to inform you that due to recent actions by the U.S. government,Read Full Article

After what happened yesterday, I’m sure US poker players will frantically looking for Online Poker Sites that are still accepting US players. So thanks to USpokersites.co, who will be updating there list of Poker Sites that US players can play at constantly as things unfold, we have listed some of the poker sites that are still available to US players. List of Poker SitesRead Full Article

While the uber-tight rakeback players who populate the Full Tilt Poker tables will be up in arms today, the rest of the site’s player base will likely be jumping for joy at today’s news from Full Tilt Poker. Full Tilt Poker has announced they are switching from a ‘Dealt’ Rakeback calculation, to the ‘Weighted’ Rakeback calculation. This change means that players will no longerRead Full Article