Marcus Bebb-Jones, a British poker professional has spoken out to show that he fears for his life once his trial is over. The professional poker player is accused of murdering his wife Sabrina in 1997 and then using the money that the couple had to start living aRead Full Article

With 31,000 of the 50,000 hands in the books, Tom “durrrr” Dwan is steadily pulling away from Patrik Antonius in their “Challenge Match”. The two players were able to log some 2,000 hands over two separate sessions with Dwan winning close to $150k over the two sessions; puttingRead Full Article

In 2009 poker players were shocked to find their withdrawals from numerous poker sites bouncing and being rejected. It turned out the federal government decided to seize over $30 million of cash-outs that were processed through Account Services payment processor. The seizure caused the biggest uproar in onlineRead Full Article

In 2008 the Netherlands imposed a 29% tax on poker winnings, a move that saw many top Dutch players leave the country in search of countries with more lenient tax laws regarding poker. For the players who stayed, hoping the laws were more show than anything, it wouldRead Full Article

Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan and Patrik Antonius have resumed their multi-tabling nosebleed stakes heads-up match at Full Tilt Poker after a break of several months. Two sessions back-to-back have seen Dwan extend his lead to more than $1 million. However, with just under 32,000 of the promised 50,000 afterRead Full Article

Better known for Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros than for No-Limit Holdem, console game giants Sega have announced their entry into the competitive world of online poker. Launching their site on the established iPoker network, collectively the 3rd largest pool of poker players online, means thatRead Full Article

When faced with the choice to play at either PokerStars or Full Tilt Poker many beginning poker players have opted to play at Full Tilt. The main reason: they can get 27% rakeback at Full Tilt Poker, while PokerStars doesn’t offer rakeback at all, or so it seems…Read Full Article

Responding to player demand, PokerStars has greatly improved their multi-currency options for real money players. The wild swings taken by the US dollar, Euro, and most other global currencies over the last two years have made calculating exchange rates for poker sites difficult, at some times frustrating playersRead Full Article

This past Sunday, almost across the board, the online poker sites were running special promotions for their big guaranteed tournaments, including PokerStars upping the guaranteed prize-pool of the Sunday Million to a whopping $2 million! Well, with 19,377 participants the total prize-pool grew to $3.875 million, a SundayRead Full Article

In one of the strangest moves in online poker history, the iPoker Network has enacted a policy where it will penalize sites that have a disproportionate number of “good” players! The move makes tactical sense, but doesn’t seem to have the potential to work in the real-world. IpokerRead Full Article