Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 08, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

According to an article on iGaming Post (www.gaming-awards.com) there may be a new suitor for Full Tilt Poker waiting in the wings. iGaming Post is reporting that they have confirmed this second suitor (an unnamed UK investment firm) from three separate sources, stating that they will be interestedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 04, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

The Merge Gaming Network will kick-off its first-ever major tournament series today, when it debuts the Poker Maximus tournament series; a 22-day long event featuring a mid-blowing 70 tournaments. All told the Poker Maximus series will award players with at least $1.5 million in guaranteed prize-money, including twoRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Since deciding to leave the US market after their main payment processor ran afoul of the US Government, the Everleaf Poker Network has issued their first public statement on the matter, clarifying precisely what occurred, and why US players have yet to receive their account balances. In October,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 10, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 2 Comments »

If a report at PokerFuse.com is correct, it seems the US government is not done harassing online poker sites just yet. According to an unnamed source at the Everleaf Poker Network skin Minted Poker, the network (one of the few remaining in the US market) will be announcingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 07, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Where to begin! There were so many stories over the past week in the world of poker that it will be hard to fit them all in this article. There are updates on the Jonathan Duhamel robbery situation, Thor Hansen’s battle with cancer, the Entraction Network has beenRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

According to a report at www.PocketFives.com Absolute Poker and UB Poker players may indeed be repaid by the soon to be liquidated sites… but only to the tune of about 20% of their account balances. According to the article, “Two reliable sources close to Absolute Poker and UBRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 05, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

This weekend UB and Absolute Poker likely committed their final atrocity on the online poker world as an anonymous poster on the 2+2 poker forums created a thread with a link to a website that had player information on over 3 million users from the Cereus Poker NetworkRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 02, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Just days after Bodog announced all of their poker tables would now be anonymous, the Microgaming Poker Network has apparently decided to follow in their footsteps, announcing yesterday that all of their Heads-Up No Limit Holdem tables, and select other tables at all stakes would be anonymous. I’veRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 30, 2011 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

Beginning December 1st, poker players at Victor Chandler could find their holiday season even merrier as the site has announced its latest promotion: The 25 Days of Christmas. Every day from December 1st – 25th, players at Victor Chandler can log into the poker client and see whatRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 28, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Another online poker site is apparently running afoul of their regulator, as well as their poker network, as the MicroGaming Poker Network released a statement today stating that 24 Poker has had its license revoked by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and that the site is now offline. PlayersRead Full Article