Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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It was a fairly quiet weekend as far as tournaments go (with only the EPT Madrid Main Event taking place) but the rest of the poker world was virtually on fire with rumors, gossip, and news. So here is our weekly look at the major stories from theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 19, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

PokerStars’ version of former rival Full Tilt Poker’s Rush Poker has been in beta-testing at the site’s play-money tables for close to a month now, and late last week PokerStars announced that ZOOM Poker is still in the beta-testing phase, but would now be available at select real-moneyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 10, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

Poker players have been pining for the fast-paced Rush Poker developed by Full Tilt Poker (or a similar version from another online poker site) ever since the site went offline in late June 2011. Now it appears that PokerStars is preparing for their real-money launch of their RushRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 09, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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For all of you that are too busy to follow every story in the poker world, our weekly series, The Friday Wrap, is here to help you! So without any more fanfare, here is a look at all of the stories from the world of poker that youRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Mar 05, 2012 Posted in PR | No Comments »

Each year poker players look for different options to qualify into one of the most prestigious poker events in the world the WSOP, since the social media era started poker sites have looked for a way to bring in new ideas while promoting through social tools. Poker HostRead 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 James Guill on Dec 07, 2011 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

Last week, PokerFuse.com reported on a rumor that PokerRoom.com was going to reopen their online poker site.  The article quoted a tweet from one of bwin’s SEO managers, but later that same person recanted his tweet.  In the last couple of days, I have spoken with two sourcesRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 01, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

According to a report at egrmagazine.com (the subscription part of the site), Facebook is preparing to enter the online poker industry in the UK; well preparing to partner with existing online poker sites in the UK by offering to host up to eight online poker companies’ software onRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 23, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s no surprise that Phil Ivey’s first poker tournament since Black Friday would take place at the APT Macau, since the big games that have historically sprung up around the tournament have seen some of the biggest pots in the history of the game, and attracts some biggestRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 23, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

If you were given the choice of any WPT tournament held in the US to win, the World Poker Tour stop in Jacksonville would be pretty low in the list. This isn’t because the WPT Jacksonville has a paltry prize-pool (first-place clocked in at $325k) or that theRead Full Article