Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 14, 2013 Posted in Poker News | 1 Comment »

It’s no secret that I feel the poker food chain has grown unbalanced in recent years (Evidence 1 and Evidence 2), and it’s safe to say that the online poker world is finally catching on to this problem and making the necessary changes. The latest poker site thatRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 07, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

I’m probably getting a little bit ahead of myself here, but with PokerStars looking to have Full Tilt Poker back online within 90 days there are a few questions that players are going to want to have answered concerning the relaunch. In this article I’ll take a lookRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 02, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On May 31, 2012 Lock Poker officially left the Merge Gaming Network and returned to where they got their start, the Cake Poker Network. However, the homecoming was not a sign of Lock Poker slinking back but rather the site came back as the conqueror, purchasing the entireRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 14, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

In a first of its kind move, the world’s largest online poker site, PokerStars, has announced a scheduled meeting with representatives from the poker community in an effort to open a dialogue between the two sides. The announcement comes on the heels of a severe backlash by theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 17, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

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 dealsRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 05, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »
merge gaming rakeback

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 stoppedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 14, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

PokerStars created the first tiered VIP Program, Full Tilt Poker gave us the wildly popular Rush Poker tables, and now it’s Party Poker is making sure they’re not left out of the poker innovation category with its addition of Double Holdem. Double Holdem begins in the same wayRead Full Article