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The withheld Sunday Million winnings of $518,402 of the Dutch player zeurrr will not be distributed among the final tablists; PokerStars released a statement in which they say the money is contributed to "charitable organisations which specialize in preventing underage gaming".
Full Tilt Poker still haven't refunded player accounts, and it's getting a more and more pressing issue. However, it's still not good news; the newest statement only apologizes for the further delays and ensures players that their money is safe.
One of the biggest poker legends of our time, Doyle Brunson has parted ways with his website, DoylesRoom.com. The rumors were circulating for a few days now, but a representative of DoylesRoom confirmed that Brunson is indeed out. The Brunson 10 also seems to be sacked.
WPT Amneville winner Sam el Sayed leads the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship. 52 players made it through Day 4. The infamous cheater, Ali Tekintamgac is still at the tables.
In this article, we are about to summarize how well the four major poker rooms handled the aftermath of Black Friday, when the US Department of Justice seized their domains. Was it PokerStars who handled the situation best? Or Full Tilt Poker? UB/AP?
You may remember Ali Tekintamgac, the player who got disqualified from the Partouche Poker Tour after investigations revealed that he had probably cheated on several occasions, having “journalists” and “cameramen” signal him his opponents’ hands. Tekintamgac is now an entree at the WPT Championship which is the source of a considerable amount of tension.
As a conclusion to this year's European Poker Tour series, Jason Mercier won the tournament that brought together all EPT winners of the last 7 years. Mercier defeated PCA winner Galen Hall for €50,000 worth of EPT Season 8 buy-ins.
Today we show you something special: without further explanation and comments, we present you the current standings of the PointPoker and NoiQ May rake race promotions, accurate as of May 11. Do not forget that, in addition to the promotions, all players are eligible for the 30% rakeback as well.
The final table of the European Poker Tour Season 7 Grand Final took place yesterday, on May 12. Eventually, Venezuelan Ivan Freitez managed to acquire the Shamballa bracelet, defeating his last four opponents in a less than two hours long session, broadcast live with some delay.
Cereus Network’s Absolute Poker and UB.com have cut a deal with the United States Department of Justice. A couple of legal issues, however, remain to be settled before refunds can be made for their US players.
Bill Rini, a recognized expert in the poker industry wrote a blog post yesterday about the shortcomings of the Poker Players Alliance. He criticizes the alliance for their way of arguing for the legalization of online poker.
The Final Table of the EPT Grand Final is soon underway. In a few minutes, 8 players will sit down and battle each other until only 1 remains. You can watch the live feed right here, on Rakerace.com.
Last Night, the online coaching site CardRunners sustained an illegal intrusion into the database. However, according to the site, no financial or customer credit card data have been, but the email addresses and the passwords might have been compromised.
A couple of months ago we wrote on the topic of webcam poker – whether it is a good idea or not. Forum members’ opinions varied widely but one thing is for sure: it is here and takes online poker into a new direction. Part Time Poker reports on PokerView.
The 11th episode of Season 7 of High Stakes Poker is out, featuring the same lineup, the well-know pros like Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari, and businessmen like the bluffmaster Bill Klein and the Rolex smuggler Erik Boneta.