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Changes in Online Traffic - FTP Reclaims 2nd Position

May 11, 2013 at 2:37 PM |

Full Tilt Poker has by now reclaimed its familiar 2nd position on the online poker rooms and networks cash game traffic list. This is primarily the result of the blunders its adversaries have been making.

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Poker Pros React to Nevada Online Poker Launch

May 3, 2013 at 1:11 PM |

The hunt for screen names has begun. It is not only Nevada players who register to the first ever legal online poker room in the United States by the masses.

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UltimatePoker Releases Rake Structure

May 2, 2013 at 6:10 PM |

The first ever legal US online poker site, Nevada’s UltimatePoker offers a rake structure similar to that of the worldwide market leading room.

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Shuffled Up and Dealt in the First Legal US Online Poker Room

May 2, 2013 at 11:43 AM |

On 30 April, the first hand has been dealt in UltimatePoker, the first ever legal online poker room in the United States of America, on the regulated Nevada market.

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OMGClayAiken Wins $796k, Isildur1 Bankrupt?

April 22, 2013 at 1:09 PM |

Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond played an incredibly profitable session late last week, while Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom lost $477,000 which was apparently enough for him to call bankruptcy.

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Bwin.Party Leaves Several Markets

April 19, 2013 at 8:23 PM |

Bwin-Party released a statement in which they inform players that they will no longer be accepting players from 18 countries including Argentina, Finland, Greece, Poland and Hungary due to commercial reasons.

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Revolution Gaming Segregates on the Basis of Player Skill

March 4, 2013 at 5:16 PM |

Revolution Gaming has officially announced the introduction of the Fair Play Technology. This is to prevent players of significantly different skill to play against each other at the tables.

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Denial of Service Scam at Revolution Network?

February 8, 2013 at 1:10 PM |

Although based on a small sample, ‘LivLiv1’ appears to show off incredible stats on the high stakes heads-up SNG tables. Most of his results come from games where the internet connection of his opponents failed. Chances of an ongoing scam are high.

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How to Create Multitabling Layouts Easily

February 6, 2013 at 5:55 PM |

For massive grinding, it is essential to have a great layout of your tables. If you like the tile setup but want a bit bigger tables, follow the steps below to build your own custom layout.

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Sauce123 Tops 2012 Online HS Money List

January 2, 2013 at 1:29 PM |

Ben ‘Sauce123’ Sulsky finished the year 2012 with $3.6 million in profits. It was ‘Zypherin’ who lost the most, a total sum of $3.5 million.

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888 Launches Real Money Poker on Facebook

December 13, 2012 at 5:04 PM |

Following its Bingo and Casino applications, 888 Holdings moves on to offer real money poker on Facebook in the United Kingdom.

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Bwin.Party Co-CEO Jim Ryan Retires

December 6, 2012 at 12:55 PM |

Jim Ryan remains in his office until 15 January, 2013, when Norbert Teufelberger becomes the only CEO of the company with full control.

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Sauce1234 Wins, Durrrr Loses in Early December

December 5, 2012 at 5:53 PM |

Ben ‘Sauce1234’ Sulsky is up $400,000, while Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan is down $800,000 after three days of high stakes game in December.

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Gus Hansen Lost Almost $2 Million in November

November 19, 2012 at 7:44 PM |

Gus Hansen is not doing too well at the high stakes tables this month, having lost $1,942,254 so far. Isildur1 and durrrr are also among the biggest losers of November.

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Skrill (Moneybookers) - Four Times Cashback for Rakerace Players

November 18, 2012 at 8:41 PM |

In the latest promotion by Skrill (Moneybookers) and Rakerace.com, players will receive a four-time multiplier for their loyalty points between 19th November and 23rd December. 

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Poker and Beer - World Record Attempt for Charity

November 12, 2012 at 5:48 PM |

Dean Bogan is trying to play 900 sit'n'gos (180 players) in 24 hours, while drinking at least 30 beers. The main goal of the attempt is to raise as much money as possible for an Australian organization fighting against youth suicide and mental problems. 

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Ziigmund Dominates the Online HS Games with $1.6 Million

November 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM |

Ilari ‘Ziigmund’ Sahamies finished on top of the monthly online high stakes money list with $1,603,083 in profits. The biggest looser of October is ‘patpatman’ with -$1,113,321.

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Online Poker Grows Once Again in Two Years

October 19, 2012 at 6:16 PM |

According to H2 Gambling Capital's most recenty survey, online poker is growing once again after a steep decline in the last two years. The main reason could be the poker market's development in Asia.

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Amaya Announces Ongame Acquisition Next Week

September 30, 2012 at 8:10 PM |

Amaya Gaming is to announce the acquisition of Ongame next week. The network is sold for around $6.5 to $8 million.

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WCOOP 2012 - Russian FPP Qualifier Maratik Wins Main Event

September 25, 2012 at 4:09 PM |

The Russian player 'Maratik' won the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event. He didn't have an extraordinary success at a major tournament so far.

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Entraction Network Shuts Down by Late 2012

September 13, 2012 at 5:04 PM |

The IGT network, also known as Entraction, has closed its Stockholm headquarters and is going to shut down by the end of this year. Player bankrolls are safe, IGT rooms join other networks.

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Patpatman Wins $514k in PLO Session

September 12, 2012 at 2:38 PM |

‘Patpatman’ played a 7 hours long PLO session earlier this week, crushing his opponents.

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The iPoker Split - What Has Changed?

September 6, 2012 at 2:52 PM |

The iPoker network split its player pool into two tiers, effective 4 September. Since neither the network nor the rooms have issued any official statements on the matter yet, most players are uncertain concerning their situation. We have looked into it a bit more closely.

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iPoker Separates Today

September 4, 2012 at 3:35 PM |

As we reported earlier in June, the iPoker network will separate on 4 September, following a network segregation policy. The division of the network into two distinct tiers will be based on performance of the rooms.

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Isildur1 vs. Jeans89 - Omaha-8 and 2-7 Lowball Madness

August 17, 2012 at 5:13 PM |

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom continued his insane high stakes session from yesterday, but this time around, he left the tables with major losses. He was beaten in games which he doesn't usually play.

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PokerStars and Isildur1 Part Ways

August 15, 2012 at 3:44 PM |

PokerStars will not renew Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom’s professional contract: they part ways on a mutual agreement.

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Marafioti Scandal to Trace Back to Motorcycle Gang

August 14, 2012 at 2:27 PM |

The latest poker scandal is delivered by Matt Marafioti: the Bandidos motorcycle gang may have cheated a number of high stakes players out of their money with the help of hackers.

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The Official PokerStars WCOOP 2012 Schedule Released

August 7, 2012 at 4:59 PM |

PokerStars has released the official, final schedule of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2012.

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Hansen, Townsend and Jungleman at the Online High Stakes Tables

August 6, 2012 at 5:10 PM |

A lot of action has been going on in the early days of August at the PokerStars high stakes tables. Some of the biggest names of the industry have appeared.

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PokerStars Officially Acquires FTP - Relaunch Soon - Non-US Players To Be Reimbursed

August 1, 2012 at 1:24 PM |

The news all Full Tilt Poker players were waiting for is finally here: PokerStars officially announced the acquisition of Full Tilt Poker and the settlement with the United States Department of Justice. PokerStars will relaunch the site and reimburse all players outside of the United States in 90 days.