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The iPoker Split - What Has Changed?

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.

iPoker Separates Today

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.

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

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.

PokerStars and Isildur1 Part Ways

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

Marafioti Scandal to Trace Back to Motorcycle Gang

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.

The Official PokerStars WCOOP 2012 Schedule Released

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

Hansen, Townsend and Jungleman at the Online High Stakes Tables

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.

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

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.

WCOOP 2012 Schedule Released

PokerStars have released the official schedule of their World Championship of Online Poker 2012 (WCOOP), starting 2 September.

PokerStars MicroMillions II - Schedule

PokerStars has released the schedule for their micro stakes online series, the MicroMillions II. The event kicks off on 12 July and features 100 micro stakes tournaments until 22 July.

Shaun Runs Deep in this Year’s SCOOP, Wins $2,100 HORSE

After winning three high stakes Stud events, Shaun Deeb won the $2,100 HORSE tournament as well for $46,325. He now has his 4th SCOOP 2012 title and the 5th in overall.

Stud Triple Crown – Shaun Deeb Wins Third SCOOP 2012 Title

After winning the $2,100 Stud and $2,100 Triple Stud events, Shaun Deeb also took down the $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo tournament in the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) 2012.

Sharkscope and OPR Also Remove PokerStars Player Data

Sharkscope and OPR, two data-mining sites that track MTT and SNG hands followed suit with PokerTableRatings, and removed the hands and statistics of PokerStars players from their website.

Isildur1 Wins Two SCOOP Events

Following winning the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) #2-M $215 NLHE event, ‘Isildur1’ took down the #3-H $530+R NLHE 6-max event, too.

PokerStars' 80 Billionth Hand goes to funex700

A very lucky Spanish player, 'funex700' took down the 80 millionth milestone hand at PokerStars yesterday, earning him an additional $22,940 to the pot.
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