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Bjoerni89 Sets New VPP Record at PokerStars

December 28, 2011 at 2:26 PM |

Bjorn ‘Bjoerni89’ Schneider earned 3,058,660 VPPs in 2011 at PokerStars, breaking Kevin ‘WizardOfAhhs’ Thurman’s record from 2010.

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PokerStars About to Change Rake Method

December 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM |

It seems that PokerStars is about to follow major poker providers like PartyPoker and iPoker, and change their rake calculation method from dealt rake to weighted contributed rake method. The news is unofficial yet.

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Brand New Series at PokerStars - Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP)

December 20, 2011 at 12:23 PM |

In January 2012, PokerStars is starting a new series of online events. The first Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) will contain 50 events.

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First-Eagle Won the Biggest PokerStars Sunday Million Ever

December 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM |

A Canadian player, 'First-Eagle' took down the biggest PokerStars Sunday Million ever, winning an amazing $1,146,574 in the deal. The original first prize would be $2 million.

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Isildur1 Wins 1.5 Milllion Dollars in 48 Hours

December 12, 2011 at 6:08 PM |

As we have mentioned a few days ago, Isildur1 has returned to online poker. He won a massive $1.5 million in less than two days, becoming the centre of attention at the high stakes tables this past weekend.

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Aces Hangout – Video Chat Poker to Hit Google+

December 8, 2011 at 1:21 PM |

Aces Hangout is the latest poker application developed by Hettema & Bergsten for Google+. The game utilizes the Google+ Hangouts video chat to bring the experience of live poker closer to the online community.

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Real Money Poker to Hit Facebook?

December 4, 2011 at 2:45 PM |

Facebook would launch real money poker in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2012. Negotiations are now proceeding with several online gaming providers.

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Spain Legalized Online Poker

November 26, 2011 at 4:23 PM |

Spain legalized online poker. From 2012 on, Spanish players will be able to play in a separate market, cash game up to NL1000, tournaments up to €250 buy-in.

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Questionable Method to Win PokerStars’ 70 Billionth Hand Promotion

November 4, 2011 at 3:32 PM |

’Koenigskebap’ won the 70 billionth hand at PokerStars for $73,000 as part of the room’s “Road to 100 Billion” promotion. His success, however, is disputed on the basis of the hand history of the table leading up to the milestone hand.

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Bwin.Party Aims at the USA

November 1, 2011 at 7:23 PM |

Bwin.Party has come to an agreement with MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming. It is only a regulation that is missing for them to be able to hit the US market.

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ChicagoJoey's Crazy PLO Mission - More Than 650K VPPs in 2 and a Half Months

October 26, 2011 at 6:57 PM |

ChicagoJoey wants to reach the SuperNova ELite level at PokerStars this year, although at the beginning of October he only had 347K VPPs. 12-16 hour PLO sessions until the end of this year is the plan.

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WCOOP 2011: ’Kallllle’ Is the New Online Champion

September 27, 2011 at 7:54 PM |

Dane Thomas ’Kallllle’ Pedersen won the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2011 Main Event, taking home $1.2 million.

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Changes in Online Traffic: Players Flee from Merge

September 16, 2011 at 7:29 PM |

Traffic has been growing for the online poker rooms except for Merge, from where players are fleeing as rumour has it that the network is going to be the next target of the United States Department of Justice.

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Ziigmund Wins Biggest Pot in the History of PS - $421K

September 9, 2011 at 10:44 AM |

The Finnish daredevil Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies took down the biggest pot in the history of PokerStars: the young pro won $421,836 with his nut flush at the online high stakes tables. Ziggy is on a rollercoaster ride recently, he was down more than $800k this year, but it seems his dowswing ended.

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Pocketfives Leaderboard Country Top 20

August 19, 2011 at 6:50 PM |

Renowned international poker action monitoring site Pocketfives.com has introduced a new leaderboard to its database: in addition to the already existing sliding, yearly, monthly and sortable PLBs, now you can observe the race of countries as well.

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Your Country Needs You at World Cup of Poker

August 17, 2011 at 5:49 PM |

PokerStars continues to organise the World Cup of Poker with a Live Final in the 2012 Caribbean Adventure. Qualify for the tournament for free!

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Zynga Poker Debuts on Google Plus

August 12, 2011 at 5:54 PM |

Google Plus, the latest pretender to Facebook’s throne, has made yet another step in the competition against the social media giant. They have introduced games, undeniably an integral part of the online community experience, and hit big doing so with titles like Angry Birds and Zynga Poker.

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Phil Ivey vs. Full Tilt Poker - What Is the Truth?

August 1, 2011 at 1:36 PM |

New data has surfaced indicating that Phil Ivey borrowed money from Full Tilt poker on many occasions and it seems like he has not paid it back yet.

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SuperStar Showdown: Isildur1 Defeats Terje 'Terken89' Augdal for $150,000

July 4, 2011 at 6:14 PM |

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom once again defeated another opponent in his heads-up nosebleed poker challenge, the SuperStar Showdown. Terje Augdal, the Norwegian pro lost his whole buy-in ($150,000) in just 1566 hands.

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Howard Lederer Cannot Make Any Comments

June 24, 2011 at 4:09 PM |

QuadJacks.com reporters met Howard Lederer before a restaurant in Las Vegas yesterday in the evening. Lederer apparently did not expect questions and refused to answer, saying he could not make any comments. He also hinted, when asked further about the date any more information could be revealed, that “When we are ready.” He then drove away in his car.

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SuperStar Showdown: Blom Beats Cao for $150,000

June 21, 2011 at 3:29 PM |

Viktor Blom has won a clear victory over Rui Cao in last Sunday’s SuperStar Showdown session, taking his opponent’s entire challenge bankroll of $150,000 in 2,257 hands.

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SuperStar Showdown: Blom Wins Against Online Qualifier Mastermixus

April 25, 2011 at 12:57 PM |

Following two multi-turn sessions against Daniel Negreanu and Scott ’urnotindangr’ Palmer, Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom once again played against an online qualifier player in last Sunday’s SuperStar Showdown. He finished up $1,279, facing Polish ‘Mastermixus.’

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US Poker Pros Thinking of Moving

April 21, 2011 at 10:02 AM |

After the U.S. Department of Justice banned U.S. players from the 4 major poker sites, many online pros who made their living out of poker are considering new alternatives.

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"Black Friday" Aftermath - Part 2

April 20, 2011 at 11:37 AM |

As the American players have been temporarily (?) banned from Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and UB, the non-US players got into the centre of attention in the past few days. To be a little more specific, it's all about Gus Hansen and Patrik Antonius.

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SuperStar Showdown: Isildur1 Finishes Up $61,000

April 12, 2011 at 3:51 PM |

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom made the most of his rematch with Scott ’urnotindangr’ Palmer on April 10, revenging his defeat of a week before. With a $61,182 profit, 'Isildur1' is now at six victories in the promotion.

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Zynga Cuts Deal with PTR Operator MarketZero

April 6, 2011 at 1:07 PM |

Zynga Corporation, a company with over 38 million users worldwide, plans to introduce new, innovative features in its poker software. To design these features, Zynga contracted MarketZero, who run PokerTableRatings.

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SuperStar Showdown: Urnotindangr Takes Down Round One

April 4, 2011 at 11:40 AM |

Scott ’urnotindangr’ Palmer beat ’Isildur1’ in a swingy game yesterday in their first of two SuperStar Showdown matches. Palmer ended up with a profit of $5,425.

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Durrrr Challenge 2: Durrrr Is Still Defenceless against Jungleman

March 31, 2011 at 12:26 PM |

Tom ’durrrr’ Dwan and Daniel ’Jungleman12’ Cates has recently played another session of the 50,000 hands Durrrr Challenge 2. Once again, ‘jungleman’ managed to profit from the clash, winning $39,000 in 1,099 hands.

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Pogo650 Wins the 60 Billionth Hand

March 30, 2011 at 2:27 PM |

British player ‘Pogo650’ won PokerStars’ 60 billionth Milestone Hand, which was dealt at a $5/$10 Limit Hold’em table. The lucky guy could add a $102,090 bonus to his bankroll.

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Durrrr Challenge: Is the "Portuguese Poker Prodigy” Next?

March 28, 2011 at 1:13 PM |

There has been an interesting conversation going on between Jose ‘Girah’ Macedo and Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan on Twitter. It would seem that the 18-year-old prodigy is to take on the challenge.