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Real Money Zoom Poker Released at PokerStars

March 17, 2012 at 1:03 PM |

As we informed you in January, PokerStars was developing a fast-paced ring game format, which they called Zoom Poker. Now Lee Jones representing PokerStars announced that the site is rolling out the new format for real money, first at micro-limit tables.

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SuperStars Showdown – Haxton Defeats Blom for $5,093

March 14, 2012 at 6:00 PM |

Even though Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom resumed the aborted SuperStar Showdown session against Isaac ’philivey2694’ Haxton with a major edge of $99,000, the latter managed to win.

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Isildur1 vs. Haxton SuperStar Showdown Aborted

March 12, 2012 at 5:18 PM |

Due to the failure of Isaac ‘philivey2694’ Haxton’s internet connection, this Sunday’s SuperStar Showdown session was suspended. Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom is currently $99,886 ahead.

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Isildur1 vs. Haxton - SuperStar Showdown Rematch Today

March 11, 2012 at 2:22 PM |

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom will face the only player again who managed to defeat him during his PokerStars Superstar Showdown promotion: Isaac Haxton.

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Shuffle Master is Officially the Owner of Ongame

March 6, 2012 at 12:46 PM |

As we reported earlier, Shuffle Master, a Las Vegas-based gaming company was to purchase the Ongame Network. Now the news is official, Shuffle Master reporte that they bought the Ongame Network for €19,5 million.

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Changes to the Rake Calculation - Lower SNG Fees at IGT Network

March 5, 2012 at 1:06 PM |

The IGT Network (ex-Entraction) lowered its SNG fees to 5%, tha rake cap and the minimum buy-in raised slightly at some cash game tables.

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Jens ’Jeans89’ Kyllonen Is Unstoppable

February 24, 2012 at 7:43 PM |

Thursday saw a massive high stakes action at PokerStars, with ’Jeans89’ owning the field for a daily profit of $429,000.

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Sunday Million 6th Anniversary with $6 Million Guaranteed

February 23, 2012 at 6:22 PM |

On 11 March, 2012, the PokerStars Sunday Million turns 6. To celebrate the anniversary, the guaranteed prize pool of the tournament will be $6 million.

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Ziigmund Loses Half a Million at PokerStars High Stakes Tables

February 18, 2012 at 12:02 PM |

Ilari Sahamies (Ziigmund) ran his worst session of the year this Thursday at PokerStars high stakes tables, he left half a million dollars at the tables against players like 'Isildur1'.

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Groupe Bernard Tapie and DoJ Reach Agreement on Details of FTP Forfeiture

February 1, 2012 at 3:39 PM |

Full Tilt Poker is once again a step closer to the restart, with the parties involved coming to an agreement regarding the details of the forfeiture of the company’s assets.

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Chris Ferguson’s Accounts and Attacking the FTP Deal

January 27, 2012 at 2:47 PM |

According to Subject: Poker, Chris Ferguson has distributed close to $60 million from Full Tilt Poker’s accounts to ones held by Pocket Kings for him.

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Patpatman Wins Big in Brutal High Stakes Session

January 26, 2012 at 12:28 PM |

An incredible high stakes session was played earlier this week on PokerStars. Eventually, ’patpatman’ was the one to finish the day with the highest profit.

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Black Friday Defendant Strikes Deal with Authorities

January 23, 2012 at 11:09 AM |

Electronic payment processor executive Ira Rubin has signed a plea deal with the authorities investigating the cases related to the actions of 15 April, 2011. The judgement will be announced on 17 May, 2012; Rubin is facing 18 to 24 months in prison.

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Zynga Poker to Turn to Real Money Games

January 21, 2012 at 4:26 PM |

Zynga Poker's spokesperson told the site AllThingsD that Zynga is indeed looking for partners in order to launch their real money poker solution.

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Players Sue Former UB Parent Company for $20 Million

January 19, 2012 at 11:32 AM |

Eight high stakes poker players have filed suit against former UB owner Excapsa Software. According to them, the company running the online poker room at the time has cheated around $20 million out of its players.