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Poker Players

PokerStars Saying Farewell to Pros?

September 9, 2010 at 6:41 PM |

PokerStars is holding its annual WCOOP series, which is constantly being followed by most of the poker world, not to mention the amount of poker pros taking part in the series. The question is: why aren’t all the sponsored PokerStars Pros participating in the most important online event of the year?

Online Poker

888poker Overtakes PartyPoker, Bans Sharkscope

June 27, 2013 at 10:18 PM |

On average, 2,062 players played at 888poker last week. With this number, the network overtook PartyPoker's place in the traffic leaderboard, ranking 3rd. PartyPoker only had 2,025 players in the same time.

No Full Tilt Pros in High Stakes Poker Season 7?

December 13, 2010 at 1:16 PM |

Full Tilt Poker is considering not letting their sponsored pros participate in the upcoming season of High Stakes Poker. They do not want to have their players in a PokerStars-owned TV show.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Final Table Live Coverage at ESPN

November 5, 2010 at 6:01 PM |

As we previously posted, the WSOP Main Event final table starts tomorrow. However, you don't have to wait for the TV show to see the action itself. Starting from this year, ESPN will broadcast the event live (with a 5 minute delay) on their website.

Online Poker

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.

Online Poker

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.

Online Poker

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.

Other race news

PokerHeaven’s €25,000 May Madness

April 27, 2010 at 4:35 PM |

PokerHeaven has gone bonkers this May, giving away €25,000 in their May Madness Promotion.

Other race news

April Promotions at Cardgrinders

March 30, 2010 at 5:08 PM |

CardGrinders is organizing two rake races this April.

Poker Players

Doyle Brunson’s Thoughts on PHoF Nominees

October 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM |

After a well deserved break that lasted three weeks, Doyle Brunson returned to his blog and now he posts again regularly. In his latest entry, he shares his thoughts about the nominees of the upcoming Poker Hall of Fame ballot, taking place on 7th November. The induction of two new members into the Hall is going to be one of the 2010 WSOP Finale shows.

Other race news

NoiQ May Races with €213,000 on offer

April 28, 2010 at 3:11 PM |

This May NoiQ is showing you the cash with whopping €213,000 in total pool prizes up for grabs.

Poker Rooms

The Past, Present, and Future of Slot Machines: An In-depth Exploration

February 18, 2024 at 5:24 PM |

Throughout the century, the slot machines have been subject to an amazing evolution and have completely transformed form the moment they were first introduced 130 years ago.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge 2: Carry on!

November 29, 2010 at 4:01 PM |

After a long break that began to make most of the industry feel disappointed to say the least, Durrrr Challenge 2 continued in the weekend with 2120 hands. In the contest of durrrr and jungleman12, the former won this time, earning around $13,000.