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Nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame Induction 2012

September 14, 2012 at 5:28 PM |

Caesars Entertainment and the WSOP have released the list of nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame 2012 induction, as a result of a public ballot.

Online Poker

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.

Online Poker

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.

Poker Tournaments

ISPT Guaranteed Prize Pool Revoked

September 11, 2012 at 5:26 PM |

The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) had previously lowered the guaranteed prize pool and now “guaranteed” is gone, too, from the official website.

Poker Tournaments

PPT Grand Final 2012 - Ole Schemion is the Last Champion

September 10, 2012 at 4:37 PM |

The last Partouche Poker Tour (PPT) Grand Final ended with Ole Schemion's victory. The German poker player went home with a massive €1,172,850 win. 

Poker Tournaments

PPT Grand Final 2012 - Final Table

September 9, 2012 at 5:00 PM |

The PPT Grand Final kicks off with Karen Sarkisyan in the lead.

Poker Tournaments

Patrik Antonius Joins ISPT Team

September 8, 2012 at 12:41 PM |

The latest superstar to be added to the marketing faces of the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) is Patrik Antonius.

Poker Tournaments

Partouche Poker Tour 5 Million Scandal, Patrick Partouche Cancels Tour - UPDATE

September 7, 2012 at 4:23 PM |

While the Partouche Poker Tour (PPT) Cannes Grand Final is well under way, a scandal has erupted concerning the €5 million guaranteed prize pool, which had mysteriously melted down to €4.3 million. Patrick Partouche apparently got offended and cancelled any future PPT events, but unexpectedly added the remaining money to the prize pool.

Online Poker

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.

Poker Rooms

PartyPoker Launches New Software in 2013

September 5, 2012 at 4:59 PM |

Bwin.Party promises significant improvements in its poker operations, including a new software and design, coming early 2013.

Online Poker

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.

Poker Tournaments

Macau High Stakes Challenge – Choi Wins, Ivey, Trickett and Juanda Play Final Table

September 2, 2012 at 1:24 PM |

Stanley Choi won the $6.5 million first prize in the first ever Macau High Stakes Challenge.

Poker Rooms

PokerStars Introduces Web-Based Cashier

September 1, 2012 at 4:07 PM |

The web-based cashier is launched by PokerStars for mobile players of the Spanish and European clients.

Poker Rake Races

Betfair Exclusive $7,500 Cash Race – 1-30 September

September 1, 2012 at 12:33 PM |

Betfair continues to provide a $7,500 private cash race for Rakerace.com players only in September as well! The first prize is still a whopping $1,750! In addition to the exclusive offer, you are also eligible for the first deposit bonus, if you register now via our link, as well as for participating in the central promotions of the room.

Poker Legislation

Lederer Pleads Dicristina Case, DoJ Rejects Status Conference

August 31, 2012 at 4:59 PM |

Former FTP managers try to use the ruling in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) case to have some of the charges dismissed or delayed in a status conference. US District Attorney Preet Bahara says the EDNY case has neither binding nor impact on the Southern District of New York (SDNY) lawsuit.