Poker is on the cusp of picking up on the Internet once again with new lockdowns looming all over the world, and a traditionally fourth quarter being the strongest for the game online. Online Poker Is Tipped for a New Ride of Popularity Poker in the United States and Europe is tipped to surge once […]
The feud between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk started on a good, civilized foot, with both men playing a strong game. Negreanu won on Wednesday, followed by a more significant victory for Polk on Friday. Negreanu and PolkSet a Civilized Tone for Inaugural High Stakes Feud Game Many poker fans tuned in expecting drama on […]
The tax agency in Canada is seeking unpaid taxes from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel. The agency seeks some $1.2 million in taxes while Mr. Duhamel claims that he doesn’t need to pay taxes since the funds were obtained from games of chance. CRA Seeks Unpaid Taxes from […]
After two years of steadfast development and extensive testing, Poker8, 888poker’s new proprietary poker platform is finally here and readying for a global launch. Poker8 Heads for a Global Launch after Two Years of Testing 888 has announced the global rollout for its Poker8 poker platform developed in-house and marking the culmination of two years […]
The high stakes heads-up match between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk is set to begin in Las Vegas, November 4, at 5pm PT. Poker fans will be able to watch the first 200 hands of the series which could potentially go to 25,000 hands live from the PokerGO® Studio at the Aria Resort and Casino […]
An epic heads-up match is scheduled to begin November 1 as Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) and Doug Polk (@DougPolkVids) finally agreed on the details regarding the online challenge, to settle a 6-year period of bad blood between them. The Arena Is Set The online match was initially agreed in July with only the details remaining to […]
GGPoker is determined to deal with the issue of Real-Time Assistance (RTA) as it banned 40 player accounts and confiscated in excess of $1 million from players using the helping hand of the analytical software. Besides the 40 players banned, the poker operator issued a warning to another 40, reaffirming the use of such software […]
Mike Postle, the poker pro who became the focus of the biggest cheating scandal for the past several years, filed a defamation lawsuit October 1. Postle is seeking $330 million in damages he sustained to his poker career and reputation due to the allegations that he somehow cheated his opponents at Stones Gambling Hall in […]
Online poker operator 888 Holdings has been granted an interactive gaming manufacturer license in Pennsylvania, a move that may soon introduce a second poker operator, besides PokerStars, almost a year after the online poker market went live in the state. As expected, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) voted in favor of the license application […]
PokerStars, the world’s biggest online poker operator, introduced changes to some of its rules, rolled out along with the latest software update September 28. Unaware of the changes, cash players, initially up to NL10 and later on at higher limits, began reporting problems with waiting lists and prompted the gaming company to issue an official […]
