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Half of the money recovered A report arrived this week that after a break-in and brief captivity in his own home late last year, poker pro and last y...
Hacker spends $100,000 of his money playing poker An amazing piece of news arrived this week, and a truly unpleasant situation for famous poker pro Daniel Negreanu whose reputation as a player was almost shaken when someone hacked his accou...
Teaser was misinterpreted after all It’s now official – there will be no new format of this year's World Series of Poker final table; this became clear after the release of the 2012 WSOP schedule of events. Hence, the unpopular delay of the main event final table will remain – it will only be somewhat shorter this year, and...
26-year-old Speidel earns A$1,6 million The Aussie Millions main even has seen its end for this year, and it was 26-year-old Oliver Speidel from Melbourne who scooped the massive win of A$1.6 million after he defeated a host of reputable names who stood up to him in his home town. It was at the eight-hour final table that the battle actually...
New owners – new name After it was acquired by International Game Technology, the Entraction company and online poker network went through the process of rebranding, which now sees it standing under a new name - the IGT Poker Network The company now turns to the prospecti...
2012’s championship may see a changed schedule After several years of separating the World Series of Poker main event final table action from the rest of the championship, its organizers Caesars Entertainment have finally indicated the intention to replace the unpopular 'delayed action' format, initially introduced in order to improve tele...
Forfeiture deal progresses between FTP owners and DoJ, players' RICO prosecution rejected According to the latest media reports, Full Tilt Poker's owners and the US Department of Justice are getting nea...
US and European markets covered This has been a good week for partnerships at Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE), which has issued an announcement of an extension of another long-term strategic partnership with Groupe Lucien Barrière SAS and its Barrière Poker (BP) operation. Namely, the existing CIE and BP relationship cov...
If it comes to regulation, Dragonfish will power US poker brands A new US online gambling regulation-facing agreement has been closed this week, be...
Android and iOS platforms covered A new real-money poker app for Android and iOS platforms has been announced by Mobile Poker Club (MPC) mobile poker network, which offers limit, no limit and pot limit Texas Hold'em, as well as SnG tournaments and daily MTT's with g...
Scottish philanthropist keeps generating more charity funds from bracelet At the end of 2010 a young Danish poker pro Peter Eastgate put his 2008 WSOP Main Event winners bracelet up for sale on eBay, which caused a bit of a stir in the poker world. Eastgate decided...
Big win for American pro The news came this week that the Aussie Millions $100 000 Challenge has been taken down by reputable American poker pro Dan Smith, who earned himself the biggest career win to date by outplaying a host of big names, including Sam Trickett, Sorel Mizzi, Joe Hachem and Gus Hansen. In the heads-up, Smith had to defeat Mi...
Is it a new trend? Even though rebranding often causes recognition difficulties, so it requires a longer transition period, this does not seem to trouble a number of online poker networks which opted for the step. Namely, the poker networks that decided to change their name include the Entraction Network, acquired by International Games Techn...
Improvements introduced to Playtech poker network This week, Playtech announced a software update on its iPoker Network, through which its operators will be able to benefit from upgraded design, functionality and other features, which include: Intui...
Initial Rewards system for MPN operators In a drive to improve its offering, the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has closed a deal in principle with London-based iGaming loyalty product firm Initial Rewards. Based on the deal, MPN operators wi...
Charity to receive more money This week saw the end of the annual Joe Hachem and Shane Warne Charity Poker Tournament which has once again raised a significant amount of funds for the Shane Warne Foundation charity. The tournament organized by poker pro and former WSOP champ Hache...
Is the exec planning a comeback at Dragonfish? It seems like there has been a serious change on the head of online poker giant Pokerstars. Apparently, the company had to part with Gabi Campos, who has been its CEO since October 2010 became, and who has already updated its LinkedIn profile to show no current involvement with Pokerstars, and to st...
Absolute Poker’s Brent Buckley and payment processor Ira Rubin admits the charges On Jan. 16 and 17, two Black Friday indictees, Absolute Poker co-founder Brent Buckley (31) and payment processor Ira Rubin (53) pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. On that occas...
One million Bad Beat Jackpot hit This has been a very lucky Monday for players who were at the table with the lucky loser that hit Bad Beat Jackpot at the Merge Poker Network – having in mind that it reached around $1 million there was a number o...
Norwegian tax authorities claim millions in unpaid VAT There seems to be no end to Absolute Poker’s problems – this week, a report came that Norwegian tax authorities (Skatteetaten) claimed 180 million Kroner (around $30 million) in unpaid value added ta...
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