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PokerStars make cuts to their professional team line up
Becoming a PokerStars team member is perhaps one of the highest achievements that a fledgling professional poker player could aspire to; unfortunately for some, it appears as though PokerStars are making cuts to their professional line up… The news comes as both the United Kingdom’s JP Kelly and Juan Maceiras of Spain have had their [...]
Poker industry leader puts case forward at official hearing
The topic of legalisation of online poker in the United States is a particularly hot one at the moment, with representatives from both sides of the argument coming forward to give their side of the story in this raging debate… The latest argument in support of the legalisation of online poker in the United States [...]
Department of Justice approve Full Tilt Poker sale
After what seems like the longest of quiet periods (particularly for former Full Tilt Poker players), it appears that the Department of Justice have finally given the go ahead for the sale of Full Tilt Poker…The sale of Full Tilt Poker to French investment group Groupe Bernard Tapie has been delayed while the Department of [...]
Amateur bags PokerStars Sunday Millions twice in four months
PokerStars is the world’s leading online poker operator; their ‘Sunday Millions’ event attracts the attention of players all around the world, but it appears an amateur has been showing the most potential at it… Kevin Steele from the United Kingdom has managed to pull of a coup that has not been achieved by many online [...]
German player scoops lucrative 70-billionth hand on PokerStars
When it comes to being in the right place at the right time, few people are able to come close to one lucky PokerStars player, who managed to scoop a whopping prize from the prolific online poker operator at the end of last week… The eagerly anticipated 70th billion hand to be played on the [...]
European Poker Tour triumph for young Russian student
A new wunderkind has been revealed during this year’s European Poker Tour, as the unlikely success story of a young Russian student comes to light… This year’s European Poker Tour has been won by Andrey Pateychuk, who managed to earn himself a cool 680,000 Euro prize; the win comes just a day after the young [...]
PokerStars celebrates its 10th birthday
With online gaming having become such a huge success all around the world, it is hard to believe that gaming on the internet (and even the internet itself!) is relatively so young… This is highlighted by the fact that online poker operator PokerStars is celebrating its 10th anniversary later this year; next month will see [...]
Future of Full Tilt Poker still ‘in the air’
It has been almost half a year since the event of ‘Black Friday’ shook up the landscape of online gaming in the United States; however, even after so much time, the future of the companies involved does not looking any more certain… Full Tilt Poker was, at one time, the world’s second largest online poker [...]
English poker player jailed for violent outburst
One of the fundamental principles of the game of poker is ‘keeping your cool’ and avoiding ‘full tilt’; that is one thing that an English poker player recently forgot, which has earned him a spell in prison… Michael Gallagher, a resident of the United Kingdom, has been handed a six month jail sentence for his [...]
Nominees announced for Poker Hall of Fame
Being inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame is one of the greatest achievements that any professional poker player could hope to have bestowed on them; excitement around the topic has started to build, as this year’s nominees are finally announced… There have been ten names dropped into the frame for the 2011 Poker Hall [...]
