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Online Poker News
X marks the spot at UltimateBet
25 Mar 2009
UltimateBet is celebrating its 10th Anniversary theme with 10 months of celebrations including a $10 Million WSOP sponsorship.
Another champion crowned at WSOP Circuit event
24 Mar 2009
Bob Yamaguchi, a software developer, won over $20,000 after outlasting 286 players over two days at Harrah's Rincon.
Appeals court says no to online poker
24 Mar 2009
News brief: A lawyer's campaign to legalize online poker in the state of Washington took a hit on Monday after a state appeals court rejected his arguments.
Brecher takes home WPT title
24 Mar 2009
Full Tilt pro won the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, taking home more than $1 million.
Norwegian becomes first Scandinavian LAPT champ
23 Mar 2009
20-year-old Karl Hevroy won $283,500 after besting 327 players from across the world at the LAPT event in Uruguay.
Mystery man wins WSOP Circuit event
23 Mar 2009
A player known only as "Albert" outlasted more than 200 other players to win a No-Limit Hold'em bracelet.
Nearly 200 seniors compete in WSOP event
23 Mar 2009
The WSOP Circuit was the first major tournament series to place seniors’ competitions on the schedule.
APT Macau to be 12-day extravaganza
23 Mar 2009
The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will run from August 12–23 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau.
Tony G and Jamie Gold to play in Irish Open
23 Mar 2009
The two poker pros are the latest to confirm their attendance to the Paddy Power Poker Irish Open.
888 rubbing elbows with Hollywood
23 Mar 2009
The online poker site is offering its customers a chance to play against Ben Affleck and Matt Damon at the Cannes Film Festival.
Bad beat skyrockets at Absolute Poker and UltimateBet
23 Mar 2009
The bad beat jackpot at Absolute Poker and UltimateBet has topped the $500,000 mark with at least a $162,000 first prize.
Full Tilt launches new tournament series
20 Mar 2009
Gus Hansen and Andy Bloch will face off in a winner-take-all heads-up match in the inaugural edition of Friday Night Fights.
PKR the 14th biggest online poker room
20 Mar 2009
PKR has only been in operation since 2006 and is now officially the 14th biggest poker room on the web according to Pokerscout.com.
Marty Smyth wins own event at Boylepoker
20 Mar 2009
The WSOP Omaha bracelet winner won his own Omaha tournament he was hosting at Boylepoker.
Gambling sites included in Aussie 'blacklist'
19 Mar 2009
A “black list” of Web sites that the Australian government would require ISPs to block has been leaked to Wikileaks and it includes a number of online gambling sites. But the authenticity of the list is being denied by Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
Titan Poker now available in Dutch
19 Mar 2009
With this latest addition to the Titan Poker software, the online card room is now available in 12 different languages.
Dream Team Poker announces Caesars Palace lineup
19 Mar 2009
More than 100 teams and 300 players are expected to play in the $500 + $50 per-player Dream Team Poker tournament at Caesars Palace from March 27-29.
PokerStars LAPT crowns Mexican champion
19 Mar 2009
A 26-year-old Virginia online qualifier won the LAPT Punta del Este event, three months after the tournament was suspended.
Lock Poker launches Mac software
19 Mar 2009
Lock Poker is the first online casino in the Cake Poker Network to offer a Mac client.
Hellmuth column available from Card Shark Media
19 Mar 2009
The poker brat's syndicated column will relaunch from Card Shark Media and is immediately available to newspapers and newspaper websites throughout the world.
Binion's offering cash back and comps
18 Mar 2009
Members of Club Binion's will receive #1 in cash back and $2 in comps for every 40 points earned.
PokerStars opens live room in Macau
17 Mar 2009
PokerStars will have the grand opening of the new room at the Grand Lisboa Casino on March 19.
Devilfish holding European Masters qualification
17 Mar 2009
Players can win €1,800 packages to the second leg of the five-stop tour taking place in Varna, Bulgaria in April.
Full Tilt begins WSOP promotions
17 Mar 2009
The online poker room is giving players multiple opportunities to win their way to Las Vegas and will also be providing live updates from the event.
Jennifer Harman's tournament a huge success
16 Mar 2009
A charity poker tournament hosted by pro Jennifer Harman raised more than $111,000 for the National Kidney Foundation
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