PokerStars Covers PKR Player Funds
The PokerStars corporate blog announced today that the company will make all PKR balances good. PKR failed in May when the site suddenly went offline without any notice to players….
Absolute Poker Claims Deadline Extended
Players that were victimized by the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet scams have another 90 days to file a claim. The Garden City Group quietly extended the deadline to file a…
World Series of Poker Eliminates ‘November Nine’
The World Series of Poker announced today that it would end the “November Nine.” This was the practice of the final table of the $10,000 Main Event returning in November…
Microgaming Skin PKR Folds
PKR shuttered suddenly this week after more than 10 years of spreading online poker and casino games. The site notified Microgaming on Wednesday that it was going to seek administrative…
Monte Carlo Poker Room Closes
The poker room at Monte Carlo closed this week. The poker room dealt its last hand on Monday. The plan to close the poker room at Monte Carlo was announced…
Australian Online Poker Ban Close to Becoming Reality
An online poker ban took another step towards becoming law in Australia this week. The Australia Senate voted to make all online poker illegal through an amendment to the Interactive…
Phil Ivey Wins Right to Appeal UK Punto Banco Case
The UK Supreme Court granted professional poker player Phil Ivey’s attempt to appeal a decision made by the Court of Appeals. The case relates to £7.8 million Ivey won while…
Monte Carlo Poker Room Closing
The poker room at Monte Carlo in Las Vegas notified players this week that it will close on April 24, 2017. This move is related to the conversion of Monte…
Newlyweds Jason and Natasha Mercier Go Deep in Major Poker Tournament
Just a week after poker players Jason Mercier and Natasha Barbour tied the knot, both have cashed in the $3,500 buy-in Seminole Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Main Event in…
Maurice Hawkins Wins 3 WSOPC Main Events in a Calendar Year
Poker pro, Maurice Hawkins, who hails from Florida, has set a new record, winning his third World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Main Event in 2016. It came at a…
Poker Legend Mike Sexton Wins His First WPT Title
Poker Hall of Famer, Mike Sexton, who is voice for the World Poker Tour (WPT) and often referred to as “the ambassador of poker” has finally claimed a WPT title…
MacroPoker Online Poker Awards Airs December 17
Since its inception in 1979, the Poker Hall of Fame has recognized the achievements of live poker players, but there hasn’t been anything for online poker players, well up until…
Martin Ryan Goes Back-to-Back at WSOPC Caribbean Poker Festival
History was made at the first-ever WSOP Circuit event in Sint Maarten at Casino Royale this week when Martin Ryan won two events at the Caribbean Poker Festival back-to-back over two…
Chad Brown Memorial Poker Tournament Raises $19,400
The third annual Chad Brown Memorial Poker Tournament was held at PokerStars Festival in New Jersey, raising nearly $20K for the T.J. Martell Foundation. Team PokerStars Pro member Daniel Negreanu…
Qui Nguyen Wins WSOP Main Event for $8 Million Payday
In the early hours on Wednesday, Qui Nguyen outlasted Gordon Vayo in an epic 8-hour heads-up battle, the longest in the tournament’s long and illustrious history, earning $8 million and…