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Controversy Reigns as Global Poker Awards Nominees Are Named

The 2019 Global Poker Awards has divided the community after the shortlist of names went live on March 18. After announcing the ceremony at the start of March, Global Poker Index (GPI) president Eric Danis has revealed the...

Timothy Adams Takes Triton Main Event Crown in Jeju

The latest Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju, South Korea, has come to a close after Timothy Adams took down the star-studded main event. Sitting down alongside a who’s who of poker between March 7 and 9, the Canadian...

Global Poker Awards to Further Sportify Poker

Stars of the game will align for the first time this year when the inaugural Global Poker Awards takes place on April 5. A collaboration between PokerStars, Poker Central and the Global Poker Index (GPI), the new event will see...

PokerStars Makes Mainstream Push by Signing Bollywood Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui (VIDEO)

As Partypoker moves in one direction, PokerStars is moving in another thanks to the signing of Bollywood star, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Part of the operator’s push to dominate India’s emerging online poker market, the latest...

New Ambassadors and Gaming License Fuel Further Innovations at Partypoker

The recent surge of innovations from Partypoker have continued to flow in recent days thanks to the operator adding more pros and countries to its portfolio. Following the formation of Partypoker Team Online in February, the...

Partypoker Team Online and $2 Million SNGs Fueling Ongoing Industry Battle

Partypoker has upped the ante once again and put pressure on its biggest rival, this time with a jackpot sit & go (SNG) worth $2 million. Little more than a week after it launched a $1 million Spins promotion, the online...

New Gaming Show Could Give WPT Unexpected Boost

A new eSports show featuring KittyPlays could help the World Poker Tour (WPT) tap into a new community of gaming fans. Announced on February 10, PlayTime™ with KittyPlays will be streamed in front of a live audience at the...

First Look: Run It Once Goes Live for International Poker Players

Run It Once, the brainchild of online poker icon Phil Galfond, is out of private beta testing and available for real money play. After developing the site for more than two years, Galfond announced in a recent blog post that his...

PokerStars Keeps Pace with Modern Players by Reducing Decision-Making Times

PokerStars is bidding to speed up online poker by cutting thinking times across its range of real money cash games, including Zoom.   After analyzing the average hand time during 2018, PokerStars concluded that reducing its...

Partypoker Takes Aim at High Rollers with 60 Percent Cashback

Partypoker is offering high rollers as much as 60 percent of their rake back as its back-and-forth battle with PokerStars continues. Going live on February 1, the new VIP tier will be known as Diamond Club Elite and expand on the...