Poker

Unibet Poker Reopens Its Doors to Irish Players

Unibet Poker has made a return to Ireland two years after legislative changes forced it to close its virtual doors. News of the return filtered through to the local poker community on March 1 when Irish Poker Board’s member...

PokerStars Horseracing Tournament Mash-Up is a Sign of the Times

PokerStars and BetStars are set to join forces for a crossover tournament that will see poker players compete for free bets in a horseracing-themed showdown. Set to take place on March 4 at 17:00 GMT, The Big Race as it’s been...

Phil Galfond On a Possible Poker Armageddon

High stakes pro Phil Galfond has been drawn into the ongoing PokerStars rake debate between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk. Known as one of the more measured pros in the game, Galfond often commands an audience whenever he makes a...

Matt Savage Claims Top Honor at American Poker Awards

The fourth annual American Poker Awards wrapped up recently and among the winners this year was veteran tournament director, Matt Savage. In what’s becoming one of the glitziest nights in poker, the American Poker Awards saw...

Unibet Online Series Marks New Era in Site’s Evolution

Unibet Poker has announced the creation of its first online MTT series which will give away at least €300,000/$370,000 in prize money across 84 events. Set to go live on February 26, the Unibet Online Series (UOS) will be split...

Viktor Blom Hero Calls His Way to Partypoker MILLIONS Title

Viktor Blom, the player who made his name online, has won the partypoker MILLIONS Germany main event with a hero call worth more than $1 million. Having cashed in the €2,500+€200 ($3,100+$250) event just two days earlier,...

Online Poker in California Folds for Another Year

Online poker in California is unlikely to become a reality in the near future after Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) admitted he won’t be reintroducing his bill in 2018. The fight for legal online poker in...

Controversy as Spectators Accuse Mike Leah of Buying WPT Title

Recent World Poker Tour (WPT) winner Mike Leah hasn’t received the applause he might have expected following calls that he bought the title. As news of the Canadian’s victory in the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event...

Winamax Receives Liquidity Sharing License from ARJEL

Winamax has become the latest online operator to receive a cross-border iGaming license as part of the liquidity sharing deal between France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. The online poker site is only active in France, but...

4th Annual American Poker Awards Nominees Revealed, Poker Central Leads with 8 Nominations

The 4th Annual American Poker Awards will take place at the Andaz West Hollywood in Los Angeles on Thursday, February 22, and early this week the organization released the official list of nominees. A 102-member nomination panel...