online poker

Phil Galfond Makes Unique Play By Exposing Himself to Run It Once Community

Ever the one to try something new, Phil Galfond has confirmed he’ll now be a regular player on his own online poker site, Run It Once. In a move that’s virtually unprecedented, Galfond has been given regulatory clearance to...

PokerStars Players Championship Returns Amid Live Poker Boom

PokerStars is parlaying the recent success of EPT Barcelona into a second season of the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC). In the wake of EPT Barcelona’s National event breaking records, the operator...

PokerStars Pennsylvania Launch Rumored but Stars Group Remains Silent

Rumors are rife that PokerStars is planning to launch its next US poker site in the state of Pennsylvania. Although efforts to confirm the speculation have been met with silence, rumblings online suggest they may be true. Tweet...

New Moves See PokerStars Upgrade WCOOP but Downgrade Table Limit

It’s been a case of what goes up must also come down at PokerStars this week after it made two major announcements. First to hit the airwaves and give the online poker community something to get excited about was the official...

Partypoker Makes Online Poker Safer Again by Killing 121 Bots

Partypoker’s war against online poker bots is showing no signs of slowing down as its latest attack has killed off 121 fraudulent accounts. Since it enlisted a new team of security experts, Partypoker has been hot on tracking...

All-In Cash Out Goes Live but Online Poker Taking Backseat at Stars Group

PokerStars may have rolled out another ground-breaking innovation but online poker is becoming less of an asset for its parent company. As part of its ongoing effort to offer value to more players, PokerStars has just launched...

Online Poker Icon Richard Lyndaker Passes Aged 33

One of the top online poker players from the industry’s heyday, Richard Lyndaker, has died of an accidental overdose at his home in San Diego. The New York native had been nursing a recent soccer injury prior to his death...

PokerStars Offering All-In Insurance with Exciting New Feature

PokerStars is testing another new feature that could make its cash games more exciting and protect players from bad beats. Initially spotted by Poker Industry Pro but now a talking point online, All-In Cash Out brings insurance...

Partypoker Removes Anonymity as Real Name Tables Go Live

Partypoker has started to roll out its latest software update which gives players the option to use their real names instead of online monikers. The change came into effect on July 25. According to a post on the Partypoker blog,...

Players Cry Foul as WSOP.com Glitch Short-Changes Jon Borenstein

WSOP.com could be in hot water after an apparent technical glitch led to one MTT player receiving the wrong amount of chips following an all-in showdown. As per a July 21 tweet from Jon Borenstein, the payout error left him with...