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Partypoker Takes Fight to Bots and Natural Disasters

Partypoker is doing its bit for good causes by battling bots and helping those displaced by Hurricane Dorian. According to the latest statistics released by its security team, 48 bots were taken offline in August. By deactivating...

Online Poker Sites Stumble During $150 Million MTT Goldrush

September is a big month for online poker players with more than $150 million in MTT guarantees but things haven’t gone quite to plan for the big three. With thousands of players hungry for added value, PokerStars, Partypoker...

Seven-Figure Finishes for Ben Tollerene and Cary Katz as British Poker Open Concludes

The British Poker Open has come to a glittering conclusion thanks to American pros Ben Tollerene and Cary Katz. With the eyes of the poker world on the British capital, expectations for the final events were high. Alongside a...

PokerStars Breaks New Ground with Virtual Reality Poker Tour

PokerStars may have pulled the plug on its long-running Caribbean Adventure but the tournament team has just powered up another interesting innovation. Adding the next layer to its virtual reality (VR) product, PokerStars has...

More than $420,000 on Offer as India Poker Championship Gets Underway

The India Poker Championship (IPC) is set to get underway this week and provide another example of the game’s growing popularity in the region. First announced back in July, the Spartan Poker-run event will take place onboard...

Partypoker Rolls Out Another Series of Less Controversial Updates

Partypoker has rolled out another series of innovations just weeks after a previous updated caused uproar among some factions of the online poker community. Following changes that saw player tracking software banned, Partypoker...

Partypoker Looking to Hit Hard with $30 Million KO Series Guarantee

It might have been announced at the last minute but the sixth KO Series looks set to pack a punch. Getting underway on September 8, Partypoker’s online festival will feature 283 MTTs and $30 million in guaranteed prize money....

EPT Barcelona Does It Again As Records Fall and Simon Brandstrom Banks $1.4 Million

Another European Poker Tour (EPT) record has fallen in Barcelona, this time after Simon Brandstrom triumphed in the $5,300/$5,780 main event. Just days after the EPT Barcelona National event set new standards with 4,682 entries,...

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...

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...