So, I’m an American. Yeah, I know, bully for me. Not only that, but I live in the States. Shocking, I know. The problem with all that is because my country’s government has seriously screwed up priorities and decided that this whole online poker thing needed to be thwarted, I can’t play at most of [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | July 31, 2009

Now that the Genius promotion has come to a close, PartyPoker has rolled out a new promotion for the month of August. The new promotion, entitled Card Rush, rewards players based on how many PartyPoints they accrue at real money cash game tables over the month. Card Rush participants can win anything from entries into [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | July 30, 2009

In a sudden move, Russian government officials essentially banned the game of poker after removing its designation as a “sport”, which has had a domino-like effect on the game elsewhere.
On July 1st, Russia enacted a law that basically outlawed all casinos and poker clubs in the nation, save for four special zones that are allowed [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | July 29, 2009

Players from all over North, Central and South America will have an opportunity to flaunt their poker skill in the upcoming America’s Cup of Poker hosted by PokerStars. The event will take place in two stages that will require players to succeed at an online table and then translate that success over to a live [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | July 28, 2009

Earlier last month PartyGaming announced it would be launching an extensive marketing campaign to promote its online casino as well as its popular PartyPoker online poker room.  The campaign slogan, “Feel It”, was designed to encapsulate the rush of making a big bet, a big bluff, or winning a big hand.  The campaign, which is [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | July 27, 2009

ESPN, which has had as much to do with the resurgence of poker as hole card cams, the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker, recently featured a sizeable article that accurately depicts the current poker landscape as well as the views of not only some of the more visible members of the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | July 25, 2009

Darvin Moon is just a logger from Oakland, Maryland. He won his 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event seat in a $130 qualifier in Wheeling, West Virginia, and, until his brother told him not to, was going to instead take the $10,000 cash and invest in his logging business that he runs with his [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | July 24, 2009

The events of National Poker Week are winding down, but the lobbying campaign appears to be a success as poker players and members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) appeared everywhere from Capitol Hill to CNBC to Howard Stern’s show, promoting the game and the rights of those who enjoy playing it.
Several PPA state directors [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | July 23, 2009

2009 has seen the debate rage around the globe regarding whether poker is a game of skill or one that is dependent on the whims of luck and fortune. A writer from the Miami Herald has thoroughly depicted all sides of the debate and leaves it to his readers to determine which one they side [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | July 22, 2009

The users have spoken and the tremendous popularity of the Party Poker Genius promotion has led the online gaming site to extend it for an additional five million hands, bringing the grand total of Genius hands to 15 million instead of 10 million.
To refresh your memory, the Genius promotion began on July 6th and for [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | July 21, 2009