Those traveling to Australia in January to take part in the Crown Casino’s Aussie Millions tournament series will have an opportunity not only to win some cash, but pick up some tips as well. The Crown recently announced it has formed a strategic partnership with online poker training site DeucesCracked and several of the instructors [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | December 31, 2009

There are already a number of perks associated with Party Poker’s VIP Loyalty program, Palladium Lounge, but the online poker room is giving its most active players a chance to earn even more rewards. The site’s new PartyPoints Boost promotion offers players a chance to earn as many as 40,000 bonus PartyPoints.
The promotion awards Gold [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | December 30, 2009

Now that PartyGaming and the World Poker Tour (WPT) have joined forces, the online poker room is offering its users a chance to get in on the tournament circuit action, starting with February’s Los Angeles Poker Classic (LAPC) at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. Not only will PartyPoker customers have a chance to win [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | December 29, 2009

PokerStars announced this week that it will be making changes to its VIP program, effective January 1st, 2010. With the help of suggestions from a special VIP player panel, PokerStars is implementing the changes in order to give more players the chance to earn more rewards. The changes are as follows:
Points Earning
Currently, the VPP system [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | December 26, 2009

PokerStars ever-growing roster of sponsored pros can be spotted at any stop on the European, Asia Pacific and Latin America Poker Tours, but the new slew of the site’s Team Pros will be doing all their playing from the comfort of their own home.
PokerStars recently revealed the names of the 23 players selected to represent [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | December 25, 2009

The New Year is just a week away and Party Poker is planning to get 2010 off to a great start with its latest monthly promotion. The online poker room is bringing back its popular Cash Machine promotion for the month of January and players will have a chance to earn anywhere from $10 to [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | December 24, 2009

PartyGaming has only been in control of the World Poker Tour (WPT) for less than two months, but the popular series of tournaments is already changing things up for 2010. However, rather than institute something new to the eight-year old tour, they are bringing back an old favorite, the Grand Prix de Paris.
The Paris stop [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | December 23, 2009

Last week Party Poker decided to appeal to the action junkies who play on the online poker room by adding $25/$50 Pot Limit Omaha to its cash game offerings. The site, which is best known for hosting high stakes Limit Hold’em games during its heyday prior to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | December 22, 2009

The official numbers of PartyGaming’s 4th quarter results will not be in until February, but preliminary reports indicate that the year-end company performance is going to be in line with company expectations, if not slightly ahead of the projected numbers.
Friday’s announcement also gave some indication of what is coming up next on PartyGaming’s business plan. [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | December 19, 2009

Just over a month removed from the conclusion of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, Harrah’s has released the schedule for the 2010 WSOP, to be held at the Rio in Las Vegas. Beginning May 27th, the annual poker festival will once again consist of 57 gold bracelet events, culminating with the $10,000 [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | December 18, 2009