Online poker reached its peak during a period known as the “poker boom” initiated by Chris Moneymaker’s revolutionizing victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). He was 28 years old and was working as an accountant in Tennessee when he won his way into the $10,000 buy-in Main Event via an $86 satellite […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 4, 2020

The Hendon Mob (THM) has now become a massive database for both live and online tournament results. In August 2020, it announced that it would include real-name online results in response to player feedback. Over the years, there had been calls for the website to also cover online stats so it would become a one-stop […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 3, 2020

PokerStars has reportedly left China, Taiwan, and Macau effective September 1. News of the company’s abrupt departure from the three Asian markets first circulated on the Two Plus Two poker forum August 31. Players from the three jurisdictions were reportedly notified via email by Stars Support that they would no longer be operating in the […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 2, 2020

The influx of major online poker festivals during the COVID-19 lockdown has given poker players access to millions of dollars in prize money. We now have another massive tournament series has just got underway, this time courtesy of PokerStars. Running from August 30 – September 23, the 2020 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 1, 2020

The World Poker Tour (WPT) and the partypoker US Network are teaming up once again for another major tournament series exclusive for the New Jersey network of online poker players. The first-ever WPT Online Borgata Series is a week-long festival running from September 13 – 21, offering over $275,000 in guaranteed prize pool. The series […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | August 31, 2020

Back in April, poker pro Mike McDonald entered into a prop bet believing that he could sink 90 out of 100 free throws by the end of the year. The poker community wasn’t confident he could win the basketball prop bet for valid reasons. For one, McDonald doesn’t play basketball as much as he plays […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | August 28, 2020

888poker has introduced a major overhaul of its Android mobile app. The newly-transformed app now comes with a redesigned lobby highlighting a new portrait layout, with players now allowed to play up to four tables simultaneously. The new features form part of the largest-ever mobile update rolled out by the site in a bid to […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | August 27, 2020

After causing outrage among the poker community for allegedly banning winning players, GGPoker has made headlines once again when it published an article expressing its stance on pros, where it categorized players as “good”, “regular”, and “bad”. Two weeks ago, the online poker site became involved in a dispute with German high-stakes pro Tobias Duthweiler […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | August 26, 2020

The 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Bracelet Series is nearing its final stages on GGPoker, but this is where we’ll witness the most intense action, as players make the best of the few remaining days to accumulate more points for the Player of the Series leaderboard. The overall leaderboard has become a tight […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | August 25, 2020

PokerStars has launched a fresh marketing campaign that lays out its new vision for the future. In a new TV ad which bears the name “I’M IN”, the company promotes all of its gaming products which include poker, sports betting, and casino, as part of a global brand positioning campaign that aims to make it […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | August 24, 2020