Justin Doyle was one of 15 men arrested in 2011 for taking part in a series of high-stakes illegal poker games in Staten Island, New York. And while the idea of an illegal, underground poker ring brings images of crooked gamblers and mobsters to mind, the group of defendants consisted of several people with admirable […]
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A Russian turned a $5 Spin & Go into $1 million dollars after the prize pool landed on the jackpot. Competing under the moniker “sss66666,” the player bested his two opponents in 13 minutes and 25 seconds. The PokerStars event was part of its “December Festival” promotion that it had extended through January, giving players […]
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California Assemblyman Mike Gatto has made amendments to his Golden State online poker bill, scrapping the widely criticized clause that demanded mandatory in-person registration at land-based casinos. Under the initial proposal of Bill AB 9, new players would only be able to create an online poker account by visiting the poker site’s affiliated land-based cardroom, a […]
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Online poker may not have found much traction in the Mississippi legislature over the past few years, but at least you can’t say that proponents of the game aren’t trying. State Representative Bobby Moak (D-53rd District) has once again introduced a bill that would legalize online poker and other Internet gambling games in the state. […]
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Kevin Schulz has done America proud, sweeping the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event championship last night with a brave final call. The PCA is the year’s first great poker festival, and for many players, it’s the place where they’ll make their first major score of the year. And while PokerStars may not be available to […]
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Amaya’s volatile stock price has seen more than its share of ups and downs since the Canadian-based gaming company acquired PokerStars and Full Tilt for $4.9 billion in June of 2014. Shareholders and market analysts have debated the value and whether the stock was a buy or sell over the last six months, but one […]
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The 12th annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event is down to the final six after 18 players busted on Day 5. The nearly 12-hour session ended with Chance Kornuth compiling 7,860,000 chips, the big stack heading into today’s final table and chance at the $1,491,580 first-place prize. Kornuth has built-up a resume over the […]
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A bill that seeks to legalize and regulate online poker in Washington State has been presented this week, just as the new legislative session got underway Monday. While efforts to regulate the game have been ongoing for some time in California, and murmurings, but not much more, have been coming out of Pennsylvania, the Washington […]
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The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) rolls on to Day 5 today, and, as the chips were bagged up at the end of play last night on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, it was Eugenio Mattar, the CEO of Localiza, the biggest car rental company in Latin America, who emerged as chip leader. And while Mattar […]
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WSOP.com and 888poker.com have announced that they will share some player liquidity in the New Jersey market. It’s a move that will allow for more a wider variety of choice in ring games and bigger prize pools and guarantees for tournaments. It could even be enough to unseat Party Borgata from its perch as the […]
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The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event moves into Day Four today, and no one needs to cry for Argentina. Argentina’s Juan Etcheverry was the chip leader at the end of Day 3 of the PCA Main Event, in a field that has just 59 players remaining. The $10,000 buy-in tournament boasts a whopping $7.9 […]
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A new dot-poker or “.Poker” generic top level domain name has just entered the first phase of a three phase release process. The .Poker internet domain name will be the first and only one that is dedicated to the game of poker. For players and operators looking for an effective web address, the domain name […]
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Scientists and researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada are claiming they have built a computer program that plays perfect poker that is unbeatable. The developers behind the new computer software program stated to multiple scientific journals and news outlets that they have “solved” Fixed-limit heads-up Texas Hold’em. Perfect Program Making Perfect Moves for […]
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Paul Phua and his son Darren are attempting to have a ban that prohibits them from playing poker in casinos lifted ahead of their trial on illegal gambling charges, but federal prosecutors say that the prohibition should stay in place. The Phuas are known for their high-stakes poker play in Macau and Las Vegas, but […]
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Steve O’Dwyer is almost $2 million richer today, after taking the top prize of $1,872,580 in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $100,000 Super High Roller event. The three-day tournament saw O’Dwyer beat out a record-setting 66 entrants, and it’s not his first rodeo, either: the poker pro also snapped first in November’s Hong Kong Super […]
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Phil Ivey is already among the biggest poker losers in 2015, according to multiple industry reports. His profile in the poker world has gained him a fair share of both notoriety and infamy. Most know that 2014 was a trying year for the pro, as he faced a highly publicized legal battle amid allegations of […]
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PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2015 (PCA 2015) kicked off Tuesday in a big way. Where many tournaments gradually build up to massive action, Event #1 at the PCA 2015 was certainly a spectacle, with the $100,000 Super High Roller tournament. Leading into Day 2, the Super High Roller tournament led to some record-breaking results and a […]
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Bitnplay is a new European Bitcoin site, hoping to make a splash in the fledgling e-currency poker market when it goes live on February 1.
Bitnplay offers a way for players to avoid the standard issues with funding online gaming accounts, a typical plus of going with a Bitcoin-powered site.
And like any emerging poker site, Bitnplay is hoping to use a few unique hooks to draw in players.
Safeguarding Funds- Using the increasingly popular Bitcoin as the primary form of funding allows Bitnplay to help players feel at ease when handling their money. Though the site will need to prove itself with good software and fun poker experiences, interested players will likely appreciate the fact that no money is deposited on the actual Bitnplay site itself.
Investment Opportunity -Being a startup, Bitnplay is attempting to grow a pool of investors using what’s called Bitnpartners. Intended as a kind of crowdfunding method, Bitnplay is offering 200 “partner tokens” available for purchase. One token is available for two Bitcoins each, setting the current value at around $630. As of this writing, only one token has been sold, but if all are purchased, Bitnplay could generate around $125,000 in seed money.
Any player or would-be investor holding the token will then receive 100 percent rakeback on Bitnplay for life. The partner tokens are generally free from restrictions. Though they can only be associated with one account at a time, the tokens can be traded or sold. One person could own multiple tokens spread across different accounts or even trade tokens with a small group of friends.
PokerStars has some good news and some bad news to start the New Year; so, first, the good news. Possibly due in part to public outcry from the online poker community, the industry leader made the following decision regarding unpopular game rake changes, as explained on its corporate blog: “On November 3, PokerStars increased cash game […]
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Sweden’s own Svenska Spel has grown into one of the country’s most popular gaming sites, leaving big names like PokerStars far behind, according to a new survey. Swedish regulator Lotteriinspektionen took a survey of the various gambling habits of the country’s players and among the questions was which sites were customers’ favorites at which to […]
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