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Online Poker News: Micro Stakes on Natural8; PokerStars waiting list changes; ‘Railbird’ tables on partypoker; Caribbean Poker Party moves online; GGPoker reacts to Real-Time Assistance
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Micro Stakes added on Natural8 Natural8 is riding the traffic high from the Corona pandemic and is determined to keep this going. While a lot of focus has been on big number tournament […]
09/30/2020
People News: Deeb in hospital with Covid-19; Sexton celebration of life; Isai Scheinberg walks free; Mike Postle Update; Man gets bluffed, complains
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Deeb in hospital with Covid-19 The American poker pro Shaun Deeb had travelled to Mexico to successfully grind the WCOOP from there. Last week he revealed that he had been infected with Covid-19 and has since […]
09/27/2020
World Poker Tour announces HK$100M GTD Asia Online Series at GGPoker
Players geo-located in Asia have plenty to be excited about in October with globally renowned World Poker Tour announcing its first ever WPT Asia Online Series. Taking place at GGPoker from October 3 to 25, the festival will be the biggest Asia dedicated online event, guaranteeing a mighty HK$100 Million (~US$ 12.9 million) across 22 trophy […]
09/27/2020
2020 WCOOP Recap: “PTFisherman23” scoops up Main Event title for $1,147,270; “Amadi_017” bags four titles for the series; “Zapahzamazki” wins overall leaderboard with 59 cashes
The annual World Championship of Online Poker held in one of the industry’s most formidable platforms, PokerStars went successfully underway these last four weeks, having awarded over $80 million in guarantees. With 75 featured events spread out across three buy-in levels each, a total of 225 tournaments completed the full schedule. The generous lineup ran […]
09/25/2020
Online Poker News: Unibet Poker 3.0; Fast Fold on iPoker; WCOOP results; PACOOP launch; Battle of Malta Online on GGPoker
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Unibet Poker 3.0 It had been teased last month that Kindred Group’s independent online poker room Unibet was working on a full client overhaul. And now the time has come. A lot of […]
09/24/2020
888poker’s Millions Superstorm back in full swing; $8 million in guarantees with $1,000,000 Main Event
With the latest online poker series drawing in huge successes the past few months, 888poker is joining in on the action with its biggest tournament festival the site has ever seen. The ongoing Millions Superstorm series is set to run a staggering total of 480 tournaments spread out across 32 days, covering over $8 million […]
09/22/2020
WPT Championship Recap: Phil Mighall scoops up Main Event title for $1,550,298; Five winners awarded packages for the next WPT Tournament of Champions; Last three events on schedule
After the number of major series happening one after the other, many would think that online poker action would have slowed down in the coming weeks, given the possible dent on players’ bankrolls from all the recent great value tournaments. However, this is not the case as all eyes are currently on the World Poker […]
09/18/2020
Guide to Short Deck Poker, The Best Sites to Play Online!
A new game has emerged within recent years and has quickly gained popularity across the world with leading operators such as the World Series of Poker including the so-called variant in their scheduled games. Adding a new flair to modern poker, Six-plus Hold’em or otherwise known as Short Deck, follows similar rules with the traditional […]
09/18/2020
People News: Solver Scandal with Fedor Kruse; Connor Drinan wins DNegs prop bet; Jonathan Little banned on ACR; Max Silver retiring – or not…?; A $975k quilt for Ali
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Solver Scandal with Fedor Kruse Unfortunately it looks like we have another online poker cheating scandal. While many poker players often struggle with integrity in general it seems that a group of fellow German players had […]
09/17/2020
Online Poker News: PokerStars exits Serbia, stays in Japan; New Winamax desktop client; iGaming in Germany; Poker game consoles; Irish gambling delayed
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. PokerStars exits Serbia, stays in Japan We have been reporting previously about PokerStars leaving some grey-area markets in Asia. China, Taiwan and Macau so far have been on the list and now a […]
09/17/2020
GGSOP online poker tournaments currently running on Natural8 for low stakes players; Over $6.5 million in guarantees
Coming from a hugely successful World Series of Poker online series, Natural8 – GGPoker network continues its unstoppable momentum with another remarkable schedule of tournaments. With guarantees smashed in the recent weeks across the 54 bracelet events, nearly $150 million in cash was awarded to winning players, with the recorded largest prize pool for an […]
09/16/2020
Online Poker News: PokerBros ‘misunderstanding’; partypoker software development; WPN shares product roadmap; 888Poker’s “pure” poker formats; Dutch online gaming delayed
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. PokerBros Apple Store disappearance just a ‘misunderstanding’ A short moment of panic ensued in the U.S. poker world on 27th August when the popular PokerBros mobile app was suddenly pulled from the Apple […]
09/10/2020
2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Connor Drinan bulldozes to victory at the $10K WSOP Super MILLION$; final wrap highlights
The 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ] is a wrap! The bracelet series ran from July 19 to September 6 at online platform Natural8 on the GG Network. The last gold bracelet was captured by American pro Connor Drinan who bulldozed through the final table of the $ 10K WSOP Super MILLION$. […]
09/09/2020
2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Fedor Holz wins 2nd bracelet at the $25K Heads Up NLHE; Michael Gathy “Hneves” nails THE CLOSER for his 4th bracelet; first gold for Alexander Kobbeltvedt “Kobbajun” at the $100 WSOP MILLIONS
Final day of the 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ] brought everyone out of the woodwork, each one hoping to snatch up the last of the signature bracelets. At the close, German superstar Fedor Holz “CrownUpGuy” scored his second ever gold at the $ 25K Heads Up NLHE [ People’s Choice Event […]
09/07/2020
2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Stoyan Madanzhiev “Nirvana76” crowned 51st WSOP MAIN EVENT champion; Malikeh Sadat Jamali “Melirazavii” owned the gold at the Beat The Pros Bounty; final four bracelets up for grabs tonight
The hunt for the WSOP #77: $ 5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event champion is over with Bulgaria’s Stoyan Madanzhiev “Nirvana76” emerging victorious after a six and half hour battle against 37 other contenders. For his incredible achievement, Madanzhiev claimed the massive $ 3,904,685.63 first prize and clasped his first ever WSOP championship bracelet. He […]
09/06/2020
Online Poker News: Biggest online prize pool and upgraded rewards system on Natural8; Big numbers for WCOOP; WPT New Jersey Online Series & Unibet Online Series announced
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 – GGPNetwork makes history with the biggest ever online prize pool The $5k WSOP Online Main Event on Natural8 – GGNetwork was already the biggest ever prize pool when the guarantee of […]
09/04/2020
2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Nicolo Molinelli “Paquitooo” wins gold at the Spin the Wheel $1,050 Bounty NLHE 6-Handed; G7COMMANDER crushes the $10K High Roller
On Day 47 of the 2020 World Series of Poker Online , Italy’s Nicolo Molinelli “Paquitooo” outlasted the 1,925 head hunters of the WSOP #81: $ 1,050 Bounty
09/04/2020
2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Double ring winner Jeffrey Dobrin “ShipitFedEX” captures first bracelet at the People’s Choice event; Chris Brewer wins the $10K High Roller side event
With the 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ] winding down to its final days, games are guaranteed to intensify as players try to snatch up the last of the gold bracelets. The festival has been running since July 19th on Natural8 – GG Network. 54 bracelets were up for grabs. Only 7 […]
09/03/2020
People News: Neymar on, Kruse off; Esfandiari robbed; Mike McDonald wins free throw bet; Dang brothers story; New York Times “fleeing” poker players
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Neymar plays WSOP Online Football player plays poker. This should not be big news. But it is! He’s not just any football player and he’s not just playing any poker. Football superstar Neymar Jr. made his […]
09/02/2020
2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: $25K Heads Up NLHE halts at Final 4 players; Fedor Holz on a rush, wins $10K High Roller side event
Pound for pound action at the 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ] with the WSOP #79: $25,000 Heads Up NLHE delivering thrilling match ups. In the aftermath, it was Fedor Holz, Brunno Botteon, Sergi Reixach, and Oktay Kahyaoglu securing their spot to the semi finals taking place this weekend. Holz carried over […]
09/02/2020
