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In recent weeks, both PokerStars and PartyPoker have expanded their lineups, but in two decidedly different directions. While PartyPoker added the talented and experienced Marcel Luske and Kristen Bicknell to their pro team, PokerStars opted to go the celebrity route, adding actor and comedian Kevin Hart and world record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt to their line-up. […]

Back in March, Somuchpoker reported on the worrying developments down under as the government in Australia barred online poker. There was support for online poker, and some senators stood up and spoke for the game to be treated differently to other forms of gambling, but as is so often the case when politicians make judgements on […]

Being fresh off the back of a busy SCOOP schedule, most players would take a break before getting back into the action. Isildur1 is not most players. Having had a great SCOOP series, finishing 2nd on the Player of the Series leaderboard, he has hit the high stakes tables in recent weeks, posting over $1 million […]

PartyPoker continues to outshine Pokerstars with rewards changes In the last few weeks, the differences between PartyPoker and PokerStars have never been more visible. The two major online poker operators have taken entirely different paths with their rewards systems, and this week, PartyPoker have followed up with another announcement that seems set to give value back […]

Everyone knows that MTT’s can be a serious grind with heavy swings in variance meaning that the best players don’t always win. Sometimes though, variance behaves itself and we end up with some pretty big stories come spring time…. Charlie Carrel wins the SCOOP Main Event High He may have achieved quite a bit of […]

The general trend in the online Poker industry has recently been to offer greater rewards to the depositing players and to have specific promotions designed for them. This new focus has been followed by drastic cuts to the rewards given to the ‘regulars’. In an interesting strategic decision, Partypoker has decided to do the exact […]

The World Poker Tour has unveiled a new event date in Mainland China. The Tour will make a stop in Chengdu the capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Like all events in China, this event is invitational and will take place from 15 July to 21 July in The Longemont Chengdu Hotel.  The prizepool will have a […]

While it is a given that the most lucrative sector of the online poker business is in the cash games, it is good to see that online operators still consider it crucial to organize tournaments in both the physical and virtual world. Tournaments have always been the key to attracting players. In the month of […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the $100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Tigergaming and BetOnline (US Players) is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. – What can I win: $100 to be shared between a relatively small number of players – When? February 19th (Sunday) at 2PM GMT – Do […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: March 26th on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number of players […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: February 26th on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number of players […]

IDNPlay is the largest Asian Poker Network.  According to the Pokerscout, it ranks 2nd behind PokerStars and has surpassed 888poker. Most of IDNPlay’s traffic comes from Indonesia and China. As such, the network includes a large number of skins, each of which is aimed at players from different Asian countries, namely, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Nepal, […]

Bodog Poker, Casino, and Sports and its US-arm Bovada have announced that they will be expanding operations to Latin America.  In an email, the brands stated: We are excited to announce that, as of February 15, our partnered brands Bovada and Bodog will be launching their product offerings in Latin America. Bovada Sports and Casino […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: February 12 th on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number of players […]

January 3rd saw an impressive session from Chun Lei ‘SamRostan’ Zhou as he took on notorious players such as Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom, Alexander ‘joiso’ Kostritsyn, ‘spaise411’, Ben ‘Sauce123’ Sulsky, and Matt ‘MUSTAFABET’ Ashton at the $1K/$2K 8-Game tables.  He won that day $123,665. He gave a dominant display of skill in what was far from being […]

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For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: January 29th on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number of players […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: January 29th on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number of players […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the $100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Tigergaming is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: January 22th on Tigergaming -2PM GMT REGISTER – What can I win: $100 to be shared between a relatively small number of players – When? January […]

24/02/17: Article edited to include the US$100,000 Tournament Leaderboard Like all poker rooms that are part of the rising GGNET Network, Pokamania has unveiled a new daily tournament schedule, an innovative system of staking players and a few days ago an  US$100,000 Tournament Leaderboard. These changes, combined with our exclusive 35% rakeback deal via our Rewards Club, make Pokamania a premium option for […]