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PokerStars and PartyPoker Choose Alternate Player Reward Paths

PokerStars and PartyPoker Choose Alternate Player Reward Paths

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 […]
05/23/2017
WPT Chengdu announced – Online Satellites already running

WPT Chengdu announced – Online Satellites already running

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 […]
05/17/2017
Busy days ahead for Online Grinders: SCOOP, Powerfest and XL Infernos

Busy days ahead for Online Grinders: SCOOP, Powerfest and XL Infernos

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 […]
04/02/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Tigergaming & BetOnline: $100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Exclusive Freeroll on Tigergaming & BetOnline: $100 prize pool, No deposit needed

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 […]
03/17/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

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 […]
03/11/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

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 […]
02/24/2017
Player Guide: IDNPlay Network

Player Guide: IDNPlay Network

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, […]
02/23/2017
Traffic on Ignition to be boosted by Bodog expansion to Latin America

Traffic on Ignition to be boosted by Bodog expansion to Latin America

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 […]
02/15/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

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 […]
02/10/2017
Chun Lei ‘SamRostan’ Zhou: An Online Enigma

Chun Lei ‘SamRostan’ Zhou: An Online Enigma

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 […]
02/06/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Betsafe:  €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Exclusive Freeroll on Betsafe: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Our Exclusive Freerolls on Betsafe are back! For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betsafe is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: February 3rd on Betsafe -2PM GMT REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be […]
02/03/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

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 […]
01/27/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

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 […]
01/27/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Tigergaming: $100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Exclusive Freeroll on Tigergaming: $100 prize pool, No deposit needed

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 […]
01/21/2017
MTTs on Pokamania (GGNET):  Daily Guarantees and Tournament Staking

MTTs on Pokamania (GGNET): Daily Guarantees and Tournament Staking

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 […]
01/19/2017
888poker Exits Australian Market

888poker Exits Australian Market

What the Australians feared will happen, has finally happened. Online poker giant 888Poker.com exits Australia by ending services provided to its citizens. In a surprise message to customers upon logging into their accounts, 888Poker.com sends the following: “Following a business reevaluation, we’d like to inform you that 888poker’s services are not being offered to players […]
01/16/2017
Powerfest Returns on Partypoker; $11 Million in Guarantees

Powerfest Returns on Partypoker; $11 Million in Guarantees

PartyPoker has announced its most ambitious Powerfest which will guarantee more than US$11 million. 224 events – US$11 million GTD The event will run from January 22 to February 5, 2017 with 224 events divided into categories or “weight divisions” namely, Featherweight, Middleweight, Heavyweight and High Roller. Buy-ins for the events may be as low as US$5.50 […]
01/11/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Betsafe:  €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Exclusive Freeroll on Betsafe: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed

Our Exclusive Freerolls on Betsafe are back! For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betsafe is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: January 8th on Betsafe -2PM GMT REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be […]
01/06/2017
Jungleman frustrated as Isildur1 wins, 2017 Big Year for Phil Galfond

Jungleman frustrated as Isildur1 wins, 2017 Big Year for Phil Galfond

Jungleman frustrated as Isildur1 wins Viktor “ISILDUR1” Blom who wasn’t running so well in 2016 has turned his luck at the start of the year 2017 at the expense of Daniel “Jungleman” Cates. The 5th biggest loser of the year 2016, Blom won US$217,000 from Cates in a heads-up match on Wednesday, after posting a prior […]
01/06/2017
Online briefs: Busy January on 888Poker and PokerStars, Lower rake for MGN’s Jackpot Sngs

Online briefs: Busy January on 888Poker and PokerStars, Lower rake for MGN’s Jackpot Sngs

TCOOP on Pokerstars to start the year 2017  It is once again the time of year for PokerStars’ Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) which will run from January 18 to 29, 2017. The schedules of the 65 events have been announced but the guarantees for each individual event will be posted on the platform […]
12/28/2016
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