In this week’s journey across the realm of online poker we will bring you the latest news on sponsors for the upcoming World Series of Poker APAC and the WSOP Europe tournament series; we’ll take a look at the spring online poker tournament series happening across the Internet in April and May; and we’ll bring you some encouraging numbers on online gambling in the UK. 888 Poker becomes the primary sponsor of the WSOP APAC and WSOPE At the upcoming World Series [Read more]
Our weekly look around the world of online poker has turned up a number of interesting stories. Topping our list will be 888 Poker’s decision on whether to renew the soon-to-be-expired contract of UFC Welterweight Champion and perhaps the best known MMA fighter in the world, George St. Pierre, as an ambassador for the site. We’ll also take you on an inside tour of PKR Poker’s efforts to build a loyal player base and William Hill’s decision to exercise a [Read more]
This week in our look around the world of online poker we will bring you the latest online traffic reports, which show the iPoker Network gaining ground and once again challenging for the #2 spot; we’ll give you the specifics on Tony G and Party Poker calling it quits after a three-year relationship; as well as what to expect after 888 Poker’s launch of the first, real-money social media, online poker room on Facebook. iPoker Traffic Continues to Rise When it comes to traffic numbers no [Read more]
Generally for the most part it is true that the online poker world is geared towards PC users. I remember when a friend of mine purchased a cool Mac a few years ago. To say he is an enthusiastic online poker player would be an understatement, and he sadly told me that he was unable to locate many good online poker rooms that can run on a Mac. Every time he wanted to play a few hands of online poker, he [Read more]
There is a lot going on in the world of online poker over the past week, and in this installment of Around Online Poker we’ll give you t a breakdown of the latest promotion from Titan Poker and show you how you can win a seat in the €1,000,000 guaranteed Italian Poker Open; we’ll also take a look at one of the best “unknown” players in poker, Sky Poker’s Julian Thew; and fill you in on 888 Poker’s return to the US [Read more]
In this installment of our Around Online Poker series we’ll take a look at Party Poker’s latest move to improve their poker ecology with the creation of special “Welcome Lounge” tables; we’ll take a look at one of the top young female players in the game, Team PKR Poker’s Sofia “wellbet” Lovgren; and we’ll also detail the mobile poker room Switch Poker and how they have jumped on the bitcoin poker bandwagon. Party Poker continues to improve their “Poker Ecology” One [Read more]
This week we’ll take a look at the emergence and growth of 888 Poker in the aftermath of Black Friday; Bet365’s owners getting some good publicity in a major UK newspaper; and the first eight poker players who have punched their ticket to London reserving their seats in the Party Poker Premier League VI on March 17th. 888 Poker bucks the Black Friday trend Since Black Friday the world of online poker has been in a constant state of tumult. While [Read more]
The game of online poker has been getting tougher and tougher with each passing years, leading players to look for some type of edge on their opponents. Many players who are regulars have opted to use tracking software to not only gain an edge over their opponents, but to also improve their own play off the tables. To date, there are a few services that offer tracking programs. Only two are actually worth buying: Hold'em Manager and Poker Tracker. You may find [Read more]
Frankly, IPM site spokesperson Benny Franklin (@IPM_Benny) doesn't think much of news that former Full Tilt Poker muckity-muck Howard Lederer threw a holiday bash in his multi-million dollar mansion hours before the world learned he had settled his Black Friday case with the U.S. DoJ. [addthis] Use the code below to embed this image on your site [Read more]
Time is running out on the lame duck session, and with that time goes chances for a federal online poker bill that would bring legal online poker back to the US. This week, Jon Kyl put the ball in Harry Reid's court - how will Harry respond? Our recently minted IPM spokesman Benny Franklin has, as you might expect, quite an interest in American politics. Follow Benny on Twitter (@IPM_Benny) for more. [addthis] Use the code below to [Read more]