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Category: Online Poker

  • Will $82m in Full Tilt Repayments give Online Poker a Boost?

    By now, much of the poker community has heard that the US Department of Justice has approved $82 million worth of Full Tilt Poker repayments. Over 30,000 players will be receiving money back that was previously locked up on Full Tilt. With the US DOJ’s approval now official, the Garden City Group can begin distributing…

  • Will Zynga Poker’s Facebook Launch save their Stock?

    Falling stock prices for Zynga are nothing new. The social gaming giant has struggled mightily ever since their initial public offering at the end of 2011. Zynga had hoped to give themselves a boost after partnering up with bwin.party and launching a real money poker client last year. Though only available to UK residents, the…

  • Dan Bilzerian dishes on Ivey, Dwan and Degens of Poker

    If ever there were a poker player who could rival the Dos Equis guy, it is Dan Bilzerian. For evidence of this, you need merely check Bilzerian’s twitter feed, which features numerous pictures of hot girls, guns, luxury cars and movie appearances. Given all of the cool things that Bilzerian can and has done, it’s…

  • New Jersey Online Poker brings Pro Sports into the Mix

    Aside from a few scandals (see 1919 Chicago White Sox), there has always been a clear separation between American professional sports teams and gambling. Sure people love to gamble on sports in the United States. But as for a pro sports team aligning itself with a gambling entity, well, that’s usually been a clear no-no…

  • Tom Dwan made $800k in 2013 Online Poker Profits

    Before 2013 began, there was one common assumption about Tom Dwan: the online high stakes games had passed him by. Sure, Dwan is rumored to be making big profits in the juicy Macau cash games. But the general consensus was that Asian whales are about the only players whom he can handle these days. Perhaps…

  • Next Stop for PokerStars: The State of New York

    Not long ago, the Rational Group was dealt another crushing defeat in America, when New Jersey decided to suspend review of their online gaming application for two more years. The stated reason why is that they don’t like Isai Scheinberg’s involvement with Rational, or his unresolved case with the US Department of Justice. The real…

  • Jens Kyllonen, Others targeted in “Sharking” Scandal

    Three months ago, we covered an incident at EPT Barcelona where poker players’ laptops were compromised. If you don’t want to read the entire story, the jest of it is that certain players noticed their laptops were tampered with, then reported this to hotel security. Unfortunately, the security staff was less than helpful, leading the…

  • Sheldon Adelson fighting a Losing War against Online Poker

    By now, many poker players have heard of the war that Sheldon Adelson is waging against online poker. The crusty old man has been trying to spread his message through both the TV and press that online gambling is a terrible thing. His key arguments so far? Internet gaming is more addictive than crack and…

  • What is Social Poker and why is it Important?

    Today’s online poker world literally has billions of dollars floating around, as both amateurs and pros seek to work their way up the stakes and on to the big money. There’s certainly no shortage of big money either, with tournament prize pools occasionally reaching multi-million dollar figures. This being said, it’s no wonder why there’s…

  • Niklas Heinecker passes $4m in 2013 Online Poker Winnings

    Throughout 2013, most of the attention in the high stakes poker world has been on Viktor “Isidur1” Blom. After all, the Swede has made over $4.5 million playing online this year. But one player who’s had an exceptional year, yet has flown under the radar a bit, is Niklas “ragen70” Heinecker. The German recently won…