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European Poker Tour Opens Season X in Barcelona
The PokerStars sponsored European Poker Tour (EPT) opens its tenth season in Barcelona by partnering with the Estrellas Poker Tour to create the largest ever poker festival to take place in Spain.
- The EPT’s partnership with the Estrellas Poker Tour has created the largest ever poker festival to take place in Spain.
- The € 5000+€ 300 EPT Barcelona Main Event starts on September 1.
- For the first time ever on the EPT, PokerStars is allowing players to buy-in directly to any of the planned 27 tournaments by way of their PokerStars.com or PokerStars.eu accounts.
Purple Lounge Parent Company Fails
Sixteen months after closing its Maltese-licensed Purple Lounge poker room, Mediacorp has finally made the decision to cease trading.
Funtime: Ivey Prop Bet Could Leave Him High and Dry
According to a recent tweet, Phil Ivey looks to undertake a “Big no drinking bet” which will reportedly have the man generally considered to be the #1 poker player on the planet, stone cold sober for the better part of a year.
WPT Legends Of Poker Starts Today
The first televised event of Season XII of the World Poker Tour kicks off today from the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, CA.
Blair Hinkle Wins Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open final table came to a conclusion Wednesday and it was poker professional Blair Hinkle who walked away with the massive $1,700,000 first place prize.
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WSOP sends out SMS player verification texts, players report twoplustwo.com
There are rumblings about WSOP.com coming out of Nevada. Thus far, plans to launch this summer have not panned out, although I guess it can still be considered summer if its launched soon.
Slight delays reported for Bodog’s Western Union cashouts twoplustwo.com
Cash out times for Bodog, usually one of the most reliables US -facing poker sites when it comes to getting your money, have suddenly spiked for their Western Union customers. So far there has been no explanation, but keep an eye on this situation if you play there.
First mods for Ultimate Poker created twoplustwo.com
Do you remember when poker mods were all the rage? People were customizing their online poker experience and sharing with others. Well, it seems like the good old days of online poker have returned as 2+2ers are modding the Ultimate Poker software.
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Paddy Power Online Poker Revenues Fall, but Mobile Revenues up 100%
Half year results from Paddy Power show an incredible 43% of all online revenues are now generated from mobile. Paddy Power plc, the Irish company notable for its brazen marketing stunts, has reported declining poker revenues in its half year results. In its online division Casino, Games, Bingo and B2B gained 19% more than offsetting poker’s fall.
Checking Around
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive industry-focused summary of online poker discussions in the last week. Troll free, guaranteed. WSOP sends out SMS player verification texts, players report twoplustwo.com
Under the Gun
A look ahead at online, live and corporate events in the poker industry this weekend and into next week. Law & Regulation
Codere Needs a Deal to Avoid Bankruptcy
Spanish gaming giant Codere missed an interest payment on its debt and now faces restructuring. Spanish gaming giant Codere SA is in deep financial trouble and must strike a deal with creditors this week to avoid bankruptcy.
