October 2012 News Archive

The latest software updates for PokerStars and Full Tilt have added the necessary transfer facility to allow players in… — Wed, Oct 31, 2012

Players can now download the software, log in and check account balances, and play on play-money tables, one week ahead of the scheduled real-money relaunch. — Wed, Oct 31, 2012

In an up-and-down battle that stayed three-handed for 11 hours and ended after a 45-minute heads up match, Greg Merson… — Wed, Oct 31, 2012

Players will achieve status levels depending on a rolling average of daily points accumulation, with Bronze getting 10% rakeback. — Wed, Oct 31, 2012

Following recent inconclusive elections, the Netherland’s Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced a coalition agreement… — Tue, Oct 30, 2012

Ivey says he wants to “teach the world how to play better.” — Tue, Oct 30, 2012

Bodog88 has continued its Eastern focus, opening a sportsbook and casino in Vietnam and promising poker by the end of… — Mon, Oct 29, 2012

Gateway services provided to include transfers, fraud protection. — Mon, Oct 29, 2012

Even during promotions, FTP players would earn a max of 35% rakeback. — Sun, Oct 28, 2012

Wow. So I fired up the Pokerfuse Podcast Directory this morning looking for some good ear candy for the weekend life… — Sat, Oct 27, 2012

In a letter on Thursday, the National Governors Association (NGA) informed House and Senate leaders that they oppose… — Sat, Oct 27, 2012

Starting next week, Full Tilt Poker will be open for play-money games. — Fri, Oct 26, 2012

It appears Zynga really will follow through on its promise and bring real money online gaming to its customers, at… — Fri, Oct 26, 2012

The legitimacy of the controversial Dollaro Poker’s traffic figures, a site frequented mostly by Italians, has… — Fri, Oct 26, 2012

Eight Vegas-era punters, including two with poker ties, arrested in sweep—Pinnacle Sports, the largest offshore sportsbook in the world, named among other online operations. — Thu, Oct 25, 2012

The PokerStars All Star Showdown begins this weekend. Eight players will each put up $100k to play a Heads-Up format… — Thu, Oct 25, 2012

The California Online Poker Association (COPA) has disbanded without notice, leaving the group’s coalition of 31… — Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Hungary’s Andras Koroknai would have fit right in at last year’s World Series of Poker final table, when international… — Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Zynga to enter real money poker in the UK—as a skin for PartyPoker—in the first half of 2013. — Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Simple steps, many building on current efforts of online poker sites, can have a dramatic impact on the gap between experienced and casual players, argues Chris Grove. — Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Greg Merson, who enters the 2012 WSOP Main Event final table third in chips, has said that poker helped him overcome… — Wed, Oct 24, 2012

With $184m released back into the poker community in two weeks, Full Tilt announces a four-prong promotional blitz to encourage players to stay. — Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Years of consultation and discussion concludes with guidelines and a three-point action plan. — Wed, Oct 24, 2012

Issue “escalated to the highest possible level” following month-long player reports of hole cards switching half way through a hand. — Tue, Oct 23, 2012

Filter for Zoom tournaments now available in the client, though nothing scheduled yet. — Tue, Oct 23, 2012

Dan “Danny98765” Smith continued his blowout tournament year by winning the PokerStars Sunday Million… — Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Online poker in Nevada could be just weeks away. Director of Gaming Development at ACEP, owner of the iconic Stratosphere hotel and casino, talks about their plans for the new market. — Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Update Oct 25: Run it Twice is now deployed on all PLO tables $1/2 and up. — Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Bryan Micon, site pro at the Bitcoin-only poker room Seals with Clubs and head honcho of the always-controversial DonkDown forums and podcast, argues why the digital currency is a game-changer for online poker. — Sun, Oct 21, 2012

Like many poker players, Russell Thomas caught the poker bug during his college days. Unlike most others, for Thomas… — Sat, Oct 20, 2012

A draft copy of the federal online poker legislation obtained by the PPA reportedly differs little from the previously leaked summary, but player penalties are apparently off the table. — Fri, Oct 19, 2012

WSOP Main Event chip leader Jesse Sylvia believes he might be destined to win this one. — Fri, Oct 19, 2012

The Nevada Gaming Control Board today gave the OK for a trio of companies to operate online poker in the Silver State. — Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Eric Drache, credited with inventing satellite tournaments, and the late Brian “Sailor” Roberts have been… — Thu, Oct 18, 2012

PokerStars has announced Isaac Haxton as the newest member of its vaunted Team PokerStars Online, according to a video… — Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Unibet will become one of only six companies to operate online poker under license in Belgium, according to an official… — Thu, Oct 18, 2012

South Point Poker’s dreams of having the new Nevada online poker market to itself for upwards of three months are… — Wed, Oct 17, 2012

Notable online gaming brand and Ongame operator Goalwin has entered the Spanish market to complement its international… — Wed, Oct 17, 2012

Redbet poker, a Malta-based two-skin poker room, is supplanting the soon-to-be closed IGT Network with the Ongame… — Wed, Oct 17, 2012

Wiping the slate clean: existing affiliate relationships will not be carried forward when Full Tilt comes back online in November. — Tue, Oct 16, 2012

We sit down with Michael Hajduk, CEO of the US-facing, bitcoin-accepting, charity-giving and long-delayed InfinitiPoker, to understand his “new paradigm” for online poker. — Tue, Oct 16, 2012

Cash game stars join “The Professionals,” Full Tilt Poker’s new line-up of pros. — Mon, Oct 15, 2012

Ongame room completes move to iPoker, the final transition of Gala Coral products onto Playtech’s platform. — Mon, Oct 15, 2012

The Bodog Poker Network is set to expand further into the Asian market with the announcement Monday of a deal with TLC88. — Mon, Oct 15, 2012

The father, triathlete and amateur poker player will sit down on October 28 sixth in chips. We chat to Michael Esposito about his journey to the final nine. — Sun, Oct 14, 2012

This week I would like to welcome a new poker podcast to our directory and welcome back another that has been missing… — Sat, Oct 13, 2012

27% rakeback paid through affiliates to be replaced with a rewards program available to all. — Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Enet Poker Network has temporarily blocked the accounts of players who transferred about a month ago from the now-defunct… — Thu, Oct 11, 2012

The Merge Network skin FeltStars closed without explanation this week, just a few days after another Merge skin shut… — Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Merge matches PokerStars’ rake structure for fixed limit games, meaning a 20-50% reduction from micro- to mid-stakes games. — Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Authorities looking into advertising-funded poker room which promises monthly cash prizes. — Thu, Oct 11, 2012

The recent approval of a new Isle of Man gaming license for a reborn Full Tilt Poker removes one of the final procedural… — Thu, Oct 11, 2012

Howard Lederer returned to the Las Vegas high-stakes poker scene again Tuesday night, sitting down at the 400-800 mix… — Wed, Oct 10, 2012

iPoker split and successful September promo pushes Party back to #2. — Wed, Oct 10, 2012

Gee will have the fifth largest chip stack when he sits down at the Final Table of the WSOP Main Event on October 28. We catch up with the veteran poker player and new PokerAce pro to talk about his journey and what it means to be an ambassador for poker. — Wed, Oct 10, 2012

It has been four months since the regulation of online poker in Spain, and, after a spluttering start, traffic has been… — Tue, Oct 09, 2012

Former Full Tilt board member Howard Lederer, who received over $40m in cash distributions from the former US-facing… — Tue, Oct 09, 2012

Equity investment in Hippodrome, London • Will refurbish and rebrand poker room, run new live events • To operate online poker under Hippodrome name • Microgaming to supply casino games — Tue, Oct 09, 2012

Full Tilt’s famous FTOPs, its quarterly online poker tournament series, will return about a month after the site… — Mon, Oct 08, 2012

A hot August weekend for American poker pro Phil Ivey at London’s oldest casino, Crockfords Casino, has turned… — Mon, Oct 08, 2012

43% decline in gaming revenues year on year in the regulated and segregated online poker market in Italy. — Mon, Oct 08, 2012

In our first profile of the final table contestants in the 2012 WSOP main event, Jeremy Ausmus talks balancing poker and family, rounders and bubble strategy. — Sun, Oct 07, 2012

Both Rush and Zoom patent applications will be reviewed to ensure “broad protection” of fast-fold poker. — Sat, Oct 06, 2012

The feature made popular by televised high-stakes cash games makes its way into testing for the PokerStars software. — Fri, Oct 05, 2012

'Poker Brat’ extends the mark for the most event wins in WSOP history. — Fri, Oct 05, 2012

The break-up between Bluff Room and the Merge Network became official on Wednesday, with the Bluff Room skin formally… — Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Leading French poker site Winamax has entered the US market, offering a free-play site in anticipation of legislated… — Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Euro-facing Bodog.co.uk pivots to target the Asian expat community; New sign-ups temporarily blocked for casino relaunch, but poker will not return. — Thu, Oct 04, 2012

“highly contentious” German licensing process contrary to declared purpose of “an open, fair and transparent” Europe. — Thu, Oct 04, 2012

Payment processor Chad Elie was sentenced Wednesday to five months in federal prison as a result of charges he faced in… — Thu, Oct 04, 2012

The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event has reached the final table and Phil Hellmuth has the chip lead. — Wed, Oct 03, 2012

Internal documents reveal how customer service representatives were instructed to respond to complaints that the site was “rigged.” — Wed, Oct 03, 2012

In a multiway deal, Cardbet.com is moving its poker room skins from Entraction/IGT to the Revolution Network. — Wed, Oct 03, 2012

The PokerStars client is being redesigned from the ground up. We take a first look at “PokerStars 7,” soon to enter private beta testing. — Wed, Oct 03, 2012

Three more online poker applicants to appear before the Nevada Gaming Control Board — Tue, Oct 02, 2012

Previous Team Pro to head marketing efforts for the resurrected FTP. — Tue, Oct 02, 2012

Players with accounts on more than one of bwin.party’s Spanish regulated sites have suddenly had all but one of their… — Tue, Oct 02, 2012

PokerAffiliateSolutions will no longer support the Everleaf skin, citing Non-US cashouts stretching to 3-5 months. — Tue, Oct 02, 2012

Many of the Full Tilt exec’s most indefensible responses show how risk was shifted to players. — Mon, Oct 01, 2012

PokerStars has announced the events for the 10th PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) starting on Jan 5, 2013. PokerStars… — Mon, Oct 01, 2012

Former Tiltware president backs out of final interview after appearances on PokerNews and the 2+2 PokerCast. — Mon, Oct 01, 2012

Press releases from both Ongame and bwin.party today confirm that Montreal-based Amaya Gaming has entered into an… — Mon, Oct 01, 2012