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Daily Poker News Review: Monday, September 30, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


Poker Night in America Next Stop Peppermill Reno Resort Spa Casino

The newest poker show on US television, Poker Night in America, will record its next episodes from the Peppermill Reno… —


Table Camping No Longer Allowed on 888poker

The 888poker rep on 2+2 has announced that the site will, with immediate effect, start to take action against “table… —


Moorman Passes 10 Million in Online Tournament Winnings

With a victory in a $215 buy-in tournament on Party Poker this past weekend, for $9500, professional online poker… —


WSOP.com Gets Excited About Poker In Latest Video

WSOP.com, the online face of the World Series of Poker, unveiled its latest promotional video last week aimed at… —


Poker Training Videos This Week: Barreling in PLO, Heads-Up Review and Running Bad

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This Week in Poker Podcasts:  J.C. Tran, Vanessa Selbst and Courchevel Strategy

The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory. —


Best of PRO This Week: G2E, Nevada Traffic and Social Gaming Regulation

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. —


Top Stories This Week: Lock Cashouts, California Confidence, Heads Up Changes

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. —


Daily Poker News Review: Friday, September 27, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


PPA Clarifies Poker Skill-Game Argument Not Key to Regulation

In an interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, Poker Player Alliance Executive Director John Pappas made a point… —


WPT Alpha8 High Roller Tournaments Added in London and Johannesburg

Officials at the World Poker Tour (WPT) have announced two new stops for its super high roller Alpha8 tournament series. —


PokerShield: A Free and Open Source System for Secure Online Poker Play

Developed by security contractor SeNet International, in partnership with pokerfuse, PokerShield is an open source operating system custom-designed to protect the online poker player. —


Daily Poker News Review: Thursday, September 26, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


Ivey Poker Releases Mobile App

The mobile version of Phil Ivey’s Facebook social poker game is now available for mobile devices. —


Online Poker Documentary "Drawing Dead" Set To Premiere

The documentary “Drawing Dead—The Highs And Lows Of Online Poker” is set to make its debut next month. —


Finalist For The Poker Hall Of Fame Class Of 2013 Revealed

The list of ten finalists for possible induction into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2013 have been released. After a… —


PokerStars Seeks Solution to Heads Up Poker Problem

Forced play could be adopted in 2014 to deal with the problems at Heads Up tables. —


Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


PartyPoker Premier League Goes to Montreal

Antonio Esfandiari and Tony G are confirmed competitors in the $125k buy in event. —


Lock Poker Agrees to Expedited Cashouts for High Volume Player

One player was promised cashouts every month if he raked $10k a month, according to report. —


Breaking Bad's Poker Connection

When veteran actor Robert Forster got the call to join the cast of the history making television series “Breaking… —


AGA Hopes To Educate Policymakers With New "Runner,  Runner" Movie

The American Gaming Association (AGA) is hoping to leverage the release of the new Justin Timberlake/Ben Affleck online… —


Daily Poker News Review: Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


More Reports of Tampered Laptops Emerge in Wake of EPT Barcelona Scam

No public resolution to date for Kyllonen or Liviu. —


FTP Remission Questions Mount

A multitude of FTP balance remission issues are surfacing, with little to no guidance coming from the Garden City Group. —


PokerStars Slaps $10M Guarantee on PCA Main Event

The 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), set to take place January 5-13, will now come with a $10M guarantee for… —


Software Preview: Infiniti Poker Edges Towards Launch with Bitcoin Giveaway for Beta Testers

A pre-launch beta test promotion provides the chance for an early review of Infiniti Poker’s poker client. —


Daniel Negreanu Again Rants Against "First Card" Rule

Over the weekend, outspoken professional poker player, and Team PokerStars Pro, Daniel Negreanu took to his well-watched… —


Daily Poker News Review: Monday, September 23, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


PPA Expects California Online Poker Bill to Pass in Early 2014

In an interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, John Pappas, the Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance,... —


888poker Native Mac Client Gets Full Release

The Mac OS X client supports Stud and Omaha games as well as Hold’em and includes multi-tabling capabilities. —


Wynn Joins 888's All American Poker Network in Nevada, New Jersey

The allure of shared liquidity makes AAPN an attractive choice for Wynn. —


Zinno Defeats Selbst to Win WPT Borgata Poker Open

The World Poker Tour’s Borgata Poker Open came to a conclusion this weekend and it was Boston’s Anthony Zinno who… —


Upstart Sponge Poker Looks For Support To Gain Market Share

Its patent pending interface is heralded as a difference maker. —


This Week in Poker Podcasts: Strategy from the Borgata, New GPI Leaders and Ivey Discussion

The latest poker podcasts from the pokerfuse podcast directory for the week starting September 23, 2013. —


Poker Training Videos This Week: Heads Up, Isolation Raises and Going Hudless

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Best of PRO This Week: EU's Ruling, UK's Consultation and Spain's Liquidity

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. —


Top Stories This Week: Full Tilt Funds, Russian Restrictions and Nevada's Number 2.

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. —


Daily Poker News Review: Friday, September 20, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


Deposit Restrictions Hamper WSOP Day 1

It has been just over 24 hours since the official launch of WSOP.com, Nevada’s second legal online poker site,... —


Final Table Set for WPT Borgata Poker Open

The Final Table is set at the World Poker Tour’s 2013 Borgata Poker Open. The final six players will take their seats… —


Online Poker Traffic: 888poker Enters Top Three for First Time

Full Tilt Poker slips down to fourth place. —


Full Tilt Expands Coverage of WCGRider vs Sauce1234

A new landing page has been created on the Full Tilt Poker website to capture all the action of the high-stakes heads… —


888poker Testing Fast-Fold Product "Snap Poker"

Players alpha-testing latest 888poker client, featuring fast-fold “snap” cash tables and tournaments. —


Dusk Till Dawn Offers Private Online Cash Games to Casino Members

True identity at the poker tables: DTD implements an opposite philosophy to Bodog’s anonymous tables concept. —


Team PokerStars Pro Suspended

Argentinean Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez has been suspended from Team Pokerstars for allegedly violating the Terms… —


Daily Poker News Review: Thursday, September 19, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


WSOP.com Goes Live in Nevada

Another real-money online poker site launches in the US. —


36 Left in Borgata Poker Open

The World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Borgata Poker Open enters the home stretch today as Day 4 is set to begin with a mere 36… —


World Poker Tour Championship Moves to Borgata

PartyPoker signs on as official sponsor. —


Spain's New Regulator Committed to Opening Up Player Pools

New head of DGOJ gives clearest sign yet that it seeks to open its online poker market—with Italian player pooling just a stepping stone to full international liquidity. —


Full Tilt Claims Website Live: Players Can Log In, Check Balances

The Garden City Group has opened up a secure website for filing petitions. US players awaiting refunds of their Full… —


Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


WCOOP Continues To Crush Guarantees

By the end of the day, Pokerstars’ marquee event of the year—the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP)—w… —


Check Your Spam Folders: FTP Remissions Emails Have All Been Sent

Players who are eligible to receive reclaimed Full Tilt Poker funds and have yet to receive and email from the Garden… —


Two Days Ahead of Official Launch, WSOP.com Real-Money Play Goes Live for Early Signups

The first cash game hands and tournaments get underway on Caesars Interactive’s real-money online poker site in Nevada. —


Daily Poker News Review: Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


WSOP.com to Have No Brand Ambassadors, Sponsored Pros at Launch

Caesars bucks the industry trend out of the gate. —


Adelson Tells Spanish PM No Smoking, No Eurovegas

Sheldon Adelson has told the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy that the Eurovegas project will be cancelled if… —


WSOP Returns to ESPN Airwaves Tonight

After a multi-week hiatus, the 2013 World Series of Poker returns to the ESPN airwaves for two full hours of all-new… —


"Operation Zombie" Grabs Argentine Hacker Who Stole $50k a Month from Online Gaming and Money Transfers

The 19 year-old son of an IT engineer is estimated to have stolen $600k using a malware virus and DDoS attacks. —


Daily Poker News Review: Monday, September 16, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


And Then There Were Two: WSOP.com to Launch in Nevada Thursday

Caesars Interactive Entertainment will launch WSOP.com for players in the state of Nevada on Thursday, September 19 (or… —


WSOP November Niner Looking To Sell Shares of Final Table Action

November Niner, Amir Lehavot, who currently sits 2nd in chips, right behind poker pro JC Tran, took to the Two Plus Two… —


Phil Ivey Admits to "Edge Sorting," But Contends He Did Not Cheat in £8 Million Punto Blanco Win

Design flaws in “full bleed” card deck allowed the poker pro to gain an edge at Crockford’s casino. —


Sauce1234 vs. WCGRider Heads-Up Battle Gets Underway

High stakes heads up action hit the virtual felt this weekend as a $100k battle between Douglas “WCGRider”... —


Full Tilt Claims Process Begins, Petitions Can be Filed from Wednesday

As expected, the Garden City Group has updated the Full Tilt Claims website with further details on the claims process. —


Poker Training Videos This Week: Cold Calling, 100 HUNL and Struggling at the Micros

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This Week in Poker Podcasts: Full Tilt Remissions, Phil Laak and Maryland Live!

The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory. —


Top Stories This Week: eWallets, Software Updates and Late Registration SNGs

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. —


Best of PRO This Week: UK Consultation, EU Parliament Vote and New Mobile Apps

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. —


Caesars Interactive Readies WSOP.com Launch in Nevada

Official launch date to be announced Monday. —


Daily Poker News Review: Friday, September 13, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


Poker Takes Center Stage At G2E 2013 with "Players' View" Panel

Star-studded player panel at Global gaming Expo to be “historic for poker.” —


Thumbs Up for Golden Gaming, 888 Marketing Partnership

NGCB recommends deal approval, which would see Golden Gaming marketing 888’s All American Poker Network to its patrons. —


A Message from the US to France: Your Land-Based Casino Brand is Not Enough

The closure of Partouche’s and Barriere’s online poker site is a wake-up call to US land-based operators expecting to parlay their brand into online success. —


Barriere Poker Closing Online Poker Room in France

French independent poker room to shut down at the end of month. —


PartyPoker, WPT Unveil New 5-Stop UK Tour

“Accumulator” main events at each stop will allow a player to enter into all the Day 1’s. —


Daily Poker News Review: Thursday, September 12, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


PartyPoker Server Upgrade Hopes to Resolve Major Issues

PartyPoker has just announced a server upgrade that aims to fix some of the serious stability issues that have faced… —


Daniel Negreanu Tops PoY Leaderboards (But Stays at #2 on GPI for Now)

The affable Canadian tops player of the year rankings at Bluff and Card Player. —


Sauce, WCGRider Set for High-Stakes Heads-up Battle

15k hands at $100/200 and a $100k sidebet for the victor. —


Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


WPN Releases "On Demand" SNGs in Major Software Upgrade

More multi-tabling and tournament features among new features. —


PokerStars Software Update: Bug Fixes, Ratholing Solution, PokerStars 7 Updates

A new software update rolling out across PokerStars this week includes a variety of small bug fixes, while alpha… —


ISPT Drops the "S" for Morocco Stop

“Millionaire Maker” guarantees 1 million Moroccan Dirhams (~$118k) to the winner. —


Daily Poker News Review: Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


New Ultimate Poker Software, VIP Program Boosts Cash Game Traffic

Better multi-tabling software and rewards program propels Ultimate Poker off a three month low. —


PartyPoker Confirms 3% Wallet Withdrawal Fee Permanent

Uncapped 3% vig on Skrill, Moneybookers and WebMoney cashouts remains, but the flat fee removed. —


Daily Poker News Review: Monday, September 09, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


Late Registration SNGs, Cash Time Banks, Multi-Entry Tournaments Coming to iPoker

New October update will add extra tournament types and new software features. —


WCOOP, MiniFTOPS Smash Opening Weekend Guarantees

Rational Group’s tournament series are off to big starts. —


EPT Barcelona Crowns Main Event Champ

$1.2m win concludes a record-breaking Barcelona stop. —


Infographic: A Brief History of PokerStars' WCOOP

The World Championship of Online Poker, PokerStars’ fall tournament series and by far the largest online poker… —


First Skin on New Equity Poker Network Launches

Full Flush Poker launches on the non-profit “cooperative” online poker network, promising US-facing real money games soon. —


This Week in Poker Podcasts: McCain, Alpha8 and Jennifer Newell

The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory. —


Poker Training Videos This Week: New Plays, Peer Reviews and a SCOOP Final Table

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Top Stories This Week: the New PartyPoker, Poker in Congress and World Champs Sound Off

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. —


Best of PRO This Week: bwin.party, Australia and Ultimate Poker Traffic

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. —


Daily Poker News Review: Friday, September 06, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


CarbonPoker Goes Live With First Mobile Poker App for US Players

The first mobile app available to US players is optimized for iOS rather than Android, but works on both. —


New MMORPG Blends Poker and Casino Games with Vegas-style City Building

Independent game developer GoldFire Studios has announced the open beta launch of CasinoRPG, its new social free-to-play… —


Laptops Feared Compromised in Hotel Rooms at EPT Barcelona

Two confirmed cases of unauthorized entry cause concerns that a trojan may have been installed on poker players’ laptops. —


Bet Raise Fold: Special Edition Released

The filmmakers behind the hit poker documentary “Bet Raise Fold: The Story Of Online Poker” have recently released… —


Ultimate Poker Signs Tom Marchese

Ultimate Poker, Nevada’s first legalized online poker site, has added another top pro to its roster of sponsored… —


Daily Poker News Review: Thursday, September 05, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


"Changing The Game:" Party Poker's New Website, Browser-based Client, Mobile Apps and TV Ad

Soon after the launch of its redesigned online poker client, PartyPoker also rolled out its new-look website, with… —


Negreanu Erupts At EPT Over "First Card" Rule

Outspoken Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu made quite the scene at the EPT Barcelona €10k High Roller event when he… —


Betfred, Coral, Titan Next to Roll Out Mobile iPoker Client

iPoker skins Betfred, Coral Poker and Titan Poker are next in line to roll out the new mobile client on the iPoker… —


PartyPoker's New Poker Software--Screenshots and First Impressions

“All new” software client debuts with achievements, missions and friends list—though unresponsive lobby hinders early playtest. —


PKR New Hand Replayer Lets Players Make their Own Movie

Niche 3D online poker room lets players control the camera and upload their favorite hands to YouTube. —


Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


Joe Hachem Finds Liberal Position on Online Poker a "Disgrace"

2005 WSOP Main Event Event Champion Joe Hachem vents his fury on Twitter. —


Bodog Golden Spade Poker Open Guarantees $1.5M

Bodog’s biggest anonymous tournament series to date includes 51 events spread over two months. —


Lansing Steps Down As WPT TV Anchor

The World Poker Tour announced that after three seasons in the anchor’s chair for the flagship WPT broadcast,... —


Tilt Mania: PokerStars to Return €2m in Italian FTP Deposits Through Promotions

Due to legal issues, PokerStars will return all Italian FTP balances via four months of promotions and giveaways. —


More Germans Than Spaniards at EPT Barcelona

The European Poker Tour truly lives up to its name as a continental tournament series, according to the latest figures… —


Senator McCain Plays Online Poker During Syria Hearing

Perhaps there is more support for online poker than everyone previously thought. According to a blog post on the… —


Daily Poker News Review: Tuesday, September 03, 2013

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. —


Winamax Signs November Niner Sylvain Loosli

The top French site Winamax has added Frenchman Sylvain Loosli to Team Winamax. Loosli has the sixth largest chip stack… —


EPT Barcelona Main Event Enters Day 2

Day 2 of the Main Event of the European Poker Tour Barcelona brought together the returning players from both original… —


iPoker's New Mobile HTML5 Client Rolls Out to Select Skins

Bet365 and Winner Poker promote new browser-based client. —


Vitaly Lunkin Wins EPT Barcelona €50K Super High Roller

The European Poker Tour Barcelona (EPT) €50,000 Super High Roller came to a conclusion over the Labor Day weekend and… —


European Poker Tour Player of the Year to be Decided by Global Poker Index

The European Poker Tour (EPT) has announced that its Player of the Year award will be determined by the number of… —


This Week in Poker Podcasts: November Niner Mark Newhouse, Skill vs Luck and SHRPO Coverage

The latest poker podcasts from the pokerfuse podcast directory for the week starting August 26, 2013. —


Poker Training Videos This Week: SSNL, Three-Betting and PLO

Improve your poker game with our top picks from the pokerfuse poker video directory. —