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Partypoker has successfully exceeded the $20 million guarantee of its most ambitious tournament— MILLIONS Online —to officially make it the biggest…
Partypoker Makes History by Surpassing Millions Online $20 Million Guarantee

The final numbers are out and now partypoker officially holds the record for the biggest online poker tournament ever.

First seen back in 2007, The Big Game proved popular with audiences and ran for seven consecutive seasons before going on a five-year hiatus.
The Big Game Returns: Partypoker Brings Back Popular TV Show

Not seen since 2013, the revived show returns with its first Pot Limit Omaha edition in February.

The big MTT series at the top three online poker rooms successfully concluded. Phil Galfond launched Draftboard.com, a new real money Daily Fantasy Sports site.
Big Prizes, New Tournaments, and Run it Once DFS: This Week in Online Poker

Leading the news this week was of course the successful conclusion of the big MTT series at the top three online poker…

The final weekend was a success for all the operators. All the big tournaments hit their guarantees, including WCOOP (which was no sure thing; it just missed it last year).
Marketing Insight

A recap of all of the major September online poker series and a look ahead to promotions in the fall.

The $102,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max, Super High-Roller tournament is part of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), PokerStars’ flagship online poker tournament series.
Jason Mercier to Live Stream $102,000 Buy-in Online Poker Tournament

Popular poker live streamer Jason Somerville to provide commentary and interact with fans.

Often considered not important enough to draw attention from legislators, online poker is currently at the center of many fronts in the US.
The Zeitgeist

The topic of online poker in the US heats up, the WSOP prepares for its first online poker bracelet event and one of poker’s elite players gives the game a black eye.

A high school football coach and a salesman on a business trip both overcome the odds to win World Series of Poker bracelets.
WSOP 2015: Brian Hastings Wins $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship

A high school football coach and a salesman on a business trip both overcome the odds to win World Series of Poker bracelets.

The PokerStars SCOOP is creating plenty of headlines as it moves towards the Main Event which will guarantee $1 million to the winner.
Marketing Insight

Viktor “Isildur1” Blom will live stream a ten hour Twitch session from Unibet.

Full Tilt’s recent decision to remove some of its high stakes tables highlights the difficult position that running high stakes games creates for online poker operators.
High Stakes Poker Games Pose Difficulties for Responsible Gaming

At the online nosebleed cash games, it can be difficult to determine what responsibilities operators have towards big losers.

Once famous for the nosebleed stakes of its online poker games, Full Tilt has made some sweeping changes including a reduction in the stakes at its highest…
Reduction in High Stakes Games Highlights Big Changes at Full Tilt

Online poker site continues to shift focus towards recreational players.

A week of celebrations characterizes this week, with the PokerStars promotions surrounding the one billionth tournament, and the impending one year anniversary of state regulated poker in New Jersey.Unibet will also soon be dealing its 100 millionth hand since its re-launch.
The Deal

PokerStars heads towards the almost unbelievable achievement of one billion tournaments while New Jersey market approaches its first birthday.

With online tournament series in full flow or about to start, marketing attention has shifted away from pure cash game promotions.
The Deal

Promotional highlights of the week, including PokerStars, Full Tilt, Unibet, Winamax and PokerStars France.

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Online Qualifiers Now Live For Borgata Summer Poker Open
Just $5 could get you a seat in the $1 Million Guaranteed Kick-off event or the $1 Million Guaranteed Championship. Go. — read more »
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Desperate For Fantasy Points, Daniel Negreanu Suggests $5 Million Buy-in WSOP Event
Amidst a mild controversy on fantasy point scoring, the poker star suggests an alternative that no one (named Daniel Negreanu) could object to. — read more »
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