Poker networks are software platforms that cater to a number of online poker sites. This results in the creation of a combined pool of players from all the poker sites that can play against each other. Typically poker networks start off catering to single online poker rooms and then attract others because of the advantages…
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AbsolutePoker.com Royal Flush Jackpot
March 27th, 2011 by admin
Bad Beat Jackpot is a popular promotion at online poker sites. If a player holds a very high ranking hand but gets beaten by a player who holds an even higher poker ranking hand then the Bad Beat Jackpot comes into play. The amount in the jackpot pool at that time is distributed among the…
PokerStars.com Sign Up Katchalov
March 26th, 2011 by admin
The online poker site PokerStars.com has signed up a new brand ambassador. The latest to join Team PokerStars Pro is the poker professional Eugene Katchalov. The 29-year-old Katchalov, who was born in Ukraine, currently lives in New York. Of late there has been a lot of activity in the Russian online poker market and that…
Iowa Rejects Online Poker
March 24th, 2011 by admin
Iowa became the second American state to say no to online poker sites. Less than 30 days ago the New Jersey online gambling bill, which included online poker, was vetoed by the governor of that state after passing through the state House and Senate. In Iowa, the governor had confirmed that he would not veto…
PokerStars Road to 100 Billion
March 22nd, 2011 by admin
It was a quirk of destiny that PokerStars.com launched on the darkest day in recent history – September 11, 2001. Ten years down the line PokerStars.com is the largest online poker site and has launched a mission called Road to 100 billion. This refers to the dealing of the 100 billionth hand at the online…
Poker Legends Clash Online
March 20th, 2011 by admin
Viktor “Isildur1” Blom (in picture) and Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu are both leading brand ambassadors of the online poker site PokerStars.com. They will start their SuperStar Showdown Challenge on March 20. The second and final round will be held on March 27. Online poker gossip has hyped this event to the status of Muhammad Ali versus…
Florida Online Poker Bill Clears Senate Committee
March 19th, 2011 by admin
After the New Jersey online gaming bill was vetoed by the governor, Florida has taken the lead in the race for becoming the first American state to legalize and regulate online poker sites. Florida’s intrastate poker bill, SB 812, is different from the New Jersey bill in that it addresses only online poker and not…
FullTiltPoker.com Launches Onyx Series
March 17th, 2011 by admin
The gap between online poker land based poker is narrowing down. The online poker site PartyGaming.com now owns the land tournament series WPT. The owners of the land tournaments WSOP have started an online poker site WSOP.com. Now another leading online poker site FullTiltPoker.com has launched the Onyx Cup Series. There will be six tournaments…
Nevada May Legalize Online Poker
March 15th, 2011 by admin
Nevada is known as the center of global land casino gambling. It has become the latest American state to introduce legislation that would permit a regulated regime of online poker. California, Florida and Iowa are the other American states that have introduced similar bills in their legislatures. Till some time ago New Jersey was being…
Betfair Poker Welcome Bonus
March 13th, 2011 by admin
All online poker sites offer welcome bonuses, also referred to as sign up bonuses, in order to attract new players. Betfair.com online poker site goes one step further. It allows players to select a bonus that matches with their wagering pattern. Betfair.com also gives new players free entry into an attractive poker tournament. There are…