POKER NEWS

16 July 2013

Full Tilt Poker may expand
Full Tilt Poker may expand

A recent speculative report from OnlinePokerReport.com has suggested that leading online poker operator Full Tilt Poker is soon set to be rebranded as Full Tilt Gaming.

Merson expresses high-stakes discontent
Merson expresses high-stakes discontent

Greg Merson has used a recent interview with QuadJacks to express his discontent with the high-stakes poker world.

15 July 2013

Morgenstern leads WSOP main event runners
Morgenstern leads WSOP main event runners

A weekend of fast-paced action has seen the gargantuan field for the WSOP main event cut to just 27 runners with Anton Morgenstern now leading the chip count.

Lifetime ban for ‘Jama-dharma’
Lifetime ban for ‘Jama-dharma’

Following a number of complaints concerning the practice of ‘buttoning’, an online high-stakes poker player known by the pseudonym ‘Jama-dharma’ has been hit with a lifetime ban by PokerStars.

Tighe wins GUKPT Walsall
Tighe wins GUKPT Walsall

While the masses have been fighting it out in Las Vegas for the WSOP main event bracelet, a select field of grinders recently concluded their battle for the latest GUKPT title.

12 July 2013

Brunson remains in WSOP main event
Brunson remains in WSOP main event

Day 3 of this year’s WSOP main event has finished with a number of recognisable faces still in with a shot at taking the $8,359,531 top prize including industry legend Doyle Brunson.

PokerStars looking at California
PokerStars looking at California

Just as Joe Barton was announcing his latest effort to legalise online poker across the United States, PokerStars has been busy lining up another state as an ally.

Barton’s new US online poker bill
Barton’s new US online poker bill

Republican Congressman Joe Barton has formally unveiled his latest attempt to legalise online poker in the United States.

11 July 2013

Kroon leads WSOP main event
Kroon leads WSOP main event

The final Day 2 of this year’s WSOP has come to a close and it is Mark Kroon in the lead.

Zynga’s Facebook plans
Zynga’s Facebook plans

Zynga has unveiled plans to launch its real-money poker room and casino via the Facebook social networking site.