Friday, 13 June 2014
There are major news stories in the poker world and then there a major stories and in the last 24 hours one such announcement has been made.
After weeks of speculation it's finally been confirmed that Amaya Gaming will be purchasing the Rational Group, the operators of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Rumours about a takeover began to surface recently fuelled by some insider knowledge and rising share prices and everyone's thoughts were confirmed last night as PokerStars announced it would be bought out by Amaya for $4.9 billion. The acquisition is the largest in online poker history and could herald a new start for both PokerStars and Full Tilt (which is also owned by the Rational Group, a subsidiary of the Oldford Group Limited which controls both sites) in the US. Indeed, as part of the deal Mark Scheinberg and various members of the Oldford Group's executive team will resign; something which many believe will help the sites circumnavigate the "bad actor" clauses held against them in newly regulated US markets. From a business standpoint Amaya will now become the largest online gaming company in the world and with influences across the world it seems both PokerStars and Full Tilt could become even bigger in the future. From an operational point-of-view, the day-to-day running of PokerStars will remain unaffected and players will not notice any change following the acquisition. Additionally, players at Full Tilt will benefit from a wave of new online casino games provided by Amaya's stock of established titles. Aside from some financial dealings behind-the-scenes the biggest takeover in the online poker world appears to be complete but what the really means for the industry is unclear. With PokerStars now under the control of a major company it could mean we see a sifter return to the US market than first expected and another pocket of growth for the community as a whole in the coming months.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
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