September 28, 2018
Social gaming company Cafrino has announced the merger of its two poker platforms, “Cafrino” and “National League of Poker.” The integrated platform will continue under the “National League of Poker” (NLOP) banner, online, the company said in a press release Thursday.. The merger will result in an NLOP player database of more than 1.5 million […]
September 27, 2018
Reports are surfacing that last weekend the French online poker provider Winamax saw its tournament activities severely disrupted by a DDoS attack from presently undisclosed hackers. The attack follows similar experiences in recent months that have seen leading online poker providers targeted (see previous InfoPowa reports). In an apology to players, Winamax management assured that […]
September 27, 2018
PokerMet, a reportedly struggling Indian online poker operator owned by XLN Media Solutions, has been acquired for an undisclosed consideration by Xeta Networks, a group which includes PokerDangal among its assets. The acquisition gives Xeta access to a player base of more than 10,000 users and 2,000 active depositing players, a company statement revealed this […]
September 26, 2018
Tony “Boston” Ruberto has done it again; at the WPT Maryland this week he won his second World Poker Tour Champions Cup, along with prize money of $344,755 after besting a competitive field of 554. His previous WPT Cup victory was in 2011 at WPT Jacksonville, where he cashed for $325,928. It’s been a good […]
September 24, 2018
The PokerStars Galactic Series has concluded with the company claiming it as the Southern European shared liquidity market’s biggest ever online poker tournament series with a total prize pool of Euro 16,973,768, surpassing its Euro 15 million guarantee. A total of 50,612 players hit the virtual felt during the 186-event schedule. The series, which ran […]
September 23, 2018
A social media row brewed up this week over the much-hyped $60 million in prize pool guarantees invested by PartyPoker in its Powerfest series when eagle-eyed players noticed that the guarantees on some events in week three had been unilaterally reduced in the middle of the festival….apparently without announcement. This was particularly questioned by players […]
September 23, 2018
The WPT Borgata Poker Open concluded in a memorable victory for Californian poker pro Erkut Yilmaz this week as he bested a field of 1,075 entries to claim the main prize of $575,112, which includes a $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat. It was a tough competition, with professional players like Darren Elias, Anthony Zinno, […]
September 21, 2018
PokerStars has hailed the success of its recently concluded World Championship of Online Poker, reporting that over 1.1 million entries were received from 148,000 unique players in 140 countries, who played in 185 events… a new online poker record. Almost $100 million in prize money was handed out over the two week festival of online […]
September 21, 2018
The poker pros should by now have finalised their travel and accommodation arrangements for the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe, which kicks off at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic on October 9 and will run through to November 2 this year. The organisers advise that there will be ten bracelet events this year […]
September 20, 2018
Online poker provider PokerStars has begun previewing a virtual reality version of its online poker software in expectation of a commercial release in the future. In a press statement Thursday, the company said its goal was to create an exciting and innovative experience for new and existing players. “PokerStars VR is a free-to-play, authentic and […]