New online poker variant for iPoker

February 18, 2016

A new vesrion of Texas Hold’em poker will soon be available on iPoker network sites, according to a report on the information site PokerStrategy (bought by Playtech in 2013 for a cool Euro 38.3 million). Titled 6-Plus Hold’em, the new variant has recently been promoted in the Asian market by top players like Tom Dwan […]

Reports that iPoker has hiked rake on some cash games

January 21, 2016

There appears to be a row brewing on the popular 2+2 forum this week, with players complaining that Playtech’s iPoker network made unannounced changes to cash game rake that prejudice players. There are posts urging players to sign a petition against the rake increase, which reports indicate took place earlier this (January) month and impose […]

Playtech poker fans can still play in Belgium

May 2, 2014

Playtech may have departed the ring-fenced Belgian online gambling market in a general sense, but its iPoker product apparently remains accessible to Belgian punters through the newly launched Ladbrokes.be website. Licensed by the Belgian Gaming Commission, the Playtech-powered site is in partnership with the Middelkerke Casino-Kursaal NV, one of nine land based casinos in the […]