July 31, 2017
The World Series of Poker International Circuit organisers have announced that following a successful inaugural Brazilian live poker tournament last year, it is to offer the festival again between September 27 and October 4 2017. However, there will be a change in Main Event sponsor, with last year’s deal with 888Poker replaced with a new […]
May 18, 2017
PartyPoker has advised its Czech clients that it has abandoned its quest for a Czech online gambling licence, with parent group GVC Holdings citing its dissatisfaction with local licensing regulations, which the company claims are not compliant with European Union principles. The company has not closed the door completely, noting that in the event of […]
March 27, 2017
Party Poker’s major live tournament in Sochi, one of Russia’s legal gambling enclaves, has reached its final day (March 27) with just 16 players left, led by Roman Korenev on 21 million chips, comfortably ahead of closest rival Dmitriy Chop (16,500,000). 1,170 entrants for the live and online event paid the $1,100 buy-in to push […]
December 14, 2016
Party Poker has added Progressive Knockout tournaments and Fast Five cash games to its line-up. Initially featuring three times a day, Progressive Knockout tournaments see the bounty increase with every player elimination. Fast Five cash games is a quick-fire 6-max cash game, where players start with five big blinds. It is played the same way […]
November 7, 2016
PartyPoker has signed a partnership agreement with the Professional Darts Corporation in the United States which will see the company become the official online poker room of the organisation’s US Darts Master’s chapter. The deal includes involvement in the Road to Las Vegas Challenge tournament series scheduled for the Tropicana in Las Vegas mid-2017, in […]
October 12, 2016
Partypoker officially launched its Twitch video platform channel earlier this week with poker professional and brand ambassador Patrick Leonard. The online poker firm expects to offer a full schedule containing all things online poker featuring partypoker host players, brand ambassadors and pros. Currently the operator is offering Thumping Thursdays with Adam Neal – IT5PAYDAY, Sunday […]
September 29, 2016
Party Poker has announced further moves in its development of a more recreational player-oriented online poker environment, saying that it is to make changes in its cash game rules that will be implemented next (October) month. The latest changes will outlaw third party seating scripts and make hand histories anonymous, expanding the rule changes last […]
September 3, 2016
Party Poker’s new mobile app has been lighting up the online poker message boards this week with the promise of new features and a slicker product. One of the biggest innovations is the iOS and Android app’s ability to handle multi-tabling on up to four tables – players can now play four cash games, four […]
July 1, 2016
The Montreal-based Playground Poker Club, an active venue in the live tournament sector, has agreed a partnership with online poker operator Party Poker that will see the club promote the Party Poker brand and host major live tourneys and satellites. In return, Party Poker will provide the club with a digital presence through its internationally […]
April 15, 2016
Tournament poker fans will be looking forward to nest month’s PartyPoker Powerfest festival following news that the company has allocated $7.8 million for prize pool guarantees. Planned for the first three week of May, the 172-event festival will see each week split into buy-in levels ranging from $5.50 through to $5,200, along with weekly main […]