October 17, 2017
PartyPoker has been named title sponsor of the 24th annual Mosconi Cup pool tournament following a deal with Matchroom Multi Sport. The tournament, scheduled from 4 to 7 December at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, is considered a highlight on the pool tournament calendar. Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn said, “We […]
September 11, 2017
PartyPoker is making its presence felt with big money tournaments, a new sponsorship in Ireland and a partnership with Chicago player/podcaster/author/streamer/TV presenter Joey Ingram. Working through its PartyPoker LIVE subsidiary, the company has agreed to become a primary sponsor for the 2018 edition of Ireland’s longest running poker tournament, the Irish Open. The tournament will […]
August 9, 2017
Party Poker has advised the completion of its lobby and tables revamp following extensive consultation with players. The operator’s aim was to improve the player experience, in particular for those who participate in longer sessions online, and the changes include improved product navigation, collapsible game filters, faster updated S&G information and enhanced tournament displays. Players […]
June 8, 2017
Czech poker pro Michal Mrakes has taken down the 2017 partypoker LIVE Million Germany Main Event outplaying a field of 820 entrants at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov. Mrakes pocketed the title and Euro 200,000, his biggest live tournament score to date. Final table Results were: 1 Michal Mrakes – €200,000 2 Sandro Pitzani – […]
May 29, 2017
partypoker have launched Diamond Club, the top VIP level of its new Cashback Loyalty Programme, which will reward members with at least 50 percent rake back and other VIP bonuses. Membership is conditional on players’ commitment to earning 100,000 points ($100,000) over a 12 month period across any poker game type including MTTs, Ring Games, […]
May 23, 2017
GVC Holdings Plc have announced the appointment of professional poker player, WPT commentator and partypoker co-founder Mike Sexton as Chairman of partypoker. Well known, Sexton has spent the past 15 years with the World Poker Tour while also serving as a partypoker ambassador. As Chairman, Sexton will represent the global poker community and guide partypoker […]
May 18, 2017
GVC’s PartyPoker has announced a return to rakeback in its new loyalty program, due to take effect from May 22. The new program will reward players with cash rakebacks on a sliding scale ranging from 20 to 40 percent, replacing the current four-tiered points-earning scheme that enabled players to convert points to cash or tournament […]
May 7, 2017
Canadian online and live poker pro Mike “Timex” McDonald boosted his career earnings to $13.3 million over the weekend when he took down the $10,300 buy-in High Roller competition at the Party Poker Million North America festival at the Playground Poker Club outside Montreal, claiming the main prize of $200,000. After a rather slow start […]
May 1, 2017
PartyPoker has announced a 5-year main sponsorship deal for the Eurasian Poker Tour with organisers Poker Club Management, with the first event slated as the Euro 1 million guaranteed Party Poker Eurasian Poker Tour Montenegro on June 16-25 this year at the Merit Royal Casino in the coastal resort of Budva. The EAPT gives Party […]
March 28, 2017
GVC subsidiary Party Poker is putting big money – $20 million – behind the latest edition of its Powerfest series, which will feature 301 tournaments with combined guarantees worth tens of millions of dollars. It’s the biggest investment in a Powerfest yet, company spokesmen advised Tuesday. Tom Waters, the md at Party Poker said in […]