September 9, 2016
The massive $102,000 buy-in NLHE 8-max Super High Roller event scheduled by Pokerstars as part of its current World Championship of Online Poker series will be streamed to poker fans across the globe in separate initiatives by ace professional players Jason Mercier and Jason Somerville on September 11 at 1:30 Eastern Daylight Time. The two […]
September 5, 2016
PokerStars.RO players now have access to NextGen Gaming digital content with the development providing other third party content providers opportunity to enter the Romanian market in future via the platform. Sam Hobcraft, Director of Casino at Amaya Inc., commented on the development: ”We are pleased to have games from NYX on our new PokerStars.RO domain. […]
September 1, 2016
The launch of Pokerstars’ latest ‘Duel’ promo on Youtube is generating major publicity for the online poker provider, combining as it does celebrities and top poker player coaches in heads-up games for charity, all channelled via Youtube. The professionally produced and presented vids have kicked off with a confrontation between football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and […]
August 26, 2016
Pokerstars has big plans for its New Jersey operations this October, announcing that it will host the inaugural PokerStars Festival at Resorts Casino Hotel from October 29 to November 6. The festival will comprise more than 50 tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $100 to $5,000. Announcing the move in a statement Thursday, Pokerstars communications chief […]
August 24, 2016
Amaya Inc’s PokerStars has announced sweeping changes to its live event sponsorship roster with the consolidation of all existing live tours in to two new PokerStars global live tours, the PokerStars Championship event and the PokerStars Festival event. PokerStars-sponsored live events such as the European Poker Tour and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure will fall away […]
August 22, 2016
Bubble Rush tournaments begin quickly. The blinds go up fast with the intention of getting players to the money after an hour of play. Then, PokerStars “puts the brakes on” taking away the hyper-turbo structure and easing the blinds back to those of a regular tournament. If players have put together a big stack they […]
August 20, 2016
The last-minute addition of a “bad actor” clause that would effectively exclude Pokerstars from Californian licensing for five years (see previous reports) has prompted the coalition of Pokerstars, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, and California’s three largest card clubs – Commerce Casino, Hawaiian Gardens Casino and Bicycle […]
August 18, 2016
Pokerstars has announced what it claims is the biggest online poker tournament yet, unveiling plans for the 15th Annual World Championship of Online Poker Wednesday. The schedule features a record-breaking 82 events and more than $50 million in guaranteed prizes and will take place September 4-26. The series will also be joined by a low-stakes […]
August 17, 2016
Pokerstars has reportedly banned high profile live and online poker pro Sorel “1mperium” Mizzi (29) for up to two years following allegations that he played from the United States, illegally using a VPN device and playing on another member’s account. The highly successful (he can claim around $11 million in poker career earnings – $4 […]
August 16, 2016
Amaya executives conducting a press call in the wake of the company’s latest set of Q2-2016 results hailed the increasingly obvious success of its VIP program cuts and rake changes six months ago. Whilst the changes triggered hostility and complaints from some sections of the PokerStars player base, they have resulted in a rise in […]