September 17, 2015
US and European mainstream media are carrying reports on a malware scam that appears to target the largest online poker sites Pokerstars and Full Tilt. The scam was spotted by San Diego-based security company Eset, where specialists advise that it impacts players with accounts at the two major poker providers. The spyware has been dubbed […]
September 17, 2015
Prize money worthy of major live tournaments is now being achieved by players in online tournaments, as this week’s $645,000 win by German online player “tobi123456” has illustrated. Playing in the $10,300 buy-in NLHE (8-Max, Optional Re-Entry, High-Roller) event, the German player found himself at a 3 to 1 chip disadvantage in the heads up […]
September 13, 2015
Online poker provider Pokerstars has come up with an imaginative new way for Mexican poker fans to fund their accounts, announcing that it has inked an agreement with Oxxo, one of the nation’s largest and most widespread convenience store chains with over 13,000 outlets. One of the hurdles facing operators in Mexico is a restrictive […]
September 3, 2015
Amaya Gaming, the parent group of the Pokerstars and Full Tilt online poker brands, is pulling out all the stops this (September) month, with each brand running separate online tournaments over similar timeframes. The major action will be over at Pokerstars, where $45 million in prize pools guarantees over 70 events will be on offer […]
August 31, 2015
The schedule for next year’s Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure tournament has been released, showcasing 104 events over the period January 8 to 14 and featuring a main event buy-in slashed in half at just $5,300. Edgar Stuchly, who is the Pokerstars director for live events, commented in a company statement this week: “We have seen extraordinary […]
August 27, 2015
PokerStars.eu has invited players in the United Kingdom to take part in a test of ‘VIP Steps’- a new way to benefit from the VIP Club at PokerStars. Participating players will be the first to discover this new feature and will have the opportunity to send the online poker giant feedback to finalise the implementation […]
August 7, 2015
The World Series of Poker request for nominations for inclusion in the Poker Hall of Fame this week generated a response from a number of top professional players led by Terrence Chan recommending that Pokerstars founder and former owner, Isai Scheinberg, be nominated. Chan has now started a campaign for a Scheinberg nomination, using social […]
August 5, 2015
PokerStars has been awarded a remote bookmaker’s licence from the Irish Revenue Commissioners allowing the operator to offer sports betting to players in Ireland. PokerStars’ existing poker and casino games in Ireland will continue to operate under its European license from Malta, the company said. “We’re very pleased to receive a license for our sports […]
August 4, 2015
Manx Telecom has agreed a three-year hosting contract with PokerStars, expanding on its existing relationship with the poker giant. The deal will enable Manx Telecom to continue building phase two of its Greenhill Data Centre in the Isle of Man which in turn will offer 95 percent of the construction jobs on offer to the […]