August 22, 2017
Russian poker pro Igor Kurganov faced some of the best players in the world on the final table of the PokerStars Championship Barcelona Euro 50,000 buy-in Super High Roller this week – every one of them intent on winning the biggest slice of a massive prize pool from which just 11 players would cash. Competing […]
August 18, 2017
A new social poker game titled PokerStars Play is being rolled out by the online poker operator, which claims that the product is a fun and authentic game for social poker players. PokerStars Play brings a cohesive gaming experience that typifies the variety and fun of the game. Variants include Texas Hold’em, Spin and Go […]
August 17, 2017
Online poker operator PokerStars has released the schedule for this year’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) promising plenty of action in 81 tournaments, running from September 3 until September 26, and including a $5,200 buy-in Main Event with a $10 million guarantee. As in previous years, WCOOP offers a variety of tournaments catering for […]
August 14, 2017
Online poker operator PokerStars warned earlier this year that political moves in Australia to ban online poker and casino gambling could compel the company to leave the local market (see previous InfoPowa reports), and it appears that the day has come. In emails to players last week the market leader confirmed that following the 9th […]
August 11, 2017
PokerStars will return to Russia’s premier holiday resort in Sochi for a week-long live poker festival between October 16-22, the online poker operator announced Friday. The PokerStars Festival Sochi will take place at the Sochi Casino & Resort, which played host to PokerStars Championship Sochi earlier this year (see previous InfoPowa reports). The added PokerStars […]
August 9, 2017
Online poker operator PokerStars has announced the launch of a new product in its Spin & Go range, titled Spin & Go Max. The operator claims the new game is an industry-first innovation that offers players a fresh, alternative poker experience with added variation and excitement. There are more chances to score significant wins, with […]
August 1, 2017
PokerStars has revealed a few basic details on its plans for the next World Championship of Online Poker tournament series, announcing that the tournament will take place between September 3 and 25 and include a $5,200 buy-in three-day Main Event. Asking for player input on the forums, a PokerStars representative posted: “The Super Tuesday and […]
July 21, 2017
In a player and website communication, PokerStars has withdrawn real-money-play from the newly regulated Colombian market following the publishing of a 325-page unlicensed operator blacklist. Local players were informed of PokerStars’ withdrawal, effective Monday 17 July, late last week in an email that cited “restrictive regulations in a closed market generate a situation that is […]
July 8, 2017
Pokerstars has ensured that its video productions are accessible to a significantly wider audience following a partnership agreement with major global social video publisher Unilad. The massive and diverse Unilad audience – reportedly over a billion worldwide, with 30 million in the UK alone – will have access to the videos, along with streamed live […]
July 7, 2017
The sudden financial failure of online poker veteran site PKR earlier this year left an estimated 60,000 players “short changed”, according to a press statement from rival Pokerstars Thursday…and the market leader has decided following an agreement with PKR’s Administrator on a bold new initiative making players’ PKR balances available dollar-for-dollar in PokerStars accounts…with no […]