Poker News Archive

The professional poker world says goodbye to Norway’s most beloved poker player, Thor Hansen. If you’ve never heard the name Thor Hansen, you either know nothing of poker, or you haven’t done nearly enough research. He’s right up there with the legendary likes of Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese and Stu Ungar—“Stuey”, as Thor used...

PartyPoker LIVE MyLounge – Canada’s Favorite Poker Room Launches Exclusive Perks for Members on Live Tour Casinos are known to be elaborate places. Their reputation for opulent flamboyance spans far and wide. Veteran patrons have come to expect the very best in atmosphere and service. Live poker players will soon be privy to the...

After nearly two years, PartyPoker finally receives an online poker license to accept players from the Czech Republic. PartyPoker is spreading its wings this month. Over the weekend, the company became the proud owner of an online poker license from the Czech Republic. Making the event all the more exceptional is the fact that...

Fusion hybrid diminishes skill of online poker, elevating dominance of luck. For ages, we have played the same poker games. 5 Card Draw, 7 Card Stud and Hold’em Poker are the only ones to have stood the true test of time. Other variants and hybrids tend to gain short-lived fad-dom before disappear into the...

Iowa Tribe launches rake free online poker site that charges by the buy-in, not the hand. Remember a few years back when the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma was building PokerTribe.com, an online poker site it promised would revolutionize the world’s legal, real-money internet poker scene? Yeah, don’t worry, that epic failure is not what...

Canadian poker brawl on the Playground! WPT Montreal wraps up as Patrick Serda beat out Ema Zajmovic for the title and $855k. Every poker player from Canada—and many from the rest of the world—gathered at the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake last week for the biggest Canadian poker tournament of the year. The $5,300...

Partners WPT and PartyPoker LIVE reveal new European and Canadian poker events schedule for 2019. Last month, we talked about the newly formed partnership between World Poker Tour (WPT) and PartyPoker LIVE. Their collaboration promised to bring more live poker tournaments to Canada and Europe. Turns out, only two of them are actually new,...

MPN’s Fish Party SNG pays record €317k progressive jackpot. Sit’n Go (SNG) jackpot tournaments have been popular for several years now. Most online poker rooms offer them in some form or fashion. They are a great way to turn a small bankroll into a huge payout in just a few minutes flat—with enough luck,...

8 Days – 144 Events – $3.4 Million Guaranteed… The Monster Series Returns to PartyPoker October 28, 2018! Canada’s favorite PartyPoker tournament series is back and bigger than ever. Less than two weeks from now, the infamous Monster Series kicks off, guaranteeing a full week of non-stop action and no less than $3.4 million...

This Sunday, October 14, 2018 – 888Poker will host the $1,000,000 GTD God of the Arena Main Event. Everyone who is anyone in the online poker world (that means you, too!) should be gearing up for this Sunday’s massive $1 Million GTD God of the Arena Main Event at 888Poker. Why such a massive...