Microgaming, the driving force behind the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN), and the world’s largest provider of online casino software, announces the launch of GoldBet on the Microgaming Poker Network. Founded in 2000, GoldBet is one of the major online bookmakers in Europe in terms of active players and the selection and betting events offered. Cooperation with Microgaming allows GoldBet to extend its offer, providing sportsbook players with access to the leading Microgaming online poker product that is fully integrated into the existing platform. Luigi Amadio, casino and poker online manager at GoldBet said: “We are delighted to be entering into this new partnership with Microgaming and we have found that its Poker product offering more than lives up to its reputation as best in market. With simplicity, usability and security being key parts of our mission statement, Microgaming software delivers in every respect.” Roger Raatgever, CEO of Microgaming commented: “We are proud to welcome yet another established and respected sportsbook operator to the Microgaming Poker Network. We are working closely with GoldBet to ensure that our product is completely tailored in order to ensure smooth integration with their existing platform. We are looking forward to playing our part in making GoldBet the complete one stop shop in gaming entertainment.”
Partypoker in Italy has announced the signing of the largest contract in its history, football legend Francesco Totti has signed a contract to become an ambassador of the trusted online poker site and he will play exclusive at the virtual poker tables of the poker online operator. Totti, known as “Er Pupone”, “and Italy’s most famous” Number 10 “is arguably the biggest sports star who ever signed a contract with an online casino gambling company. Partypoker Italy is owned by PartyGaming, the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming company. Totti said: “I have faced many challenges in my career and I always apply myself with skill, intelligence, loyalty and passion. You need all these abilities for poker and it is also a game that excites me and is a lot of fun. Thanks to PartyPoker.it, I am able to combine my passion for sport and the challenge of poker. The qualities you need to become a good poker player are very close to those of a sport.” A PartyPoker.it spokesperson said: “We expect Totti to become the most capped player and number one goalscorer in our history. He is one of the greatest football players of his generation, the question is now will he be one of the greatest poker players of his generation too? What Totti strives for he normally succeeds in achieving! He is a huge signing.”
The lawsuit of former Full Tilt Poker Pro Clonie Gowen, currently playing for online poker site PokerStars, against Full Tilt Poker is refused for the third and final time. The popular poker player chasing a $ 40 million U.S. dollars lawsuit against at Full Tilt, since the beginning of 2009. She has repeatedly claimed that she had an oral agreement to receive a 1% share in the profits of the online poker site, in exchange for the promotion of the Internet poker site as a member of the Full Tilt Poker Pros. Among Gowen’s claims against Full Tilt Poker was that they had breached the contract by not honoring the oral agreement. The accusations between the subsidiary of the company and Gowen, go back and forth since both sides have sued eachother since early last year. An American judge has rejected the case for third and final time because Gowen ded not seem to be able to provide evidence for her accusations. Therefore she has no right to claim compensation from the second largest poker online site, because she is never held responsible for the loss of the popular online poker site before the site became profitable.
The online poker series of Full Tilt Poker, promises more than 17 million U.S. dollars in guaranteed prize money over 27 events, starting with 1 million U.S. dollars guaranteed $ 200 + $ 16 No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament tonight. Throughout the series there are five events each guaranteeing at least 1 million U.S. dollars in prize money. This include a 1.5 million U.S. dollars guaranteed $ 300 + $ 22 No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament on February 14, a 1.5 million U.S. dollars guaranteed $ 1,000 + $ 60 No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament on February 15, a $ 1 million guaranteed $ 300 + $ 22 No-Limit Hold’ em 6-max Rebuy on February 17, a 2 million U.S. dollars guaranteed two-day event from 20 February and the 2.5 million U.S. dollars in guaranteed XV FTOPS Main Event on February 24. Satellite tournaments for all XV FTOPS events are currently running on Full Tilt with buy-ins starting from $ 0.50 or 50 Full Tilt Points. A special prize package is also available for the player who finishes in the top rankings of the FTOPS. It has a value of approximately $ 8.5000 in tournament entries, the prize is an entry for each FTOPS XVI event with the exception of the two day event. The winner also receives a customizable avatar for exclusive use at Full Tilt Poker online.
It does not happen often that you hear poker news about play money poker, but when Party Poker bought the World Poker Tour (WPT), and contracted Kara Scott and Tony G, they are doing excatly that. In a statement on the website they said the following about the change of the play-money policy: “We recently implemented a new policy that restricts play money accounts to a maximum number of chips. This decision has the vast majority of our play money players in mind, and is intended to stop the transferring of chips from account-to-account outside of regular hands of poker. Although this may have affected some play money players in the short term, the decision was made in the interest of our play money games and the fair play benefits it will bring. We will not reverse our decision.” It seems that players would collect billions of play money chips from playing online poker, then sell them. For example: people pay $ 400 for 1,000,000,000 free play-money poker online chips on ChipEmpire.com. Why people pay $ 400 for nothing we do not understand, but it happens. Now this is no longer possible.
Following up the unfortunate event that stroke on the island of Haiti the online poker community has raised already so far more than $1500000 and it ain’t stopped yet to raise. Everywhere inside the poker rooms as well as inside the online casinos new tournaments are creating with the goal to bring aids and helps to the people that are still in needs in the devastated Caribbean Island. Online pokers like cake poker, pokerstars and casino online like party casino or casino.com are really keen to help over there. Let’s hope that everybody will be sensible on what happened.
Bodog Poker are no strangers to the female sex, with their numerous advertisements with scantily clad women promoting various poker articles entertained the male poker community for years. Now the company is looking for a lady with a little more sense when it comes to the art of online poker. They are searching the world for their next official Bodog Poker pro, and she must be a woman. The company is inviting all potential candidates to submit their application via e-mail, each application gets the chance to prove they have what it takes to be the next Vanessa Rousso. Head of Bodog, Calvin Ayre, understands that women now begin to dominate in many parts of the poker world and that people like Annette Obrestad and Vanessa Rousso are gaining many followers for their bravery at the tables. The professional poker online player of today is not just about winning tournaments, it is about a strong presence in the media and to help improve the image of the site that sponsors you. For every woman who reads this and thinks she has what is needed to be the next Bodog sponsored poker pro player, this is the email address you need: pro@bodog.com
PokerStars gives players in the United Kingdom and Ireland a chance to boost their bankroll, by launching a series of daily freeroll tournaments, each tournament with a chance to win 2000 pound. The action starts every day for 6 weeks at 9.30pm. If online poker players bust out early in the tournament, they can re-buy again for only 50 cents. Emma Crowe, Regional Marketing Director for PokerStars said: “The cold, dark nights of January and February are traditionally the most popular months of the year to play online poker. We believe that the new daily free roll will call on a wide audience of poker players. With the addition of 2000 pounds to the daily prize for the next six weeks, PokerStars again show their commitment to reward their players, who use the world’s largest poker online site. “
he rules for the World Series of Poker are in this for years with only a few interesting changes. The most interesting change is the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices. They were banned from the WSOP, but now with the explosion of social media like facebook and twitter, they may be used once again. According to Rule 55 you aren’t allowed to have “ringing” electronic devices but you can use e-mail/text-capable devices: “Players not involved in a hand shall be permitted to text/email at the table, but shall not be permitted to text/email any other player at the table. If personel believes a player is communicating with another player at the table, both parties will be immediately disqualified from the tournament. All players desiring to talk on a cell phone must be at least one table length away from their assigned table.” WSOP announced that there is no limit on what logos a player wears. Also they said the penalty system will return this year. The final rule to no-showers at the tournament, the buy-in of these players gets removed from the prize, players can get their buy-in back untill July 17. Poker online and live poker will always be very different games. But the WSOP brings out the best in all players.
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