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Online poker news from around the world. Stay up to date with the most recent online high-stakes, the biggest online tournaments being played, and industry news regarding online poker sites.

This news category will keep you informed on the legality and business side of online poker, as well as track the players who are most well known for their online play.

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Online Poker , 9 years ago

Phil Galfond Steps Into the Ring

Phil Galfond announced he is to launch his very own real money online poker room. He made this announcement on “Run It Once” where he is a poker coach and the sites flagship pro.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

Big Names Showing Up For PokerStars Duel

Very soon we will be able to “Duel” against players in a real money or play money setting, with ‘Duel Poker’ combining the skill of heads up play with the fun of a sporting contest.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

iPoker Network Quietly Begins to Rake Rebuys

It wasn't until the iPoker Network changes were in full swing that some players discovered that the rake policy had been changed.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

TonyBet To “Run It Twice”

TonyBet has announced that it will introduce a brand new format of poker tournament called “Run It Twice”, which is set to launch later this month.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

Why Can't We Escape Rake?

Winning players dislike the rake as they feel they are paying a premium to play and without their volume and action the poker room wouldn’t make as much money.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

New PokerStars Tournament - The Perfect Balance Between Hyper and Classic

Bubble Rush Tournaments are the perfect combination of a hyper tournament structure and classic tournament structure where you get the opportunity for your skills to shine through but only once the bubble has burst and you are in the money.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

Sorel Mizzi Banned from PokerStars Again

​Italian poker player Sorel Mizzi has revealed he has received a two year ban from PokerStars after yet another indiscretion where he has been found to have seriously broken the rules of the site.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

How Can Poker Bring Back the Recs?

Everyone agrees it’s time to bring back the recreational player. The only questions that remains, is how to do it.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

Bovada Is No More, But What Comes Next?

Bovada has been acquired by “Ignition” and players can transfer their balances to the new site and even claim bonuses for being organised enough to do it early.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

Apparently the PokerStars Changes Actually Worked?!?!

Some analysts now believe that we are seeing the positive side of the PokerStars changes, claiming that they are starting to ‘pay off’ – and we have just been looking at the wrong set of numbers.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

The Doug Polk Bankroll Challenge

Polk is playing exclusively in Nevada on WSOP.com and live streaming his sessions via his popular Twitch channel, Upswing Poker. His self-imposed task is to turn an initial $100 into a much larger $10,000.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

How Decision Fatigue is Killing Online Poker

It’s being argued that tanking for five minutes just for the sake of doing it - something that poker pro Jordan Cristos proudly admits that he does - is just the terminal point of poker theory.

Online Poker , 9 years ago

Everything You Need to Know About the WCOOP 2016

​It’s less than a month away, the full schedule has been released and players are already signing up for events, so let’s take a closer look at this year’s World Cup of Online Poker and what you need to know!

Online Poker , 9 years ago

WCOOP to Host $102,000 Buy-in!

​The tentative schedule for this year’s World Cup of Online Poker (WCOOP) has just been released, and the online nosebleed players will be delighted to see that a $102,000 buy-in event has been included!

Online Poker , 9 years ago

Best Low Buy-In Tournaments For Players With a Tight Bankroll

Here are a three offers from Pokertube that you can access to maximise the bang of your bankrolls buck, just before you run it up huge.