Carbon Poker Open To US Players Again

Today we were informed Carbon Poker will start accepting US players again starting at 12am CST – This is great news for poker players and especially for players who are looking for good quality games. At this Time the Merge Network (Carbon Poker’s Parent Company) is cautioning all affili

World Championship of Online Poker 2011 – September 6 round-up

Events 1-6 concluded K_0_S_T_Y_A gets Russia’s first gold MONSTER_DONG takes down the turbo Final table finish for Team PokerStars Pro WCOOP-01 – $215 NL Hold’em [6-max, 2-Day] Just 37 players came back on Monday to play day two of the first WCOOP event. Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree was a

New Promo, The Accelerator, Starts September 1 at Party Poker

Autumn is just around the corner, but at Party Poker the promotions are still heating up. Throughout September, Party Poker is offering a new way for players to cash in while raking pots on the virtual felt. Players can earn up to $10,000 in cash plus entries into $57k worth of freeroll tournaments. You must opt-in, however, to receive any benefits! Continue reading

Skrill becomes the official sponsor of the EPT

Global Poker Tours Limited secures third business partnership of 2011 LONDON, UK – August 2 – Global Poker Tours Limited (GPTL) has secured its third major sponsorship deal this year with the announcement that payment provider Skrill will become the Official Payment Provider Sponsor of the Eur

Phil Ivey sues Full Tilt Poker

In a surprise move today, Phil Ivey considered by many to be the best all around poker player in the world, released a statement on his website and on facebook confirming that he is suing “TiltWare” the parent company of FullTilt Poker – He went on to say that he is embarassed that

EPT GRAND FINAL IN MADRID TO BE MOST-WATCHED LIVE POKER BROADCAST EVER WITH LIVE FEEDS

MADRID, SPAIN – 9 MAY 2011 – PokerStars – the world’s largest poker site – today announced that the EPT Grand Final will be the most watched live poker show ever, with numerous countries set to air the coverage to an estimated 500,000 people across Europe, Russia and Canada. This is a

Merge Poker Network Stopping Rakeback and Cereus Network closing

In another stunning announcement Merge Poker network has said that as of June 1st it will no longer allow new signups to get rakeback. Merge Poker is the home of sites such as Carbon Poker, Overbet Poker, Gr88 Poker, and Black Chip Poker. They have seen a dramatic increase in signups and traffic sin

Tunica Casino’s Closed

Update – May 26, 2011 - Finally the water is going down in the Tunica Area. Almost all the Casinos are back in business, or will be by Monday. Many Casinos are opening back up and offering some decent promotions and extra comps. If you cannot get down to Tunica anytime soon (just like us) R

PokerStars Daily “Bigs” Poker Tournaments

Play Three Get a FREE SCOOP Ticket! To celebrate the launch of The Daily Bigs, play any of the new guaranteed tournaments at least three times before May 7, and you’ll be credited with a free SCOOP ticket for an event of the same value! Example: Say you decide to play The Big $55 three times.

FBI Find PokerStars, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker Guilty Of Money Laundering

According to a source from the U.S Attorney’s office, three of the most reputed online gambling sites: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker are facing charges of prosecution for money laundering. The owners of these 3 online poker giants have been arrested on several charges including mo