Online Poker

Here you will find stories about online poker. From the online poker rooms themselves to the business of online poker, and the culture that surrounds the game. Poker players who are mostly known for their online play are also featured here.

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		Full Tilt's FTOPS IX Slated for August July 04, 2008		Major online poker site Full Tilt has announced the dates for its next Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS. The latest edition of the highly popular tri-annual series, FTOPS IX, will run August 6-17, 2008. FTOPS IX jumps forward... more
		Annie Duke Discusses The Ultimate Bet Scandal June 27, 2008		Annie Duke has long been associated with Ultimate Bet. For years, Annie has gone from being very involved in the running the poker part of UB, to simply representing the brand at live events. During Annie's involvement in UB... more
		PokerStars Signs Swedish Star William Thorson June 24, 2008		Team PokerStars grew by one on Tuesday when the world's largest poker site announced the signing of Swedish pro William Thorson to a deal. Thorson, who has garnered nearly $2 million in lifetime tournament winnings, has had several... more
		Kathy Liebert Reps PokerStars at Final Table June 01, 2008		PokerStars sponsored Kathy Liebert at the final table of the Event #1 of the World Series of Poker, the important to-be-televised new intro to the series. Liebert, who began the 2008 World Series of Poker in grand fashion with her... more
		Online Site UltimateBet Issues Statement Regarding Unfair Play May 29, 2008		Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG (Tokwiro), proprietors of UltimateBet.com, today issued a formal statement detailing the complete results of an ongoing internal investigation into alleged unfair play on the site, occurring from March 2006... more
		Singer Captures $25,000 Heads-up Championship on Full Tilt May 26, 2008		Full Tilt's first-ever $25,000 Heads-up Championship, featuring the largest buy-in ever for an online heads-up tourney, saw a familiar name take the title on Sunday. Full Tilt pro David Singer claimed the title after defeating Emil... more
		Full Tilt Announces 'Mini Series of Poker' May 25, 2008		More than one online poker site is tapping into the buzz felt throughout the poker world as the game's biggest names begin to congregate in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. Full Tilt is the latest site to design... more
		Bodog Announces Mini-SOP Online Tournament Series May 23, 2008		Bodog is bringing the excitement of the WSOP to your computer this summer in what is being billed as a "Mini-SOP." On the same day as the start of each 2008 World Series of Poker hold'em event, Bodog will conduct an identical... more
		Full Tilt Announces $25K Heads-Up World Championship May 10, 2008		Full Tilt Poker has announced a brand new challenge for players with both the skills to play heads-up poker and the bankroll to prove that they're the best. Full Tilt's $25K Heads-Up World Championship will be contested on Saturday... more
		'Mystery' Events Revealed as FTOPS VIII Begins May 07, 2008		Full Tilt Poker has now released the formats for three 'mystery' events in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) VIII, which begins today and runs through May 18th. The three now-disclosed events are these... more
		'Real World' Joins DoylesRoom.com Celebrity Bounty Poker Tournament May 06, 2008		Doyle's Room has announced a new addition to their lineup of bounty tournaments with a brand new event featuring members of the cast of MTV's "The Real World: Hollywood", one of the longest-running and most successful of all MTV... more
		PartyPoker Slashes High-Stakes STT Fees April 29, 2008		In a move that will get the attention of both online players and the site's business competitors, PartyPoker.com will announce tomorrow that they are reducing their fees for all STTs (Single Table Tournaments, sometimes known... more
		PokerStars Launches PokerStars.tv April 17, 2008		PokerStars has launched a new video site dedicated to "offering live webcasts of major events and a unique collection of high quality poker footage." The site, currently in the beta-testing phase, is located at pokerstars.tv and includes... more
		ePassporte Discontinues US Poker Deposit Services April 12, 2008		According to reports emanating from numerous sources, online payment processor ePassporte has discontinued its deposit services to online poker sites for US residents. A statement announcing ePassporte's decision to withdraw... more
		Griffin, Brown Join Team PokerStars Lineup April 11, 2008		PokerStars.net has added two more big-name players to its lineup of pro endorsers with the signing of Gavin Griffin and Chad Brown. These latest additions to Team PokerStars swell the site's endorser lineup to 25 players, including... more
		Full Tilt Poker Announces FTOPS VIII April 08, 2008		More than $10 million in guaranteed prize money will be up for grabs when the Full Tilt Online Poker Series makes its eighth appearance from May 7-18, 2008. FTOPS VIII will feature 24 individual tournaments – each hosted by a Full Tilt... more
		PokerStars Announces 'Battle of the Planets' April 07, 2008		Leading online poker site PokerStars has just announced a new sit-and-go (SNG) tournament leader board concept, launching its 'Battle of the Planets' promotion that will pay out over $3,000,000 per year to its participants. more
		Bodog Poker Open Concludes Inaugural Run March 11, 2008		Shawn "phatcat" Luman captured the biggest prize in Bodog history in the main event of the Bodog Poker Open on Sunday, besting a field of 596 to take home $76,280. He also won an engraved Omega Speedmaster watch with an estimated... more
		DDoS Attacks Hamper Online Poker Sites February 22, 2008		A wave of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks targeting major online poker and gambling sites has at times impaired the functionality of several of those major sites in recent days. According to a report at the Shadowserver... more
		FTOPS VII Main Event: 'Reverse' Tops Wahlroos February 18, 2008		A $2 million guarantee was announced, but the total purse in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series [FTOPS] VII Main Event climbed much higher once all the entrants had been tallied. 5,291 players paid $500+35 each for the right to vie for... more

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