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.

• Online Poker Weekend: 'SCNoodle' Wins at Full Tilt

  April 06, 2009,

  The Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee drew 3,882 entrants, with $137,461.62 awaiting the winner. Notable finishes included those of Jordan Morgan in 10th place ($7,453.44), McShove in 12th ($7,453.44), Bjorn-Erik 'Hikkespett' Glenne...

   

• PokerStars SCOOP Event #8-Hi, $3,150 NLHE Day 1: Melnikow Leads 34 Survivors

  April 06, 2009,

  The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker continued on Sunday with Event #8-Hi, a two-day $3,150 no-limit hold'em affair. The tournament drew 915 entrants, falling a bit short of its $3,000,000 guarantee...

   

• PokerStars SCOOP Event #7-Hi, $10,300 H.O.R.S.E.: 'Wrasse' Tops Star-Packed Field

  April 06, 2009,

  The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker Event #7-Hi featured the five games of H.O.R.S.E., with a $10,300 buy-in. There were 80 entrants and the guaranteed prize pool of $750,000 was just eclipsed, with the pool...

   

• ECOOP IV Set for Late Spring 2009

  April 05, 2009,

  The fourth European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP IV) is just around the corner. Hosted by Titan Poker and available on the iPoker network, ECOOP IV will kick off May 25th, running through to the main event on June 7th...

   

• The Online Railbird Report, Vol. 7: Bellagio Beckons in Slow Online Week

  April 05, 2009,

  'Dude… where is everyone?' That was the question many online railbirds were asking this week, as the 'durrrr Challenge' remained on hiatus and the high-stakes action on Full Tilt slowed to a near-crawl....

   

• PokerStars SCOOP Event #4-Hi: 'PokerKai' Wins Turbo NL Affair

  April 04, 2009,

  The PokerStars All-Stakes Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Event #4-Hi was a $1,575 NL Hold'em 2X Chance turbo affair. There were 552 entrants and 282 second-chance rebuys, resulting in a prize pool of $1,251,000...

   

• Online Poker News Briefs: April 3, 2009

  April 03, 2009,

  Bodog has published its annually entertaining list of betting odds on player performance for the WSOP. Rather than focus on the odds of any single player winning – which would be extremely long for any pro in this era...

   

• Eastgate, Demidov Join Team PokerStars Pro

  April 02, 2009,

  Team PokerStars Pro has just announced its latest casting coups, confirming the ongoing presence on its roster the presence of two young European players who made poker history in 2008: Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov...

   

• PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker Begins

  April 02, 2009,

  The much anticipated PokerStars All-Stakes Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) series begins today at PokerStars. The new spring series runs April 2-12, 2009, and includes 22 different events, with each event...

   

• Online Poker Recap: Montgomery, Benvenuti Win Big

  April 01, 2009,

  Early-week online poker results featured a live-event notable capturing a big Internet tourney. 2008 WSOP 'November Nine' player Scott Montgomery took down the Full Tilt $1K for more than $95,000, while Michael...

   

• Online Poker Weekend: 'LudvigA', 'RoxmorE' Win Majors

  March 30, 2009,

  Another busy Sunday of online poker action saw thousands of players in action in several major events. The weekend's biggest payday ($142,970.07) went to a nonwinner (AmirSF) in the PokerStars Sunday Million; after a late...

   

• The Online Railbird Report, Vol. 6: Familiar Faces Return to Action

  March 29, 2009,

  This week, the high-stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker saw the return of two of the game's most talked-about players. David Benyamine has certainly battled his demons (and his bankroll) playing high-stakes online cash games...

   

• 'durrrr Challenge' Update: Swingy Session Switches Lead to Antonius

  March 27, 2009,

  One hour into Thursday morning's session of the 'durrrr Challenge', Tom Dwan found himself on a serious heater. After booking wins in his last two meetings with Patrik Antonius in their 50,000 hand, $200/400 pot-limit Omaha...

   

• Johnny Lodden Named First Norwegian Team PokerStars Pro

  March 26, 2009,

  This week PokerStars announced the signing of poker pro Johnny Lodden, making him the first Norwegian Team PokerStars Pro. The signing tops off a terrific year for the 24-year-old from Jørpeland, highlighted by...

   

• Full Tilt Announces FTOPS XII Schedule, Adds MiniFTOPS

  March 26, 2009,

  Full Tilt Poker today released the schedule and assorted other details for the site's upcoming twelth Full Tilt Online Poker Series. FTOPS XII is scheduled to run May 6-17, 2009, and will again feature 25 events...

   

• Bugsy's Club Closes Doors, Players Can Transfer to PokerStars

  March 25, 2009,

  The online poker site Bugsy's Club closed its virtual doors this week, having dealt its final hand after just over six years of operation. By arrangement with PokerStars, the 180,000 players on Bugsy's Club have been invited...

   

• Online Poker Recap: 'paigowpro' Goes Last to First

  March 25, 2009,

  Early-week online poker action featured both "sharing" and "underdog" tales. The final five players in the PokerStars Super Tuesday struck a deal. When all the cards were dealt and the dust settled, Norin22 took home the biggest...

   

• 'durrrr Challenge' Update: Dwan Evens the Score

  March 24, 2009,

  Between their forays into the day's $500/1,000 HA games, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and Patrik Antonius fit in a short session of their pot-limit Omaha challenge match, logging 411 hands over the course of 80 minutes...

   

• Online Poker Weekend: Carter King Wins Stars Sunday Million

  March 23, 2009,

  Nearly eight thousand players were on hand for the latest edition of the PokerStars Sunday Million, and of the biggest names in the online world emerged with the win. Carter "ckingusc" King, winner of Stars' 2008 World Championship...

   

• The Online Railbird Report, Vol. 5: Who is 'Gypsie Queen'?

  March 22, 2009,

  If last week's high-stakes action was subdued, this week it was positively swinging. In the last seven days we witnessed the return of Tom 'durrrr' Dwan to the felt after a mini-break, some massive swings for Brian...

   

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