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Partypoker Putting Pressure on PokerStars with Double Tournament Value

Partypoker is keeping up the pressure on one of its closest rivals with a series of big value online and offline tournaments. With PokerStars posting record numbers for its recent WCOOP, Partypoker has upped the ante for its...

Partypoker Takes Fight to Bots and Natural Disasters

Partypoker is doing its bit for good causes by battling bots and helping those displaced by Hurricane Dorian. According to the latest statistics released by its security team, 48 bots were taken offline in August. By deactivating...

Microgaming Waves Goodbye to Poker Network After 16 Years

It’s been a week a major announcements for the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) after it disclosed information about bot activity and its impending closure. Despite being one of the quieter online poker operators, MPN has lit up...

Online Poker Sites Stumble During $150 Million MTT Goldrush

September is a big month for online poker players with more than $150 million in MTT guarantees but things haven’t gone quite to plan for the big three. With thousands of players hungry for added value, PokerStars, Partypoker...

PokerStars Breaks New Ground with Virtual Reality Poker Tour

PokerStars may have pulled the plug on its long-running Caribbean Adventure but the tournament team has just powered up another interesting innovation. Adding the next layer to its virtual reality (VR) product, PokerStars has...

More than $420,000 on Offer as India Poker Championship Gets Underway

The India Poker Championship (IPC) is set to get underway this week and provide another example of the game’s growing popularity in the region. First announced back in July, the Spartan Poker-run event will take place onboard...

Partypoker Rolls Out Another Series of Less Controversial Updates

Partypoker has rolled out another series of innovations just weeks after a previous updated caused uproar among some factions of the online poker community. Following changes that saw player tracking software banned, Partypoker...

Partypoker Looking to Hit Hard with $30 Million KO Series Guarantee

It might have been announced at the last minute but the sixth KO Series looks set to pack a punch. Getting underway on September 8, Partypoker’s online festival will feature 283 MTTs and $30 million in guaranteed prize money....

Phil Galfond Makes Unique Play By Exposing Himself to Run It Once Community

Ever the one to try something new, Phil Galfond has confirmed he’ll now be a regular player on his own online poker site, Run It Once. In a move that’s virtually unprecedented, Galfond has been given regulatory clearance to...

PokerStars Players Championship Returns Amid Live Poker Boom

PokerStars is parlaying the recent success of EPT Barcelona into a second season of the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC). In the wake of EPT Barcelona’s National event breaking records, the operator...