Online Poker News

The three online poker sites operating under one network in Ontario – BetMGM Ontario, Partypoker Ontario, and bwin – are currently running a new online tournament series designed for low-stakes players. The “Ontario Micro Series” kicked off on June 11 and features more than CAD 200,000 in guarantees. The schedule is headlined by two No-Limit […]

Svenska Spel has expanded its online poker services, offering more tournaments, bigger prize pools, and additional features to Swedish players, thanks to its new partnership with gambling software development company Playtech.  Swedish Players To Get Better Experience  Svenska Spel recently launched Playtech’s poker product, allowing the state-run operator to become part of the international iPoker […]

The Quebec Online Gaming Coalition (QOGC) believes that a regulated iGaming market that allows the participation of private operators would bring massive benefits to the province, especially in terms of maximizing the province’s iGaming potential and generating revenues that can be used to fund important economic programs.  Quebec is home to an estimated 8.7 million […]

The 2023 WSOP Player of the Year (PoY) race covers all of the open bracelet events of the 2023 WSOP live festival which runs from May 30 to July 18 at Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas. The online bracelet events on WSOP.com in Nevada and New Jersey also count towards the race.  Five […]

Ali Imsirovic made the headlines last year following reports he was banned by GGPoker alongside fellow poker pro Jake Schindler for using real-time assistance (RTA). Imsirovic Still Cheating  Imsirovic and Schindler were subsequently barred from joining PokerGO Tour (PGT) events, and there have been rumors the pair is also not welcome at other major tournaments.  […]

The partnership between PokerStars Ontario and the Maple Leafs yielded positive results, with the hockey team reaching the second round of the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2004.  Best Performance from Maple Leafs in 10 Years  While the Maple Leafs ended up being eliminated from the tournament by the Florida Panthers in Game […]

In 2022, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event narrowly missed out on breaking its own attendance record after it attracted 8,663 entrants, just 110 entries short of the massive 8,773-entry field that turned up during the 2006 edition of the prestigious tournament. Well, WSOP’s Executive Director Ty Stewart is confident this year’s WSOP […]

888poker Ontario has launched a new promotion called “Card Strike”, which allows players to win extra prizes via a bingo-style format. The operator also made changes to its tournament offerings, discarding its sit’n’go games in favor of its spin’n’go product, Blast Tournament.  The new changes are aimed at improving player experience as 888poker strives to […]

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) which is the parent company of the popular Poker Night In America (PNIA) TV would air a new poker show that features interesting content. The new show will be called Studio 52 and will make its debut form May 15. Studio 52To Feature A Wide Variety Of Poker Content Studio 52 […]

Despite attempts by Doug Polk’s legal team to silence Fernando “JNandez” Habegger on the outcome of his legal battle against Upswing Poker, the latter chose to speak up, asserting that he already won the case and that Polk and his cohorts can’t silence the truth.  JNandez Continues to Speak Up In a recent Twitter post, […]