Home games have long been an important and popular form of poker, allowing friends to get together and play for small stakes in a fun, social atmosphere. PokerStars is now looking to bring that atmosphere to the online poker world with their PokerStars Home Games program.

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BigBetPoker.com is joining the long list of failed online poker rooms, as the site will be closing its doors by the end of the month. The site, which was part of the Merge Gaming Network, has advised players to withdraw their money from their accounts by January 31.

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Isildur1 has evened up his record in the SuperStar Showdown, posting a $44,280 win over Antanas “Tony G” Guoga to move to 1-1 in the series. The match was played Sunday evening on PokerStars. Isildur1 and Tony G played at stakes of $50/$100, but unli...

Ultimate Bet has parted ways with Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke ending the long-term partnership between one of the largest online poker sites and two of the most well-known faces in poker. Both players had been associated with Ultimate Bet since the site first opened in 2001.

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Full Tilt Poker’s latest software update included many new features for the popular online poker site, including the introduction of what are being called “On Demand” tournaments.

On Demand tournaments will work similarly to sit-and-go tournaments, but fea...

GTECH G2 and Loto-Quebec have combined to launch the Canadian Poker Network (CPN), the first regulated online poker network based in the United States. The network will only be available to residents of Quebec, Canada, and will be accessed through Loto-Quebec’s Espacejeu...

Some online poker rooms have taken measures to prevent players from using tools that provide statistics about the opponents you meet at the table, while others have reluctantly accepted that such tools are a part of the online game. But Lock Poker has decided to take a differe...

Isildur1, the mysterious high-stakes player who has played some of the largest pots in online poker history, has signed a deal to become a Team PokerStars Pro. The deal follows weeks of speculation about what site Isildur1 would ultimately sign with.

Along with announcing I...

In an addition sure to appeal to lovers of mixed games, Full Tilt Poker has added several different draw poker formats to their selection of poker games on both their play money and real money sites.

The latest software update for Full Tilt Poker features several games whic...

Expanding on their popular World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), PokerStars has announced a new tier of championship tournaments – the Regional Championships of Online Poker (RCOOP). These tournaments will offer a tot...