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...

Party Poker officially announced the launch of Double Hold’em, a new poker variant offered exclusively on their site. Though the game has been live on Party Poker for several weeks, it was only today that the site announced the game’s availability for both play mon...

With the popularity of Apple’s mobile products, it was only a matter of time before someone made a real money online poker site that was playable on their products. That eventuality finally became a reality today, as Switchpoker.com opened for business and allowed users ...

PokerStars dealt their 50 billionth hand Wednesday, earning one lucky player over $50,000 in cash and prizes. The hand was played at 10:35 am on Wednesday, at a .02/.05 No Limit Hold’em 6-max table. Anticipation built in the hours leading up to the fateful hand. A...

Jason Mercier blew through a high profile final table at the 42nd event in the World Championship of Online Poker, adding a WCOOP title to his ever growing resume of tournament victories. Mercier won $435,862 for taking first place in the $1,050 buy-in event. Event ...

They say that everything is bigger in Texas – apparently, this even applies to bad beat jackpots. A sixty-year-old woman from Ferris, Texas won over $218,000 this week as her quad nines were cracked at one of Ultimate Bet’s Bad Beat Jackpot tables. The woman, ...

PokerStars responded to questions regarding the legality of their operations in the United States this week, stating that to the best of their knowledge, they have behaved lawfully in the US market. These issues came to the forefront as a provision was added to legislation wor...

PokerStars has announced the launch of the PokerStars Women’s Poker League, a tournament series designed specifically for their female players. In the Women’s Poker League, women will be able to play against players in daily tournaments with buy-ins as low as $...