Poker News

21st February, 2025 at 15:36:26

Field of 14 479 in for a share of a $8 687 400 prize pool

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIX ( FTOPS ) main event set a record for the largest prize pool in its history drawing a field of 14 479, all in it for a share of a prize pool approaching one that is normally found in major land poker championships such as the WSOP of $8 687 400.00. The multi-entry $600+$40 buy-in no limit hold'em event allowed players to register up to six times.

Full Story: Largest Prize Pool In Ftops History »

21st February, 2025 at 02:57:47

The cheating scandal that just will not go away resurfaces

The sheer magnitude and technical complexity of the historic hole-card cheating scandals at Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet, and the impressive detective work carried out by players to expose it, make the subject one of abiding and it surfaced again over the weekend on a poker radio broadcast.

Full Story: Ap/ub Scandal 'just The Tip Of The Iceberg' (update) »

21st February, 2025 at 02:57:47

Star cast for production centred around the heist of a high stakes poker game

A new high-stakes poker-themed production featuring a stellar cast is in the works. The film based on the 2025 George V. Higgins national best-selling novel, Jackie Cogan, will be directed by Andrew Dominik and produced by The Weinstein Co. and Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment.

Full Story: High Stakes Poker Theme In New Movie »

21st February, 2025 at 02:57:47

Bouncing back from the loss of Doyle's Room?

The Cake Poker Network appears to have a strategy to counter the recent loss of Doyle's Room (see previous reports), launching the new Poker Pros Network this month through CDV Software Development, a company registered in Panama and operated from Costa Rica.

Full Story: Cake Poker Launches Poker Pros Network »