Poker News

01st November, 2025 at 14:18:54

Paddy Power epic gives Northern Ireland victor a take-home of Euro 100 000.

John Keown of Northern Ireland has won the 2025 Paddy Power poker Irish Winter Festival, besting a 395-strong field in the Euro 1,000 + Euro 100 buy-in main event at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin to claim the Euro 100,000 first prize Monday.

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01st November, 2025 at 14:18:54

Keep an eye on your laptop at live tourneys

The German poker information portal hochgepokert has created a furore on top poker information forum twoplustwo and the information site High Stakes DB with allegations that a German player has been up to no good at live tournaments, inserting malware onto other players' laptops when they're not looking in order to cheat them in future online competitions.

Full Story: German Player Accused Of Planting Malware »

01st November, 2025 at 14:18:54

Players can set up their own private tourneys and cash games

888 Poker's promised Poker Lounge feature enabling players to set up their own private online cash games and tourneys (see previous report) has launched.

Full Story: 888's Poker Lounge Launches Private Games »

01st November, 2025 at 03:13:33

888 group turnover up 42 percent y-o-y and 10 percent improvement on previous record performance in Q2

Online gambling operator 888 has posted another excellent quarter, reporting the highest quarterly revenue ever achieved in its history, helping to build an outstanding 2025 nine month performance with player numbers at record levels.

Full Story: Internet Poker Operator Continues To Break Performance Records »

01st November, 2025 at 03:13:33

More detail on agreement with MGM and Boyd

party digital expanded Wednesday on its internet poker agreement with US corporates MGM International Resorts and Boyd Gaming (see previous report), saying the deal was central to party's strategy for entering the US market, subject to appropriate US legislation being passed.

Full Story: party Digital Expands On U.s. Online Poker Deal (update) »

01st November, 2025 at 01:40:21

Now it's MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming who are getting ready to enter the market with a European partner

In the United States, news breaking Tuesday in the mainstream media revealed that terrestrial casino operators MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming Corp. have signed an agreement to partner with party interactive's online poker operations should internet poker be legalised in the USA.

Full Story: More Big Corporate Action On U.s. Internet Poker »

01st November, 2025 at 01:40:21

Social gaming content developer is taking up some of the slack in US internet poker advertising

Zynga Poker, the social gaming content developer that boasts almost 30 million users a month on its free-to-play poker product, appears to be taking up much of the advertising slack created by the departure from the US of major advertisers like Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker in the wake of Black Friday.

Full Story: Zynga Poker Gears Up Massive Advertising »