Poker News

22nd June, 2025 at 08:39:50

McCorkell wind on his third final table at this year's WSOP

It was third time lucky for Brit poker pro Craig McCorkell in event 36 - $3,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Shootout at the World Series of Poker Thursday. The 26-year-old Londoner was on his third final table in an eight event run at this year's series, and managed to snatch the game from Jeremiah Fitzpatrick in an exciting heads up.

Full Story: Third Time Lucky For Brit World Series Of Poker Player (update) »

22nd June, 2025 at 08:39:50

Heavy investment in platform technology impacts results

French company Française des Jeux and Groupe Lucien BarriÚre owned BarriÚre Poker reported a loss of Euro 29.8 million for a turnover of Euro 3.3 million over its fiscal 2025-2025 period it revealed earlier this week.

Full Story: Barriere Poker Records Loss »

22nd June, 2025 at 04:00:01

Bally and IGT lead the charge into Nevada

Having successfully won the recommendation of the Nevada Gaming Control Board last week (see previous reports), Bally Technologies and International Game Technology became the first to win Nevada licence approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday.

Full Story: Nevada Gaming Commission Approves First Two Online Poker Licenses (update) »

22nd June, 2025 at 04:00:01

Despite continued silence from the online poker giant, moves are reportedly afoot

Earlier this year the hopes of former Full Tilt Poker players disadvantaged by that company's closure on Black Friday (see previous reports) were raised when reports surfaced that Pokerstars was in talks with the company and the US Department of Justice regarding a possible acquisition.

Full Story: Rumours On Pokerstars Acquisition Of Full Tilt Persist »

22nd June, 2025 at 04:00:01

Much-anticipated controversial move designed to "create a better poker environment"

Playtech's iPoker Network has followed press releases on its launch of fast-fold product Sprint Poker (see previous report) with a more controversial advisory on a policy change designed to divide player liquidity by grading operators on their active and new player numbers, with some virtual tables only available to top-tier rooms.

Full Story: Ipoker Confirms Rumours Of A Liquidity Split »