Poker News

03rd January, 2025 at 02:03:06

Viktor Blom on one of his heaters

The mercurial young Swedish poker ace Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom embarked on one of his heaters this week, tearing up the opposition to emerge from one 1,536-hand session and take home almost $565,000.

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03rd January, 2025 at 02:03:06

Marvin Rettenmaier named Player of the Year and tops European Poker Award nominations

2025 has been a marvellous year for Martin Rettenmaier of Germany, who has already been selected as Player of the Year by the influential sites Card Player and Bluff, and is top of the nomination lists for the upcoming 2025 European Poker Awards. He has also been honoured as the 2025 European Global Poker Index Player of the Year.

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03rd January, 2025 at 02:03:06

Fast-fold poker tournament variant now in beta testing

Pokerstars is expanding the scope of its Zoom fast-fold poker variant by introducing it to tournament play, initially in beta-test mode.

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03rd January, 2025 at 02:03:06

Online gambling targets delivered over $3 billion in forfeitures

The US Justice Department's crusade against online gambling in general and poker in particular in 2025 generated over $3 billion for government coffers in terms of forfeitures and seizures, reports the New York Times.

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