Poker News

28th August, 2025 at 11:19:38

Poker pro follows up his EPT Grand Final by taking down the inaugural Alpha8 tourney

Poker pro Steven Silverman's bank account is bulging this week following his $891,660 victory in the inaugural $100,000 buy-in World Poker Tour Alpha8 just three months after he took home Euro 775,400 after winning the 2025 Pokerstars European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo (see previous reports).

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28th August, 2025 at 04:38:33

Emphasis on recreational players with social gaming overtones

Although Party Poker is still in the throes of swatting technical bugs in a private beta testing phase on its much-hyped new poker software, some information was leaked over the weekend, prompting experts who studied the scanty snippets to comment that the big event may not necessarily be as revolutionary as has been suggested in some quarters.

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28th August, 2025 at 04:38:33

Online poker monitor gives an interesting perspective on when players get into the action.

The independent online poker monitor Pokerscout has published an interesting study on poker playing frequency over the year, confirming the empirical knowledge assembled by many operators that the northern hemisphere summer months of June, July, and August are the quietest as poker fans spend less time hunched over PCs and mobile devices and more enjoying holiday travel and the outdoors.

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28th August, 2025 at 04:38:33

Good results driven by online casino and poker

Gibraltar-based online gambling group 888 Holdings plc continued to please investors Wednesday with a strong set of half-yearly results showcasing an impressive performance by its online poker and casino interests.

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