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2012 World Series of Poker Prop Bets

PokerEagles — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:37:40 +0000

The 2012 World Series of Poker will kick-off in a few weeks at the Rio in Las Vegas. Before the action gets underway poker fans can bet on certain prop bets at the Bodog Sportsbook or Bovada Sportsbook. We’re going to share a few of the best prop bets that you can wager on at [...]

Laurent Tapie Wants to Launch New Poker Site

PokerEagles — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:53:44 +0000

An email sent by Laurent Tapie was recently leaked online and according to the email Tapie is trying to hire the key employees still at Full Tilt Poker so that he can start a new online poker room. The company would be called “Game Cube” if launched, but based on the contents of the email [...]

2012 EPT Grand Final Super High Roller Results

PokerEagles — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:37:32 +0000

The EPT Grand Final is running right now and the €100,000 Super High Roller is now over. Justin Bonomo ended up winning the tournament and added to his career winnings total, which has now eclipsed the $5M milestone. The tournament had a special format that allowed players to buy-in multiple times if they wish. Justin [...]

PokerStars Buys Full Tilt Poker from US DOJ

PokerEagles — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:03:59 +0000

In breaking news the deal between Groupe Bernard Tapie and the US DOJ for Full Tilt Poker has fallen through. In a very surprising move PokerStars has come in and purchased Full Tilt Poker from the US DOJ for $750 million with $350 million going to full repayment of all player balances. PokerStars will keep all [...]

John Campos Plea Deal Accepted

PokerEagles — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:57:12 +0000

We reported earlier that John Campos and the prosecution had agreed on a plea deal that would see Campos face 1 charge only (Misdemeanour) and up to a maximum of six months in jail. Campos was the last defendant to plead guilty on charges stemming from Black Friday and now it’s apparent that online poker [...]

Full Tilt Poker Relaunch Imminent

PokerEagles — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:50:22 +0000

This is pure speculation but looking at the recent events it is our view that Full Tilt Poker is going to be relaunching very soon. We are speculating that it will be weeks instead of months before we see Full Tilt Poker live again. Full Tilt Poker has recently hired customer services representative and just a day [...]

Should Data Mining Be Allowed in Online Poker

PokerEagles — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:57:43 +0000

Poker Table Ratings is the most popular data mining service in the online poker industry. The company tracks millions of hands from the leading poker networks and sells the data to online poker players. Poker Table Ratings (PTR) sells bulk hand histories to poker players and they also provide a service where you can search [...]

The Big One for One Drop Now Has 30 Confirmed Entries

PokerEagles — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:47:33 +0000

The World Series of Poker is going to be record setting this year for more than one reason. The Big One for One Drop is going to host a charity poker tournament at the 2012 WSOP and there are now 30 confirmed entries. What’s a bit odd is that under half of the entries are [...]

Bet24 Sold to Unibet Group

PokerEagles — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:23:59 +0000

Unibet Group Plc announced today that they just purchased Nordic Betting Plc from Modern Times Group. The primary asset that Unibet will receive in the deal is Bet24, which earned roughly €11.5M last year in profit. Bet24 has been marketed heavily throughout the European gambling markets recently and the name is becoming more recognizable amongst [...]

New Jersey Internet Gaming Bill Passes through Senate Committee

PokerEagles — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:19:17 +0000

We have some good news for poker players in New Jersey today. A New Jersey Senate Committee passed an internet gaming bill with an 11-0 vote on Tuesday. Earlier this year in Iowa a Senate subcommittee passed an online poker bill, but the bill didn’t make it through the Iowa House and was dismissed. New [...]