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Hi Poker Enthusiasts.. My name is Mario, and I have been around the poker scene for the last 15 years, and is a dear ion of mine. I will be bringing you the best the poker world can offer in of news and offers 3v417

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GBT Out and PokerStars Jumps In

GBT Out and PokerStars Jumps In z3v4h

April 25, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

News came down early Tuesday that Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) – the French investment group that had been heavily involved in negotiations with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to ...  Read more...

888 Poker Continues Strong Growth

888 Poker Continues Strong Growth w1e4s

April 24, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

While most of the online poker world has shrunk since Black Friday, 888 Holdings’ poker site, 888 Poker, has been bucking that trend. On Tuesday, the company issued an earnings statement that ...  Read more...

Obrestad Signs with Poker Royalty

Obrestad Signs with Poker Royalty 1d4de

April 23, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

Annette Obrestad has been one of the most successful female poker players in recent history – and one of the most successful young players of any gender, too. Now, she’s signed a deal with the ...  Read more...

Belgian Davidi Kitai wins EPT

Belgian Davidi Kitai wins EPT 271n59

April 22, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

Davidi Kitai won €712,000 and earned the second major victory of his career this weekend by winning the European Poker Tour Berlin Main Event. In the process, Kitai also became the first Belgian ...  Read more...

Merge Network Pulls Out of Utah

Merge Network Pulls Out of Utah 1f6e48

April 21, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

There is some bad news for residents of Utah who are still looking to play online poker. Earlier this week the Merge Gaming Network announced that they would no longer be accepting new s ...  Read more...

PTR Ends PokerStars Data Mining

PTR Ends PokerStars Data Mining 5k6z1w

April 20, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

Complying with a cease and desist action sent by PokerStars, popular data mining site PokerTableRatings.com has decided to end their data mining operations on the world’s largest online poker ...  Read more...

Switch Poker for Your Mobile Device

Switch Poker for Your Mobile Device 54k3e

April 19, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

Switch Poker is something that is very different than most other real money poker sites out there. While on sites like Carbon Poker and 888 you must their software on your computer to ...  Read more...

Signs Pointing to Full Tilt Poker Relaunch

Signs Pointing to Full Tilt Poker Relaunch 40g4j

April 18, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

If you’ve been patiently (or impatiently) waiting for Full Tilt Poker to resume operations, there have been some signs this week that a relaunch could be imminent. A new burst of activity in and ...  Read more...

New LOCKOPS Tournament Series

New LOCKOPS Tournament Series 723x5d

April 18, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

Update April 23rd, 2012: Unfortunately we bring sad news that the shameful Merge Gaming Network has decided to cancel this event. This is after they gave full approval to Lock management to run ...  Read more...

PokerStars threatens Legal Action

PokerStars threatens Legal Action 5y3e64

April 17, 2012  /   Mario Alfonsi

The world’s biggest poker site is stepping up their complaints against one of the most popular online hand tracking services. PokerStars has sent a cease and desist letter to ...  Read more...