Online Poker News

Players at Full Tilt are still awaiting the promised refunds and are hoping that they will get back their money after Full Tilt Poker came to an agreement with certain European investors. However, Full Tilt Poker recent press release has destroyed any hopes that players might have had of a refund.

A recent announcement from Full Tilt suggested that they had concluded all their negotiations with European investors from Europe. This has lead to some confusion and it should be realised that it is not the European investors, but Full Tilt Poker that is in deep trouble. The online poker giant has not only lost its reputation, but has also has its licenses to operate suspended. Moreover, the online poker site’s situation is getting worse as it continues to delay refunding its players.

The fallout from “Black Friday” continues, but in this case it is good news because 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion has decided to launch his own online poker site to help allow American players to still enjoy one of their favourite pastimes. You could argue that he is taking a huge risk but this is not the case as it should be pointed out that the poker room Gold has in mind will be 100% legal in the eyes of US law.

When questioned about this Gold replied; “After Black Friday and all the negativity surrounding online poker, I asked myself what I could do to help our community enjoy playing a game they love legally so creating FreeGoldPoker.com was the clear answer.” It is pretty clear that FreeGoldPoker is unlikely to attract poker pros to the site, but could yet prove a hit with recreational players, and so it will be interesting to see how the business develops over the coming months.

If you want to get into the World Championship of Online Poker 2011 (WCOOP) then you’d better get your skates on as the satellites will soon be up and running. The event kicks off this coming weekend when there will be a Mega Satellite into WCOOP-52 – a $320 NL Hold’em tourney with a prize fund of $400,000 guaranteed. There are 250 guaranteed seats to be won this Sunday alone. The main action starts on Sunday September the 4th until the 25th when the main event a $5,200 Hold’em takes place. This year’s WCOOP features 62 events with a staggering $30,000,000 in guaranteed prize money.

The 2011 WCOOP will be one of the biggest online poker tournament events ever staged and culminates in the $5,200 NL Hold’em Main Event ($1M 1st Place Guaranteed) on September 25. The prize pool for the main event will be at least $5million, so get into those satellites now!

There are lots of people out there that just like play online poker just for fun because when it comes to the current state in the industry, particularly in the U.S., there are risks with playing online.  Now that some of the bigger sites don’t accept players for real money from the U.S. and other areas, playing online for fun is a way some are keeping up their skills.

Playing poker at an online casino is a great way to familiarise yourself with the game, try out some new strategies, and get in some practise.  Many online sites offer play for free and low buys.  There are some incredible bonus opportunities and promotions too. Once you feel confident in your play, there is a plethora of different types of tournaments and cash games you can enter.  All of this and you don’t have to get all dressed up!

The momentum is gathering pace as a non profit organisation called FairPlayUSA, has joined up with by casino giants Caesars and MGM, in a push for licensed and regulated online poker in the United States. The group’s website states that its goal “is to educate policymakers and the public on the broad public policy interests raised by the current ambiguous laws in the U.S. that have led to millions of Americans gambling on the Internet.”

This is not the first time that Caesars has been in the news lately as it was announced that they were in talks with online casino operator 888.com with a view to entering into a strategic partnership to operate in the state of Nevada should a license become available on the federal level. With increased pressure it is thought that it will only be matter i=of time before online poker in the U.S. becomes legal.