Online Poker
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PokerStars and Full Tilt acquired by Amaya Gaming in $4.9 billion dealJune 14th 2014
Just days ago there were reports that the Amaya Gaming Group Inc. were in negotiations to buy the Rational Group (parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker). Those negotiations ultimately led to agreement for a $4.9 billion acquisition of all assets. ..Read more
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From the Virtual Felt: Massive month of Australian SCOOP results and more June 3rd 2014
There is no doubt that it has busy month for Australian online poker players. Not only did plenty of players post big results in the 2014 Spring Championship of Poker (SCOOP), but dozens of big five-figure scores were had in various other events. ..Read more
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Australia's James 'Andy McLEOD' Obst wins second career SCOOP title May 14th 2014
Back in February one of Australia’s all-time greatest online poker players James ‘Andy McLEOD’ Obst became the second player to join the Triple COOP club when he added a TCOOP title to his record which already included a SCOOP and a WCOOP. ..Read more
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From the Virtual Felt: Rawkz, Knights, Bowdz and Djwilo crush April May 2nd 2014
The Australian online poker results from March were always going to be a tough act to follow and while no one topped Michael Kanaan’s WCOOP Challenge result, there were still plenty of big scores to be found in April. ..Read more
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James 'Andy McLEOD' Obst joins the Triple 'COOP club February 2nd 2014
If there is one Australian poker player who probably doesn’t get enough credit for his immense record it’s James ‘Andy McLEOD’ Obst. He does get plenty of respect from his peers, especially in Australia, but it could be argued he deserves more attention on a world-wide scale. ..Read more
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Bodog release statement regarding Asian office raidNovember 24th 2013
Late last week it was reported by CalvinAyre.com that online poker and gaming company Bodog had their offices raided in Manila, Philippines. It was also reported that several employees had been sequestered in a Bodog boardroom, with police demanding for names and addresses. ..Read more
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Aussie Luke "ValueFolding" McLean wins 2013 WCOOP Gold Bracelet September 30th 2013
Australian poker player Luke “ValueFolding” McLean has taken down a bracelet at the 2013 World Championship of Online Poker. McLean won WCOOP Event 62: $700 NLHE Super Knock-Out for a massive six-figure score. ..Read more
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Australia's Tim 'weygang' English posts two 2013 WCOOP final table resultsSeptember 25th 2013
It’s been a big few days for Tim “weygang” English as he made the final table of two events at the 2013 World Championship of Online Poker. First English finished runner-up after chopping WCOOP Event 41, then finished 4th in Event 47. ..Read more
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WSOP.com launches real money online poker in the United StatesSeptember 20th 2013
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) have officially entered the real money online poker world as a new era of poker was launched in Nevada today. ..Read more
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From the Virtual Felt: Big results for Fadsy, Berkyy, Swoop and moreSeptember 18th 2013
Australian online poker players have been very busy clicking away trying to pick up big results during the 2013 World Championship of Online Poker. There has been plenty of notable scores during the first two weeks of September. ..Read more