Online poker offers all the excitement and profit potential of real-world poker but in a much more convenient format. You can play poker games at any time of day or night from the comfort of your own PC, and you’re not restricted to playing UK poker games either – you can win the chips of players all over the world.
For those of you who are new to online poker, we provide all the information you need to get started and increase your chances of winning poker games. We also provide news about both UK poker and what’s happening internationally. Want to know where you’ll find the most lucrative poker games, or what the odds of you getting a Royal Flush are? It’s all right here. Welcome to the world of online poker...
Online poker players who want to give themselves the chance to win a hefty chunk of cash before Christmas should take a look at The Big Freeze tournament at William Hill Poker. The Big Freeze has a guaranteed prize pool of £20,000, and although you can buy-in directly for £50+£5, you can also win yourself a seat in the tournament thanks to a range of satellites.
Online poker room operators across the board are reporting that there is less action at the tables than there was at the height of the online poker boom. This is leading some to suggest not only that online poker has peaked in popularity, but that the current decline in the number of players could continue indefinitely. Whilst we can understand the former conclusion, we do not believe that online poker is on a slippery slope to oblivion by any means.
A new record for the biggest online poker pot has been set by Full Tilt Poker players Patrik Antonius and Isildur1. The pot was worth $1.35 million and was won by Antonius during a high-stakes game of Pot Limit Omaha. Although big wins and losses have always been part of the high stakes poker scene, an online pot of $1.35 has never been taken down before, and gives Antonius record-breaking kudos as well as a monster-sized bankroll.
The Ultimate Bet online poker site has rebranded itself and will now be known simply as UB. Rebranding is commonplace in the world of big business, but in most cases nothing but the name changes very much. Not so at UB, where the new name has been accompanied by a slick new look and an updated software download that takes client security and choice to even higher levels.
Joe Cada has succeeded in becoming the youngest World Series of Poker Main Event Champion of all time after winning the $8.55 million prize at the age of just 21. Joe, who has been playing poker seriously for around six years, came of age in great style, beating 6,493 other players, including the likes of Phil Ivey, to win both the competition and one of the coveted WSOP Champion bracelets.
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