Pitbull Poker’s Dilemma — From Bad to Worse

Just when you thought that you have found the right place to play online poker, the rug was pulled from under your feet and left you staring at the ceiling, wondering what to do next.

This is probably how the clients of Pitbull Poker are feeling right now when the site closed shop and posted a formal announcement as to how their players can cash out their balances.

A Look at the Background of Pitbull Poker's Dilemma

Reports spread that Pitbull Poker is making use of superuser accounts to deceive their clients and take away their money.  When the news broke out to the public, the company executives hurriedly closed shop.  Of course, Pitbull Poker's CEO was arrested and accused with fraudulent activities. [Read][more...]

Debut of The Poker Star

September marks the start of PokerStars new reality show, The Poker Star.  Quite a creative name, right?

Anyway, creative or not-so-creative name for PokerStars' new reality show, it cannot be denied that The Poker Star received a good verdict from its viewers, both the poker fans and those who knew next to nothing about the game.  The market might be so saturated with reality shows, but this new series has a certain appeal to it.

The Contestants

The show has seen about 18,000 contestants who wanted to be a part of the reality program, and Joe Hachem, the host, trimmed down the number to 11 contestants, four of which are women.  [Read][more...]

Qualifying Games for World Open V Tourney from PartyPoker.com

Party Poker is the premier online poker site worldwide.  Their popular poker games include Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha and Seven-Card Stud; which can be all played by both beginners and experts.

True to form, Party Poker holds tournaments for all its players from anywhere in the world.  These are normally tourneys that are available on their site.  However, Party Poker also holds special World tourneys where qualified players will get to compete foe even bigger prizes and the prestigious title of being the grand champion in said tourney.

PARTY POKER'S WORLD OPEN V

Come October of this year, the 5th World Open from Party Poker will be held in London, starting on October 11 all the way to 15.  Some of the world's best poker players have by now verified their participation.

Roland de Wolfe, a recurrent world champion in several poker tournaments and a past contributor to Inside Edge; Thomas Wahlroos, a constant placer in world poker tourneys; [Read][more...]