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Written By: Maya Michaels | September 24, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

All you poker aficionados out there will probably be only to aware that the first real money poker game played on the internet took place on January 1st 1998. Fast forward some 15 years and you will not only find online poker played in houses all across the globe, but you will also find people […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | September 19, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

Ever since Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) back in 2003, the world of online poker has gone from strength to strength, and yes it really was that long ago that the accountant from Nashville, Tennessee became the first ever player to win the prestigious event after qualifying via an online satellite. […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | September 17, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

Earlier this year the long awaited day of legitimate online poker being played returned to America and the state of Nevada when Ultimate Poker open its doors on Tuesday 30th April. Five months has now passed since then and this coming Thursday will see the launch of the second real money legitimate online poker site […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | September 12, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

PartyPoker have recently re-branded and given their software a major upgrade, which according to some has been long overdue, and to celebrate their new offerings they have now announced plans for a poker tour of the United Kingdom as well. The tour will be known as the World Poker Tour (WPT) National Series and the […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | September 10, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

The European Poker Tour (EPT) is entering its 10th season and it is now the richest poker tour in Europe, so much so that it now attracts many of the worlds top players year after year. One of the more popular stops of the tour is the London Poker Festival which is now less than […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | September 5, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

Playing in live poker tournaments day in day out can sometimes be a little tiring, especially with all the travelling involved from one country to the next, but the rewards that are on offer more than compensate for the tiredness no doubt. Players can earn millions of pounds/dollars playing the game they love and now […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | September 3, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

Here at Poker Net our statisticians like nothing more than a page full of facts and figures, and earlier this year they brought you the news on all the important figures from this years World Series of Poker. Well today we can bring you news from another big tournament that has just finished, The Seminole […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | August 29, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

It is with great sadness that we bring you news of the passing of a true poker legend Bobby Hoff who has lost his life aged 73. Hoff who was known as “The Wizard” because he could make mountains of chips disappear, was born in Texas in 1939 and he shot to fame in the […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | August 27, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

This years World Series of Poker (WSOP) is currently on a break until Monday 4th November when the action will resume and this years Main Event Champion will be announced. One player has already plenty to celebrate and that is JC Tran, who is currently the chip leader in the WSOP, as he has just […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | August 22, 2013 | Posted In Poker News

Last month we brought you the news that The Garden City Group (GCP), the company that were put in place by the Department of Justice to distribute an estimated $184million of money from the poker site Full Tilt Poker back to it’s customers, had no plans to start the repayment process for at least another […]