Author: John Mehaffey

WSOP.com Launches for Real Money This week started with a conference call between WSOP.com management and the media.  WSOP announced that it would launch for real money online poker at 9:19am on September 19th to players located in Nevada.  It actually opened a couple of days early to anyone that created an account at Rio […]

The World Series of Poker contacted members of the media on Friday to announce a conference call scheduled for Monday.  The company will disclose the launch date for WSOP.com in Nevada during the call.  The company will also take questions from members of the press.  Top executives from the company will be attending.  Two Plus […]

Bovada Golden Spade Poker Open Bovada and its network partner Bodog announced the Golden Spade Poker Open tournament series.  It will run between September 9th and November 3rd.  There will be two distinct series running at the same time.  The Contender Series, which will feature lower buyins aimed at casual players, and the Championship Series, […]

Winning Poker Network to End Bad Beat Jackpot The Winning Poker Network announced that it will end their Bad Beat Jackpot September 1st.  The promotion will run until the Bad Beat Jackpot funds are exhausted.  The Bad Beat Jackpot currently sits at over $180,000. TheBeast tables will continue to be offered.  That is the monthly […]

Update August 24, 2013: Ultimate Poker Launches Version 2.0 and VIP Program Ultimate Poker launched its Version 2.0 software platform today.  It eliminated several bugs that were common complaints among players.  This included the table forcing itself to the front when the action was on a player.  Animation was greatly improved as well as it […]

Full Tilt Poker Remission Applications Accepted Starting September 16th The Garden City Group, claims administrator for U.S. Full Tilt Poker repayments, announced that players will be able to file an application for remission starting September 16, 2013.  The process will be open for 60 days.  Players will be contacted with information provided by Full Tilt […]

Bovada Launches Zone Poker Bovada launched Zone Poker this week.  It is a new game where players that fold are immediately taken to a new table instead of having to wait for the completion of the hand.  This can increase the number of hands played by as much as 400%.  Each table draws a new […]

The top story this week involves Full Tilt Poker remission payments to U.S. players.  The Garden City Group updated its Fulltiltpokerclaims.com website where players owed money from the Full Tilt Poker fraud will need to go to make their claim.  The new text added to the website on August 1st states that the claims process will […]

Ultimate Poker Software Upgrade Soon Safest Poker Sites has some great news for Ultimate Poker players. The company passed its 90 day field trial and may now release its Version 2.0. Players can expect a number of upgrades and new features. What players will not get is new games. The new Ultimate Poker software will […]

New Winning Poker Network Software The biggest news this week is the release of the new Winning Poker Network software. The new software adds advanced ring game filters, including the ability to filter out Bad Beat Jackpot and TheBeast tables. The tables also come with a complete redesign. Players may not sit out at one […]