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Blom, Caby and Laliberté make internet pokers wall of fame

23.02. | In the latest round of inductees to Interet Pokers Wall of Fame 2+2 Pokercaster Adam Schwartz has honoured Taylor Caby, Guy Laliberte, and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom.

Poker Players Bet $1.2M On LA To Vegas Bicycle Ride

22.02. | High-stakes poker players Dan Bilzerian and Bill Perkins have agreed on a prop bet that calls for the former to attempt a bicycle ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in a 48-hour time frame.

Full Tilt Decline Continues - Latest FTOPS Announced With Just $1M GTD

11.02. | The decline of the one mighty Full Tilt seems to be gathering pace, as not only does the Amaya owned site continue to plummet down the rankings at pokerscout.com, but the guarantees and prize money on offer at the once highly anticipated FTOPS series of tournaments has dropped off enormously since their pre Black Friday heyday.

French online poker liquidity sharing could yet come through

10.02. | According to a recent report published over at PokerNews, there is new found hope for French grinders that their country’s long suffering ring-fenced online poker market could open its gates to other European regulated markets in 2016.

EPT returns to Dublin for PokerStars' biggest live festival in Ireland

09.02. | The European Poker Tour (EPT) Dublin Festival, which starts today on Tuesday, February 9, is set to be the biggest poker festival ever hosted in Ireland by PokerStars.

Amaya Confirms Non-Binding Indication from CEO

08.02. | Amaya Confirms Non-Binding Indication from CEO of Intention to Make All-Cash Proposal to Acquire Company; Announces Formation of Independent Special Committee

Macau Gaming Win Falls 21.4 Percent In January

03.02. | Macau casinos won $2.33 billion from gamblers during the first month of 2016, according to Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. That was a drop of 21.4 percent compared to the same month a year ago.

Former FTP CEO Ray Bitar gets married after avoiding prison

02.02. | Ray Bitar, former CEO of Full Tilt Poker, who was able to avoid prison time thanks to his health problems with heart, apparently married at the end of last year, according to various media reports. Wedding pictures of Bitar and his wife started circulating the Internet on Thursday.

Steve O’Dwyer Wins Aussie Millions LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge

01.02. | Steve O'Dwyer capped off the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, walking away with the ‘LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge’ title and $951,960 in prize money from the Crown Poker Room in Melbourne on Monday night.

Rui 'RuiNF' Ferreira Joins COOP Triple Crown Club with TCOOP Victory

31.01. | History was made on the third to final day of PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker as Rui 'RuiNF' Ferreira become just the third player to join the PokerStars COOP Triple Crown club with his win in Event #37.