Poker News

Poker News 2014 – A recap of the best and worst poker stories of the year for those who may have missed it. Highlights of the year including winners of the 2014 WSOP Main Event & Big One for One Drop.

The Worlds Largest poker site PokerStars was sold to Amaya Gaming in the hopes of entering the US regulated markets.

Poker Villain of the Year Award goes to Las Vegas Sands CEO, Sheldon Adelson for his efforts to get online gambling banned in the USA.

2014 Player of the Year is Daniel Colman despite having such a controversial year he managed to earn more than $22 million in 2014.

Poker News 2014 – Stories of the Year

Legal poker sites are those which are licensed and regulated in Countries and regions where poker sites have acquired licenses to operate.

The advantages of playing at regulated poker sites is that your bankroll will be safe and not at risk from being seized overnight in another Black Friday incident.

The disadvantages are that players can only play against players from their region and a tax is charged based on their countries regulations.

We’ve included a list of legal poker sites in France, Spain, Italy and legal poker sites for USA players that live in the following states: New Jersey, Delaware & Nevada.
Legal Poker Sites – Europe & USA Poker Online

PokerStars Casino Games is the reason for Vicky Coren’s departure from Team PokerStars, in her recent blog post Victoria Coren-Mitchell states that those casino games at unfavourable odds which can be (especially online) so dangerous for the vulnerable or desperate.

The Team PokerStars Pro has been a team player since 2007 representing poker the game she loves and signed up for, with poker the odds are not in favour of the house but rather on the individual players’ skill level.

Victoria Coren made her decision just hours after the announcement that PokerStars Casino games will soon be launched in the poker lobby with sportsbetting to follow in 2015.

The new PokerStars casino software is just one of the many changes and additions since Amaya Gaming bought PokerStars for $4.9 billion from Isai Scheinberg earlier this year.

PokerStars Casino not Endorsed by Vicky Cohen

Poker Night 2014 movie is a new crime/action film which set to be released on December 5 and features some high profile actors including: Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito and Beau Mirchoff.

A new rookie detective joins a home poker game to play against other cops who have been hosting poker night for over ten years, at the social gathering they discuss their work related stories and past crimes.

The rookie goes missing and is held captive in a basement with a young female who has also been reported missing, to escape the nightmare the detective needs to recall stories told from Poker Night.

The new poker film directed by Greg Francis features twists in it’s plot and has been compared to the popular thrillers such as Seven and Usual Suspect.

Poker Night 2014 Movie

888poker disconnection issues are still currently being addressed after having serious server issues over the last few weeks leaving many of it’s customers in the dark.

Today an email was sent out apologizing for the technical issues which is related to their internet service providers.

Players having been complaining on the 888poker social site and forums with little explanation or compensation for their losses during tournaments.

The 888poker disconnection issues have not yet been repaired and the popular online poker site have implemented a new system that will pause all tournament play while experiencing technical difficulties.

888poker Disconnection Issues & Tournament Pause Feature