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  • Bigger Prize Pool at Club WPT

    Andrew, United Kingdom | Friday February 3 2012, 12:35 | Comments: 0

    February may be the shortest month of the year but for online poker players, it could be the biggest month of the year with respect to prizes. This is because the Club WPT has pulled out all the stops and increased their prize pool by a whopping $25,... Read the entire article >

  • Barney Frank Vows to Return Full Tilt's Campaign Contributions

    Michael, U.S.A. | Sunday September 25 2011, 15:24 | Comments: 0

    Congressman Barney Frank, the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, vowed thursday to return donations made to his campaign fund by Full Tilt Poker and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a lobbying group that received mu... Read the entire article >

  • Tight Security Marks Third Day of Full Tilt Hearing

    Michael, U.S.A. | Wednesday September 21 2011, 16:53 | Comments: 0

    Uniformed security officers were posted outside of the Park Plaza Hotel conference room where the Alderney Gaming Control Commission (AGCC) is holding Full Tilt Poker's hearing. After two days of testimony, neither the AGCC or Full Tilt's attorney... Read the entire article >

  • PokerStars 2011 World Championship of Online Poker is Underway

    Giorgio, U.S.A. | Friday September 9 2011, 12:00 | Comments: 0

    The 10th annual PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) began Sunday, September 4th, 2011 with the first three tournaments offering a total of $3.5 Million in guaranteed prize pools.

    The opening event, a $215 6-max No-Limit Hold'em... Read the entire article >

  • The Future of Poker TV

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Sunday August 7 2011, 15:02 | Comments: 0

    Here at Poker For Free, we reported several months ago that the future of Poker TV was uncertain after the events of Black Friday. We can now give you a little more insight into the way that the different types of poker programming have been affecte... Read the entire article >

  • Razz Poker Rules - Reward a Bad Hand

    Andrew, United Kingdom | Tuesday June 28 2011, 14:50 | Comments: 0

    There are some nights in poker when you just cannot seem to get a good hand. Everyone else around the table appears to be cleaning up and yet you get poor hand after poor hand so it is maybe time to switch to Razz Poker. Razz Poker rewards the poores... Read the entire article >

  • What is PokerStrategy.com?

    Eric, U.S.A. | Saturday February 12 2011, 01:02 | Comments: 0

    PokerStrategy.com is one of the most comprehensive poker strategy sites, and probably even one of the biggest free poker sites available. Whether you are a new player looking for some tips on how to get started, or a seasoned vet looking to sharpen y... Read the entire article >

  • Great News for U.S. Online Poker Players

    Corey, U.S.A. | Sunday August 1 2010, 21:53 | Comments: 0

    Who doesn't know about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) that has been hanging over the heads of tens - if not hundreds - of millions of U.S. citizens who love to play poker online. Effectively most of us were forced to play more... Read the entire article >

  • Full Tilt Poker Introduces Player Achievement Badges

    Corey, U.S.A. | Wednesday July 21 2010, 23:15 | Comments: 0

    Show off your poker playing prowess and throw your opponents on tilt with the new Player Achievement Badges at the US friendly poker room Full Tilt Poker.

    For a long time, custom player avatars were the only way to throw opponents on tilt (full ti... Read the entire article >

  • Party Poker Revives The Poker Show

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Tuesday July 6 2010, 09:13 | Comments: 0

    Party Poker has revived the poker lounge, that being The Poker Show with Jesse May television program the site brought back from the brink of extinction. And as part of the program's return to the airwaves, Party Poker will be holding a series of onl... Read the entire article >

  • Cake Network's New Software Goes Beta: Power Poker & Only Poker Players Benefit

    Corey, U.S.A. | Saturday June 26 2010, 14:09 | Comments: 0

    The new Cake Poker 2.0 software for sites on the Cake Network that includes sites like Power Poker and Only Poker has now gone beta. That means players can now enjoy all the new features and benefits that come with the Cake Poker 2.0 upgrade, and par... Read the entire article >

  • Play in Full Tilt Poker's Fantasy WSOP

    Corey, U.S.A. | Thursday May 20 2010, 13:41 | Comments: 0

    It's like Fantasy Football, right? Except it's poker, like the Super Bowl of poker. And as such Full Tilt Poker has decided to offer a way that all the many players who will not be flying to Las Vegas next month for the 2010 World Series of Poker Mai... Read the entire article >

  • Party Poker May Return to U.S. Market

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Wednesday May 12 2010, 10:07 | Comments: 0

    One of the world's most popular poker sites, Party Poker, and its parent company, Party Gaming are finally openly considering a move back into the U.S. market.

    Party Poker left the U.S. market in 2006 after Congress's passage of the Unlawful Inte... Read the entire article >

  • Full Tilt Poker Releases New Software with Lots of New Features

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Thursday April 22 2010, 09:00 | Comments: 0

    Last Friday, April 16, 2010, Full Tilt Poker released a new upgrade to its online poker software that introduces a whole bunch of new games and features, not the least of them being Rush Poker Tournaments, an online poker tournament version of Full T... Read the entire article >

  • PKR Poker Giving Away Porsche Cayman at PKR Live IV Raffle

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Wednesday April 21 2010, 08:55 | Comments: 0

    In honor of the upcoming PKR Live IV event, PKR will be holding a raffle at the end of April in which they'll be giving away a brand new luxury sports car - in particular, the Porsche Cayman. Read the entire article >

  • PokerStars Sunday Million - Probably the Best Tournament in the World

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Tuesday April 20 2010, 17:16 | Comments: 0

    The Sunday Million from PokerStars is currently the largest weekly online poker tournament on the internet. The total guaranteed prize pool of the Sunday Million is $1,500,000 however the tournament prizes are usually going up to $1.7 Million or even... Read the entire article >

  • PKR Poker Gets Ready for PKR Live IV with Daily Satellites

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Saturday March 27 2010, 20:02 | Comments: 0

    The world's first and sole 3-dimensional online poker room, PKR Poker, has hosted its one big annual live tournament, PKR Live, for three years running now. And in a couple of months, it will be time for the fourth rollout of this big money event, PK... Read the entire article >

  • US Poker Payment Methods Review

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Tuesday March 9 2010, 10:13 | Comments: 0

    In case you live in the United States and love to play online poker, but you're done with playing free poker, you probably already know that only a small amount of online poker rooms are still accepting players from US.

    This is happening due to th... Read the entire article >

  • 2010 PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Poker

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Thursday January 28 2010, 17:35 | Comments: 0

    It's time for us online poker bloggers to put our money where our mouths are. If you're a fellow online poker blogger reading this, then you too might want to register for the upcoming PokerStars 2010 World Blogger Championship of Online Poker. Espec... Read the entire article >

  • More Countries Get Legal Online Poker

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Friday January 15 2010, 10:31 | Comments: 0

    As the online poker loving citizenry of United States are currently awaiting on pins and needles the promised "new and improved" Congressional Poker Bill, said to be released and reviewed by Congress within the week, more countries are getting into... Read the entire article >

  • Team PokerStars Online Revealed

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Monday January 4 2010, 16:39 | Comments: 0

    While everyone's been playing their hearts out over at PokerStars, the world's largest poker site's officials has been busily at work behind the scenes scouting out players for its brand new online poker players team. (Actually, over 2,000 of its... Read the entire article >

  • BestPoker CashBack Program

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Thursday December 31 2009, 12:25 | Comments: 0

    BestPoker has a Cashback Program offering players up to 40% cash back from your Player Points.

    BestPoker Player Points, like the loyalty or rewards programs for all other poker sites, rewards a player for frequent play in real money games (both ca... Read the entire article >

  • Party Poker Premier League IV Qualifiers Underway

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Thursday December 24 2009, 11:38 | Comments: 0

    For the first time in its history the Party Poker Premier League is coming to Las Vegas, and you can qualify to be there competing alongside the best and brightest of poker with Party Poker's Premier League IV qualifiers.

    Party Poker started sate... Read the entire article >

  • BestPoker Best & Biggest Welcome Bonus

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Thursday December 17 2009, 14:45 | Comments: 0

    Today no free poker deal, but a deal that outdoes the big boys.

    While all the biggest name poker rooms like PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Titan Poker are whacking swords with welcome bonuses (aka first deposit bonuses) in the $600-$650 realm,... Read the entire article >

  • Summer Survival League Rant

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Thursday July 9 2009, 09:55 | Comments: 4

    // Begin of rant

    This post is in regards to our Summer Survival League, a competition of 8 $50 added events with low buy-ins and a final of $1,000 where only 20 players will qualify for. The first prize of the league is nothing less than $500!... Read the entire article >

  • Monthly $100 Sweepstakes

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Friday February 27 2009, 13:35 | Comments: 0

    Poker For Free introduces a monthly sweepstakes of $100. To enter, all you have to do is join our free Poker Club and submit a testimonial for one of our recommended online poker rooms.

    All Poker Club members may submit as many testimonials as the... Read the entire article >

  • Qualifying for a $150 Free Bankroll

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Wednesday January 28 2009, 14:09 | Comments: 5

    You might have noticed that we recently started working together with PokerStrategy, a school where you can learn all aspects of the game of poker, as well as get the opportunity to play with real money without the need of making a deposit.

    Curren... Read the entire article >

  • Poker For Free 2008 Recap

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Wednesday December 31 2008, 11:36 | Comments: 0

    Wow, what a year 2008 has been... and it moved by so fast. Lots of things have happened, most positively, but also some negatively. As every year, in the end you look back and so do I.

    For me personally, I have been able to travel quite a bit. I t... Read the entire article >

  • PFF's December Leader Board

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Sunday December 28 2008, 21:52 | Comments: 2

    Tonight I came home and took a look at the messages in the forum and as usual... there were not too many, though my attention fell on one that had the word "password" in it's title. I thought to myself, oh no... not a password hunter again, but la... Read the entire article >

  • Virtual Dealer Games Increasing in Popularity

    Todd, U.S.A. | Thursday October 23 2008, 19:22 | Comments: 0

    In an attempt to bring a more community style feel and traditional gaming experience to online casino enthusiasts, many companies have begun introducing various games using a virtual dealer. Mirada gaming is the latest to introduce its newest virtual... Read the entire article >

  • Binions Announces the Second Annual Poker Open

    Todd, U.S.A. | Thursday October 16 2008, 22:47 | Comments: 0

    With the paid attendance topping 3,000 for the First Annual Poker Open, the legendary Binions Casino in Las Vegas announced today the return of the annual event. Kicking off on Wednesday, October 15th the 21 event series is comprised of smaller buy i... Read the entire article >

  • Las Vegas Taking Economic Hit Too

    Todd, U.S.A. | Wednesday October 15 2008, 09:02 | Comments: 0

    It seems as thought the current economic situation in the United States isn't only affecting auto makers and insurance companies. The Nevada Gaming and Control Board has announced that revenues from gaming are down for the eighth straight month. With... Read the entire article >

  • The Poker Channel Expands their Online Presence in Europe

    Todd, U.S.A. | Tuesday October 14 2008, 09:24 | Comments: 0

    Europe's only dedicated poker television channel appropriately called "The Poker Channel" is getting ready to re-launch. Working together with online streaming video pioneer Brightcove, the partnership promises to improve the online experience of... Read the entire article >

  • Auckland Report: Final Table Almost Ready

    Todd, U.S.A. | Sunday October 12 2008, 18:56 | Comments: 0

    Eleven players are left at the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland main event. The players will painstakingly pound it out for a spot at the final table. The second day of action at Auckland was filled with lots of great poker action and some... Read the entire article >

  • 39 Busted in North Carolina Poker Game

    Todd, U.S.A. | Saturday October 11 2008, 20:30 | Comments: 0

    Following in the footsteps of sister state South Carolina, North Carolina joined in the fray this week by citing 39 poker players in a home game. Most of the players were soldiers stationed at nearby Fort Brag and playing in the low limit cash game a... Read the entire article >

  • Six Figure Sum Spent by the PPA So Far in 2008

    Todd, U.S.A. | Saturday October 4 2008, 22:23 | Comments: 0

    While the elite superstar online poker players have wagered this much on a single hand of poker, the Poker Players Alliance this year has spent just shy of $630K on lobbying efforts in Washington. That may seem like a significant amount of money but... Read the entire article >

  • Norway Taking Backward Steps

    Todd, U.S.A. | Friday October 3 2008, 16:42 | Comments: 0

    Norway is unfortunately the next country that appears to be headed towards government mandated prohibition of online poker. Like the United States, Norway has chosen a strange way of going about it by introducing UGIEA style legislation to their Parl... Read the entire article >

  • Company Set to Study Online Poker Industry

    Todd, U.S.A. | Thursday October 2 2008, 20:30 | Comments: 0

    Castle Technologies, an interactive gaming software developer announced today that they're creating a white paper discussing the online gaming industry. They claim that online gaming will grow to a $48 billion dollar industry by 2010 and a whopping... Read the entire article >

  • Global Economy Sags While Online Poker Rages On

    Todd, U.S.A. | Wednesday October 1 2008, 22:23 | Comments: 0

    With the record bail out package that tops seven hundred billion US dollars about to (presumably) pass a house vote, there's no question that the turmoil has spilled over to a global stage. European markets have suffered, Asian markets have suffered,... Read the entire article >

  • Danish Player Peter Jespen Targeted

    Todd, U.S.A. | Wednesday September 24 2008, 09:10 | Comments: 0

    Well known Danish professional poker player Peter Jespen was recently the target of some very savvy fraud. The problem began when Jespen was contacted via email by a supposed representative of a well known Swedish media company. The perpetrator disgu... Read the entire article >

  • Online Poker Still a Hot Topic in American Legislature

    Todd, U.S.A. | Thursday September 18 2008, 09:07 | Comments: 0

    Barney Frank, online poker in America's reigning congressional hero is at it again trying to get some issues from the ill worded UGIEA straightened up in an attempt to make the American business environment more accepting and viable for online poker... Read the entire article >

  • Heads Up Championship at WCOOP Concludes

    Todd, U.S.A. | Wednesday September 17 2008, 09:00 | Comments: 0

    There is nothing more exciting in tournament poker than a heads up format. Each year the World Championship of Online Poker has a heads up event that has everyone seeing tournament brackets and big chip counts. Unlike most traditional poker tournamen... Read the entire article >

  • Best Damn Poker Show Set to Air in November

    Todd, U.S.A. | Monday September 15 2008, 23:34 | Comments: 0

    Ultimate Bet.com's Best Damn Poker Show will be making a sophomore return when it airs on Fox Sports Net this November. The Best Damn Poker Show is a reality type television show that puts some of Ultimate Bet's top pros against each other, but not h... Read the entire article >

  • Poker For Free Version 2

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Monday September 8 2008, 13:49 | Comments: 2

    After 4 weeks of hard work, many days and nights of coding, designing and migrating I have finally launched Poker For Free Version 2.

    All important features work, but there is still some work left, though you will probably not even notice :) Read the entire article >

  • Playing Above your Limit

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Thursday June 5 2008, 14:45 | Comments: 1

    One of the most made mistakes inexperienced online poker players make is playing above their limit. Next to that, the vast majority of players don't implement any kind of bankroll management, so they rather jeopardize their entire bankroll.

    Becaus... Read the entire article >

  • Wanted: Bloggers

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Monday June 2 2008, 10:40 | Comments: 0

    This could be the beginning of a free online poker career!

    This is not really an article as you are used to, but since Scott Brown vanished from the world of online poker and has been spotted on XBox Live lately, plus the fact that I personally do... Read the entire article >

  • Loosing our Credibility?

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Sunday August 5 2007, 22:48 | Comments: 0

    This weekend was one full of mistakes.

    First we had a bug in our newsletter software causing all members to receive between 1 up to 918 copies of the same e-mail. Some were so mad at us that they called us names, others simply unsubscribed, and al... Read the entire article >

  • A Bunch of New Stuff

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Thursday June 21 2007, 17:48 | Comments: 0

    It's been a while since that I have posted an article. Sometimes it is wise to prioritize, and writing an article had a low priority in regards to some stuff that needed to be taken care of. You probably have noticed the change in look and feel. Our... Read the entire article >

  • The Amsterdam Casino Affiliate Convention

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Wednesday April 18 2007, 17:42 | Comments: 0

    On May three, four, and five I will travel to Amsterdam (in my home country The Netherlands) to attend this years Casino Affiliate Convention. The CAC is all about promoting wagering services on the Internet, that is (of course) online poker in parti... Read the entire article >

  • Regarding Federal Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act

    Giorgio, Netherlands | Friday November 17 2006, 14:09 | Comments: 0

    The United States senate has passed a bill on September 30 that prohibits US citizens to play poker, or gamble online.

    Fortunately there are still a few online poker rooms that still accept US poker players.

    We've been in touch with the sites'... Read the entire article >