Pokerfuse Podcast

January is typically a time that we see a lot of movement with regard to sponsored online poker pros. Nick and Mike discuss this year's announcements including the departure of Jason Somerville from PokerStars. On the US online poker front, Michigan has legalized online poker, the Wire Act case had some developments over the holiday period and is partypoker preparing to launch in Nevada?

On this special edition of the pod, Nick and Mike sit down with Alex Scott, Managing Director of Poker for Microgaming. With the network preparing to close down, Alex and the guys get into the reasons why behind the decision and a bunch of other interesting topics including why online poker operators run live poker events, what it's like to lead the development of a next-gen online poker platform, the truth about hand histories and anonymous tables, what it was like to work at Full Tilt Poker pre and post Black Friday, and much more.

Sunday online poker tournaments with big guarantees are popular with players, Nick and Mike discuss the recent performance of the PokerStars Half-Price Sunday Million, the partypoker Million and the partypoker MILLIONS Online as well as highlight the upcoming Winter Series.The US online poker market is heating. The guys cover the recent success of PokerStars PA, what that means for online poker in New Jersey and the status of online poker legislation in Michigan.

Several online poker sites are tweaking the structures and payouts of their lottery-style sit and go offerings. Nick and Mike cover all the latest changes and discuss the implications.PokerStars PA has been live for a month. The guys take a look at how online poker has been received in Pennsylvania, compare its performance to other regulated markets and check in on the state’s first online poker tournament series, PACOOP.And finally, find out which two online poker rooms are set to join the partypoker network.

Nick and Mike take us through the big stories in online poker this week. Partypoker has a new mobile client out, and it brings a new portrait design to the Spins table. It also adds a curious new social currency called Diamonds - will it be a hit?Run it Once has gone back to the drawing board with its rewards program. In response to customer feedback, the online poker upstart has added in a more traditional rewards program, called Legends, that returns cashback directly to players accounts each week. Will it be enough to finally start building consistent liquidity at the tables?And PokerStars has run not one, but two rare cash game promotions in the last few weeks, which has seemingly had a big impact on the online poker giant's cash game traffic--enough to number 1 spot in the global traffic rankings.

Deep Water Hold'em and Tempest Hold'em are the newest games to hit PokerStars, Nick and Mike tell you how they are played and discuss what sets them apart. Red Star Poker becomes the first MPN skin to announce its new home, the guys talk about what options they had and who might be next to move on before the network closes. Then Samantha is back to talk about Daniel Negreanu signing with GGPoker.

Power Up is on its way out at PokerStars, but we have uncovered some new games that are on their way, Nick and Mike discuss what they are and how they might be different from standard Texas Hold'em. The guys also talk about updates to the Wire Act case and the announcement of PACOOP. Samantha then joins to pod to talk listeners through the ever-changing landscape of poker ambassadors at PokerStars.

Nick and Mike take you through the headlines in the world of online poker this week. The partypoker Million experienced technical issues, but the operator went above and beyond to make things right for affected players, the Pennsylvania online poker market is finally open with PokerStars becoming the first to spread legal, regulated real money online poker in the state, and the Q3 financial results for the parent companies of some of the major online poker operators are out.

Nick and Mike go over all the latest news about online MTTs, including the latest announcement that partypoker is launching a weekly guaranteed $1 million tournament. We then compare and contrast the early performance of Pennsylvania online casinos with those in New Jersey. And then pokerfuse's own Samantha Bevington sits in on a discussion about Women in Poker that touches on her interview with Daiva Byrne, the clothing debacle at Battle of Malta and more!

After a brief hiatus, the pokerfuse pair are back to discuss the latest in online poker. In this week's episode, Nick and Mike chew through the latest PokerStars reveals, including Stealth anonymous tables and spin and Go Flash. They then take a look at the latest in United States markets, and the overall slowdown in New Jersey investment. Finally, they look at interesting new developments out of Winamax, who recently explored building an internal HUD and launched a new Monopoly-themed promotion.

In the pokerfuse podcast this week, Nick and Mike once again bring you three top stories from the world of online poker. To kick off the show, the surprise announcement of the closure of MPN is discussed. The pair talk about the reasons behind the closure, the future of poker at Microgaming, implications for the industry, impact to players, and who the main beneficiaries may be. In the second segment, Mike brings us the latest from Pennsylvania, where casinos and sports are live but poker remains pending. Still, we have more teaser information on what a PokerStars launch might look like, with a behind-the-curtains look at a potential launch MTT schedule.And finally, Nick brings us the latest in PokerStars' ramp up to the PSPC, with new details on the global Moneymaker tour, the companion French tour, and the MEGAPATH online satellites.

This week on the pokerfuse podcast Nick and Mike discuss the recent announcement that the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure will not return to The Bahamas in 2020. Run It Once Poker expects to have Sit & Gos by the end of the year, the guys share their thoughts about the site. And to wrap things up, with poker bots making headlines--including a recent report from Morgan Stanley-- the guys add their perspective on the topic.

In this week's episode of the pokerfuse podcast, Nick and Mike take a look at major software client updates from PokerStars, partypoker, WPN and MPN; the pair reveal some exclusive details about PokerStars' planned online poker launch in Pennsylvania; and they dig into the numbers from 888's latest financial results.

Back from Barcelona, Mike and Nick dive back into the top online poker news of the week. The show kicks off with the pair discussing the motivations and potential PR pitfalls of Phil Galfond's authorization to play and stream on the real money online room that he founded. Following on from last week's PSPC announcement, the pokerfuse duo then discuss the high level investment in Spain both live and online. In the finally segment, the pair take a look at the first marketing ramp up for partypoker's upcoming MILLIONS Online poker tournament, with its audacious $20 million guarantee.

The Pokerfuse Podcast comes to you live from sunny Barcelona, Spain where Nick and Mike talk about the return of the PokerStars Players NL Hold'em Championship in 2020.The highly successful PSPC is coming back in 2020 and the guys discuss what information they have about the tournament and Platinum Passes. They also compare the original that took place in The Bahamas in January with the newly announced event that takes place next August.The beginning of the fall online poker tournament series is upon us and the guys talk about what the top operators are offering and the massive prize pools that are being guaranteed. GGNetwork has a new feature that provides players with custom bet sizing options at the table. Find out all the details and what this means for online poker.

The pokerfuse pair are back after their summer break to bring you the latest in online poker news. Nick and Mike kick off the episode with a rundown of all the latest news from PokerStars, including the deployment of All-in Cashout, hints of a new tournament format called Swap Hold'em, and the surprise decision to limit the number of cash game tables to four.We then switch to US news, with Mike bringing you up to speed with all the latest from the regulated markets, with the DOJ's continual latest appeal in the Wire Act court case, developments in Pennsylvania, and hopes of future states regulated.In the final segment, Nick breaks down partypoker's latest monthly update in their battle against bots, and what July's increase in account closure could mean.

Nick and Mike discuss the new online poker world record set at Americas Cardroom, the move by partypoker to use players' real names at the tables, the big money up for grabs this fall in the major online poker tournament series, and a new feature on the GGNetwork called Bubble Protection. Also, tune in to the outro for a special announcement about upcoming episodes.

Nick and Mike review some of the record breaking numbers and interesting facts from the 50th Anniversary World Series of Poker. The conversation then shifts to the WSOP.com online bracelet events and the trends that became apparent this year. In other news, the guys talk about the launch of online casino games in Pennsylvania, when online poker might be expected, and The Stars Group makes a deal for market access to New York in land-based sports betting and when/if online gaming becomes regulated in the state.

The guys discuss the participation of the WSOP Main Event and look at some of the remaining 106 players. Nick and Mike then preview the upcoming igaming launch in Pennsylvania.Talk then shifts to the new features being rolled out at partypoker and those pending at PokerStars. The pod wraps up with interesting developments in the regulated markets of Portugal and Sweden that touch some of the biggest online poker companies in the world.

Nick and Mike update you on all the latest from the world of poker, starting with some interesting stats coming from the World Series of Poker, plus details from the partypoker MILLIONS Las Vegas. The pair then take us through the thicket of regulatory news from Europe, with 888 finally approved for shared liquidity in Portugal, and operators readying for regulated online gaming in Switzerland.Finally, we touch on a small update from Run it Once Poker, and how it continues the conversation of the role of hand histories and third party tools in online poker.