This past weekend was another strong showing for online poker tournaments.  While some might have expected action to be down with the Super Bowl on TV, the opposite actually held true.  In fact, this past weekend was one of the biggest of the last few months that did not contain a tournament series.  Aided by [...]

Another successful weekend of online poker tournaments is in the books. This past Sunday was highlighted by the finale of the PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker, a new series that is comprised mainly of fast-paced tournaments.  The Main Event, a $1,500,000 guarantee, nearly hit the $2.5M mark as more than 3,300 players signed up.  [...]

Online poker tournaments saw a nice 2012 boost last weekend, as each major event flew past their respective guarantees. Unfortunately, it appears the new year excitement may have been short-lived as most events came back down to earth this past weekend.  While PokerStars sustained their large attendance numbers, tournaments on iPoker and BWin both saw [...]

Online poker tournaments continue to be on the rise as this past weekend another set of major tournaments concluded.  Even with Black Friday shocking the online poker world, it seems like it has taken less than a year to completely recover.  Even more good news could be on the horizon, as it’s not out of [...]

With the past two Sundays falling on Christmas and New Years, it was easy to see why online tournament attendance had taken a bit of a dip. However, even the NFL playoffs this past Sunday could not keep players away from the Sunday majors.  Tournament attendance was up across the board, back to numbers only [...]

The STR would like to wish everyone a happy New Year.  The past two weekends have been interesting as Sunday has landed on Christmas and January 1st.  This has led to some lower attendance figures on smaller sites like iPoker and BWin.  However, there has still been plenty of action in online poker tournaments.  Sites [...]

Online poker tournaments were a bit down this past weekend as most of the world celebrated the holidays.  Sites like Bwin and iPoker both dropped the guarantees on their biggest majors, down to $100k from $200k.  While this allowed them to reach their guarantees, it did create smaller prize pools and lower payouts. PokerStars, meanwhile, [...]

Online poker history was made this past weekend as PokerStars celebrated its 10th anniversary in fine fashion. A huge slew of events awaited those wanting to grind Sunday tournaments, including a beefed up Sunday Million with a $10,000,000 guarantee.  There was also a $1,000 high-roller event to go along with the $500k Warm-Up and $250k [...]

This past weekend marked another strong period for online poker tournaments.  With millions of dollars on the line, some of the best online players in the world gathered to take part in events on Party Poker, iPoker, and PokerStars.  While Sunday saw a lot of action, next weekend should be even bigger.  For the past [...]

There was plenty of action in the world of online poker events this past weekend.  Taking the main stage was a special $1 buy-in event that looked to set the world record for number of entries in a poker tournament. Hosted by PokerStars, the $250,000 guaranteed tournament took place during their 10-year anniversary celebration.  With [...]