A new year is upon us, which brings with it a flurry of prognostications about the coming months in the online poker industry. As anyone can tell you, our world is constantly in flux, leading to what will likely be unpredictable headlines in 2010. However, we here at MacPoker.com have gathered our thoughts to give [...]

Read More... | February 8, 2010

Full Tilt Poker was one of the first online poker sites to offer a fully compatible Mac OS X client for Apple users.  It offers tournament, sit and go, and cash game action and allows players from around the world to play for real money.  Last month, a huge update featured the introduction of a [...]

Read More... | February 6, 2010

For months, we have reported rumors of an Apple tablet computer.  Our rumors were confirmed last week during a major press conference, when CEO Steve Jobs showed off the iPad.  Since that time, the reaction to the iPad has been lukewarm at best.
One of the main criticisms that the iPad is facing is not its [...]

Read More... | February 4, 2010

In most cases, if you participate in a hit and run, you’re either going to go to jail for a long time or are just now waking up in the hospital.  Obviously, neither one is close to being an ideal situation.  In the poker world, a hit and run refers to when a player wins [...]

Read More... | February 2, 2010

Once again, our reporters here at MacPoker.com were correct when the rumors of an Apple Tablet proved to be true yesterday at Apple’s press conference.  Dubbed the iPad, the new tablet computer will be hitting store shelves in 60 days.  The fallout, as expected, affected stock prices and set off a whole new chain of [...]

Read More... | January 30, 2010

For months, we’ve been reporting rumors of a tablet-type of computer that Apple would produce to compete with the influx of popular netbooks.  Finally, during a major press conference on Wednesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage and unveiled a new line of Apple Products, the iPad.
The iPad has a 9.7-inch, LED-backlit, IPS display [...]

Read More... | January 28, 2010

Many tournament poker players, online or live, dream of making the big score and playing against the world’s best.  Although some only look to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) for such dreams to be realized, the world’s largest poker site, PokerStars, recently announced a new tour.  The North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is a [...]

Read More... | January 26, 2010

On Sunday, the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Southern Poker Championship will kick off from the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi. The state will host the first WPT event of 2010, a $10,000 buy-in tournament. The festivities run through January 27th, when the WPT Southern Poker Championship will crown a winner.
In 2009, Allen “AawwNutz” Carter, who [...]

Read More... | January 24, 2010