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PartyPoker has updated the client software, and with it there came some new functions as well. Their main purpose seems to be to draw more weak players to the room, obviously to increase their profit.

We are happy to present you our newest rakeback provider partner, Big Bet Poker. Part of the relatively small Merge network, you can expect weak players involved mostly in casino games and sports betting.

Leading UK betting company Ladbrokes has recently made the first anonymous tables available at their online poker room. Switching between normal and anonymous tables being an option, the latter has the advantage of your data, including your screen name and avatar, being completely unavailable to fellow players.

A player-to-player marketplace has been set up by Cake Poker where you can buy and sell Gold Cards. These are “collectible rewards that are randomly distributed to players at all of our real money ring games.”

A few days ago, Full Tilt Poker has sent e-mails to a number of its clients concerning a security breach; i.e. some players got banned and their bankrolls confiscated due to botting at the room’s tables. Affected players were refund for their losses to these accounts.

Full Tilt Poker has signed Audley Harrison, 38 years old British heavyweight boxer and title contender, who has two ITM finishes at the WSOP, a second place in the Bellagio Cup and a third at the Venetian Deep Stack.

If you ever wanted to play poker on your mobile phone, you just might be interested in the following news: SwitchPoker now offers real-money play, which is available on Apple mobile devices, such as the iPad, iPod Touch and the iPhone.

Effective 1st October 2010, Full Tilt Poker changed their rakeback calculation method from dealt to weighted contributed. While the former favours the tighter multi-table players, the latter might be more advantageous for the loose aggressive and or the fish.

Effective today (1st October), PokerStars announced changes in its VIP Club Rewards system, in accordance with player feedback. The nature of the modifications was published on 2+2 and reads as follows:

Cake Poker, responding to “recent changes within the industry” as well as to “resulting inquiries” into their support department, has recently distributed in their newsletter the details of their rakeback policy and calculation method.

As reported before, Victory Poker recently moved to Cake Network and it did not waste any time either: the first advertisement is out and it is tempting to say the least. Victoria Moore, Sara Jean Underwood and others are presented on the poster with the remnants of a cake-fight. A teaser video of the shooting is also released, undoubtedly achieving its goal to lure more costumers to the room.

Making an anticipated confirmation, betting company Betfair announced it was to float on the London Stock Exchange, valued at £1.5bn, EGamingReview.com reported. At least 10% of the shares are expected to be sold to enterprises willing to invest both in and out of the UK.

Sega has closed down its online poker and casino sites. Both offerings have been launched this March and were powered by Playtech. On the site they offered 125 games including slots, blackjack, poker, and themed Sega games such as Virtua Fighter and House of the Dead.

Double Hold’em, a new variation of Texas Hold’em has been made available exclusively on PartyPoker’s tables. For the most part, it is played quite similarly to normal Hold’em, except that you are dealt three hole cards, not two.

PokerStars nears its 50 billionth hand dealt during its 9 years long history. The exact date can only be estimated, of course, but they have already started to celebrate with around a million dollars to play for.