In an ideal Real Money Poker world for cash game players, there’d be no waiting around once we’ve folded for the rest of the players still involved to finish the hand and, moneywise, a special promo that adds welcome cash to our bankroll.   

The ever popular partypoker not only offers both of these player-friendly elements but, thanks to their ongoing Boosted Hours promotion, even throws in extra rewards.

Fastforward Poker: How It Works

The Fastforward format mirrors conventional cash games but features two very distinct differences:

1. Instead of being seated at the same table hand after hand, you are part of a pool of players, moving around between multiple tables.
2. The beauty of Fastforward that makes it ‘fast’ is the facility to fold out of turn and immediately be whisked off to a brand new hand at a brand new table! That means no more waiting around.

Fastforward tables are available for both Hold’em and Omaha cash games, so everyone can take advantage of this exciting format. Stakes are also indicative of this operator’s poker-for-all endeavours, starting at just $0.01/$0.02 and going up to $5/$10 – this bankroll-friendly wide-ranging choice of options is exactly how online poker should be.

Meanwhile, if you like trying to adopt the Edward Scissorhands multi-tabling approach, it’s possible to play up to six games simultaneously!

Increase Your Rewards With Boosted Hours

By now it might have already occurred to you that by being able to jump into a new hand as soon as you fold means you’ll play more hands per hour hour/session than in a conventional game which, in turn, increases the amount you receive via partypoker’s Cashback promotion. However, the saying that we ‘can’t have too much of a good thing’ isn’t always the case, because during so-called Boosted Hours you’ll be able to rack up even more cashback points, thus boosting your bankroll still further!

Furthermore, the more points you collect, the higher the cashback percentage you’ll receive. Note that your cash reward is paid directly into your partypoker account each Monday, and that Short Deck games are excluded from the promotion.

Sit & Go fans can also make the most of Boosted Hours, which runs 24 hours per day, every day of the week. Note that in this case the promo applies to all $20+ Sit & Go games (N.B. Heads-Up games are excluded).

Incidentally, tournament afficionados are, of course, also very well catered for at partypoker in the form of a fantastic, varied, non-stop tournament schedule that has something for everyone. Go to our dedicated info section to find out more and check out the Best Online Poker Bonuses and Offers … have fun, good luck and enjoy the Boosted Hours!

The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOP-E) is winding down this week, with the conclusion of the Main Event tournament among the big highlights. The final table of the Main Event is playing down on Wed, Nov 16, and it’s a big one.

There is €1,380,129 up top for the win at King’s Casino, Rozvodov, and there are some big names vying for the big prizes. Leading the way is perennial Player of the Year runner Shaun Deeb who sits down at the final table second in chips. Deeb already has five bracelets in his jewelry collection, but he’d surely love to add a Main Event bracelet to the group.

Among the players who will be gunning for him is OG GOAT Barny Boatman. Boatman, who is one of Twitter’s best poker follows with tweets ranging from philosophical to profane to hilarious (often all in one tweet), has been a leading figure in the poker world for decades and he already has a bracelet for each wrist. He comes to the final table with the 5^th biggest stack, but he’s always dangerous on the felt.

Two other bracelet winners are vying for the biggest European honor. Alexandre Reard and Jonathan Pastore both have a single bracelet and are looking for their second. The rest of the final table will be looking for their first bit of wrist jewelry at Wednesday’s final table.

Main Event Champion to Be Crowned

While a lot of attention is focused on the Main Event winner from the Las Vegas series every summer, there are actually two WSOP Main Event champions crowned every year. The second Main Event bracelet is awarded every year in Europe, and this year it will be handed out at King’s Casino in Rozvodov, Czech Republic. This year’s Main Event drew 763 entries for a prize pool of €7,248,500.

At the time of writing, there are eight players left with a chance of bagging the WSOP-E Main Event title, and half of them already have Gold Bracelets in their collection. Leading the way into the final table is Sweden’s Omar Eljach with almost 20 million chips. That’s almost 100 big blinds in the opening level of the final table, and he has already booked a 2^nd place cash in this series, so Eljach has every chance of winning his first bracelet.

The most decorated player coming to the final table is Shaun Deeb, who sits down with the second biggest stack. Deeb has five bracelets to his name already and more than $7.5 million in WSOP winnings (more than $10 million in total live earnings). He has already been at two final tables in this WSOP-E and put six cashes onto his resume so far in Rozvodov. He brings the second biggest stack to the final table.

Barny Boatman is the second most decorated player to make the final eight. He’s coming to the table with the 5^th place stack of 7.7 million and Boatman is a legit “original gangster” in the poker world. Along with his brother Ross, Ram Vaswani, and Joe Beevers, the original Hendon Mob was all over the poker scene during the rise of poker in the early 2000s.

French players Alexandre Reard and Jonathan Pastore each have a single bracelet to their name and are looking to hit a pair on this final table.

WSOP-E Main Event Final Table Chips

1. Omar Eljach – 19,480,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 16,580,000
3. Jonathan Pastore – 9,925,000
4. Paul Covaciu – 9,125,000
5. Barny Boatman – 7,730,000
6. Vladas Tamasauskas – 5,950,000
7. Alexandre Reard – 5,300,000
8. Armin Rezaei – 2,205,000

Other Big Stories From WSOP-E

Anson Tsang Wins 3rd Bracelet

Hong Kong’s Anson Tsang picked up his third Gold Bracelet in this year’s European poker adventure. He won Event #4: €2,000 Pot Limit Omaha for just shy of €100k. He has 78 cashes on the WSOP circuit including 13 on at the European event and five this year alone. His 13 cashes in Europe are worth more than a third of the total wins from his 63 cashes at the Vegas version.

Paul Phua Wins 1st Bracelet in 4th Cash

Paul Phua only has four cashes in WSOP events, but one of them is now a Gold Bracelet worth almost half a million euros. Phua has $26 million in lifetime earnings and is a regular on the super high roller circuit, and his bracelet reflects that deep bankroll. He won the €25k Platinum High Roller at the European festival this year, pocketing €482,433 and his first bit of WSOP jewelry.

Image Credit: wsop.com

The world of poker continues to demonstrate how collaborations contribute so effectively to the shared goal, with favourable results all round for those involved. 

We’re proud to report our very own new venture in the form of the shiny new PokerListings Ranking Series, hosted by the fantastic Portomaso Casino, Malta. This latest addition to the already bustling poker scene in Malta is a worthy collaboration involving PokerListings, The Festival Series and the Portomaso, a leading poker venue with a great track record in hosting international poker festivals. One such will be the hotly anticipated leg of The Festival between 15-21 May, 2023, when the Series will come to the popular Mediterranean island and see poker fans in action at the Portomaso Casino in St. Julians. Check out The Festival Series Schedule for the first half 2023.

Starting With a Bang…

The first tournament in the PokerListings Ranking Series was held last Sunday and, by all accounts, was a tremendous success that augurs well for the future. The field of 76 players produced an exciting event, with 107 entries and 31 re-entries. Remarkably – and a testament to both the global popularity of poker and the important role that Malta plays – competitors came from 28 countries!

There’s certainly plenty of incentive to combine a trip to this perfect holiday destination with battling it out in this €130+20 buy-in event. First, there’s the guaranteed prize pool of €5,000. And with the winner being rewarded with a €550 seat to the big money The Festival Malta Main Event and second place a seat to the PokerListings Deepstack in Malta, it comes as no surprise that poker fans around Europe are already planning for this series, which continues with monthly fixtures until April 2023.

Here’s what those behind the PokerListings Ranking Series had to say. Festival Series founder, Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk: “Excellent start to our new ranking series at Portomaso Casino. The PokerListings team and The Festival players from different parts of Europe joined the tournament alongside local heroes and even tourists. Poker at its best. Sadly, I busted out one hand after the re-entry period ended… GG, and congratulations to all the winners!”

Jonathan Micallef, on behalf of the hosts, the Portomaso Casino said “This series has been a long time coming since our first collaboration back in 2018. I must admit that the first event turned out well and we can only see increasing numbers in the following events, which will culminate in The Festival Series in May. The event had a very nice atmosphere and interesting play, and it was enjoyed by all players. This further consolidates the synchronicity between both parties. Looking forward to hosting the next one!”

So there you have it! There’s so much more to poker than sitting in your living room during the winter months…

With online poker having become tougher over the years it’s imperative that we do what we can to stay ahead of the curve. Gone are the days of gut instinct and a gambler’s mentality (there really should never have been a place for such would-be ‘attributes’, in fact). Thanks to the impressively player-friendly partypoker you can take advantage of their innovative MyGame feature to improve your game.

MyGame: How It Works

‘Become the poker player you were born to be’ is how Partypoker puts it, and that’s exactly what MyGame Whiz helps you do. The MyGame bit is effectively a reporting and training tool based on clinically dissecting your play at the tables, while Whiz is what brings it to life!

Your friendly virtual personal poker coach, MyGame Whiz observes your actions and then gives you real-time tips and encouragement. (Note that MyGame Whiz is not yet available on Mobile – if you haven’t yet joined, simply download partypoker now and jump in to the desktop version).

Receive feedback on your most recent hands so that you can see where you might have better navigated your way through, folded, re-raised and so on. Hands from the last hour, up to two days old and from any time inbetween can be revisited and replayed!

Hands can be saved and shared complete with specifically tailored tips, and the more you play using MyGame Whiz, the better the advice. It’s the poker training gift that just keeps giving – yet you don’t have to pay a penny to use it. 

MyGame Report Card

Once you’ve played 100 hands you’ve earned your report card. This features missions and challenges to help by pinpointing and then addressing and strengthening your weak spots.

Using Game Theory Optimal strategy criteria, your skill level is determined based on five main categories, namely:

• Key stats
• Stealing & Blind Defence
• 3- and 4- betting
• Post-flop aggression
• Showdowns

These categories are further broken down into 25 specific aspects of your play. Once your score for each overall category has been aggregated your total score corresponds to one of numerous levels: Rookie, Social, Intermediate, Solid, Advanced, Pro and Elite Pro.

Everyone on their personal poker quest could do with help and advice in one form or another, so make the most of MyGame Whiz… Meanwhile, there’s a host of Online Poker Bonuses and Offers to better boost your bankroll.

Have fun!

You might be aware that November sees the long-awaited arrival of a certain football tournament (or soccer, depending on which part of the world you’re in…) and, for many, every man and his dog will be glued to their TV screens for the duration of this hotly anticipated competition to see which is the greatest football nation. Poker fans tend also to be sports fans, so it’s with this in mind that the popular online poker room Unibet has a promotion running that revolves around this football extravaganza.

Adding an extra special element to their Poker Missions theme, Unibet’s Team Collector promotion celebrates the biggest showpiece of the greatest game, and there’ll be €35,000 in prizes up for grabs.

How It Works

As is the case with the best online poker promos, your easy peasy task is to carry out Missions while simply having fun at the tables. With each completed Mission you ‘collect’ one of the teams competing for glory in Qatar, and acquiring all four teams from one group is rewarded tickets, bonus points or cash spins.

As an extra incentive, by successfully navigating your way around Missions to scoop up all four teams in Group H you’ll secure a seat at an exclusive €5,000 Team Collector Tournament.

And there’s more! To spice things up yet further Unibet are holding a €30,000 raffle, for which tickets can be earned by collecting the team that ultimately lifts the champions’ trophy. Here are the prizes:

Place	Prize	Value
1	Flexi Live Package	€     2,250.00
2	Flexi Live Package	€     2,250.00
3	Flexi Live Package	€     2,250.00
4	Flexi Live Package	€     2,250.00
5	Flexi Live Package	€     2,250.00
6	100000 Bonus Points	€     1,000.00
7	100000 Bonus Points	€     1,000.00
8	100000 Bonus Points	€     1,000.00
9	100000 Bonus Points	€     1,000.00
10	100000 Bonus Points	€     1,000.00
11	75000 Bonus Points	€        750.00
12	75000 Bonus Points	€        750.00
13	75000 Bonus Points	€        750.00
14	75000 Bonus Points	€        750.00
15	75000 Bonus Points	€        750.00
16	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
17	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
18	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
19	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
20	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
21	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
22	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
23	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
24	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
25	50000 Bonus Points	€        500.00
26	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
27	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
28	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
29	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
30	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
31	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
32	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
33	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
34	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
35	€250 MTT Bundle	€        250.00
36	€200 MTT Bundle	€        200.00
37	€200 MTT Bundle	€        200.00
38	€200 MTT Bundle	€        200.00
39	€200 MTT Bundle	€        200.00
40	€200 MTT Bundle	€        200.00
41	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00
42	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00
43	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00
44	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00
45	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00
46	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00
47	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00
48	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00
49	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00
50	€150 MTT Bundle	€        150.00

A Flexi Live Package is a package to a live poker tournament of your choice in 2023, and includes the tournament buy-in, hotel and spending money. Note that there will be several options throughout 2023.

So, to sum up, here are the key points about this fantastic € 35,000 footie promo:

1. Open the promotion widget to find the Team Collector campaign and the current Mission to be completed.
2. Collect teams by completing Missions. There is one Mission per team.
3. Collect one full group (4 teams) to win prizes. Collect the country which wins the Football World Championships to earn a ticket to the €30,000 Team Collector raffle.
4. The €30,000 raffle takes place on 19 December at 18:00 CET.
5. The €5,000 Team Collector Tournament is on 17 December at 19:00 CET.

Meanwhile, there are plenty of reasons to play at Unibet and, if you haven’t yet joined, check out our dedicated info about the latest Online Poker Bonuses and Offers … Have fun, and good luck collecting those teams!

Any budding poker star looking to improve nowadays could do worse than watch successful players in action to see how they think about the game and how they play, and Twitch is an excellent medium through which to do this. With this in mind, PokerStars – the big daddy of online poker – has shown that it has its finger on the poker pulse by adding an up-and-coming Twitch streamer to its impressive stable of Ambassadors. Announcing Michigan’s David ‘DavidKayePoker’ Kaye as the latest PokerStars expert.

Kaye will join fellow US-based ambassadors Keith “AccidentalGrenade” Becker and Mark “Naigo1” Foresta on Team PokerStars, as well as the likes of Lex Veldhuis, Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg, Fintan “easywithaces” Hand and Parker “Tonkaaaa” Talbot.

David has certainly earned his new role, having been involved in poker for over a decade. He started streaming cash games and tournaments on Twitch a couple of years ago and, more recently, began streaming on PokerStars Michigan after its launch in January 2021. Since then he has established himself as a top poker streamer after building up a thriving poker following and the community that results.

Not surprisingly, as tends to be the case with Poker Ambassadors at top online poker operators, Kaye has a number of successes under his belt. For example, he enjoyed a ‘home’ win after taking down the first ever $250 Sunday High Roller event on PokerStars Michigan in February 2021.

David had this to say about his new role: “I’m so happy and honoured to become a PokerStars Ambassador. I’ve been playing poker with my friends for years and turned my hobby into my dream job, so to now be part of the PokerStars family is pretty amazing.”

Managing Director of PokerStars US Severin Rasset: “We’re proud to grow our team in the US and add David to our epic roster of ambassadors. At PokerStars we have always championed new talent who are driven to grow, have great potential, and who create fun content, so we’re excited to welcome David.” David will play on PokerStars Michigan and stream on PokerStars Twitch channels and his own ‘DavidKayePoker’ Twitch channel.

Meanwhile, for those of you who are looking to add to your list of go-to online poker rooms, check out our info pages to find the latest Online Poker Bonuses and Offers and dive into the action.

*Any mention of a bonus or discussion of such terms is not in relation to the province of Ontario.

Online poker comes in various guises, and here’s something refreshingly different…

After successfully launching earlier this year, Match Poker Online has big plans for 2023, but before that they aim to end 2022 with a bang. The app is hosting an exciting ‘poker for all’ international competition in the form of the Match Poker Online World Cup. But first, let’s have a look at how the innovative Match Poker differs from conventional online poker providers.

Match Poker: How It Works

Match Poker’s own ‘Enjoy playing The Sport of Poker – where skill beats luck’ is a good start, with an emphasis being placed on the skill element. This in itself is interesting, given that poker is anyway primarily a game of skill.

Match Poker is played like a regular No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em poker game, with a key difference being in how the game is ‘scored’, and using what criteria.

Crucially, with Match Poker you compete against other players who are playing the same hand as you, from the same position as you! Taking the Battle Royale game as an example, there are six tables playing the same hand simultaneously. If you are in Seat 4, you will be dealt the exact same hole cards as every other player in Seat 4 at the other tables – and these are your opponents. The aim is to perform better than your rivals, with the player who handles the same situation the most skilfully coming out on top!

The beauty of this concept is that it literally does level the playing field, with all players having to deal with the same conditions. If you get a lucky Turn card, so will the others in the same respective seat, and you are no more handicapped by being dealt 7h 2s than your opponents… what matters is who copes best.

Once the dust has settled, players are ranked according to their performance, each player having a dedicated IFMP rating (just as international chess players have a FIDE rating, for example). IFMP stands for the International Federation of Match Poker, the governing body of sports poker, promoting poker and its Match Poker variation as a skill game and a mind sport. Note that the IFMP is to Match Poker what the ICC is to cricket, or the FIA is to Formula One.

The Match Poker app has excellent, player-friendly graphics and gameplay, and is packed with features that help you improve your game by accessing valuable statistics and data.

Match Poker Online World Cup 2022

Right… now that we know the unique approach at Match Poker, here’s what you need to know about the upcoming Match Poker Online World Cup 2022. The ‘everyman’ (and woman!) ethos is key – the point is that you don’t have to be one of the world’s elite to compete for world status bragging rights! Eligible players from around the globe have the same opportunity to represent their country.

There are various ways to guarantee eligibility to take part by playing on the Match Poker app, such as achieving an IFMP rating of at least 1,200, winning a Weekly Challenge or other competitions, being in the top 15% of different ‘tiers’ and so on. Note that such criteria must be met by 27 November, so if you’re not already a Match Poker convert, get your skates on and sign up asap.

Be In It to Win It

Once you’re in, you’ll be able to enjoy the fruits of months of planning and continuous growth on the app (for which there’s a host of additions and extras lined up!), with each competition featuring Playoffs and Finals exclusive to players of the same Rating Tier. Indeed, the Match Poker Online World Cup revolves around an exciting, novel format.

For most players, the Playoffs will take place on December 3-4, with the Finals on December 10-11. Players in the US can compete on December 2-3, with the Finals on December 9-10. The winner of the Ruby division (the top competition) will be crowned the overall Match Poker World Cup Champion.

And not only is it totally free to take part, but you can win money as well as bragging rights!   

Ranking Tier	1st Place Prize	2nd Place Prize	3rd Place Prize
Ruby	$625	$250	$125
Ivory	$450	$175	$75
Sapphire	$200	$100	$50
Emerald	$100	$50	$25

So, there you have it: Poker with a difference!

Meanwhile, don’t forget to check out our dedicated info page featuring the Best Online Poker Bonuses you can make the most of!