Wendeen Eolis of the Poker Player Newspaper has been the centerpiece in recent speculations about an imminent announcement of a Full Tilt Poker-PokerStars deal. Despite criticism, Eolis maintains that the deal is all but done.

PokerStars has announced a new collaboration with watchmakers HD3. As a result of the new partnership, all future EPT winners will receive a Slyde trophy watch worth around €5,500.

PokerStars is currently running a special VIP promotion for mobile gamblers. The VIP Club Mobile Freeroll is available until August 15th. Players will be able to play the mobile app at PokerStars and then earn the added benefit of competing in a special freeroll which will have a $100,000 prize pool, not to mention the special iPad 3 prizes for the top 100 finishers of the freeroll!

PokerStars just launched a new promotion which will give players access to earning extra VIP Player Points as well as Frequent Player Points. The online poker room is running a Ring Game Happy Hours promotion from now until August 2nd, which will give players special hours to earn fifty percent extra VPPs and FPPs!

PokerStars has released the schedule for the upcoming World Championship of Online Poker, set to be played in September on the world's biggest poker site. The tournament series will feature 62 events spread across 22 days.

PokerStars are planning to migrate the site's German players to the new PokerStars.eu platform. The compulsory shift is planned to take place already tomorrow.

Tennis star Rafael Nadal recently signed as an ambassador for online poker room PokerStars. The tennis pro will be representing the site at live events as well as online. PokerStars has now announced a new promotion involving Nadal. Nadal is asking poker players to help him become great at the game by sending in their poker tips!

Ilari Sahamies is back at the online tables, where he yesterday struck a major winning streak in some of the biggest games on PokersStars. The Finnish pro bagged a full $444,000 in just 864 hands.

PokerStars has filed a motion to dismiss charges made against the company by the US government on Black Friday. The dismissal could help to advance the rumored takeover deal between Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars.

PokerStars has rolled out its mobile real-money client to users in Spain. The client will be ready for Android users first, while an iOS version is expected to arrive soon.

PokerStars has announced the sponsorship of the Brazilian Series of Poker. The parties hope to be able to attract more players to the upcoming events through online satellites on PokerStars.

PokerStars is getting ready to host the MicroMillions II this July and players can now earn a free ticket to a MicroMillions II tourney by making a deposit into their PokerStars account. Players simply deposit $20 or more into their PokerStars account and use the promo code MICRO to earn the free ticket.

This July, online poker room Poker Heaven will be launching a special poker promotion titled Pokerlympics. The special promotion will take place from July 9th to the 22nd and will offer players €10,000 in added prizes.

PokerStars has confirmed the final details for the second edition of the Micro Millions tournament series. The Micro Millions II will run from July 12 through 22 and will offer a combined prize pool of $5 million.

Professional tennis player Rafael Nadal has put his name on a new endorsement contract with PokerStars. The agreement is the biggest sponsorship deal between an online poker room and a sports star to date.

Online poker room PokerStars is a top online poker room for many reasons, one of which is their guaranteed tournament options. The online poker room offers their players many different guaranteed tournament options each and every week and now the site has announced a special half off promotion for their guaranteed tournament schedule.

PokerStars has announced that the popular Micro Millions series will return this summer. Around 100 tournaments have been scheduled to run for one week in July, with buy-ins starting as low as $0.11.

The controversy surrounding Spanish regulation of online poker continues. In a surprise twist, Spanish authorities have informed that newly licensed operators will not be able to offer a direct transfer of player accounts to the new .es clients.

PokerStars has moved all of its Dutch players on to the poker room's .eu domain. The Dutch players will join other PokerStars players from Sweden, Poland, Slovenia, Romania and Finland, who have all been moved since February.

Czech pro Martin "phasE89" Balaz has pledged to play 40,000 sit & gos in 30 days in order to beat his own record and win a number of prop bets. Balaz former record saw him play 24,000 sit & gos in one month.

The 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars will go down in history as the biggest online tournament series ever to be played. A total of $65 million was handed out to players across 120 different tournaments.

Online poker room PokerStars has launched a new option under their promotion options which players are sure to enjoy. The new option is titled Zoom Poker and this option allows players to play a faster poker game, which is perfect for those who do not have as much time as they would like to play the game.

Shaun Deeb's incredible SCOOP run continued this weekend with a fourth title win in Event #38, the $2,100 HORSE. The victory gave Deeb $46,325 and handed him the top finish of the series' leaderboard challenge.

The UK Ireland Poker Tour has reached Dublin, Ireland, for its third stop this season. The €700 Main Event kicked off yesterday with a little less than 200 players signing up for a shot at the Dublin title.

Brian "$tinger" Hasting has been crushing the competition on the high stakes PLO tables on PokerStars for the past few days. Hastings is now up $330,000 since Tuesday, making him the biggest winner of the past 48 hours.

Online poker room PokerStars has announced a new promotion titled Players Choice Satellites which will allow players to choose which live event by PokerStars they would like to compete for a seat for. Weekly qualifiers will be running for generic package which can be used for the Estrellas Poker Tour, France Poker Series and the Eureka Poker Tour.

Shaun Deeb has taken yet another title at the ongoing SCOOP series, bringing his total wins to three so far. The unstoppable pro this morning won Event #19-H, the $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo for $40,330.

PokerStars has finished its testing period of the Zoom Poker games, and will officially be replacing the beta version with a finished product. The end of testing will also see Zoom arrive to mobile Android devices.

Shaun Deeb has taken another SCOOP title this weekend, this time in Event #19 High Triple Stud for a $44,200 payout. The win is Deeb's second in the 2012 SCOOP series and his third overall.

Daniel Negreanu has released a new version of his "Weekly Rant" videos, using the opportunity to praise fellow Team PokerStars Pro member, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom. Blom's recent tournament run is "impressive", Negreanu says.

Shaun Deeb has added another prestigious title to his booming resume with a fresh win in the ongoing Spring Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars. Deeb won the $2,100 Limit Stud event for a $41,600 first prize.

Every poker player has done it, won a hand on a great bluff or took the win after the river, and thought ‘Man! I wish everyone could have seen that!’ Well, now they can. Online poker room PokerStars has launched the new BOOM! Hand Replayer which allows players to share their awesome hand on video.

Viktor "Isildur1" Blom this morning earned the very first SCOOP title of his career. The young Swedish Team PokerStars pro outlasted more than 8,000 players to claim a $247,200 win in the series' second event.

Daniel "jungleman12" is enjoying life in London, where he continues to play online on various European sites. Playing on lesser known sites where no one knows his nick has helped Cates getting action at the tables, he says.

Nick "FU_15" Mamoine has been dominating the beginning of the 2012 SCOOP with two top-ten places before Day 2. Mickey "Mement_mori" Petersen and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom are also in contention for the series' first titles.

A micro stakes grinder received the lion's share of a special promotion when PokerStars this weekend dealt its hand number 80 billion. Spanish player "funex700" picked up $22,940 for winning the milestone hand.

This May, online poker room PokerStars is offering a special 100K Depositor Freerolls promotion. The 100K Depositor Freerolls will be doubled this month, which will give players the opportunity to access twice as much value on their deposit. Players will have access to eight $1,000 Freerolls each day for thirty one days.

Daniel Negreanu this weekend lost the first edition of the Limit Hold'em Challenge on PokerStars to Limit Hold'em expert "rUaBot". The affair was short lived as Negreanu lost his $75,000 buy-in in just 937 hands.

Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky had another big winning session yesterday, taking home more than $137,000 at the high stakes tables. Sulsky is now the biggest winner of the year with profits of almost $1.5 million.

Online poker room PokerStars is on the road again to 100 Billion Poker hands and this time the poker room is approaching 80 billion hands. During the trip down the road to 100 Billion poker hands, PokerStars is celebrating every 5 billionth hand. Now the poker room is approaching 80 Billion hands and they will be rewarding their players handsomely.

Welsh pro Roberto Romanello stole the show when the European Poker Tour handed out its awards for the past season last night in Monte Carlo. Romanello took care of two awards, including the prestigious "Players Choice Player of The Year."

PokerStars is one of the top online poker rooms available online for many reasons, one of which is they host great live tours. To help their players participate in their live events, the online poker room has launched the Main Event Passport. Players will be able to qualify for all of the live events PokerStars has to offer via tier promotion.

PokerStars is ready with a new high stakes heads-up challenge, called the Limit Hold'em Challenge. The new $150,000 duel will feature PokerStars own Daniel Negreanu in its first round on Saturday.

Igor Kurganov last night won the last major event on the EPT Grand Final schedule as he took down the €25,000 High Roller for a €1.08 million cash. Kurganov beat a stellar field on his way, including Daniel Negreanu who fell in second place.

The European Poker Tour crowned its last champion of the season last night, as Mohsin Charania won the Grand Final Main Event in Monte Carlo. Charania defeated Lucille Cailly heads-up to claim a €1.35 million first prize.

The €25,000 High Roller event at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo has attracted one of the biggest elite fields in the history of the EPT. Phil Ivey is among the chip leaders with 25 players left.

The European Poker Tour's last final table of the season is set at the EPT €10,000 Grand Final Main Event in Monaco. Chip leader is French pro Bernard Guignon with 4,9 million chips.

The European Poker Tour's season finale is well underway in Monte Carlo, where the €10,000 Main Event has reached Day 2. David "Doc" Sands is the first player above 300,000 chips and is now the chip leader.

UK poker pro and writer Vicky Coren last night won the EPT Monte Carlo's €5,000 heads-up event for a €58,900 cash prize. Coren beat Melanie Weisner in an all-female final round to claim the title.