After six grueling days of hard core poker and a chip stack that waxed and waned more than the myriad moons of Jupiter, Josh Hale has finally emerged victorious in the World Poker Tour’s Legends of Poker Main Event. The poker tournament came to a suspenseful end last night at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California.

Josh Hale survived a field of 622 entries, most of which supplied the $3,500 + $200 buy-in to take a shot at a prize pool that rose to an immense $2,111,690, and the coveted WPT title. Josh Hale had previously won a satellite tournament that granted him an automatic seat in the main event and resulted in his eventual win of his first major title and a proverbial slice of the pie worth an impressive $500,000.

Although Josh came into the final table as the chip leader, it was not an easy road to victory. The lead changed hands multiple times, and he had to outlast the likes of several fierce competitors in Greg Mueller, Jeff Madsen and Ali Eslami. When the table finally diminished to the final two, Hale had fallen well behind entering the heads-up denouement, facing off against 2012 WSOP bracelet winner Max Steinberg.

Here’s how it all went down. The final table started off quickly when Madsen lead out early with an all-in push holding A-3, and Steinberg couldn’t resist the call, holding pocket Aces. With no help on the board, Madsen fell to the rails.

As the match progressed, Hale’s slow but intuitive play kept his stack rising until at one point he actually held more than half of all the chips. But again, it was Steinberg who made the biggest moves, calling another all-in push, this time from Mueller with pocket 7’s. Steinberg was behind with A-K offsuit, but hit another King on the turn to wipe Mueller from the felt.

Ali Eslami was far behind by now, with only 110,000 chips left to his name, but he made a huge climactic run over the next six hands that saw him double, triple, double and double yet again until his stack rose to a dominating 3million. Unfortunately for Eslami, recent history would repeat itself three-fold as he pushed his stack with pocket 2’s, called by – you guessed it – Max Steinberg. With K-J underneath, Steingberg once more snagged a King in the flop and sent Eslami packing.

It was down to Steinberg, Hale and Raouf Malek remaining, and I probably don’t have to tell you how Malek took to the rails. All-in push, Steinberg calls, Malek eliminated with a strong K-high straight; just not strong enough to beat Steinberg’s A-high straight.

Heads-up play commenced with Steinberg boasting a 3-1 chip lead over Josh Hale. The chips flew well into the night as these two exchanged stacks, hand after hand. Everyone expected it to end when Hale pushed all-in and Steinberg called. After all, this was the theme of the night thus far. However, it wouldn’t be so easy this time around. Hale’s Q-2 suited hearts looked meek against Steinberg’s Q-6 offsuit, especially when a 6 came on the flop, but two hearts came as well, trumped by another heart on the river. Hale’s flush took the pot.

Steinberg never quite recovered from his first loss of calling an all-in bet. In the final hand of the night, the two reversed roles. Hale had the chip lead and it was Steinberg who pushed all of his chips into the middle. An immediate call from Hale revealed pocket Jacks for Josh, A-K offsuit for Max. The board was no help to either of them until the river card boosted Hale’s lead with a third Jack.

After Steinberg had eliminated every single member of the WPT Legends of Poker Main Event final table, Hale took all the glory, the WPT title, and half a million dollars.

The final table results were as follows:
1st Josh Hale – $500,000
2nd Max Steinberg – $293,490
3rd Raouf Malek – $192,400
4th Ali Eslami – $133,700
5th Greg Mueller – $97,100
6th Jeff Madsen – $75,400

It seems that forever may finally be here. As long as Americans have been waiting to see a legal online poker framework actually come to fruition, we can finally see the dust settling on the road ahead and it looks very much like an entrance ramp to the information super highway, with all signs pointing towards South Point Online Poker, Nevada.

This coming Thursday, August 23rd, 2012, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) will undertake the task of considering South Point for formal licensing. Should the NGC approve the measure, South Point will forever leave its mark in the history books as the very first legal operator of a licensed online poker room in the United States of America.

South Point has actually applied for three licenses from the state, to act as an operator, a service provider and a manufacturer of online poker games. International Game Technology, Shuffle Master and Bally Technologies have already been given the go ahead by the NGC in the manufacturer department, and all told, there are about thirty companies looking to receive licensing on Thursday. If anything is certain in this business, all indications point towards imminent approval for South Point to establish the very first online poker room in Nevada.

Should all go as planned, residents of The Silver State could actually see South Point Online Poker launched as early as October; little more than a month away from now. The only thing that could potentially slow the process (outside of a complete turnaround of events, i.e. denial of the license) is a set of five new provisos set forth by the NGC. South Point will be asked to provide the follow details in writing:

-write-up of strategic framework for internal control
-written plan for compliance with interactive gaming edicts
-establish an interactive gaming reserve
-blueprint of operation
-catalog of all employees to run the online poker site

The NGC has incorporated these new requisites to ensure that South Point is fully prepared to enter the real money poker market and that all conditions have been met to do so. Other companies applying for an operator’s license in Nevada have been given their own unique lists of prerequisites, based on their progress up to this juncture, but in the case of South Point it should not be difficult to provide the rudiments asked of them.

South Point is way ahead of the game, running an active online poker room since October of 2011. There just hasn’t been any real money involved up to this point. Its software has proven quality and has already begun enduring the rigorous testing process by independent auditors. South Point is so far ahead of the pack that it appears the company will meet all requisites well before October.

With the online poker licenses expected to be approved on Thursday, once all stipulations are met, the only thing left for South Point to do will be to fork over the half-million dollar licensing fee and open its virtual doors to Nevadan poker players.

Times, they are changing! After years of free games and play-chip wagering apps on Facebook, the site has finally launched its very first real-money gambling application. It is called Bingo Friendzy and is currently available to UK members only, but just may be the first stepping stone to pave the way into an array of real money gaming opportunities from the social networking site.

Bingo Friendzy is a wagering application strictly provided for residents of the United Kingdom. As a matter of fact, residents of any other country are not even able to access the program. Developed by Gamesys, headquartered in London, this is the first time Facebook members have been able to use real money, as opposed to the typical faux, in-game currency Facebook apps are so well known for.

Many of you gamers out there may already be familiar with the creator of Bingo Friendzy. Gamesys is the same company that brought us the popular Facebook casino applications Jackpot Joy and Jackpot City. Facebook actually has nothing to do with the creation of Bingo Friendzy, but is merely a catalyst for the provision of the new gambling app.

Considering that online gambling is legal in the UK, as well as many other regions of the world, it’s kind of surprising that it’s taken Facebook this long to admit a real-money wagering application of any kind on its servers. The Chief Executive of the Remote Gambling Association, Clive Hawkswood, shed some light on the subject in an interview with Financial Times.

“Bingo is at the softer end of the gambling spectrum and online bingo often has chat forums alongside, so it’s an obvious match for Facebook,” Hawkswood commented. “A lot of people have said why haven’t they done it before because there’s a difficulty in monetizing what they have – this is one way of bringing in revenues.”

The head of gaming operations for Facebook across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Julien Codorniou, spoke on behalf of the social network in regards to the same question, stating, “gambling is very popular and well regulated in the UK.” Codorniou went on to say that, “for millions of bingo users it’s already a social experience,” and that, “it makes sense to offer that as well.”

One notable problem with Facebook in general is that, although it restricts users from holding an account unless they are 13 or older (users of Bingo Friendzy must be 18+), there is no verification process involved. There are currently members of Facebook who are below even the 13 year age limit; chances are you know someone under 13 whose parents gave them permission to sign up with a false birthdate. However, according to TechCrunch, the Bingo Friendzy app will integrate a strict identity verification process to ensure users are not only 18 or older, but do in fact reside within the orders of the United Kingdom.

Industry experts are already speculating that the integration of a real money wagering application on Facebook could be the very first of many real money gambling apps to come. Zynga, Facebook’s supremely popular play-money poker app, which attracts an average of 100,000+ players per day, is already in negotiations with online poker software developers to launch its own real money poker platform, apart from Facebook. It may not be too long before players of the Facebook Zynga Poker app are also given the option to play for real money.

Last year, the United States Department of Justice seized control of the domains names of two elite online poker sites, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, officially charging the operators with numerous criminal activities that included player fraud, bank fraud and illegal online gambling. Nearly a year later now, a settlement has finally been reached.

Once the world’s largest online poker sites, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker settled by agreeing to surrender $731 million. Of that money, a whopping $547 million will be used to reimburse former American members of Full Tilt Poker who have yet to have their frozen accounts returned to them.

Each company chose to settle in its own way. PokerStars chose to pay the bulk of the settlement in exchange for the right to continue independent operations and secure the option to operate a legal online gambling site within the United States in the future, once the proper structure for regulated, licensed internet poker is established in the US.

Full Tilt Poker, on the other hand, elected to cease all independent operations. Interestingly enough, neither company actually admitted to any wrong-doing in the settlement agreement.

One of the biggest factors working against Full Tilt Poker is that the company argued it was headquartered in the Channel Islands. While the main base of operations was in fact located here, a good majority of its owners resided on US soil. One notable director would be Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, five-time WSOP bracelet winner and champion of the 2000 World Series of Poker Main Event.

According to authorities, Chris Ferguson was not just a member of the site’s infamous Team Full Tilt Pros, he also owned 19% of the company. In fact, all of the poker site’s team players were offered a slice of the proverbial pie – part ownership in the company – when they signed their sponsorship contracts with Full Tilt.

Back in September of 2011, when the case was first filed, the DoJ alleged that Chris Ferguson, along with fellow Team Full Tilt Pros Howard Lederer and Rafe Furst, “lined their own pockets with funds picked from the pockets of their most loyal customers, while blithely lying to both players and the public alike about the safety and security of the money deposited.”

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker were, at one time, the largest online poker sites in the entire world. Their stronghold was solidified in 2006 when the US government unleashed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) late that year. The majority of online poker sites that allowed US players chose to pull out of the market. PokerStars and Full Tilt chose to instead continue allowing US residents to play real money poker at their websites; the exact reason they are in the position they are in now.

Americans who once played online poker at these sites, even after the UIGEA of 2006, were given complete indemnity by New York’s US Attorney, Preet Bharara. According to reports, Bharara defined American real money poker players as “victims” who deserve to be compensated for the player fraud committed against them. He told the New York Times that the settlement would “allow us to quickly get significant compensation into the victim players’ hands.”

You will find plenty of so-called online poker guides out there that offer the most basic of tips and strategies. You know the ones. I can’t even guess how many times I’ve read this; “Don’t spend the mortgage payment on a tournament buy-in”. Pardon the expression, but… duh! That is common knowledge.

At RealMoneyPoker.org we strive to deliver exceptional knowledge that will further edify serious poker players. With that said, the following is a concise list of three veteran class tips for playing real money poker online.

Don’t Play to Break Even
The first thing a serious poker player should realize is that breaking even is not winning. If you play to break even, you’re not a real poker player. It becomes a hobby. You might as well be playing free poker games on Facebook. Simply put, don’t play to break even.

If you are playing real money poker to the best of your ability and still find yourself averaging a break even outcome, something has to give. Most likely, your strategy is not really working for you. Maybe you are being too aggressive, or even too passive. It could be you are playing at a slightly higher level than you should be.

Try changing things up. Don’t be afraid to drop down a level or two. Maybe you’re not making as much of a profit as you’d like at lower limit real money poker tables, but if you’re making a regular profit at all, you are still better off than you were breaking even.

Never Underestimate Your Opponents
The next rule a serious poker player should always abide by when playing real money poker online is to never underestimate your opponents. When you can’t look a person in the eye, you cannot judge their capabilities, no matter how they are playing for the first few hands. If you are not accustomed to playing against a particular person, do not assume you know their player type within a few minutes of watching them. Online poker players can be highly deceptive.

There are some players we like to call “maniacs”. These players will change up their outward behaviorisms so often that you can never read them. If they appear to be playing loose/passive for the first few hands, a player who assumes they can take them may find their entire bankroll wiped out in short order. Take your time to learn the ways of your opponents until you can grasp an encompassing insight on each player. Like any other pro sport, without a defense, you have no offense.

Freerolls are Poker Tournaments Too
Last but not least, too many experienced poker players underrate the value of a freeroll poker tournament. Just because it doesn’t cost money to enter does not mean it is not a real money poker tournament. They may not afford the same level of opportunity as a traditional MTT or SNG tourney, but when times are tough, they can be your savior.

When a serious poker player is going through a rough patch, as we all do in this game, taking a hiatus from the virtual felt is not always the right answer. Dropping additional cash into your bankroll is generally a bad idea too. A good poker player will only allot so much money in a given period of time for real money poker play, perhaps $500 a month or so.

If those funds run dry, don’t deposit more and don’t quit playing. Simply spend your time competing in freeroll poker tournaments in an attempt to rebuild your bankroll from scratch. You can continue to hone your skills and maybe fight your way back into the profit margins without risking any coinage.

When the US government opened the virtual flood gates that gave each state the right to decide whether online gambling should be permitted, and to what degree, the state of Nevada was the first to jump on the multi-billion dollar band wagon. As licensing and software development is well underway towards an impending future of real money poker online, the process of introducing internet gaming sites to Nevadans is quickly approaching a proverbial brick wall.

Two of Nevada’s largest slot development companies – Bally’s Technologies and International Gaming Technology (IGT) – have already applied for, and received, their interactive gaming licenses last month. With more than thirty more companies having already applied for interactive gaming licenses, state regulators have the capacity to approve as many as three more programming developer’s licenses with each passing month.

At this rate, by the time 2013 arrives, Nevada could launch as many as 20, legal, safe, secure, state regulated real money poker sites. So far so good, right? Maybe not.

There is one huge problem standing in the way of Nevada and its illustrious plans for bestowing internet-based real money poker games upon its adult residents. There simply aren’t enough of them!

Sure, Las Vegas is packed with local poker pros who hit the tangible felt on a very regular basis and would be more than happy to join the online poker community the moment it was presented, but what does the rest of the state have? More than anything, it has a whole lot of nothing; a vast expanse of dessert with a very sparse population.

Intrastate gaming laws would not allow for Nevada to supply its online poker games to residents of any other state. Without a large enough player base to support these real money poker ventures, the cost of development and licensing would take casino companies into the red in a heartbeat.

The only feasible resolution for The Silver State is to seek out partnerships in an interstate gaming environment. The obvious candidates would be California, New Jersey and New York, perhaps even Delaware.

It sounds simple enough. Let these states combine their population across each one’s state-regulated real money gaming sites. But it’s not that nearly as straight-forward as all that. Each state would have to allow the same type of internet gaming – poker, casino games, bingo, etc. Each state would have to pay their own portion of the licensing fees incurred by the operator. Each state would have to divvy up the appropriate amount of taxation according to what their own resident players deposit, win and withdrawal.

In the case of California, for example, why should they join Nevada and have their own population feeding money into another state, when they could set up their own online gambling sites and keep all of the revenue within their borders? California certainly has a large enough population to support a real money online poker community.

It all comes down to numbers. The number of people, the number of dollars, the number of states that may or may not be willing to work together and, in the end, the number of days we must wait before an encompassing resolution is reached.

Pamela Anderson announced last week her intentions to become the visage of a new online poker site. BamPoker is a Facebook application with an innovative approach to community poker games, combining a seamless gaming experience with a social atmosphere that is, for all intents and purposes, Facebook’s already popular Zynga Poker app, with a fancy makeover.

In essence, there isn’t much difference between Zynga Poker and the new Bam Poker application. They both offer free poker play with experience points and level-ups, they are both delivered via Facebook, they both have Texas Hold’em in a versatile range of limits and stakes. The only real difference is that players get to stare at a caricature impression of Pamela Anderson in the dealer’s seat, and if they are lucky enough to find an opening at the right time, chat it up and play Texas Hold’em against the super-sexy Playboy model herself.

BamPoker does not support any kind of real money gambling. All of its online poker games are 100% free to play. Those looking for real money poker will find it at hundreds of websites that promote player deposits with real cash-value chips in a virtual environment. Party Poker, Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars come to mind. For US players, however, since the ominous Black Friday of 2011 that virtually cut off the option to play online poker for real money, an opportunity to compete with one of the most universally recognized Playboy models may be just the fix they need.

The new Facebook poker site promotes competition with level-ups and awards. As a player participates in more poker hands, they gain experience points and their skill level rises, opening the door to new stakes levels and a more robust scope of competitors. The mission of each player is to work their way up to receiving the ultimate prize, the VIP Badge, which grants access to the poker site’s exclusive VIP tables.

BamPoker is the brain child of CEO Elton Pereira, a Canadian businessman, and Jeremy Nichele. “We are committed to providing a fun, social and interactive gaming experience through quality game design,” stated Pereira. “BamPoker encourages active user engagement and strong community spirit, something we feel has been missing from the online poker world.”

The former Baywatch bombshell is not just the façade of BamPoker. Anderson intends to incorporate herself as an active member of the poker community, taking time to chat with other players, maintaining a fan page and actually playing online poker at the virtual tables.

“When I first met Elton and Jeremy, I knew they were on to something special,” relayed a characteristically high-spirited Pamela Anderson. “They weren’t interested in creating just another game — they wanted to take the social elements of online poker in a bold new direction. There is nothing like BamPoker out there today, and I am excited to be a part of such an innovative platform!”

The new online poker room hit the world wide web via the BamPoker Facebook App last week. The response has been great thus far, attracting its first 1,000 users within 24 hours and about 400 “likes” in the first three days since its launch. However, the question remains: Will ‘Pam on Bam’ be able to take over the powerhouse poker app of Zynga on Facebook?

The Mega Poker Series, MPS for short, finished its stint in Madrid this week drawing record numbers of attendance to the field of its main event. Sponsored by online poker site Poker770, the abundance of participants has been partly attributed to the provision of myriad qualifiers and satellite tournaments hosted by the poker room to send many of its own internet-based poker players to the tournament.

The MPS Madrid Main Event, held at the Casino Gran Madrid, attracted a total of 507 players to the 5-day championship tournament. The majority of the field was made up of European poker players, many from the event’s home-base of Spain, as well as a notable sum of Brazilian and Canadian poker players.

After several long days of rigorous action on the felt, the final table came down to its last nine standing, made up of seven native Spaniards, one Frenchman and one Portuguese player. In the end, the Spaniards would win out as the final 5 participants at the table were all of Spanish descent

The imminent skills of Samuel Bernabeu emerged victorious as he claimed a munificent €65,000 prize after cutting a deal with his final two opponents. The moment the 4th place finisher, Antonio Dieguez, was eliminated from the table, Bernabeu became the clear leader, inciting an easy allocation of the prize and placements between himself, 2nd place winner Manuel Ledesma and 3rd place finisher Inigo Rodriguez.

Poker770 took direction from Thomas Keller, tournament director of the EPT, as well as a few other experienced assistants, to pull off its unique sponsorship of the Mega Poker Series Madrid, now in its third season. To make things more interesting, the main event featured a €770 buy-in, 77-minute blind structure and 77,000 in starting chips to each competitor.

A plethora of satellite competitions were held at the online poker room, as well as live satellite tournaments at Belgium’s Casino de Spa, Poker Royale Casino in Wiener Nuestadt, Austria and, of course, Casino Gran Madrid, where the main event took place from June 13th-17th. Poker770 held special qualifiers in its online poker room for as little as €0.24.

The organizers of the MPS Madrid Main Event were only anticipating an estimated 300 entries, thus proffered a guaranteed prize pool of €200,000. When the number of entries rose to a staggering 507, the tournament saw an overlay that resulted in a final prize pool of €344,250. A total of 63 players would finish in the money bubble with the nine final tablers cashing in for anywhere from €5,800 to €65,000 in prize money.

Although the MPS website, megapokersieries.com, currently lists the location of stage 4 of the Mega Poker Series as “to be announced”, sources at Poker770 report that the next event will be held in Croatia in October of this year. Poker770 is already planning a multitude of promotional events, including satellites and qualifiers, to ensure its loyal base of online poker players are able to grab some great seats in the Croatian leg of the Mega Poker Series.

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Online poker has boomed in popularity over the last decade spreading its appeal across the globe. The concept of playing real money poker on your desktop computer is ingrained in the minds of hundreds of thousands of players. While using your laptop computer with Wifi or airless card has increased the mobility of poker players, many players don’t realize the latest innovation to the game allows players to go even more mobile. With the advent and increased speed of 3G connections, poker players can now access and play poker on their mobile devices.

Best Poker Site Client Based on your Location (brands are geo-targeted to make sure players from your country are allowed).

• #1 Bwin.com – Most mature mobile client for non-US players – highly recommended.
• #2 888poker.com – Excellent client for non-US players, but in Beta stages. Still works, and offers real money.
• #3 BetOnline.com – * Only site for US – Needs a workaround as there is no dedicated software client or official app released yet. Potential solutions would be to install a “remote desktop” control app. Note that the very narrowed selection for US players is due to most poker brands having left the market. Another solution would be to sign-up to BetOnline.com and wait for them to develop “instant-play” Java software, so you can play in your browser, eliminating all compatibility issues.

Poker playing Android phone and tablet users are no longer tethered to their desktop computers. With advances in speed, software and connectivity, poker players can now play online poker on a train, at work, or just passing the time waiting on a friend so long as they have a signal. The increasing popularity of the Android system has accelerated development of apps to compete with the earlier advantage that iPhone users enjoyed. Now most software developers will provide support for Android devices. Take your Android and play poker wherever you receive a signal.

Android Mobiles

If you’re looking for the best mobile phone brands to play real money poker, then you can start off with the Samsung devices (Galaxy S2, S, and Nexus S). The HTCs are also increasingly popular (especially the HT Desire HD, Desire S and Sensation models). In the LH portfolio of devices, we recommend the Optimus Black and Optimus 3D phones. Lastly Sonny Ericsson and Motorola have numerous viable alternatives, the strongest devices of each line-up being respectively: Xperia devices, and Atrix.

Android Tablets

Android Tablet users have many options including the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which is almost as powerful as the Ipad. The Motorala Xoom is a little cheaper but also a reliable platform to play online poker. Lastly the Dell Inspiron Duo is a hybrid between the tablet and net-book computer. Windows 7 Tablets such as the FePad are still somewhat rare but they should develop quickly.

bwin Android Poker App

bwin was one of the first movers in the Android gaming space releasing its cutting edge product in July of 2011. It has now become the most popular poker app with over 15,000 players on their mobile poker client. It’s a testament to the solid software build and the marketing savvy of bwin. With its size and security, players can be assured of great stability and safety.

Here’s how to download the app directly onto your Android Smartphone:

• Enter wap.bwin.com/androidpoker in your browser.
• Click on the download button.
• Select ‘Install’

For some, it may be easier to download the app onto your PC or Mac.

• 1. Visit Bwin.com and create a free account.
• 2. Enable non-Market apps from your Android device by going to Settings> Applications to enable “Unknown sources” if it is not already enabled.
• 3. Select the Download button from your Android smartphone
• 4. Select Download Now and the Bwin Android app will start downloading.
• 5. Once the download has completed, select the bwinpoker.apk file to install the app
• 6. You should now be able to launch the app and login using your account details from Step 1.

Due to current individual country legislation, not everyone is allowed to access the software via the bwin app. You can see the list of countries supported on the Bwin Website.

Those with access, can navigate your entire bwin poker account from your Android smartphone. Actual game play is restricted to Texas Hold’em real money cash games, but a quick table access function makes seating much easier. There are features like hand history and hand evaluation also available.

If you enjoy non poker games like gaming in the casino or placing sports bets, bwin offers access to combine them all at wap.bwin.com. With the addon, you can deposit or request withdrawals, as well as place bets, follow your bets, and access your specific betting history all from your smart phone.

Unibet

Unibet is the first poker room on the Microgaming network to release an Android poker app. The new Android Poker app requires both Flash 10.1 or later and Adobe Air version 2.6.x (which can be downloaded for free from the Android Market). Any Android device that uses the following OS versions will run this poker app; version 2.2.x (Froyo), version 2.3.x (Gingerbread), version 3.1.x (Honeycomb). The Unibet poker app is not available yet from the Android market and must be downloaded from the Unibet website.

Players must have an existing account or utilize traditional online website access to process deposit and withdrawal options. Players can play for fun or for real money. Select the buy-in level and join a table. Quick seating allows you to pre-select limit and stakes to match your interests. Betting and playing options are easy to use and clear to see. Players can play stakes up to €1-2. Cash game play is the only option, with MTT’s and SnG’s planning to be introduced soon. Multi-tabling is not an option currently. U.S. players are not accepted on this network.

Switch Poker

Switch Poker remains on the forefront of mobile poker software development having been the first company to launch a poker app for iPhone, interfaced with Bitcoin virtual currency, and now the first to allow players register, deposit and multi-table on Android devices.

Terminal Poker

Terminal Poker has developed a unique real money mobile poker app for Android devices. For those familiar with the fast paced poker format found on Full Tilt Poker’s “Rush Poker”, Terminal poker uses a similar pooling of players and regularly switching tables after each hand software. The action comes rapidly, eliminating almost all of the typical wait time associated with online poker. Terminal Poker’s software doesn’t require a download and you can “Instant Play” the poker app. No-Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha cash games are available with similar common player pool environment.

mFortune

mFortune.co.uk offer a real money Texas Hold’em poker app. The UK’s largest mobile casino business’ poker app is accessible by 99% of all Android mobile phones and tablets.

Features include:

• Table options include heads-up poker or table that run up to 8 players when full.
• Stakes available are £0.10/0.20, £0.50/1, or £2/4.
• One can practice by playing for free with available play chips.
• Instead of having to register an account, players can access the site via their Facebook details
• Very few country restrictions exist.
• At present, tournament and the ability to multi-table have not been introduced.

Winamax

For French poker players, Winamax has an Android compatible real money app. Winamax.fr is endorsed by Patrick Bruel, and is currently the largest French poker site in terms of cash-games, at least according to PokerScout.com monthly cash game average numbers. The second largest poker room operating in the French Market is also leading the pack in terms of compatibility. Winamax is indeed Ubuntu compatible and runs on most mobile phones. The brand also has specific software for Android based Tablets. As such, Winamax is great brand to choose if you’re looking to play Texas Hold’em in France.

888 Poker

888 poker just launched a Beta version of their new mobile client. They are currently inviting players to dog food the product, which currently has many limitations, from both a functionality and graphical rendering standpoint. However, real money table games are available, including sit and gos at certain stakes. Although the software is much less mature than Bwin.com, players should seriously consider 888 as a viable platform to partake in mobile gaming.

Pokerstars UK Client

Pokerstars launched its first mobile client in the United Kingdom, across most iOS and Android powered devices, and it’s been a resounding success. The app shares most of the functionality of the full PC client, and is strongly recommended for poker aficonados.

Rush Poker App from Full Tilt Poker

The Full Tilt Poker app that featured their popular Rush game was a victim of Android policies and ultimately the licensing shutdown as an after affect of Black Friday. With the relaunch of the site under new ownership and settlement of charges, it is likely that the Rush Poker App for Android will be resurrected later in 2012.