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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 05/10/2026

But yeah - i can't see this going anywhere. I think this will be a huge hit. And i think we'll see it on a lot of other sites very soon.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 05/10/2026

I think there's some tweaking to do here and I'd probably go flatter. Right now you get a _lot_ of <=0.5x bounty wins, which feels quite disappointing. I sat on a table where everyone stayed 'egg' (level 1) for good hour or so as all the knockouts were small.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 05/10/2026

But you don't need to know any of that to play and enjoy the format. Obviously the massive downside here is variance. You're taking the swings of MTTs and adding on a pretty significantly large slap of variance on top onto half of the prize pool.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 05/10/2026

But when you knock someone out - you spin! So you might have just won someone's $5 bounty, but actually what you win is anywhere from $2 up to $2000. So imagine first hand, knock someone out, you win instant $1000 but also lol your bounty is now $1005.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/04/2026

And we've probably invested 100+ man hours over the last few weeks improving our directory. We can now say confidently we have by far the most comprehensive directory of online poker: networks, sites, bodies, companies, markets, player pools, its there and connected.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/04/2026

We also count a lot of the larger media groups/affiliates, platform provider etc in our customers. And if you're sure you're *not* yet a customer, well then now is obviously the time. We have a spangly new landing page just for you. pokerindustrypro.com/learn-more/

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/04/2026

If you don't have access to PRO and you're in the industry, then please reach out - around 80% of poker operators/providers have access to PRO through their organization. It might just be you need setting up with an account!

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/04/2026

If you're a customer, you have access from today, all as part of your existing subscription.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 15/01/2026

So without shared liquidity, online poker in Maine is pretty much a dead end. It will make it the third state in a row to technically pass online poker regulation but not attract any biz.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 24/09/2025

2 - this isn't dual currency sweepstakes. So this will be the key point here. In California's new bill, this is how sweepstakes gaming is defined (and v likely soon to be banned):

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 24/09/2025

As you play, you learn. And in fact, the only way to make use of the credits for hand analysis is _to_ play (you can't afaict just fire up analysis. it comes from 'chips' games only)

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 17/09/2025

Maybe it'll be a .... triple currency system?

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 17/09/2025

No one really seems to have a good sense of what an alternative model may be, but today is the day that it ends and a "game changing" new feature will replace it.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 12/06/2025

So sure, West Virginia - small state right. Well, it's big enough to launch online casino there. Lets take a look at licensed online casinos in WV (via @pokerindpro) - BetMGM (BetMGM Poker) - Caesars (WSOP) - FanDuel (Flutter/PokerStars)

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 10/06/2025

We're already seeing some state-specific special freerolls for early signups, so they have the capacity to run region-restricted tournaments (these can only be seen if you're in that state, but switching between them is v simple)

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 10/06/2025

It's actually now the largest network if we're counting total skins. They have 2 in PA, 3 in DE, 1 a piece in WV and DE.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 28/04/2025

Final thought: What's fascinating here is *just how close and competitive the US online poker market is going to be.* This chart is network traffic data in Q1 2025 of the US networks (blue) and the PA networks (black) [*Q4 2024 for WSOP USA due to tracking issues]

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 28/04/2025

[note: CZR initial PR said 10 events would have a live FTs. This was later amended to say 5, the same as last year. We ran with the 10 headlineas that was a big change - a third of all bracelets with a live final table! since corrected]

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 28/04/2025

Key takeaways table (from @anuj2212 natch), this compares last year's series on US network vs new four-state US network. However, keep in mind that last year there were 7 on the PA site. So this is actually 7 *fewer* bracelets across the WSOP US Bracelet deflation?

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 28/04/2025

And of course for WSOP players, what's unique is that this network spreads to Nevada as well. While we've had 3-state networks before (with Delaware, RIP), this is the first ever four-state online poker network in the US.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 28/04/2025

It looked briefly like BetMGM would enjoy at least a couple of days on their own as the only multi-state network. Indeed, last week's press release specifically calls out BetMGM and Borgata, with others "expected to join soon."

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 28/04/2025

So this is a nice push out of BetMGM. I think there's a very good chance they'll come out on top once we have the first traffic numbers in (more on that in a bit). Six skins across three states is also the largest regulated online poker network we've ever had.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 17/02/2025

Six new events - TORSE we expected (RIP limit hold'em 😢 ), battle of the ages is an interesting addition to the senior-event buildout. Casino Employees widened to industry employees. Independence Day has become Summer Celebration.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 17/02/2025

Here's the Main Event full schedule:

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 22/01/2025

Excited to make the shortlist for the Global Poker Awards 2024 Best Journalist awards. I'm even happier that @gpi have resurrected this award after it being benched the last few years. 🧵

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/01/2025

What's left? Short Deck (6+) and EvenMoreCardsOmaha. Both games offered elsewhere. Goes to show just how hard it is with spreading a game not available elsewhere. (okay there's one French exception in the table below. Maybe someone forgot to turn out the lights?)

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/01/2025

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/01/2025

Game gets the usual custom table theme.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/01/2025

Games are available through blind lobby only. Right now you can only select one table at a table (no way to jump into multiple tables at once)

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/01/2025

Rake is 4.5% to 5%. Spread from NL10 to NL1k

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 13/01/2025

An exclusive on @pokerfuse from @anuj2212 today - PokerStars has launched a new game in the international market - All In Poker. It's exactly as it sounds, and replaces the slightly more complex Tempest Hold'em, which was retired a few days ago.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 12/12/2024

And this model has grown *to a network of 5 skins* on the "Real Gaming Poker Network". Each has the backing of a real casino in Nevada (as required) then licensed through Real Gaming's interactive gaming license.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 12/12/2024

So Real Poker was a true player-vs-player online poker site and it outlasted Ultimate Poker, but it never really got any traction. It was on super basic in-house software.

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Nick Jones @pokerprojones.com · 24/11/2024

New addition to the games shelf.

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