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Online Poker News Archive - January 2016

On this page we've listed summaries of the most important news events of January 2016

Milar Walks Out on Poker Stars

January 18, 2016 - British online poker pro Alex Milar surprised a stunned online poker community when he announced that he was walking away from Poker Stars and their sponsorship of him. Milar initiated the separation shortly after Poker Stars announced major reductions in its VIP rewards program. Poker pros from all over the world were outraged with the reduction in the bonus program and it is likely to cost Poker Stars far more customers than if they had left well enough alone.

Poker Pro Brett Richey Launches new DFS Venture

January 18, 2016 - Two time World Series of Poker runner up Brett Riche is a poker pro veteran of over ten years but has recently been found missing in action from the tables as he has taken up the latest raging fad in Daily Fantasy Sports with the BlitzPick. BlitzPick is a mobile app or FanDuel and DraftKings that includes a lineup optimizer, player news, stats, and alerts that are sent in real time.