Poker News Summary in January

Rob Yong asks PartyPoker to implement Facial Recognition on Sign In to stop cheaters and botsRob Yong, a regular in some of the biggest cash games on the planet, part owner of partypoker and owner of Dusk Till Dawn Casino, tweeted to his 24,600 followers: The TV show High Stakes Poker is about to return!The show broadcast by the cable television network GSN in the United States between 2006 and 2011. The show featured both amateur and professional poker players, playing the No limit Texas hold 'em. Recently GSN sold the show rights to Poker Central. CORONAVIRUS: Macau Casinos closed, and events being cancelled or postponedWith the surge of Coronavirus, the Macau SAR government decided to shut down casino operations from midnight on 5th February.Since then all Macau Casinos were closed, the Triton Jeju was postponed, the WPT Philippines is with reduced guarantee, and the APL Danang was cancelled. Fatima Moreira de Melo resigns her contract and now PokerStars has no more Sports AmbassadorsFatima Moreira de Melo, former Dutch field Hockey player and Olympic Gold Medalist, worked as an Ambassador for PokerStars for more than 10 years.Now, without giving us any details, she left the PokerStars Pro roster. PokerStars confirmed that the contract with her has ended. Super Bowl: The Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Loses $175,000The 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Doyle Brunson tweeted on his account that he had bet $175,000 on the San Francisco 49ers to win.Unfortunately for him, the Kansas City Chiefs won the game by 31-20 on the Super Bowl LIV. Party Poker Software UpdateOn January Party Poker updated their software, bringing new features to their players: Run it Twice - Help reduce cash game swings with their new fastforward feature! Run It Twice deals two sets of remaining board cards to two or more all-in players.King of the Hill - A new addition to heads-up cash games, King of the Hill creates more action by making players ‘battle’ for the table. There will be a limited number of tables available at each stake, and players can only wait at one table per stake level. This forces players to compete against each other, rather than unfairly waiting for ‘less-skilled’ opponents.fastforward lobby - Slicker, smoother and easier to navigate! The re-designed fastforward lobby adopts a format similar to the Short Deck lobby, allowing you to be seated in no time.ITM indicator - Real-time updates on your tournament progress! The upgraded ITM indicator is located in the top-left corner of your screen during tournaments and SNGs. It now displays more information such as your position and the number of players remaining, the number of players that will cash, the amount of money that you have currently cashed, value of the next pay jump, any bounties collected. PartyPoker Promotions: Diamond Club ELITE $200,000 rake raceThe upcoming event will be divided into two races: one for Spin & Go players and the other for cash games players.Each of them will have a total of $100,000 in prizes. This bonus will be granted to the top three players in each of the two races. The first place will receive a bonus of $50,000, the second $30,000, and the third $20,000. PartyPoker Promotions: $100,000 Weekly Cash Game LeaderboardsPartyPoker is launching this new regular weekly rake race, with a total of $100,000 in prizes.This pool will be divided into Hold'em and Omaha games, and each format will have four leaderboards for different stakes (micro, low, medium and high). 6-Card Omaha (PLO6) now will be added permanently on PokerStarsLooking for more exciting games to draw the attention of players, PokerStars decided to add the Six Card Omaha (PLO6) to their game options.In this format you play the same as a regular Omaha, except that each player receives six cards instead of only four. GGPoker Network Promotions: $400,000 Rush & Cash and more!On February GGPoker is offering $400,000 Rush & Cash, being $100,000 Rush & Cash Weekly Races across four stake level leaderboards, on Sundays, points are doubled!They are also offering 50% Cash Drops at all Rush & Cash tables, and Rush & Cash raked hands now generates Fish Buffet Points, boosting your Fish Buffet spin cash rewards.