Earlier this year, Americas Cardroom – a flagship site for the popular Winning Poker Network – added browser-based functionality for Android users. Mobile and tablet players can now hit the felt by heading directly to the Americas Cardroom website.

Limited Game Choice
However, the bad news is that this browser-based poker client is extremely limited in its offerings. In fact, players can only choose from one game type: ACR’s Jackpot Poker. Compared to other US competitors like BetOnline and Bovada – who recently rolled out complete mobile support for their users, featuring all cash-games, sit & go’s and tournaments – it’s not a great provision from Americas Cardroom. ​

Good news for US residents that love online poker: the game just got more accessible for mobile and tablet users. Online cardroom giant Bovada – combined with Ignition and Bodog which share its player pool for other regions – have made numerous improvements to their Android poker app.

The most notable additions include Sit & Go’s in a variety of formats. Android users can play games ranging from heads-up to large multi-table SnGs, from regular speed to hyper-turbo, and from a $1 buy-in upwards. There’s even a number of four-card variants on offer – including the dynamic Omaha and strategically-complex Omaha Hi/Lo. Multi-Table Tournaments (MTT) have also been added during the Bovada iOS and Android poker upgrade.

Another nice touch is the inclusion of Jackpot Sit & Go’s – a 3-max, hyper-turbo game type where participants compete for a selection of jackpots which at max can amount to more than 1000x the buy-in. Starting at just $2 (which can yield a $2400 jackpot win), you don’t need a big bankroll to win big bucks. This fast-paced game type is perfect for mobile users – a typical Jackpot Sit & Go lasts no longer than 10 minutes, so you can whip out your phone and get a quick game in whilst on the move.

​Last month, Bovada announced that it was reopening its poker room. Now that it’s here, it will be interesting to see what effect it has on the US online poker market.
 
Bovada initially closed its poker room after selling its poker software to IgnitionPoker just over a year ago. It seemed at the time that Ignition was just a rebranding of Bovada Poker. The sudden return of Bovada Poker last month, however, has left many people confused about the distinction between Bovada and Ignition. To clear this up, @BovadaPoker tweeted on August 23 that Ignition and Bovada, despite sharing the same software and both using the Pai Wang Luo Poker Network, the two companies are “separate entities”.

​Ignition, the online casino and poker room formerly known as Bovada USA Poker, is now accepting Australian players. Until now, the .eu site has only accepted US players.
 
The move comes off the back of a piece of controversial anti-gambling legislation currently under consideration by the Parliament of Australia. The Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill, which has passed in the House of Representatives and will be debated in the Senate later this year, seeks to ban many forms of online gambling, including online poker. Ignition is no stranger to operating outside the auspices of government regulation, having exclusively served US gamblers in spite of the murky legal status of online gambling in the US since 2011.

(UPDATE:  The Bovada poker app has relaunched in the United States.) Earlier in August, Bovada released a statement declaring the closure of their online cardroom that will take place on September 30th. To be replaced by the new Ignition Casino, players from Bovada will be unable to use the Bovada poker client following this date. Fortunately, Ignition Casino will retain all of the same features and games as Bovada, and users of the old site should transfer their account over to Ignition if looking to make use of them.  Ignition Poker welcomes US players and will be compatible with iOS, Android and Windows Phone.  

PKR has always been a unique poker room with its interesting software that looks like a quality video game compared to the platforms of the other operators. It’s targeted towards recreational players and the main concept was also implemented in the PKR mobile application for Android and iOS.

One of the biggest issues of PKR was the lack of traffic and now the company decided to change that by becoming part of the Microgaming poker network. This is great news as the software will remain the same in terms of design and navigation, but there will be many improvements. Better and bigger tournaments, more promotions and lots of traffic for all games. PKR customers will be able to enjoy all the things they love about the room without the limitations it previously had. Kudos to the PKR management for this one.