As well as PokerPages.com, PokerStars said that it has also acquired PlayWinningPoker.com and Poker-Babes.com, which along with its own in-house poker blog, PokerStarsBlog.com, will offer poker players a valuable resource of online poker information.
PokerPages.com was originally launched in 2000 featuring a collection of strategy articles, interviews and book reviews, a poker room directory, as well as a tournament results databases, together with historical coverage of major North American and European poker tournaments of the last five years.
The Winner's Guide to Online Poker published by poker player Steve Badger on PlayWinningPoker.com in 2000 was one of the first online poker strategy guides. PlayWinningPoker.com also includes sections on Texas Hold'em, Omaha, tournament considerations, blinds play, poker psychology, bankroll management and other facets of both online and live poker play.
Shirley Rosario, a successful tournament player, launched Poker-Babes.com in 2003 as one of the first sites to offer profiles and photos of famous and successful poker players in addition to offering strategy articles on lesser-known games like Omaha, Razz and Badugi.