There are only three tournaments left in the 2024 PokerGO Tour PLO Series, and Finland’s Samuli Sipila has put a hammerlock on the festivities. Not only did he win his second tournament of the series last night in the PokerGO Studios at ARIA Las Vegas, but he also took over the top slot on the… Read more »
Yesterday, I said I would be shocked if Yunkyu Song didn’t win the 2024 World Poker Tour (WPT) Rolling Thunder Main Event, so…consider me shocked. Song went into the six-handed final table with three-fifths of the chips in play, looking like he would roll to victory. But poker is a funny thing; it takes just… Read more »
What’s in a name? In an interesting move that reeks of “corporate speak,” gambling company 888 Holdings announced this week that it intends to change its name to “evoke.” That’s the word evoke, all lowercase. The announcement was quiet – 888 didn’t send out a big press release about it or anything – simply mentioned… Read more »
The final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rolling Thunder Main Event is set and, like yesterday, it is Yunkyu Song sitting pretty as the chip leader. And boy, is he sitting pretty. Song has 13.525 million chips going into the six-handed final table. The other five players have 9.375 million…COMBINED. Heck, only two… Read more »
Coincidence? Hot on the heels of the Shohei Otani scandal involving his interpreter allegedly stealing millions from him to pay off gambling debts comes another developing scandal in the NBA. According to ESPN’s David Purdum, Brian Windhorst, and Adrian Wojnarowski, Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter is under investigation for a possible connection to multiple betting… Read more »
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Omaholics around the world have been reveling in the 2024 PokerGO Tour PLO Series that kicked off late last week. After booking their first two champions on Thursday and Friday, the PGT has continued onward with its celebration of the four-card game. Saturday saw a Poker Hall of Famer continue what has been an excellent… Read more »
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Poker Strategy
To paraphrase the line made famous by comedian Garrett Morris’ ‘Chico Escuela,’ “Poker’s been berry, berry, good” to Jonathan Little. Not only has Little been about to parlay his skills on the felt into over $7 million in career earnings (and two World Poker Tour titles), but Little has also added to the plethora of… Read more »
Online Poker
2024 PokerStars SCOOP Will Run Most of May
At least we know the dates While the schedule is not yet complete, PokerStars has announced that the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) will run May 5-29, 2024. The 16th edition of one of the biggest online tournament events of the year will “cover all the bases of tournament poker, with multiple poker variants,… Read more »
Barny Boatman Becomes Latest Team PokerStars Pro Member
In an age where poker sponsorships are extremely hard to come by, getting one from one of the major online sites is a pretty rare achievement. When you perform well in the tournament arena – and have a history of excellence in the game – that makes the sponsorship somewhat easier to get. It seems… Read more »
Report: Entain Considering the Sale of PartyPoker
Internet gaming company Entain is reportedly looking to sell online poker room PartyPoker, this according Sky News. Entain has retained the services of Oakvale Capital to work on a possible sale. Other than that, any details are few and far between, as it sounds like Entain is just in the preliminary stages of a prospective… Read more »
Changes Coming to Interstate Gaming Agreement?
The Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) has been a boon to internet gaming, otherwise known as iGaming, in the States of America. It has allowed smaller states, such as Delaware, Nevada, and West Virginia, to join forces with some larger states to support larger prize pools and player fields. Now, one of the larger states… Read more »
Poker Legislation
New York Congressman to Introduce Federal Bill to Regulate Sports Betting
Putting the clamps on ads As legal sports betting has spread throughout the United States, sports betting advertising has become more ubiquitous. Rep. Paul Tonko (D – NY) wants to put a stop to much of it plus implement a slew of other restrictions on sports betting. Working with members of the Northeastern University’s Public… Read more »
Pennsylvania State Senator to Introduce Bill Barring Credit Card Use for Online Gambling
Blanket ban In an effort to curb both rising credit card debt and problem gambling, Pennsylvania State Senator Wayne Fontana has said he plans to introduce a bill which would prohibit the use of credit cards on online gambling sites. “Online gaming and sports betting is growing exponentially, especially with young adults,” Sen. Fontana said… Read more »
Alabama Senate Committee Strips Sports Betting, Casinos From Gambling Bill
The Alabama Senate Tourism Committee has approved a bill to expand gambling in the state, but in the process, stripped most of the features out of a constitutional amendment and companion bill that the state House passed overwhelmingly in February. The constitutional amendment authorized a state lottery, up to seven new casinos, and sports betting.… Read more »
Resorts World Union Members Express Concerns About New York Online Casino Legalization Bill
Workers fear job losses New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo has been trying to get online casino gambling legalized in the Empire State years, having once again introduced a bill in January. But now, employees at Resorts World casino in Queens are expressing their anger about it, signing a letter to the politician to let… Read more »
Poker Girls
LIPS Tour Celebrating Women in Poker with Nevada State Ladies’ Poker Championship, Team Event
The Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) Tour has been at the forefront of…
Poker Documentary Series “Last Call” Focuses on Women in Poker
When the subject of women and poker is discussed, many think that there…
Public Nominations Open for Women in Poker Hall of Fame
There have been many things impacted by the issues over the past few…
Kristen Bicknell and partypoker End Sponsorship Deal
There was a day when poker sponsorships were handed out like coupons for…
Gossip
No Perfect Brackets Remaining After Entertaining Round One in NCAA Tournament
The 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has not skimped on excitement this March.…
Handicapping the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Field
Selection Sunday is out of the way and the 68 teams that are…
Is Bruno Mars a Poker Degenerate?
For many in the world of poker, it is possible to rack up…
Poker tournaments
Yunkyu Song Leads Remaining 32 Players After Day 2 of WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event
Day 2 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rolling Thunder Main Event is in the books, as Yunkyu Song leads the remaining 32 players. At 2.010 million chips, he is the only player going into Day 3 with more than 2 million. Casey Sandretto, though, is not far behind, bagging 1.895 million at the end… Read more »
Alex Livingston Earns Title in PGT Mixed Games Series Championship Event, Max Hoffman Takes Overall Title
In an exciting conclusion to their latest event, the PokerGO Tour put the wraps on their 2024 PGT Mixed Games Series. The $25,000 Ten-Game Championship Event proved to be a test of poker skills for the men who came out for the battle. As that battle played out, the race for the overall championship came… Read more »
Dan Shak Takes Event #8 at 2024 PGT Mixed Games Series, Championship Event Underway
It has been an exciting week of mixed-game poker magic at the PokerGO Studios in ARIA Las Vegas, but it is beginning to wind down. Ahead of the start of the Championship Event on Thursday, veteran player Dan Shak was able to notch a victory in Event #8, the $10,000 Big Bet Mixed tournament. That… Read more »
The ‘World’ Is Enough: John Hennigan Takes Event #2 at 2024 PGT Mixed Games Series
The 2024 PokerGO Tour Mixed Games Series is into its weekend action, but there was a throwback to years past with the victor in Event #2, the $5000 Eight-Game tournament. Demonstrating some of the skills that earned him millions on the felt and a place in the Poker Hall of Fame, John Hennigan showed that… Read more »
Site News
PokerStars Announces Schedule for 2023 World Championship of Online Poker
As if there isn’t enough live poker going on to keep players happy, PokerStars is offering the latest version of their World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Beginning on September 10, PokerStars will be offering a massive 110-event schedule that covers virtually every discipline that is available in the world of poker. Not only does… Read more »
Responses Pour In On Full Tilt Poker License Revocation
The shockwaves of yesterday’s decision by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) to revoke the e-gaming license of Full Tilt Poker continue to be felt across the poker world. Following the announcement of the decision by the AGCC – where the executive director of the organization, Andre Wilsenach, said that Full Tilt Poker “fundamentally misled… Read more »
PokerStars WCOOP 2011 Schedule Announced
As the saying goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” While the online poker industry has been attempting to weather a serious storm over the last few months, one constant still remains: the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The world’s largest online poker room (smaller, but still the largest)… Read more »
Tom Dwan Addresses $1 Million Promise
On April 19, four days after the U.S. Department of Justice seized the three major online poker rooms, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Phil Galfond turned to Twitter to try and calm the storm. The two poker superstars each guaranteed $1 million from their own pockets if PokerStars and Full Tilt didn’t pay back players, and… Read more »
Phil Gordon Dismissed from Full Tilt Poker Class-Action Lawsuit
After being included in a class-action lawsuit filed against Full Tilt Poker last month, Phil Gordon immediately went to work to clear his name from any illegal activity involving the embattled company. He hired Maurice Suh of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher of Los Angeles to press a civil suit filed by a group of poker… Read more »
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