The World Poker Tour (WPT) has released part of the second half of the Season XVII WPT Main Tour schedule, in other words, part of the 2019 portion of this season. A total of ten tour stops have been announced, including the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions, which will be held June 1st through June… Read more »
You hear it frequently…“a chip and a chair are all you need.” Former World Champion Jack Strauss famously put this axiom to the test back when he won the World Series of Poker Championship Event in 1982 by actually coming back from a singular chip to take the victory. While it might not be as… Read more »
If you enjoy partaking of the festivities in Las Vegas, it is the one book that you don’t want to find your name in. According to reports from journalist Richard Velotta of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, two new names have been added to the notorious “Black Book.” The new entrants will be forever banned from… Read more »
In the history of poker, there have been a plethora of instances where ethics haven’t been a part of the game. Look back at the early days, when sharps traveled up and down the Mississippi and worked the “rubes” with marked decks that allowed them to stack the deck. Fast forward to the days of… Read more »
The long running battle between the online behemoth PokerStars and 2016 World Series of Poker Championship Event runner-up Gordon Vayo has apparently reached its end. With a hearing looming, Vayo has voluntarily dropped his lawsuit against the online poker site, but PokerStars isn’t done yet with the battle. According to court documents, PokerStars will be… Read more »
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Penn National Gaming and VICI Properties announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to acquire the operations and real property of the Greektown Casino-Hotel in Detroit, Michigan for about $1 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the middle of next year. Two-Pronged Financial Deal Penn National bought the operations part of… Read more »
Poker Strategy
If you are any type of tournament poker player, then you’ve been in this position. You’ve taken your starting stack and built it up nicely, maybe doubled it or more. You’ve been in the position normally where you’ve been the chip leader at your table and have been dictating the play. But now your table… Read more »
Online Poker
Grey Snow Poker Launches With “FairPlay” Rake Alternative
Grey Snow Poker, the first real money online poker room owned by a Native American Tribe (Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma) is now open for business. Operated and licensed out of the Isle of Man, it is not open to residents of the United States. The site, called PokerTribe in a previous incarnation (the new name… Read more »
MGM, Golden Nugget Apply for Pennsylvania Online Gaming Licenses
With the Pennsylvania casinos finished with submitting their applications for interactive gaming licenses (most have been approved at this point), operators from outside the state – “qualified gaming entities” – were permitted to file their own applications for the leftover licensing slots from October 15th to October 30th. Unless we hear otherwise, it appears that… Read more »
Single Month of Online Sports Betting in New Jersey Nearly Beats Year to Date Earnings for Online Poker
Online poker has been around in New Jersey since they passed legislation in 2013. But its casino counterpart has constantly been the success story of the Jersey online gaming industry, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars while online poker brings in a pittance. Now there is another player on the block that is threatening… Read more »
PokerStars Announces SECOOP for Spain, France, and Portugal
On Tuesday, PokerStars announced a new tournament series, specifically for players in Spain, France, and Portugal, dubbed the Southern Europe Championship of Online Poker (SECOOP). It’s another Championship of Online Poker! Another COOP! We’ll just have to make sure we don’t misspell it, lest people think we’re talking about the Spring Championship of Online Poker… Read more »
Poker Legislation
Sports Betting Bill Introduced in Tennessee
It appears that the legalization of sports betting is something that may be up for discussion in the Tennessee legislature in 2019, as State Representative Rick Staples introduced HB 0001 in the House of Representatives last week, a bill which “authorizes sports betting in this state only in jurisdictions that approve sports betting by local… Read more »
Arkansas Voters Approve Casino Gambling
Might as well keep going with the mid-term election news. In Arkansas on Tuesday, voters approved an amendment which would allow casino gambling in the state. Issue 4, as it was called, passed by a margin of 54.07 to 45.93 percent with 87 percent of the state’s precincts reporting. Oaklawn Racing and Gaming in Hot… Read more »
Online Poker Foe Adam Laxalt Loses Race for Nevada Governor
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Sheldon Adelson ally and opponent of online poker, was defeated in his bid to become the next Governor of the Silver State, losing to Democrat Steve Sisolak on Tuesday night. Sisolak received 49.4 percent of the vote to Laxalt’s 45.3 percent. Laxalt is a RAWA Fan Nevada was the… Read more »
Amendment 3 Passes in Florida
Future gambling expansion in Florida may have taken a hit on Tuesday as residents of Florida overwhelmingly passed Amendment 3, 71.44 percent to 28.56 percent. The measure puts decisions about casino gambling in the hands of Florida voters, rather than in the hands of state lawmakers. Sounds Good, But It’s Bad for Poker On its… Read more »
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Annie Duke’s “Thinking in Bets” – A Poker Book That’s Not Supposed to Be a Poker Book
Mention the name “Annie Duke” and you’ll get a polarizing response from most…
Women’s Poker Association Founded to Further Female Involvement in the Game
While poker has long been a tremendously popular game that spans all ages…
Women in Poker Hall of Fame Voting – One Writer’s Opinion
After a month of nominations from the poker community and a couple of…
Vanessa Rousso Enters Music Business, Leaving Poker?
Last Sunday saw the New England Patriots come from behind to defeat the…
Gossip
PokerStars Covers Player After “Big Race” Result Goes Against Him
There’s plenty that people can complain about PokerStars for – their rake increases,…
PokerStars Introduces Virtual Reality to Line of Offerings
As much as the world of poker stays the same, there are always…
New ESPN “30 for 30” Podcast Focuses on 2003 WSOP Championship Event
It may seem surprising but poker – and especially the World Series of…
Poker tournaments
2018 WPT Montreal Main Event Day 1B – $5M Still a Ways Away
The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event may be the focus of the poker world at the moment, but let’s not forget that there is a major World Poker Tour event going on right now, too. The WPT Montreal Main Event saw the second of three starting flights contested on Tuesday; 172 players entered… Read more »
Ryan Riess Leads 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event After Day 3
Day 3 has come and gone at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event and only about a tenth of the original field – 50 players – remain. Lording over the surviving players is 2013 WSOP Main Event champion Ryan Riess, who is trying to become the second player in history to… Read more »
2018 WPT Montreal Main Event Day 1A – Marius Kikinezhdi Leads Small Opening Flight
The World Poker Tour is back to it, as the WPT Montreal Main Event got going on Monday with the first of three starting flights. This is the first official stop that is co-branded with the WPT and partypoker LIVE (though the two entities have worked together plenty in the past), which actually made for… Read more »
WSOP Europe Main Event Day 2 – Dario Sammartino Makes Huge Leap, Take Chip Lead
The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event is in full swing at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, as Day 2 came to a close last night. With just 534 entries, it is not nearly the spectacle of the traditional Main Event in Las Vegas, but it is still a great European celebration… Read more »
Site News
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 »
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Full Tilt Poker
A class action lawsuit was filed against Full Tilt Poker in the Southern District of New York on Thursday, a move that could potentially delay the return of player funds following the tentative sale of the company to European investors. Plaintiffs Steve Segal, Nick Hammer, Robin Hougdahl, and Todd Terry filed the lawsuit against the… Read more »
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