If you want an example of how fortunes can change quickly in poker, you need not look further than the 2025 U.S. Poker Open. After not even appearing on the leaderboard at the halfway point of the 2025 USPO, Shannon Shorr stormed from the back of the room to stun those in the competition by… Read more »
To be brutally honest, the 2024 World Series of Poker, and the $10,000 Championship Event (the “Main Event”) did not end well. The fiasco regarding Jonathan Tamayo’s win in the event – with a rail full of computers and professional players advising him – was a black eye to the sport, one that still hasn’t… Read more »
In the world of poker, there is only one scoreboard that matters – how much money have you won? With this fact in mind (and before the start of the 2025 World Series of Poker), Poker News Daily has headed over to The Hendon Mob poker database with a critical question: Who are the all-time… Read more »
In Florida, the question of what to do with former greyhound tracks has confounded owners for several years. Since greyhound racing was banned in 2021, the roughly dozen tracks in the state have had to be repurposed, as the Fort Myers Greyhound Track did in converting to a poker room, bowling alley, and sports field… Read more »
RTA causing problems Nacho Barbero is no longer a sponsored pro of ACR Poker. In a Monday statement, ACR CEO Phil Nagy cited comments Barbero made on a broadcast of the US Poker Open, saying they “have raised serious concerns about his understanding of our security measures and his role as an ambassador. The issue… Read more »
Featured
It is arguably the pinnacle event on the PokerGO Tour (save for the PGT Championship in December), and the battle for the 2025 U.S. Poker Open overall title is already a tight one. Halfway through the eight-tournament schedule, Matthew Wantman has taken firm advantage of his victory in Event #4 to hold a slim lead… Read more »
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
Poker Police Blotter Nabs U.S. Soccer Player, New Jersey Politician
Poker is a game that the world enjoys, but sometimes people enjoy the game in the “wrong” manner. Such a situation has arisen in two diverse locations this week. In these instances, a top player from the U.S. Men’s National Team in soccer and a New Jersey politician have run afoul of the law and… Read more »
States Looking to Change Regulations Regarding Gaming
When it comes to gaming in the States of America, you certainly have fifty different approaches to it. A couple (Utah and Hawaii) outright ban the activity, online or live, although Hawaii is looking to change that. Every other state, through lotteries, DFS, online sports betting, or full-on casinos (online or live), has established regulatory… Read more »
Inaugural PokerStars Open Pennsylvania Coming in April
One of the unique things about PokerStars is that they are consistently looking to innovate for the poker playing clientele. Come this April, one of the longest-lived online poker operations in the world will make its first foray into the live poker world in the U.S. The inaugural PokerStars Open Series will kick off the… Read more »
Pennsylvania to Join U.S. Gaming Compact in April
Following the dark days of “Black Friday” nearly fifteen years ago, the States of America’s online poker market has been, at best, a fragmented one. Since the day when the federal government ended online play on the major sites in the industry, the individual states have had to work under a conglomerate of differing regulations,… Read more »
Poker Legislation
Recent Arrests Demonstrate Poker Still Against the Law in Texas
We are a quarter of the way into the 21st century. We have been able to get sports betting legalized in almost 80% of the country. But one thing that has not kept up is legalizing the live action of a poker game. Recent developments in the state of Texas, the namesake of the best… Read more »
New York State Senator Throws Wrench Into Steven Cohen’s Bid for NYC Casino
New York State Senator Jessica Ramos has effectively blocked a proposal from New York Mets owner Steven Cohen to build a casino to build a casino next to the Mets’ stadium, Citi Field. On Tuesday, Ramos issued a statement saying that she will not introduce legislation to allow for the rezoning of parkland to make… Read more »
Does Online Poker Have a Shot in New York in 2024?
It has become almost as agonizing to watch the state of New York dance with online poker as it is watching California. For years both states have dallied with the notion of passing online poker legislation, only to turn away from the industry that potentially could net them billions in tax revenues. Could that be… Read more »
The Cordish Companies, Football Hall of Famer Bruce Smith Unveil New Virginia Casino Plan
Making the pitch The Cordish Companies, the owner of the Live! brand of casinos around the United States, has unveiled a new proposal for a mixed-used development – which includes a casino – in Petersburg, Virginia. The 400,000-square-foot Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia in Petersburg would cost an estimated $1.4 billion to build. The casino… 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
Fans Livid as MrBeast Experience at Resorts World Las Vegas Delivers Absolutely Zero
Promises, promises Fans of famed YouTuber MrBeast were excited for the “MrBeast Experience…
Who Are the Best “Celebrity” Poker Player?
Poker is a game that, in the U.S. at least, an estimated sixty…
Donald Trump Stands to Make $115 Million if Bally’s Wins New York City Casino License
Part of the lease sale With only about two months before the deadline…
Poker tournaments
A New Mixed Game Master? ‘Chino’ Battering 2025 PGT PLO Series at Halfway Point
It is said that the true test of a poker player is their abilities in games other than Texas Hold’em. If that is the case, then David ‘Chino’ Rheem is making a case to be considered amongst the best who have graced the baize. At the halfway mark of the PokerGO Tour Pot Limit Omaha… Read more »
Florida Poker Tournament Ends in 15-Way Even Chop
Hey, a $4,000 profit is still pretty nice When a poker tournament ends with 15 players remaining, it is generally safe to assume that the event was some sort of satellite tournament. Perhaps it awarded 15 seats to a bigger tourney, or maybe 14 seats and the 15th-place finisher won a little cash. But in… Read more »
2025 WSOP Tournament of Champions Set for Commerce Casino
Back to Commerce The 2025 World Series of Poker is just over two months away and while the schedule has been set for a while, there was still one detail left to settle: the Tournament of Champions. The WSOP announced this week that this year’s Tournament of Champions will once again be at The Commerce… Read more »
Shawn Daniels Wins WPT Rolling Thunder After Deal; Artem Vezhenkov Holds WPT POY Edge
It may not seem like it, but the 2025 season of the World Poker Tour has been traversing the world. They did make it back to the States this week for their first event, the WPT Rolling Thunder at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in California. That tournament is in the books and, after a deal… 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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