On Wednesday night, the battle continued between 15-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth and fellow Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu. High Stakes Duel 2 was once again an entertaining affair, but the outcome was no different. In the end, Hellmuth ended up vanquishing his rival, extending his streak on the program… Read more »
After almost a month’s layoff, the battle will resume between Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. High Stakes Duel II will resume its festivities this Wednesday, broadcast over the streaming outlet PokerGO. It will be an opportunity for Negreanu to draw even in the event after what was an exciting opening salvo from the competition. The… Read more »
Keep on SCOOPing The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) may have just ended, but apparently that does not mean that the festivities are actually over. On Tuesday, PokerStars kicked off the SCOOP Afterparty, another, shorter tournament series for players who are jonesing for more SCOOP. The SCOOP Afterparty will run through Sunday, May… Read more »
Paying employees to get vaccinated The slow march toward the beforetimes continues in Las Vegas, as The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is set to increase its gaming floor capacity to 100%. The Nevada Gaming Control Board permitted the casino to go up to full capacity from 80% because The Cosmopolitan reported that 80% of its… Read more »
Palms was for the cool kids The wheeling and dealing in the casino industry continues as Red Rock Resorts announced that its subsidiary, Station Casinos LLC, has sold the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for $650 million. The sale is an all-cash deal. If the deal… Read more »
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PokerStars finally has competition PokerStars’ online poker monopoly in Pennsylvania is about to be broken up. On Tuesday, BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker initiated their soft launches in the Keystone State and should be up and running in full later this week. BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker are skins of the partypoker US Network (at… Read more »
Poker Strategy
There are a few rules that players overlook when they are playing Omaha Hold’em. One is the cardinal rule of the game – you MUST play two cards from your hand in making your best five card combination. But there are a couple of other axioms that are overlooked also. One of those is, when… Read more »
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Online Poker
Penn National Gaming Acquires Games Developers to Launch In-House New Studio
Back when Ultimate Poker became the first legal, regulated online poker room to launch in the United States, it developed its own software from scratch. It was ok, it was playable, but it was initially quite limited, as the company opted to get up and running as quickly as possible, before the software was robust.… Read more »
International WSOP Online 2021 Dates Set, WSOP Super Circuit Online Series Schedule Revealed
Details still trickling in The schedule for this year’s World Series of Poker is rounding into shape. We already know the lineup for the domestic portion of the WSOP Online 2021 and while we do not know the exact slate for the international segment, we now have a little more info. According to a press… Read more »
World Series of Poker Releases Domestic Schedule for WSOP Online 2021
Summer WSOP action after all The picture of the 2021 World Series of Poker has become a bit clearer, as tournament organizers have released the schedule for the “domestic” portion of the WSOP Online 2021. A total of 33 gold bracelets will be awarded over 32 days, spanning July 1 through August 1. The WSOP… Read more »
BetMGM Online Series Kicks Off in Michigan This Weekend
BetMGM is set to host its first online poker tournament series in Michigan, less than a month after the site launched. Simply called the BetMGM Online Series, it will run Sunday, April 18 through Sunday, April 25 and consist of ten events. The $75,000 guaranteed Main Event is the final tournament on the schedule and… Read more »
Poker Legislation
State of Florida, Seminole Tribe Sign New Gaming Compact
After five years of debate over the subject, the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida have come to an agreement over gambling rights in the Sunshine State. It will allow for the Seminoles to build three more casinos, but perhaps more important is that it will open the state for sports betting.… Read more »
Oregon Appeals Court Rules Portland Poker Rooms Violate State Gaming Laws
In a decision rendered by the Oregon Court of Appeals, Portland poker rooms that are operating outside of traditional Indian casinos may soon become a thing of the past. The decision on whether the “membership” version of poker rooms violated gaming laws was deemed a violation of the law by the Court of Appeals, a… Read more »
Flutter Entertainment Loses Kentucky Online Poker Appeal, Considering U. S. Supreme Court Action
Just when you think a case is over, it comes roaring back to life. This time, however, we are not talking about the Mike Postle situation. The Kentucky Supreme Court denied a motion on Thursday from Flutter Entertainment regarding their court case that dates to 2015. The motion would have opened the case for reexamination… Read more »
Texas Legislators File Bills for Casino Gaming, Sports Betting Amid Popular Support
Legislators in the state of Texas, long known as the home of Texas Hold’em, have filed paperwork in the state capitol of Austin that would open the state for casino gaming and sports betting. This move comes directly on the heels of surveys that say the people are wanting such options, but there are concerns… Read more »
Poker Girls
Maria Konnikova’s “The Biggest Bluff” Excellent for Your Mindset, Poker and Otherwise
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Just for the Ladies? Best Poker Books by Women
Last week, one of the more anticipated books of 2020 about the world…
“Poker Queens” At It’s Best When It Leaves the Tracks
At the current time, the poker world has ground to a halt. This…
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Global Poker Awards to Return in 2022
2020 is pretty much a “lost year” in many aspects of life and…
Poker Player Predicts Every Single Community Card at Live Streamed Final Table
All-in and a call Oftentimes when something amazing happens, someone responds to the…
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Wolf in sheep’s clothing From the moment I let my kids start playing…
Poker tournaments
PokerGO Introduces New PokerGO Tour and Player Ranking System
Some old, some new As the live poker tournament world begins to inch toward normality, PokerGO has announced the launch of a new live poker tour called the PokerGO Tour. Along with the Tour comes a new player ranking system, with $100,000 on the line for the season’s points leader. PokerGO has revealed five live… Read more »
Wynn Las Vegas Announces Inaugural $10 Million Guaranteed Wynn Millions Tournament
Late spring and the first half(ish) of the summer is always the domain of the World Series of Poker. Though the Series is the center of the poker world while it is on and gives the Rio in Las Vegas serious gravity, people sometimes forget there are other casinos with poker rooms in the city.… Read more »
Ready for Hellmuth/Negreanu Round 2? You’re Going to Have to Wait…
When the brouhaha first sprang up between poker champions Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu, it was thought that it would be a rapid event. It turns out, however, that you’re going to have to wait for the next installment. As announced recently, Round 2 of the battle will not occur until May, giving the Hellmuth/Negreanu… Read more »
Poker Player of the Year? Yes, There’s Rankings for That in 2021…Somewhat
After the “lost year” that 2020 was for tournament poker, 2021 is not exactly roaring off to a great start, either. So far in 2021, there have been a few World Poker Tour events that have gone off and some smaller events in Las Vegas and Sochi…and that has been it. Still, if we are… 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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