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Tuesday was a big day. In the United States, it was Election Day. The importance of that goes without saying. But for poker players in the rest of the world, it was Full Tilt Poker Day, the day that the former online poker giant rose from the ashes. Full Tilt got its real money games… Read more »
Tuesday, November 6 is the day Americans go to their polling places to cast their vote for the person they wish to be the next President of the United States. There will be other local, county, and state elections on each ballot, but the focus tomorrow will obviously be on the Presidential race between the… Read more »
The companies are lining up in Nevada for the start of intrastate online poker, with three more given preliminary licensing for their operations by the Nevada Gaming Control Board yesterday. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Chris Sieroty, MGM Resorts International, Z4Poker LLC of Las Vegas and CAMS LLC of Los Angeles were recommended for… Read more »
Although the 2012 World Series of Poker Championship Event is now in the books, crowning a worthy World Champion in Greg Merson, the conclusion of that tournament by no means is spelling the end to the 2012 tournament poker calendar. The World Poker Tour will be continuing its Season XI schedule next week with a… Read more »
In sports, fans of west coast teams often complain about the media’s “east coast bias.” That is, it seems like teams in eastern markets get a disproportionate amount of attention and coverage compared to those in western markets. That perception is often true, with much of the problem simply being the difference in time zones.… Read more »
The Giants won the World Series this weekend; this week one man at the World Series of Poker is going to become a poker giant. The final table of the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event got underway last night at the Rio in Las Vegas as nine players looked to become the… Read more »
After over three months of waiting, it has all come down to this. The 2012 World Series of Poker Championship Event final table resumes tomorrow, with the “Octo-Nine” stepping to the felt to work their way down to the final three men that will determine poker’s next World Champion on Tuesday night. For those of… Read more »
Concluding their first ever stop in South Africa, Germany’s Dominik Nitsche, to put it bluntly, dominated the field to win the World Poker Tour’s Emperors Palace Poker Classic in Johannesburg this morning (East Coast time). The tournament, which started on Monday, drew a respectable field of 230 players and Nitsche was in a position of… Read more »
As the “rest of the world” anxiously awaits the return of Full Tilt Poker, U. S. players wait for their money from the U. S. Department of Justice from the seizures/sale of Full Tilt Poker and the question of future regulation of the online poker industry hangs in the air, a noted poker player/author has… Read more »
Social gaming giant Zynga announced Wednesday that it has partnered with bwin.party to offer real money online poker and casino games to the United Kingdom. Plans are to launch the joint product in the first half 2013. Zynga players in the UK who wish to test their skills at real money poker will sit at… Read more »
In June, Hollywood Poker, the long-standing member of the Ongame Network, abruptly closed its doors. No explanation was given at the time, but fortunately customers were not left holding the bag, as their account balances were transferred from the 8-year old site to RedKings.com. It now appears that Hollywood Poker is back, but has gone… Read more »
Three Las Vegas-based gaming firms – Boyd Gaming, Fertitta Interactive LLC, and Golden Nugget – were granted interactive gaming licenses by the Nevada Gaming Commission last week, allowing them to provide intrastate online poker in Nevada. Boyd Gaming was the first of the three, receiving the thumbs-up on Thursday. The company owns 17 properties in… Read more »
The ballots are in for the election of new members of the Poker Hall of Fame for 2012, with poker legend and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brian “Sailor” Roberts and noted poker veteran Eric Drache earning nomination to that prestigious institution. The living 18 members of the Hall and a like number… Read more »
Since the “Black Friday” indictments of last year, there have been several online poker sites that have sprung from the ashes in an attempt to capture those American players who still would like to play poker online but don’t trust the handful of offshore sites that still cater to the United States. These sites, whether… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker is certainly ramping up the anticipation as its rise from the dead date draws near. On Monday, the former second largest online poker room in the world announced that it has added two more pros to its roster: Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. Dwan and Blom, who join Gus Hansen… Read more »
Finishing off a battle that had been brewing throughout the tournament, France’s Ludovic Lacay emerged as the champion of the European Poker Tour stop in San Remo, Italy on Thursday night, defeating Canada’s Jason Lavallee in the process. The eight men who would determine the champion in this event came to the felt on Thursday… Read more »
Today is the final day of the European Poker Tour stop at the Casino San Remo in Italy, and the final eight men lined up to vie for the title today should provide for an exciting climax to the second stop of the EPT’s Season Nine schedule. On Wednesday, the final 24 players stepped to… Read more »
It is all systems go now for Full Tilt Poker’s resurrection. Today, the Rational Group, operator of both Full Tilt and PokerStars, announced that the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission has granted Full Tilt Poker an online gaming license. News like this would have been unheard of earlier this year, as Full Tilt Poker… Read more »
Well, that’s something you don’t see every day. Inge Forsmo, the chip leader at the end of Day 2 at the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) San Remo Main Event, was also the chip leader at the end of Day 3. And he didn’t just barely hang on to the lead or anything; he moved… Read more »
Day 2 of the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) San Remo Main Event has come and gone and of the 430 players who began the first day of the tournament with a combined field, just 152 made it to Monday. Breaking away from the pack late in the day was Norway’s Inge Forsmo who finished… Read more »
Day 1B of the European Poker Tour stop in San Remo, Italy, is in the books with several familiar faces atop the leaderboard. After 320 players crowded into the Casino San Remo for the Day 1A proceedings, it was natural to expect that there would be an even bigger influx on Saturday. That proved to… Read more »
Fresh off the finale of the World Series of Poker Europe, poker’s international vagabonds have traipsed from Cannes, France, to San Remo, Italy, for the second Main Event on the European Poker Tour’s Season Nine schedule. The Casino San Remo was filled with players looking to take down what has traditionally been one of the… Read more »
After several months of battle across the state and in its legislature, the Arkansas Supreme Court has struck down the proposed constitutional amendment referendum started by poker player/political consultant Nancy Todd that would have let the citizens of the state decide on a casino measure. Motions filed by both Todd and the Arkansas Racing Alliance… Read more »
Phil Hellmuth‘s going to have to add another finger to his promotional materials. History was made tonight – or extended, depending on your viewpoint – as 1989 World Champion Phil Hellmuth captured Bracelet #13 in defeating Sergii Baranov to take down the victory at the World Series of Poker Europe Championship Event in Cannes, France.… Read more »
A month before its re-launch, Full Tilt Poker has announced that Gus Hansen has been chosen as the first ambassador for the beleaguered online poker room. More “international pros” will be brought on board, but it is Hansen who will be the face of Full Tilt Poker. This will be Gus Hansen’s second tour of… Read more »
