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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 »
A trial date has been set for Spiderman star Tobey Maguire for his involvement in a Hollywood high-stakes poker game allegedly perpetrated by a criminal Beverly Hills hedge fund manager. Maguire is set to appear in court on January 30, 2012, following a lawsuit filed against the actor by a trustee for investors seeking the… Read more »
The eyes of the online poker world were trained squarely on London Tuesday, as the short-term fate of Full Tilt Poker hung in the balance at a hearing before the Commissioners of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC). The purpose of the hearing was to allow both Full Tilt and the AGCC to make public… Read more »
Having trouble coming down from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) high? Not to worry, as ESPN’s taped coverage of the 2011 WSOP begins tonight. Two episodes will air every Tuesday night from today through November 8th, leading to the Worldwide Leader’s slogan, “Tuesday Night is Poker Night on ESPN.” Unlike in previous years, tonight’s… Read more »
The Ongame Network took a strong step forward in differentiating itself from its online poker competitors late last week as it launched its new Android real money poker client. Ongame’s flagship skin, bwin.com, is the first licensee, with more to come later this year. Ongame introduced its iPhone app in January, listed in the iPhone… Read more »
Everyone knew where this road was headed, we just didn’t know who would get there. Just 22 players entered play at the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Tuesday with a chance to make the final table and come hell or high water, the field was going to be narrowed to nine… Read more »
Here we go. One more day until we know the identities of the November Nine. Day 7 of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is history and with 35 eliminations on Monday, just 22 players – less than three tables – remain. And as has been the case for the last week,… Read more »
We’re at the point in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event where everyone left in the field can smell the finish line. The coveted championship bracelet is now a realistic possibility, even for those at the bottom of the leader board. With just 57 of the original 6,865 players still holding on… Read more »
Georgia-based poker pro David Bach leads a field of 142 heading into Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Bach, best known for winning the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship in 2009, more than quadrupled his stack on “Moving Day” as the field was trimmed down from 378 Saturday. Bach survived elimination late on… Read more »
Day 4 of the World Series of Poker Main Event brought a lot of excitement and several tense moments as the money bubble approached late Friday afternoon. A total of 853 players made their way to the Amazon Room knowing that only 693 would cash, and the title of “bubble boy” was at the forefront… Read more »
Day 3 of the World Series of Poker Main Event kicks off at noon PST Thursday, and for the first time ever poker fans will be able to watch the action in near-real time. ESPN will be providing tape-delayed coverage of the tournament for the next six days — until the November Nine is set… Read more »
Enough of these split days. It’s time to get everyone still in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in the same room. And that’s just what will happen tomorrow as all of the survivors from Days 2A and 2B reconvene as the field of the world’s biggest live poker tournament continues to… Read more »
The first four flights of Day 1 of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, along with all the associated pomp and circumstance, are in the books, so now it’s time to get down to business. Many players just wanted to get past Day 1, but those that are left are focused on… Read more »
The final flight of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Day 1 wrapped up Sunday night with Charlotte, North Carolina’s Maynard “Mory” Little emerging as the chip leader of Day 1D, with a stack of 179,450 chips. That total ranked him as the third biggest stack out of the four end-of-day chip… Read more »
For the third straight day, a former bracelet winner has finished atop the chip counts at the World Series of Poker Main Event. California-based poker pro Kevin Song joined Fred Berger and Ben Lamb in that regard by amassing a stack of 163,325 chips on Day 1c Saturday. Song, who won a $2,000 Limit Hold… Read more »
What a summer for Ben Lamb. The Las Vegas poker pro known as “benba” last month followed up a second-place in the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha event by winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship. He then took eighth place in the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship this… Read more »
The World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off Thursday with 897 players participating on Day 1a, the first of four starting days in poker’s biggest showcase. The field was down about 20 percent from the 1,125 entrants that participated in 2010 — not surprising given the lack of online qualifiers from the major sites… Read more »
The $10,000 Main Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to launch this week, but despite the thousands of players expected to compete, the electric atmosphere, and all the pomp and circumstance that comes with the biggest poker tournament in the world, there will be a noticeable void at the Rio… Read more »
One of the senior citizens of the online poker world, PartyPoker, has made the unprecedented move of removing its entry fees from every multi-table tournament the poker room has to offer this summer. Seeing as entry fees are the rake of tournaments and rake is the revenue stream for the poker room, this is a… Read more »
The World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship kicked off Saturday with 128 players, an eight percent increase from last year. The stout field generated a prize pool of $6,144,000 with first place earning $1,720,328. Second place will also pick up a seven-figure score of $1,063,034. Needless to say, this event could weigh heavily… Read more »
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 »
Less than 48 hours after having its operating license suspended by the Alderney Gaming Control Commission (AGCC), Full Tilt Poker is reportedly set to sell a majority stake in the company in order to pay back U.S. players that have been waiting anxiously for their money. The Los Angeles Times reported late Thursday evening that… Read more »
“Full Tilt down?” That short query has become a sort of inside joke in the online poker community over the years, as whenever players had trouble logging on to Full Tilt Poker, a number of threads would be started almost simultaneously on internet message boards asking about the status of the company’s game servers. Today… Read more »
Ben Lamb is known as one of the best Pot-Limit Omaha cash game players around. It might be about time to remove the “cash game” qualifier from that description. Coming off a runner-up finish in the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) just a week ago, Lamb did himself… Read more »
Its first event less than forty days away, Federated Sports and Gaming (FS&G) has finally come up with a name for its new professional poker league. After what must have been countless brainstorming sessions, “Epic Poker League” was selected as the name of choice. “This is no ordinary tournament league,” said FS&G Chief Operating Office… Read more »
