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With the presentation of the awards just over a month away, the eleven categories in contention – and the four nominees in each category – have been announced for the 2nd Annual American Poker Awards, which will take place at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, on February 25. In its inaugural year, Alexandre… Read more »
After catching a great deal of flak for simply airing repeats of programs that are several years old instead of the bold, innovative programming that they promised, the 24/7 poker channel Poker Central seems to be stepping up its game a bit for the beginning of 2016. Not only will one of their more popular… Read more »
They came into the final table as the top two players, so it was only natural that they would be the ones who would decide the championship. After all was said and done, Mike ‘SirWatts’ Watson emerged as champion of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure European Poker Tour Main Event over Anthony Gregg, who was denied… Read more »
It was a day of history at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure European Poker Tour Main Event on Wednesday as the final table for the event was determined. When the final six men come back to the felt this afternoon, Mike ‘SirWatts’ Watson will be at the helm of the ship but he will face the… Read more »
There are just a couple days left in the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event and as has been the case all week, it is Leonardo Pires leading the field. Pires was the chip leader after Sunday’s Day 2, lost the lead for a while on Monday but ended with a dominant chip stack… Read more »
The poker got back to normal Monday at the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event as there were no reported incidents of anybody expelling bodily waste at the tables. Instead, it was all business (though who is to say trying to win a pricey prop bet isn’t serious business?) as the field continued to… Read more »
Day 2 of the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event took place Sunday and like any live tournament, some people were eliminated, others built their chips stacks and all in all, much poker was played. But let’s forget about all of that for now and talk about what really happened on Sunday: Antonio Esfandiari… Read more »
After making the final table of this same event twice previously (in 2011 and last year), Bryn Kenney finally found “third time lucky” as he maintained his lead he brought in to the final table to the end of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure’s $100,000 Super High Roller event. Kenney had a minimal lead, his 3.82… Read more »
While most people visit the sun and surf of Paradise Island in the Bahamas for those basic necessities of life – sun and surf – the folks who have invaded that tropical locale this week aren’t there to get a nice winter tan. The 13th Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is in full swing with the… Read more »
If it is the first week of the calendar year, it means that the crème of the tournament poker world has flocked to the sunny climes of Paradise Island in the Bahamas for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. This year’s event, the thirteenth running of the tournament, will have something for everyone as 104 different tournaments… Read more »
2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg “Fossilman” Raymer is looking to make 2016 a banner year at the poker tables. And if you want, you can place a bet on him and sweat him the entire way. Raymer has posted a staking package on the site YouStake.com in which he seeks at… Read more »
For most of 2015, California was at the forefront of the movement to regulate online gaming and/or poker in the United States. The problem was that was the furthest it ever got in the Golden State – discussion – as only one bill passed out of committee and it was little more than a placeholder… Read more »
As we enter the final week of the year 2015, it is time to take a look back at some of the great moments of the past year and maybe even some of the less popular times. For all the frivolity, riches and personalities who made 2015 a fun ride, the poker world also lost… Read more »
As we enter the final week of the year 2015, it is time to take a look back at some of the great moments of the past year and maybe even some of the less popular times. If there is one thing that is known about the world of poker, it is that there can… Read more »
As we enter the final week of the year 2015, it is time to take a look back at some of the great moments of the past year and some of the less popular times. The tournament poker world, always something that brings joy to many and seemingly heartbreak to more, was a bustling one… Read more »
As we approach the final week of the year 2015, it is time to take a look back at some of the great moments of the year and some of the less popular times. Arguably the dominant story throughout the calendar year was the continued fight in the political spectrum over online poker. The fight… Read more »
The World Series of Poker is just around the corner…well, if that corner is about 250 miles away and then around an extended series of corners. But nevertheless, unless our planet unexpectedly gets engulfed by the sun within the next several months, there will be a WSOP in 2016. And now we know exactly when.… Read more »
For many people, making it to a final table in a major live poker tournament just once would be a great accomplishment. It would be enough. Big money, lots of fun, a great memory…maybe we wouldn’t say, “Now I can die happy,” but we very well might be content if that’s as far as we… Read more »
Day 2 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic saw a healthy flock of new players enter before the deadline, creating the second largest Five Diamond of all time. There were about 430 players or thereabouts who participated on Monday’s Day 1, but by the time registration closed prior to Level… Read more »
The final World Poker Tour Main Event of the year (but not of the season – that comes in May 2016) kicked off Monday as a “classic” tournament got its cards in the air. About 430 players teed it up for Day 1 of the WPT Five Diamond Poker Classic Main Event at the Bellagio… Read more »
The poker community was anticipating a vote on the legalization of online gambling in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives last week, but it never came and looks like it will be delayed for several more days at the very least. House Bill 649, introduced by Gaming Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. John Payne (R – Dauphin)… Read more »
After two days of action at the European Poker Tour stop in Prague, the Czech Republic, there were several names that were steadfast on top of the leaderboard. By the end of Day 3 play on Sunday, that leaderboard had completely changed as the money bubble popped and players began to walk away with some… Read more »
With so many players flocking to the European Poker Tour’s stop in Prague, the Czech Republic, Day 2 turned out to be another “survive and advance” day rather than the popping of the money bubble. By the end of the action of Saturday a new leader had emerged in Gleb Tremzin while the overall Day… Read more »
While they were able to pull in 254 players for the action of Day 1A, the “powers that be” for the European Poker Tour had to be a bit concerned about the player numbers for their stop at the Hilton Prague Hotel in the Czech Republic. As it turned out, there wasn’t any reason for… Read more »
With the holiday season fast approaching, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for poker’s best to make that big score to cover the presents being given. Thus, the European Poker Tour’s stop in Prague, the Czech Republic at the Hilton Prague Hotel is a welcome sight for the crème of European poker as the battle… Read more »
