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For the second day in a row, the targeted number of remaining players in the 2014 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event was a bit off from reality. On Day 4, the goal was to get down to 24 players, but the field was whittled by two extra players by the end of the… Read more »
When the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) bill was not added to the recent omnibus spending bill in the final days of Congress’s lame duck session, we in the poker community breathed a sigh of relief. We were staring at the real possibility of the UIGEA all over again, but fortunately, nothing happened. At… Read more »
After a partnership that lasted for slightly more than a year, the online poker site PokerHost and its partner in the Equity Poker Network have announced that they will part ways. The severance of the deal between the two organizations took effect on December 9, slightly more than a year after the Equity Poker Network… Read more »
The final stop on the 2014 calendar for the European Poker Tour is in full swing this weekend, with Leonid Markin taking down the €50,000 Super High Roller and the €5,000 Main Event in full swing. €50,000 Super High Roller 51 players took up the challenge of the €50,000 Super High Roller tournament, which started… Read more »
On Wednesday, the offices of the Montreal-based Amaya Gaming, the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and other gaming entities, were raided by Canadian authorities over allegations of insider trading. According to Nathan Vardi of Forbes.com on Thursday evening, the raid was conducted involving Amaya and two financial firms, the Canadian investment bank Canaccord Genuity… Read more »
Poker players and fans can relax…for now. After speculation that anti-online gaming measures might be added to Congress’ must-pass omnibus spending bill this week, it turns out that the coast is clear for the rest of 2014 and nothing having to do with banning online poker is in the bill. It is no secret that… Read more »
PokerStars continues to modify its games and policies since its purchase by Amaya Gaming earlier this year. The most recent announcement is about changes that will be made to the Tournament Leader Board (TLB) system starting in 2015. Currently, there are three leader boards, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly. Players can earn points on each by… Read more »
After coming into the day with one of the shorter stacks in the room, Jason Mercier surged through Day Two to take down the championship of the World Poker Tour Alpha8 St. Kitts. Nine players came back to the felt on Sunday to resume the festivities with Olivier Busquet holding court over the table. With… Read more »
As the tournament poker year winds down to just a few top tier events remaining, the World Poker Tour has taken its cameras to the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean. The WPT Alpha8 St. Kitts completed its first day on Friday with Olivier Busquet leading a strong (and deep-pocketed) field that is vying… Read more »
On Wednesday, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) introduced online poker legislation in the state’s General Assembly. The bill, known by the nomenclature Assembly Bill (AB) 9 or the name “The Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2015,” is being pushed as a bill under “urgency.” This means that, if two-thirds of the Assembly and… Read more »
When United States law enforcement cracked down on internet poker in 2011 with the “Black Friday” indictments, many players who made a living playing the online game were faced with a conundrum. Would they move to another country to continue to pursue their livelihood or ply their trade in the live arena? For many the… Read more »
Let’s give this another try. On Monday, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced Assembly Bill 9, the Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2015 in yet another effort to get online poker legalized and regulated in the Golden State. Legislators have attempted to get the game going in the state for years, but bickering amongst the… Read more »
Things happen in online poker. It’s just a fact of life. Tables freeze, players get disconnected, servers crash. It is not a frequent occurrence, but it is just natural that technological problems can happen in a game that takes place on the internet. And it’s not like issues don’t come up in live games –… Read more »
By far one of the highlights of the 2014 poker year was the battle at the World Series of Poker Championship Event final table. Taking us inside what it was like to be a part of that event, All In Magazine has issued a documentary that concentrates on the historic run of Mark Newhouse to… Read more »
Continuing a downward swing in what should be a time of growth, all three of the states that regulate online gaming and poker – Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey – instead saw their monthly revenues continue to drop. In Delaware, the online poker segment of their full casino gaming industry only pulled in $28,509 for… Read more »
Last night saw the end of the festivities at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Canada, prior to the start of the Thanksgiving holiday as poker pro Jonathan Jaffee earned the championship of the World Poker Tour partypoker.net WPT Montreal. Jaffee, who had dominated the three days of play leading up to this final table,… Read more »
With the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow in the United States, six people, in particular, have a lot for which to be thankful. At least 90,000 things, that is (I’m so witty). The final table of the 2014 World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal Main Event was determined Tuesday and today, the six remaining players will battle it… Read more »
It was a quick day at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal Main Event Monday – an unusual occurrence in a major tournament – as the field was whittled down to just 18 players from the 49 that began Day 3. Jonathan Jaffe emerged as the chip leader with 2.5 million chips, one of four… Read more »
The World Poker Tour has an up and down schedule. Parts of it are slow, with wide gaps between events. Those would be the down parts of the schedule (see how this works?). Right now, we’re in an upswing, with events coming back-to-back and overlapping. While the World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal Main Event was… Read more »
It’s official: Atlantic City will be losing its fifth casino of 2014. First reported by the USA Today, Trump Entertainment Resorts has filed a revised reorganization plan in bankruptcy court, indicating that its Board of Directors has approved the closure of the Trump Taj Mahal casino on December 12th. It has been known for a… Read more »
According to a tweet from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Monday evening, there will be no online poker hearing in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee during the lame duck session. Sheldon Adelson’s internet gambling-killing Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) bill would have likely been the top subject of discussion. The PPA does warn its… Read more »
When the World Series of Poker (WSOP) decided the shift the timing of the $10,000 Main Event final table to November in 2008, the move brought with it much skepticism. Players and fans alike criticized the strategy, many believing it harmed the integrity of the tournament, as the four month layoff potentially allowed any skill… Read more »
After coming close twice this year, poker professional Dylan Wilkerson broke through in Johannesburg, South Africa, this afternoon in taking down the World Poker Tour Emperors Palace Poker Classic. The 166 player field had been whittled down to 17 players by the start of action on Sunday afternoon (early morning in the U. S.) with… Read more »
After closing down its operations in the state of New Jersey just a couple of months ago, the parent company of Nevada’s Ultimate Poker, Ultimate Gaming, has decided to close its operations in Nevada effective immediately. “As has been the case in other jurisdictions, online poker revenues in Nevada have fallen far short of original… Read more »
Martin Jacobson’s run at the final table of the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was at the same time stunningly unlikely and not at all surprising. The Swedish poker pro overcame long odds to even make it to the second day of the November Nine, but after treating viewers and (to their… Read more »
