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There are some days in the life of a poker news writer when it can get overwhelming trying to choose something about which to write. There can be so much happening that you want to write everything and write it now. But there are days like today, the first day of the year 2014, when… Read more »
Good lord, if I thought I had just lost $300,000, I wouldn’t know what to do with myself. Actually, let’s ratchet that down, as having a bag filled with $300,000 cash isn’t even within the realm of possibility for me. Let’s divide that by ten and say I lost $30,000. Not that I’d ever even… Read more »
In a bit of a good news/bad news situation, the poker world is gaining a new brick-and-mortar poker room while losing another. First, the bad news (from my years of watching television, I am confident that most people want their bad news first). According to an article by Jennifer Gay at anteupmagazine.com, Tunica, Mississippi’s Gold… Read more »
During this season of giving, many poker players around the world are reaching into their bankrolls and sacrificing grinding time to help out those less fortunate. One such person is poker pro and noted poker personality Bernard Lee, who recently made the holidays a little brighter for a number of needy children and their families… Read more »
The Atlantic Club is going out with a sigh. After almost three and a half decades of existence, the casino at Boston Avenue and the Boardwalk in Atlantic City will turn off its lights. On Monday, Judge Gloria M. Burns of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Camden, New Jersey approved a deal in which both Caesars… Read more »
Norway is simply on a roll in the fun-having business lately. First, they brought us the comedy duo Ylvis who have made many an elementary school student giddy with the sounds of a fox. Now, a Norwegian politician has happily agreed to play poker for a real, significant sum of money against a poker pro.… Read more »
The lineup is set for the partypoker Premier League VII (yes, partypoker no longer uses capital letters) as the popular poker competition kicks off today. Last night a draw party was held at the W Hotel in downtown Montreal to determine when each of the 12 participants will play. First, let’s take a look at… Read more »
I am rarely prouder to be a member of the poker community than those times that we are able to band together and rally for a good cause. With the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, it is time to take action once again. Enter Rational Group, owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.… Read more »
If you polled casual poker fans and asked them who their favorite poker player was, my guess is that Daniel Negreanu would receive the highest number of votes. Ask a more serious fan and Negreanu’s name might not come up. Today, at least from what I can tell, Negreanu is looked at as more of… Read more »
Although it seems as if it were an eternity ago, the actions of “Black Friday” – the indictment of several of the top players in the online poker industry and banking executives who handled the money – are only a scant 2½ years in the poker world’s rearview mirror. At a conference earlier this week… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) revealed the names of the ten finalists for the Poker Hall of Fame Wednesday. There is no guarantee that any of them will be inducted this year, though traditionally one or two players receive the honor each year. The ten finalists are, in alphabetical order: Chris Bjorin, Humberto Brenes,… Read more »
At the very least, you can admire the guy’s industriousness. Too bad he didn’t use his powers for good. After a lengthy investigation, Argentine police arrested a 19-year old young man for allegedly running a hacking network that milked money from victims’ online gaming accounts. The process leading up to the unnamed hacker’s arrest began… Read more »
According to a number of reports, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) is targeting November 23rd as the launch date for online gambling in the Garden State. When the gaming legislation was passed, the soft go-live deadline was nine months from February 26th, thus three days after this most recent mark. The DGE… Read more »
According to multiple reports, the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has closed its poker room. Last week, a representative from the casino told USPoker.com that the poker room simply closed; there was no internal or external communication about it at all. CardPlayer.com wrote yesterday that a spokesperson said the poker room will… Read more »
The Maryland Live! Casino opened its new poker room last Wednesday to the thrill of its customers, who lined up hours in advance just to be amongst the first to play there. The 52-table room cost approximately $20 million to build and features such amenities as phone charging ports in the table legs, roving masseuses,… Read more »
Poker legend and 1979 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Bobby Hoff passed away Sunday at the age of 73. Known in the poker community as “The Wizard,” Hoff was regarded as one of the best No-Limit Hold’em cash game players in the world. Despite his status as a truly intimidating cash game player,… Read more »
In February, one of the most popular “non-poker” poker celebrities, Dr. Jerry Buss, passed away. The former owner of the Los Angeles Lakers had been battling cancer for quite some time, finally losing the battle at the age of 80. This Sunday, August 25th, the World Poker Tour Foundation will hold a tournament in his… Read more »
People have been collecting sports and entertainment memorabilia for ages. Most of us have at least one item in our homes that has some special meaning, be it historic or just personal, even if that meaning stems from what someone else did with that item. A homerun baseball, a musician’s guitar pick, a prop from… Read more »
One of last year’s victories for poker was muted a bit Tuesday when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York overturned a judge’s ruling that a New York man was not guilty of operating an illegal gambling business. As a result, Lawrence Dicristina is facing up to 10 years in prison. The… Read more »
The M Resort in Las Vegas shuttered its poker room this weekend, becoming the second casino to do so in the past week. As those familiar with poker might expect, the decision is purely financial, as the space will become home to slot machines that will be used for tournament play. Rina Foster, a casino… Read more »
Online gaming firm 888 Holdings, operator of 888poker.com, released its Interim Management Statement Tuesday, presenting positive financial results for the second quarter of 2013 and revealing some information about its plans for the New Jersey market. As to the company’s financial results, 888 Holdings reported overall revenue of $97 million for the quarter, a five… Read more »
The hottest ticket going right now in online gaming is one that may permit entry into the New Jersey market. On Tuesday, the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) confirmed that 37 applications for internet gambling licenses have been received and an initial review has been completed. In a statement originally published by Bloomberg, DGE… Read more »
Greece’s Commission for the Supervision and Control of Games (CSCG), a division of the Hellenic Gaming Commission, has published a 401-member blacklist of online gambling sites that will supposedly be prohibited from operating in the Mediterranean nation. The list will be sent to Greek internet service providers, who will be instructed to deny subscribers’ access… Read more »
Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel has announced that it is closing its poker room next month. Poker rooms have never been the money makers that the rest of the casino games are and it appears that it just wasn’t worth it anymore for the Revel to keep the poker games going. The casino released a… Read more »
With the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Galway ready to roll this week, Full Tilt Poker has announced its four ambassadors that will represent the site on the Tour. The timing is not coincidental; UKIPT Galway is Full Tilt’s first sponsored poker festival since the online poker room rose from the dead last year.… Read more »
