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British pop music icon Robbie Williams recently launched a beta version of a play-for-fun online poker room bearing his name, giving fans an opportunity to test their skills and win “Robbie”-related prizes in the process. Despite the fact that no real money deposits are required to play, Williams is already taking heat from up on… Read more »
In late November 2010, Peter Eastgate auctioned off his 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event bracelet, raising over $140,000 for charity. The identity of the buyer was not made public at the time and for the most part, that was the last anyone heard of it. Until now. Our friends over at PokerNews.com… Read more »
2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Joe Hachem announced this weekend that he has forged a new relationship with the AsianLogic Group. AsianLogic has a hand in many arenas of gambling in the Asia Pacific markets, from online and live sports betting to online casinos to multiplayer P2P games. The company is… Read more »
The poker industry’s two most prominent magazines – Bluff and Card Player – announced their Players of the Year (POY) this week. For both Ben Lamb and Eugene Katchalov, 2011 was obviously a fantastic year, but interestingly, the two took very different paths to their respective titles. Katchalov, winner of the Bluff Player of the… Read more »
It’s the end of the year, so that means it’s list time! 2011 was by far one of the most interesting years in poker history, though it was unfortunately for mostly the wrong reasons. Today, we’re going to take a look at the year’s top ten surprises in the world of poker. They weren’t necessarily… Read more »
Legendary online poker grinder Randy “nanonoko” Lew will attempt to become a Guinness World Record holder this coming January at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. There is one catch though: he has no idea what record he is going to try to set. And that’s where the poker community comes in. A PokerStars VIP Manager going… Read more »
ESPN.com recently unveiled its October poker player rankings, affectionately dubbed “The Nuts.” The top ten list attempts to determine who the best players in the world are at the moment, based on recent accomplishments. This materially differs from other lists people might make because of the “what have you done for me lately” aspect of… Read more »
ESPN.com’s monthly ranking of the top ten poker players in the world, called “The Nuts,” has been released and for September, the top five has remained unchanged. In fact, of the ten players on the list, only one was new, meaning that one player had to drop out. That one player: the incomparable Phil Ivey.… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced the ten nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Tuesday after a public nomination process on WSOP.com, followed by a vetting of all nominations by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council. The criteria for Poker Hall of Fame induction, according to the World Series… Read more »
Many in the poker industry have been buzzing over the recently released trailer to “BOOM” which is being produced by the same group that produced the “From Busto to Robusto” series. As many of you know, I was the first person to be featured in the trailer and appeared alongside legends of the game, discussing our thoughts and personal stories with the industry. Read more »
Poker player and media personality Bernard Lee is celebrating the fourth anniversary of The Bernard Lee Poker Show this month with two of the game’s biggest names as guests. Former World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Greg Raymer and 2009 Bluff Magazine Player of the Year... Read more »
The man who stole $1.5 million in chips from Bellagio late last year appeared before a judge on Friday and was informed that he would stand trial on multiple felony counts. Anthony Carleo, dubbed the “Biker Bandit” because he drove a motorcycle up to the famed Las Vegas casino before entering with a handgun and… Read more »
Social gaming giant Zynga made a big purchase to improve its poker brand this week. The company behind popular Facebook apps like Farmville and Mafia Wars acquired the entire 16-member team behind Austin, Texas-based MarketZero, which operated the online poker tracking site PokerTableRatings. Among the major players moving over to Zynga include MarketZero founders Gustavo… Read more »
In an article published by Forbes on Tuesday, it was revealed that 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Robert Varkonyi has sued a hedge fund alleging fraud. He’s seeking to recoup his initial $1.4 million investment in a fund ultimately tied to a Ponzi scheme. According to Forbes, Varkonyi “filed the lawsuit… Read more »
This week, the real estate section of Yahoo featured an article from Curbed.com highlighting the unique penthouse of young poker star Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond. Located in New York City’s East Village, the main attraction of the residence is, get this, a slide. That’s right. Galfond has a slide in his house. And it’s no kiddie… Read more »
eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) announced on Monday that it has new ownership, as its management purchased the company. The management buyout initiative was led by Chief Executive Andrew Beveridge and was approved by the founding members of the non-profit organization. eCOGRA seeks to improve the security and integrity of online gaming… Read more »
In the latest issue of the New York Times Magazine, an article on the online poker world’s latest wunderkind, Dan “jungleman12” Cates, details his life story. The piece, written by Jay Caspian Kang for the magazine’s “Youth Issue,” follows Cates for nearly a week as he plays online poker. The article starts off by detailing… Read more »
If you’re a professional gambler, we have news that will get your blood pumping. According to a recent article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and a leading poker tax authority, professional gamblers can now deduct business expenses, even in the event of an overall loss. Now, out of pocket expenses like driving to and from… Read more »
The only member of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine not to sign any sponsorship deal, runner-up Darvin Moon, has recently inked an agreement to become the face of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT). In an announcement by the HPT last week, Moon’s new deal names him as an ambassador for the… Read more »
If you’re a poker player in the United States, then you know that April 18th is Tax Day this year. With a little over one month to go, players have been scurrying around to collect profit and loss information from online poker sites and weed through their bank accounts searching for deposits and withdrawals. This… Read more »
The ongoing court battle between Deliverance Poker and two defendants – 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final tablist Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and the parent company of Full Tilt Poker, Tiltware LLC – has heated up over the past two weeks, with a flurry of motions presented to the court. On March… Read more »
In figures reported on Thursday, Nevada casino gaming revenue, or “win,” was flat in January year-over-year according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Statewide, Nevada casinos raked in a total of $877.4 million two months ago, which represented a decrease of 0.67% over the same period one year prior. The good news is that, over… Read more »
In breaking news from Las Vegas, the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, the home of the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), was robbed at gunpoint for $35,000 early Thursday morning. According to 8 News Now Las Vegas, “Police say the suspect walked into the Rio and began taking chips off of a gaming table.… Read more »
Professional poker player and media personality Bernard Lee has teamed up with Cabot Cheese to create the Full House Charity Program, which will donate a minimum of $20,000 to children’s organizations around New England each year. “The Full House Charity Program was born out of a desire to combine my greatest loves — poker and… Read more »
Ten days ago, a lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California numbered VC057998. The litigation pits poker players Eli Strickland and Edwin Pairavi against the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles over what the Plaintiffs claim is a “classic bait and switch.” The suit surrounds a $200,000 guaranteed poker tournament held… Read more »
