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After more than five years out of the tournament poker spotlight, one of the men involved in the demise of Full Tilt Poker and the “Black Friday” scandal returned to the World Series of Poker stage on Saturday. Former World Champion Chris Ferguson, the man formerly known as ‘Jesus,’ entered the $10,000 Seven Card Stud… Read more »
In this day and age, there are many things or people that we would like to be able to identify simply from their appearance. From judging whether someone has donned a disguise to more sinister implications, such identification would be critical for particular situations. A software company in Israel says it has developed a facial… Read more »
After a little glitch in their tabulating system negated their public vote (more on that in a moment), the Women in Poker Hall of Fame induction committee has named the two women who will join the hallowed halls of the organization during an induction ceremony this fall. For the first time earlier this month, the… Read more »
In the five years since “Black Friday” hit the online poker industry, poker professional Daniel Negreanu has been one of the more vocal critics of the people that were in charge of one of the rooms involved in that situation, Full Tilt Poker. Now, more than five years later, Negreanu is allowing one of the… Read more »
During the recent European Poker Tour Grand Final festival, poker professional Justin Bonomo was one of the fortunate individuals who was able to take some gold away from the proceedings. In the €2000 No Limit Hold’em preliminary event on May 2, he was able to defeat a field of 346 players to capture slightly more… Read more »
The directorial debut for screenwriter Aaron Sorkin – the poker-themed Molly’s Game, based on the book of the same name written by “The Poker Princess” Molly Bloom – is beginning to fill out as to its cast. While that is normally a good thing for a film, there are other problems that have arose for… Read more »
After a closure that lasted much longer than previously expected, the once-great poker room at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ, is set to reopen at 11AM today, but its future is still a bit murky. The poker room was closed last February and, at that time, people were told that the iconic… Read more »
The Women in Poker Hall of Fame is set to induct a new class of members to their rolls this fall. In the past, they have traditionally kept their voting “in the house,” meaning that a select committee and the past inductees were the only ones who were voting on new members. For the 2016… Read more »
According to reports from local news sources, the Normandie Casino – one of the original casinos in California which spread poker upon its legalization in the 1930s – will be temporarily shut down until new ownership can be found for the casino. DailyBreeze.com writer Sandy Mazza reports that the Normandie will be closing temporarily due… Read more »
I got into the poker industry and the writing part of it, specifically, by a happy accident back in 2005. In the eleven years since, I have generally been able to write what I want on my own terms. There have been those rare times, however, when I have been told to stay away from… Read more »
According to a brief report by TheHill.com, major players on both sides of the online gambling battle in the United States have acquired more troops. Both Sheldon Adelson’s Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG) and Amaya Services Ltd., a division of PokerStars parent Amaya, have hired new lobbyists. The CSIG, funded by Las Vegas Sands… Read more »
In an ingenious move that might not gain any traction – but it doesn’t hurt to try – a poker fan has started a petition asking officials at the World Series of Poker to eliminate the rake on the WSOP Championship Event. In addition to this elimination of rake, the petition is also asking for… Read more »
In what will certainly prove to be a fruitless effort, a petition has been started on the website change.org to try to get World Series of Poker officials to make substantive changes to the WSOP Main Event in order to reward players with more spoils. The petition, posted by David Bass, creator of Any Two… Read more »
For those that were looking for a big blockbuster expose of the A-listers from Hollywood that frequented the biggest poker games around in the early Ought’s, you’re going to be disappointed. According to the screenwriter and director, he’s not going to “name names,” so to speak. According to several outlets, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is hard… Read more »
When a player wins the World Series of Poker Championship Event and becomes the de facto World Champion of the game of poker, he (or perhaps one day she) also becomes an ambassador of sorts for the sport. Not only for the year following but pretty much for the rest of their involvement in the… Read more »
In the world of poker, many of its best players have been able to develop their talents – or transfer their abilities – from the world of role playing games, or RPGs, to the green baize. Through playing such games as Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Hearthstone and a litany of other strategic endeavors,… Read more »
Less than a week after being slapped with insider trading charges, Amaya CEO David Baazov is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the company, so says a statement from Amaya Tuesday morning. While the reason Amaya leads with for Baazov’s break is “to focus on preparing an offer to acquire Amaya,” it follows with… Read more »
It’s one of the dirty little secrets that the casual poker fan knows little to nothing about but that veterans of the tournament poker world are well versed in. Staking, in which a person provides a portion of another player’s tournament buy-in (or, in some cases, a cash game stake) for a percentage return should… Read more »
Once they were intricately linked as the only two “legal” areas to gamble in the United States. Since 1976, when the state of New Jersey joined Nevada as the only places which offered casino gaming in the U. S., the two have enjoyed a friendly rivalry as the years have gone by. Forty years later,… Read more »
Never let it be said that there is a calm moment in the poker world. Over the past couple of days, discussion has emerged among those in the poker community on two issues, one that is fairly blatant (and has been around for some time) and one that is still veiled in mystery. Whether either… Read more »
Around Halloween last year, a Cleveland area man who worked as a dealer for the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland was charged with cheating when he was allegedly found with one of the cards he was using up the sleeve of his uniform. Apparently there was nothing to see here as county prosecutors in the case have… Read more »
For many of us in the poker world, being the next victor in the World Series of Poker Championship Event would be a lifelong dream, the epitome of playing the game. Becoming poker’s next World Champion is the goal of anyone who seemingly has ever picked up a hand of cards and a few poker… Read more »
Slowly but surely, the amount of original programming is beginning to stack up for the 24/7 streaming channel (and hopefully soon we’ll see some more television outlets) Poker Central. Less than six months into their run, Poker Central will debut their latest program on Monday night, featuring arguably the most well-known tournament director in the… Read more »
In this day of 1000 channel cable conglomerates (OK, probably more along the lines of 300-500 after duplication, but you get my drift) and internet sites, you can pretty much get anything you want on television and the internet nowadays. When it comes to news and information, there are literally almost 100 stations that broadcast… Read more »
Although it has been rumored to be one of his next big projects in Hollywood, screenwriter/playwright and producer Aaron Sorkin – one of the most prolific writers in Tinseltown who has seen his award-winning work on both television and the silver screen – has reportedly chosen his lead for his next big film. That film… Read more »
