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In front of a packed ballroom at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, the 2nd Annual American Poker Awards were held on Thursday evening. Created by the chairman of the Global Poker Index, Alexandre Dreyfus, to celebrate the best of North American poker (much like its counterpart in the European Poker Awards), the ceremonies… Read more »
As the 2016 Presidential campaign swings into high gear, several of the candidates have made their positions known on a variety of subjects. The question of online gaming and poker is one, however, that candidates from either party – Democrat or Republican – haven’t taken a stand. In a town hall meeting recently one of… Read more »
On Friday, the Global Poker League released a list of 203 poker professionals who had agreed to a two-year deal to offer their availability to the fledgling organization. Each player has signed a contract – which has generated some controversy in the poker world – and the players are ready to see who the 12… Read more »
Wrapping up a fiasco that dates back to last summer, Florida gaming officials are expected to hand down a massive fine against one of the state’s most popular poker rooms. The fine is the result of a tournament that still has several question marks as to the integrity of the event and the racetrack where… Read more »
In a monumental announcement on Thursday afternoon, the streaming 24/7 poker channel Poker Central met its goal of heading to a broadcast outlet, announcing a deal with an Ohio cable outlet that will start broadcasting the network as one of its offerings. Buckeye CableSystem in Ohio will be the first home for Poker Central on… Read more »
David Baazov certainly knows how to grab the attention of the financial and poker communities. A year and a half after his company, Amaya Inc., announced its intentions to purchase the parent of PokerStars and Full Tilt in a $4.9 billion deal, Baazov has let loose with another shocker: he is now interested in personally… Read more »
When it was first unveiled in 2015, we weren’t quite sure what to expect from Alexandre Dreyfus, the Global Poker Index and, in particular, the inaugural American Poker Awards. What the North American poker world received was a gift: it was a ceremony befitting of its counterpart from “across The Pond” with the European Poker… Read more »
After taking a couple of years away from nominations, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame is back in 2016 to induct a new class of nominees. As the Poker Hall of Fame does, the WiPHoF looks to the general public to nominate players for the prestigious honor of joining the rolls of some of… Read more »
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 »
“Barry Greenstein spotted at the play money tables. Is he busto?” This is something that would not be all that weird to think is someone saw him playing online lately, but don’t worry about Mr. Greenstein. He is doing just fine. In a recent interview with PokerListings.com, Greenstein talked about how and why he has… 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 »
After a thorough investigation into a tournament that was, from most appearances, run completely against every traditional norm of tournament poker in existence, state gaming officials in Florida have completed their investigation into the Hialeah Park Poker Room, resulting in several violations being marked against the organization. The situation first came to the attention of… 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 »
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 »
In further backlash against policies implemented last year, poker professional Isaac Haxton has decided to turn down the renewal of his PokerStars sponsorship for 2016, citing the company’s treatment of players as the reason. Haxton, who was a part of Team PokerStars Online, was offered the same deal for the upcoming year that he had… 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 »
Marking his fifth year of public service, poker professional and host of his eponymously named poker program Bernard Lee delivered holiday packages to 50 children in the Milford, MA area a few days prior to Christmas through his Full House Charity Program. “I’m thrilled to bring the Full House Charity Program to a new location… Read more »
(Writer’s note: I penned this a decade ago and it still rings true even today. Over the years I’ve considered changing some of the names used in the course of the tale (due to transgressions), but have left the original intact for posterity and to reflect the original inspiration. To you, the reader, and with… Read more »
There is less than two weeks until the celebration of Christmas around the world and Hanukkah is already in full swing, with its conclusion on Monday. At this point, many have exhausted all of the gift options that they might have thought of, but there are a couple of books out there that might interest… Read more »
It has been very quiet on the cinematic front with gambling and poker movies as of late. The last “gambling” film that saw wide release was a remake of The Gambler starring Mark Wahlberg (save your money, the better film was the 1974 version with James Caan starring), which was released at Christmastime in 2014.… Read more »
Daily fantasy sports are fun, but the industry in the United States is quickly turning into a mess. Sites are being forced out of individual states, class action lawsuits are being filed, and major sites are being investigated for the legality or potential lack thereof. And now one of the two leading DFS sites is… Read more »
When he was on the popular television show earlier this year, he captured the attention of the poker community and the game show world with his talents. Now, after a two-week tournament, former poker professional Alex Jacob can lay claim to the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions title. Jacob never seemed to be challenged during the… Read more »
It may be inconceivable to think this, but online poker only began roughly 17 years ago. That first site, Planet Poker, would eventually bring about Paradise Poker and then the “power quartet” that made up the game in the mid-2000s – PartyPoker, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and UltimateBet. Their collapse in 2011 as a result… Read more »
Amid a great deal of fanfare on Wednesday, officials from the casino and state government – including Governor Jerry Brown – unveiled the renovations of the old Bicycle Casino, now under its new moniker of the Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Bell Gardens, CA. One of the venerable card rooms in the Golden State, “The… Read more »
