Poker Pros

PokerNews reported that Jamie Gold, the 2006 WSOP Main Event champion, held the Variety Children’s Charity Poker Event for the 14th straight year in late July at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, where the gathering raised more than $250,000 for Southern California children with disabilities, special needs, and developmental challenges. UFC announcer Bruce Buffer co-hosted… Read more »

With a $50,000 minimum buy-in and $100/$200 stakes on the table, Daniel Negreanu is set to make his long-awaited Hustler Casino Live debut on August 28. Hustler Casino Live confirmed Negreanu’s place in the lineup via a post on X, describing him as an eight-time WSOP bracelet winner and a GGPoker ambassador, according to PokerNews.… Read more »

Poker pro Jason Koon, in his first year of eligibility at age 40, has been elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. Koon is the only person in the Hall’s Class of 2026. “When I found poker, I was immediately and forever in it,” Koon wrote in a social media post on Tuesday. “It was… Read more »

Comets reborn The Mohegan Tribe has agreed to sell the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun to Golden Nugget and the NBA’s Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for a record $300 million. The league’s Board of Governors must still approve the sale, but it is expected to do so. The team will change its name to the Houston… Read more »

Further information has emerged following the surprise raid on Austin’s The Lodge Card Club on Tuesday morning. According to the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC), the club is under investigation for possible illegal gambling and money laundering. In a statement to media outlets on Thursday, TABC Director of Communications Chris Porter said, “The business… Read more »