Dan Katz

Sometimes in poker, as in life, you can’t overthink a situation. When I was a student, my mom would tell me that I was unsure about an answer on a test, my first instinct was usually the right one. In a World Poker Tour livestream this week, perhaps a player by the name of “QQQ”…

The United States and Israel only attacked Iran less than a week ago, but there has already been unspeakable tragedy in the region. More than 1,000 civilians have reportedly been killed in the strikes, including nearly 200 children. Beyond the horror that will continue to unfold at ground level, there has been and will be…

Welcome to the party, Pennsylvania PokerStars has announced that it will become part of FanDuel in the United States later this year. Players will use a single FanDuel account and wallet for all verticals FanDuel offers, including sportsbook, casino, and poker. PokerStars will still be on a separate, dedicated app that will have to be…

Just six years after it was bought in a $17.3 billion deal, Caesars might be on the move again. According to the Financial Times, the company has received acquisition offers and one name that is courting the gaming giant is Tilman Fertitta, owner of Landry’s, Inc. and the NBA’s Houston Rockets. As the FT noted,…

Snatched up quickly Irish poker pros, podcasters, writers, and overall personalities David Lappin and Dara O’Kearney have had quite the roller coaster for the better part of a year. On June 1, Unibet’s sponsorship of their Global Poker Award-winning podcast, “The Chip Race,” ended after nearly a decade. The duo was left wondering if their…

Main Event final table schedule still a question mark When GGPoker released the schedule for the 2026 World Series of Poker last week, it gave the public almost all the information it needed on the summer poker spectacular. A couple pieces were missing: the exact schedule for the final table and the broadcast viewing options…

Long-time North Las Vegas locals’ gambling spot Poker Palace closed in October of last year, losing the Vegas area yet another poker room. But it was quickly acquired by Truckee Gaming, which said it was committed to opening the doors once again. That “once again” looks like it is just a couple of months away,…

Worldwide chase Players who grind to try to finish atop the World Series of Poker Player of the Year leaderboard may have to log some frequent flier miles this year. In its 2026 schedule release, the WSOP announced changes to the POY race, namely that it will now expand beyond Las Vegas. The announcement wasn’t…

GGPoker has announced the complete schedule for the 2026 World Series of Poker, slated to run May 26 to July 15 at both Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas on the Strip. “Our favorite time of year is around the corner, and we cannot wait to once again welcome the poker world back to…

PointsBet dropped the ball The fallout continues from the wide-ranging basketball sports betting scandal of the past couple years, as the Canadian gambling regulator has proposed a five-day suspension of PointsBet’s license. On Thursday, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) accused PointsBet of allegedly failing to “properly monitor, detect, document and report suspicious…

Missed it by that much Last year, GGPoker’s GGMasters anniversary event did not go so well, as technical problems caused the tournament to be canceled. This year, it wasn’t great for GGPoker for different reasons, as it ended with an overlay of $1.8 million, the largest overlay in online poker history. The sixth anniversary event…

Zero tolerance Grosvenor Poker has announced that poker pro Thomas Clack has been dropped as a sponsored player after he was suspended by the site’s platform, the iPoker Network. In a Facebook post, Grosvenor Poker was as vague as could be about the decision, not even naming Clack as the person it was talking about:…

Surprise remaster Poker Night at the Inventory was a game that nobody really asked for, but became a minor cult hit when Telltale Games released it in late 2010. The goofy Texas Hold’em sim involving characters from other video games was unserious and imperfect, but most importantly, it was fun. For five bucks, it was…

Gambling dressed as “social” The state of Washington has sued multiple gaming app companies for allegedly offering residents of the state illegal gambling games, raking in over $225 million in the process. Filed on Tuesday by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, the lawsuit’s two biggest targets are Aristocrat and Playtika, the latter of which operates…

Unknown incident Poker author and poker player David Sklansky was arrested in Las Vegas for domestic battery. First reported by PokerNews, the 78-year-old Sklansky was booked into the Las Vegas Detention Center on Thursday. Sklansky has since been released, and no formal charges were filed. Other than that, there is no other information publicly available…

Always in the last place you look Imagine winning $200 million, but losing out on an additional $200 million. Would you be more elated that you now had generational wealth or would you be more forlorn that you didn’t have double that amount? That’s the emotional push and pull that a California man is going…

We hardly knew ye Less than a year after reopening, the Planet Hollywood poker room in Las Vegas is closing once again. Over the weekend, YouTuber, poker player, and Planet Hollywood poker dealer “Vegas Poker Nomad,” also known as “El Diesel,” posted a video to break the news that the poker room’s last day will…

Said he has a gambling addiction The first person has been sentenced in the illegal sports betting case involving NBA players Jontay Porter and Terry Rozier. On Wednesday, Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall sentenced Timothy McCormack to two years in prison for his role in the scheme. McCormack won big money using insider information about the…

More money is always good I’ve always liked extra little bonus features in online poker cash games. I remember the old Cake Poker had thing where gold cards would randomly appear and if you won the pot, you added the gold card to your collection. Collect certain groupings and you could cash them in for…