Perhaps it is fitting that a World Poker Tour (WPT) event in a tiny country had a tiny first day this weekend. Regardless of the numbers, though, it is still a World Poker Tour event and the winner still becomes a member of the Champions Club. That said, just 64 players paid the €3,000 +… Read more »
The history of the game of poker has continually evolved since it was originally created (“modern” poker allegedly was invented in 1829 here in the United States, although there is argument that the game goes back much farther than that). There are a host of variations that can be played and each of those choices… Read more »
In a thrilling heads up showdown, Matthew Salsberg rallied from behind to deny Theo Jorgensen a place in the World Poker Tour history books in winning the 2012 Grand Prix de Paris last night. Coming to the final table at the Aviation Club along the Champs-Elysees, Salsberg was facing arguably one of the most accomplished… Read more »
Friday afternoon, the 24 survivors from the World Poker Tour stop at the Aviation Club for the Grand Prix de Paris convened to work their way down to the final table. Over the span of nine hours, the players fell away until the final six men were left standing in what is one of the… Read more »
After receiving nominations from the poker community for the 2012 class of the Poker Hall of Fame, World Series of Poker officials have unveiled the top ten finalists from that nomination process, with the ten nominees now facing a select committee for induction into the Hall. The ten players selected for potential enshrinement span the… Read more »
The World Poker Tour has chosen the difficult task of playing in Paris, France, this weekend as the 2012 WPT Grand Prix de Paris is in full swing at the Aviation Club on the edges of the Champs-Elysees in the City of Light. After three days of play (two Day Ones got the action going… Read more »
After teasing their proposal for several months, the draft of a bill regarding online gaming and poker by Senators Harry Reid of Nevada and Jon Kyl of Arizona has been circulated, although whether it will garner support from not only members of the Senate but also the gaming public remains to be seen. QuadJacks.com received… Read more »
The ongoing civil case against the alleged conspirators in the “Black Friday” indictments of 2011 took another turn earlier this week as the U. S. Department of Justice filed a second amended complaint that seems to target former Full Tilt Poker board member Howard Lederer. In the complaint filed on Monday, the Department of Justice… Read more »
Organizers of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris wanted to get the field 143 down to 72 in just four or five levels Wednesday. Mission accomplished. After just four levels on Day 2, there were just 63 players remaining, a full table fewer than the goal. Philipp “Philbort” Gruissem will be the… Read more »
It turned out to be a small field this year at the 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris. Just 96 players put down the €7,500 buy-in on Day 1A and only another 132 followed suit on Day 1B, creating a total field of 228 players. That is well below last year’s mark… Read more »
The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) announced on Tuesday the signing of David Benyamine as an ambassador for the ambitious event, set to take place next year. The deal comes just days after fellow poker player Patrik Antonius was brought onboard. The two join Liz Lieu, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, and Sam Trickett as members… Read more »
The Main Event is now underway at one of the legendary stops on the World Poker Tour: the WPT Grand Prix de Paris at the famed Aviation Club de France in Paris. The Aviation Club was one of the original venues on the Tour when it hosted the seventh event, then called the Euro Finals… Read more »
Chris Ferguson has won a live tournament sponsored by PokerStars. That’s got to sound surprising, considering Ferguson was one of Full Tilt Poker’s founders and should be in hiding after his poker room’s scandal. Fortunately for poker fans who don’t want to see the long-haired card banana-slicer acquire another penny, it wasn’t “the” Chris Ferguson… Read more »
With the final four months of the 2012 tournament poker season revving up, poker pro Dan Smith has surged to the lead on all of the major Player of the Year races in the poker world. Smith, who has been lurking back in the pack for much of the 2012 tournament poker season, has used… Read more »
A Virginia man is moving forward with arguments against the gaming laws on the books to the state’s Supreme Court, where what might be a final verdict will be rendered. According to Virginian-Pilot reporter Dave Forster, Charles Daniels, a former poker hall operator in Portsmouth, received word yesterday that his appeal against the current laws… Read more »
After a flurry of criticism from players, extensive coverage from the poker media and probably some consultation with their attorneys, the leadership of the Partouche Poker Tour has decided to honor the tournament guarantee made for its Main Event in Cannes, France. As the players came to the felt today to work down to the… Read more »
After a disappointing fiscal report from the company, analysts are stating it is a “possibility” that Caesars Entertainment may have to sell the World Series of Poker and restructure its debt to maintain its profitability. According to VegasInc.com, the financial services company Fitch Ratings has recently downgraded the stock suggestion of Caesars Entertainment from “stable”… Read more »
Amid a brewing uprising from players participating in its Main Event over the prize pool, the owner of the Partouche Poker Tour announced this afternoon in Cannes, France that this year’s tournament would be the last of the organization. According to the Winamax blog, PPT owner Patrick Partouche held a press conference at the Casino… Read more »
It is the Democrats’ turn to take the national stage this week as they attempt to rally their base at the National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. And, like the Republicans, the 2012 Democratic National Platform was published to coincide with the festivities. Unlike in the Republican National Platform, however, online poker was not attacked.… Read more »
According to a number of sources, including PocketFives.com and PokerFuse.com, Merge Gaming Network CEO Anthony Taylor has stepped down from his position at the helm of the company. No reasons have yet been given as to his departure and Merge has yet to issue a press release. Taylor joined Merge Gaming in April 2007 after… Read more »
Back in April, a group of 14 gamblers had the day of their lives: they took the Golden Nugget Atlantic City for more than $1.5 million. Fairly, without cheating. To their horror, though, they found themselves sued by the casino and were still without $1 million of their winnings. Fast forward four months and a… Read more »
The largest online poker tournament series in the world, PokerStars’ 2012 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), kicked off Sunday in style with tournaments repeatedly putting their guaranteed prize pools in the rear view mirror. The year’s most anticipated online poker series has a long way to – almost three more weeks – so if… Read more »
The second Main Event of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) wrapped up this weekend at the famed Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia as the final nine players competed for the AUD $326,125 first prize. In the end, it was England’s Samad “Sam” Razavi who emerged triumphant for his first ever APPT title. Razavi entered… Read more »
So far this year, the impact of women on the game of poker has been outstanding. Xuan Liu kicked the year off right for the ladies, becoming the first woman to ever make the final table of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, then followed that up by driving deep at the World Series of Poker in… Read more »
Most poker players would salivate at the notion of having nothing to do for a month than to play poker in some of the most stylish poker rooms in Europe. That opportunity exists for those that are in the United Kingdom as the 2012 London Poker Festival, sponsored by Bluff Europe, opened up shop yesterday… Read more »
