While the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event final table is cause for celebration in Las Vegas this week, the story is much different for another poker hotbed in United States. Atlantic City, New Jersey has been ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, displacing residents, destroying the famous Boardwalk, and forcing all twelve of its casinos… Read more »
In sports, fans of west coast teams often complain about the media’s “east coast bias.” That is, it seems like teams in eastern markets get a disproportionate amount of attention and coverage compared to those in western markets. That perception is often true, with much of the problem simply being the difference in time zones.… Read more »
The Giants won the World Series this weekend; this week one man at the World Series of Poker is going to become a poker giant. The final table of the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event got underway last night at the Rio in Las Vegas as nine players looked to become the… Read more »
During the first level of the ESPN telecast of 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event final table Monday night, floor reporter Kara Scott kept hyping some sort of huge announcement that would be made soon, an announcement that would excite the poker world. Perhaps to the disappointment of some, it had nothing to do… Read more »
With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table just hours away and baseball’s World Series ending last night, the spotlight of the sports world is shining squarely on poker for the next two days as nine players have their sights set on the more than $8.5 million first prize. One of this… Read more »
After over three months of waiting, it has all come down to this. The 2012 World Series of Poker Championship Event final table resumes tomorrow, with the “Octo-Nine” stepping to the felt to work their way down to the final three men that will determine poker’s next World Champion on Tuesday night. For those of… Read more »
Concluding their first ever stop in South Africa, Germany’s Dominik Nitsche, to put it bluntly, dominated the field to win the World Poker Tour’s Emperors Palace Poker Classic in Johannesburg this morning (East Coast time). The tournament, which started on Monday, drew a respectable field of 230 players and Nitsche was in a position of… Read more »
According to reports from Florida, a legally operating free poker league at a local sports bar was raided last weekend under somewhat questionable circumstances. In a story from the Tampa Bay Times writer Stephanie Wang, Louie’s Grill and Sports Bar in Tampa was the target of a state and local law enforcement raid as a… Read more »
The battle for online poker regulation in California has taken a step back as the organization that was helping to drive legislation has disbanded amid infighting among its members. The California Online Poker Association, a venture between the different card rooms, horse tracks and Indian casinos in the Golden State, seems to have closed its… Read more »
As the “rest of the world” anxiously awaits the return of Full Tilt Poker, U. S. players wait for their money from the U. S. Department of Justice from the seizures/sale of Full Tilt Poker and the question of future regulation of the online poker industry hangs in the air, a noted poker player/author has… Read more »
Social gaming giant Zynga announced Wednesday that it has partnered with bwin.party to offer real money online poker and casino games to the United Kingdom. Plans are to launch the joint product in the first half 2013. Zynga players in the UK who wish to test their skills at real money poker will sit at… Read more »
In June, Hollywood Poker, the long-standing member of the Ongame Network, abruptly closed its doors. No explanation was given at the time, but fortunately customers were not left holding the bag, as their account balances were transferred from the 8-year old site to RedKings.com. It now appears that Hollywood Poker is back, but has gone… Read more »
Sometimes in life we are given a gift so outside the realm of anything that we could even believe existed that upon its receipt, our hearts are overwhelmed with joy and amazement. Those who did not previously believe in a heavenly father now do and those who already did have their faith reaffirmed. A tear… Read more »
After a few days of keeping poker fans guessing last week, PokerStars finally announced Thursday that Isaac Haxton has been added to the roster of Team PokerStars Online. The world’s largest online poker room ran a promotion allowing customers to guess the new member’s identity for the opportunity to win $50. On Tuesday, the day… Read more »
Three Las Vegas-based gaming firms – Boyd Gaming, Fertitta Interactive LLC, and Golden Nugget – were granted interactive gaming licenses by the Nevada Gaming Commission last week, allowing them to provide intrastate online poker in Nevada. Boyd Gaming was the first of the three, receiving the thumbs-up on Thursday. The company owns 17 properties in… Read more »
In its short existence, the International Federation of Poker has arguably done more for the game of poker than any other organization in the same time frame. Founded in 2009, the IFP has been able to unite over 40 different national poker organizations under one umbrella, bringing a level of respectability to making poker more… Read more »
A raid by New York law enforcement on an alleged poker operation in the state demonstrates what “to do” and what “not to do” when having a private game. On October 8, the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit acted on a search warrant on a former school building in Saratoga Springs. In that… Read more »
The ballots are in for the election of new members of the Poker Hall of Fame for 2012, with poker legend and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brian “Sailor” Roberts and noted poker veteran Eric Drache earning nomination to that prestigious institution. The living 18 members of the Hall and a like number… Read more »
Since the “Black Friday” indictments of last year, there have been several online poker sites that have sprung from the ashes in an attempt to capture those American players who still would like to play poker online but don’t trust the handful of offshore sites that still cater to the United States. These sites, whether… Read more »
The newest Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year (POY) standings were released Wednesday and, as expected, there were no changes at the very top. Dan Smith is the leader for the eighth week in a row, with Kyle Julius still in 2nd place and losing time to catch up. Smith has 1098.79 points… Read more »
In August, South Point Poker LLC became the first company to receive a license to operate an intrastate online poker room and was confident it would have its site up and running to serve Nevada residents this month. As it turns out, that will not happen, but South Point has said that everything is still… Read more »
David Williams is an excellent poker player. He has been for the better part of a decade now. But this weekend he went back to a card game he played before he took up poker and found success, winning the Magic: The Gathering 2012 Grand Prix San Jose. The 32-year old Williams was part of… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker is certainly ramping up the anticipation as its rise from the dead date draws near. On Monday, the former second largest online poker room in the world announced that it has added two more pros to its roster: Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. Dwan and Blom, who join Gus Hansen… Read more »
With the re-launch of Full Tilt Poker just three weeks away, more details are coming out about what players can expect from their online poker experience at the once-powerful internet poker room. On Friday, Shyam Markus, Full Tilt’s Poker Room Manager, explained on the Two Plus Two poker forum how much of his poker room’s… Read more »
As Nevada prepares to become the first state to offer an intra-state online poker network, a major casino operation on the East Coast is preparing to enter into the free online poker market after signing a deal with a Nevada company. According to the Boston Herald’s Ira Kantor, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, who operate… Read more »
