As the date draws closer for the proposed boycott of one of the top poker rooms on the Las Vegas Strip, there doesn’t seem to be any way it won’t go through despite the efforts of the man who called for the boycott’s overtures. “Two days ago, I issued a simple declaration to Sands Corporation… Read more »
On Wednesday, internet gaming and poker was once again in the spotlight on Capitol Hill. In the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, the chairman of the subcommittee, called the hearing yesterday morning for discussion of the issue of online gaming. The hearing, entitled “The Expansion of Internet… Read more »
Online poker room Full Tilt Poker will be hosting a live poker series in the Montreal area this fall. The Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival will feature 17 events over two weeks beginning September 21st. Unlike the company’s signature online series, the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), which spreads virtually every game imaginable, the… Read more »
The nine members of the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table, otherwise known as the “November Nine,” were determined Tuesday morning and now, just a day later, sports books have begun setting the odds of each player winning. After all, it’s the World Series of Poker. We all need to pile on more… Read more »
PokerStars released the tentative schedule for the 2013 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Wednesday, revealing a 65-event slate that begins on Sunday, September 8th and concludes Sunday, September 29th. This is the tournament series for those with larger bankrolls, as buy-ins start at $215 and go all the way up to $15,400 for the… Read more »
Yesterday, OnlinePokerReport.com reported that “sources close to the process” have said that Full Tilt Poker plans to expand its portfolio and add casino gambling to its offerings. That information has been confirmed this morning, as Rational Group, parent company of Full Tilt, has issued an official statement to media outlets. “The Rational Group intends to… Read more »
When Day 7 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off at around noon Pacific on Monday, 27 players had visions of bricks of money, a gaudy bracelet, and a life-changing title bouncing around in their hands. When play wrapped up at 2:30am this morning, just nine were left holding on those… Read more »
Irish gaming firm Paddy Power announced last week that it will soon launch the first real money sports betting app on the Facebook social networking platform. The app, called Paddy Power In-Play!, is currently in beta testing and may launch in said beta format within the next week or two. “The app will add social… Read more »
And so it comes down to this. Three tables of nine players. Just a few days ago, it was difficult to see across the poker room at the Rio, to distinguish one table from another. But now, now the tournament can fit into a good sized living room. In some ways, today is the most… Read more »
The long trek towards the next champion of the 2013 World Series of Poker Championship Event inched closer to a finish on Saturday as the field was decreased from 239 runners to only 68 survivors. The 239 players who came back on Saturday were all guaranteed a payday of $37,019, but anyone who plays the… Read more »
As expected following the Fourth of July Congressional recess, Texas Representative Joe Barton has reintroduced his online poker legislation to the House of Representatives, joining another bill for consideration by the body. Entitled HR 2666, the “Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013,” Barton is looking to take his second shot at passing legislation for the… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event has reached crunch time, with the money bubble popped early in the day and the true contenders beginning to emerge from the 6352 players who started the tournament last Saturday. An even 666 players came back on Friday for Day Four play, but eighteen of those… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event rolled through its Day Three activities on Thursday and, for the first time in the tournament, the entirety of the field was drawn together, albeit not in the same room. With a total of 1753 players emerging from the three Day Ones and Twos, the large… Read more »
Since Las Vegas Sands Corporation Chief Executive Officer Sheldon Adelson opined on his belief that online poker in the United States should be banned – and the further action of forming an online website to advocate for that stance – there has been a great deal of discussion of a formal boycott of the Las… Read more »
The final Day Two of the 2013 World Series of Poker Championship Event played out on Wednesday as the massive number of survivors from Day 1C stepped to the felt in the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino looking to take the next step towards poker immortality. The overall Day One chip leader, Mark “P0kerH0”… Read more »
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) will return next month to give poker players their 23rd chance at big money and custom avatars. FTOPS XXIII is still essentially the same as FTOPS past, though compared to the March running of the poker festival, there have been several changes. FTOPS XXIII will have one more… Read more »
Social gaming titan Zynga revealed its real-money gambling Facebook apps today at an event in Barcelona. According to VentureBeat.com, the company will initially launch the games in the United Kingdom, though the launch date is yet unknown. Zynga already dipped its toe into the real-money gaming water in April, when it launched ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlus… Read more »
Tuesday was a bit of an odd-ball day on the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event schedule, as two Day 2’s ran concurrently. Once the Main Event got enormous several years ago, Day 1 was split into four flights with the survivors of two of those flights meeting up for Day 2A and survivors… Read more »
In news broken by Pokerfuse.com Tuesday, the man most people consider the greatest living poker player, Phil Ivey, will be the face of a new online gaming company in California. The company, Pala Interactive, is a joint venture between the Pala Band of Mission Indians and former online gaming executive Jim Ryan. PokerFuse reports that… Read more »
PokerStars announced the launch of a new, optional security measure Monday which will allow players to be aware of what’s going on with their accounts even when not logged in. In a post on Two Plus Two, PokerStars’ Head of Public Relations Michael Josem let the poker community know of the availability of SMS Validation,… Read more »
Day 1C of the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event wrapped up Monday night and while it didn’t attract enough players to get the total field over last year’s mark, it was still an impressive draw. The 3,467 players that paid the $10,000 to play made Day 1C the single largest starting day… Read more »
Another week, another bit of history at the 2013 World Series of Poker. Just days after Dana Castenda added her name to the short list of women to ever win a bracelet in an open event at the WSOP, Loni Harwood did the same, winning Event #60, the final $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event of the… Read more »
The second of three starting flights in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event ran Sunday and, as expected, the turnout was significantly greater than the previous day. Day 1A’s in the Main Event have historically been the small, primarily because players would prefer to not have to wait around multiple days for Day… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event may be the…well…Main Event this week, but there are still a few events finishing up at the Rio. One that was done in a flash Sunday was Event #58: The Little One for One Drop $1,111 No-Limit Hold’em. Only eight players remained of the original 4,756… Read more »
The biggest moment on the tournament poker calendar, the $10,000 Championship Event at the World Series of Poker, got off to a grand start on Saturday. While some were celebrating that special day (or lamenting the fact that it was over so quick), three other preliminary events on the WSOP schedule played down to the… Read more »
