As the cards, chips, dealers, floor staff and, yes, even the players are preparing for the start of the 2013 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event today, the WSOP Player of the Year race has taken a startling turn after this week’s action. After making three final tables over the schedule of this year’s… Read more »
On the eve of the 2013 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event, two top pros were able to capture their second bracelet each in defeating some equally talented opposition. Event #57 – $5000 No Limit Hold’em In one of the quicker final tables of the 2013 WSOP, the United Kingdom’s Matt Perrins started the… Read more »
As approximately 7000 people prepare to start the 2013 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event tomorrow (not all at once, mind you), there are some other stories that are making the rounds of the poker community. In this edition of “ICYMI,” PokerStars has finally found a potential partner in the New Jersey online gaming… Read more »
After coming up short at his three previous final tables during the 2013 World Series of Poker, the United Kingdom’s Matthew Ashton finally broke through in a big way, taking down the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship early Friday morning. Event #55 on the 2013 WSOP schedule brought back the survivors from the previous five days… Read more »
As the 2013 World Series of Poker makes its preparations for the start of the $10,000 Championship Event this weekend, there are still a few preliminary events that are left on the schedule. One of those tournaments, the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship, has worked its way to the final table while the second is down… Read more »
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room, only debuted the Micro Millions tournament series last March, but in just over a year, it has become one of the most popular poker festivals on the internet. This month will mark the fifth iteration of Micro Millions, which begins July 18th and runs through July 28th. Micro… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker announced Monday the re-launch of its Black Card loyalty program, the program for the poker site’s elite, high volume players. Shyam Markus, Full Tilt’s Poker Room Manager, provided details to the poker community on Two Plus Two. Make no mistake, Black Card is not for the recreational, low-volume player. It is for… Read more »
Yesterday, we reported on the Trump Taj Mahal and Ultimate Poker forging a partnership to bring online gambling to the state of New Jersey. Today, two more deals between Atlantic City casinos and online gaming providers have been made public. The other Trump property in Atlantic City, Trump Plaza, has reportedly partnered with online gaming… Read more »
Tuesday night was a historic night at the 2013 World Series of Poker as Dana Castaneda became one of the few women in the 44 years of the Series to win a bracelet in an open event. She triumphed in Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em, beating 2,882 foes and earning $454,207. Castenda joins a who’s… Read more »
Monday night marked the end of Day 2 of the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 Poker Players Championship (PPC), a tournament arguably more prestigious in the poker community than the $10,000 Main Event. The PPC debuted in 2006 as a H.O.R.S.E. tournament, with the idea that the expensive buy-in and mixed game format… Read more »
Ultimate Poker, the first legal, licensed online poker room to go live in Nevada, is making a push to become the first to go live in New Jersey. The Stations Casinos-owned site announced Monday that it has inked a deal with Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC to offer real money online poker in the Garden… Read more »
While the 2013 World Series of Poker drives on (the $50,000 Poker Players Championship began yesterday and, on Saturday, the $10,000 Championship Event opens play), there has been some other news that has drawn some attention. In this edition of “ICYMI,” the Canadian court has finally sentenced Jonathan Duhamel’s ex-girlfriend and the Las Vegas Sands… Read more »
The final weekend before the start of the $10,000 Championship Event next weekend wrapped up on Sunday, with several notable pros stepping up to capture WSOP bracelets in a multitude of poker disciplines. Event #49 – $1500 No Limit Hold’em This particular $1500 NLHE tournament drew in a nice sized field of 2247 but, by… Read more »
