Throughout recent political situations in Washington, D. C., of late, there has been poker terms bandied about. “Pushing all-in” for a political belief, Representatives and Senators “bluffing” on certain stances that they are taking and other poker metaphors have appeared in the news. So why not send a poker player to the nation’s capital? Apparently… Read more »
With the end of the year in just a couple of months, one of the venerable institutions of the British poker playing community, the 2013 British Poker Awards, is just around the corner. Now in its fourth year, the 2013 BPA honors the best of the English poker scene through voting by the fans and… Read more »
In a stunning comeback, Mohsin Charania overcame a gigantic chip deficit throughout the final table to win the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event. For his efforts, the Illinois resident known as “chicagocards1” online received $469,477. One of poker’s oldest clichés is “a chip and a chair” and rarely has… Read more »
If you polled casual poker fans and asked them who their favorite poker player was, my guess is that Daniel Negreanu would receive the highest number of votes. Ask a more serious fan and Negreanu’s name might not come up. Today, at least from what I can tell, Negreanu is looked at as more of… Read more »
Yesterday, the troubled online poker room Lock Poker left the Revolution Gaming Network to strike out on its own (interpret the meaning of “strike out” however you would like). No advance warning was given to its customers; during the migration to the new, proprietary platform, players were locked out of their accounts. Once the transition… Read more »
This is it. We have reached the final table of the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event at the famed Aviation Club de France. Just six players remain of the original 187 and leading the way is the same player who topped the chip counts going into Day 4, Vasili… Read more »
Just 24 players remain in the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event as the tournament heads into Day 4 on Tuesday. Leading the very top heavy field in the race to the €340,000 first prize is Belarus’ Vasili Firsau with 756,000 chips. Just how top heavy is the leader board?… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event just ended and the traditional WSOP Main Event final table is just a week away. Serving as the meat in a delicious poker sandwich this fall is the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris Main Event, hosted by the legendary Aviation Club de France.… Read more »
If you thought the undead, purple Minions, and flocks of Walter Whites were going to put a scare into you this Halloween, just wait until your opponent hits his two outer on the river. With Delaware set to launch its online gambling industry this Thursday, October 31st, Pokerfuse.com has confirmed that poker will, in fact,… Read more »
After coming into the day with the chip lead, Spain’s Adrian Mateos rode that stack to victory in the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Championship Event. Holding a 1.4 million chip lead over Dominik Nitsche, Mateos was on a roll as the table convened on Friday. Lurking behind Mateos and Nitsche was France’s hope… Read more »
In what has been an ongoing battle in the Wolverine State over the industry, Michigan’s charity poker rooms are once again under fire from state regulators. If new regulations that are currently on the table are put into effect, it would essentially close those rooms due to their severity. On Sunday, Michigan Live’s Melissa Anders… Read more »
In what has been an outstanding year of play for him, poker professional Daniel Negreanu put a cap on his 2013 World Series of Poker efforts by winning the €25,000 High Roller event at the WSOP Europe and sealing his second WSOP Player of the Year award. 80 entries were officially in the books after… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe has come down to its penultimate day after a rapid Day 4 that saw the field cut to the final six men, rather than the eight that had been planned. 24 players came to the tables in France on Wednesday to determine those lucky souls who would be… Read more »
Amaya Gaming Group announced yesterday that it has struck a deal with the Golden Nugget Hotels and Casinos to provide the technology for Golden Nugget’s real money online gaming in the United States. This includes both Amaya’s poker and casino gaming software as well as its back-end solutions. Amaya owns the Ongame Network, which it… Read more »
According to several reports, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has now granted licenses to five prospective online gambling operators in the state. It has been a relatively slow process; at the end of July, the DGE confirmed that 37 applications had been filed and no doubt more have been filed since. The… Read more »
After a year’s hiatus, the million dollar buy-in Big One for ONE DROP tournament at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will return in 2014. The WSOP has announced that the event will run June 29th through July 1st and will be televised at Caesars Palace until the final table. The event was the brainchild… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event started with 375 players and now it is down to just 24. Three tables of players remain in the tournament heading into Wednesday’s Day 4 and two – Adrian Mateos Diaz and Daniel Steinberg – stand above the crowd. Neck and neck at the top… Read more »
Down to 70 players, the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event heads into Day 3 Tuesday. Taking control late was Germany’s Dominik Nitsche, who ended the night with 504,800 chips, the only player over the half-million mark. Ludovic Lacay, the chip leader going into Day 2, had another successful day, finishing in… Read more »
Poker pros Tom Marchese and Randy Dorfman have ended their relationships with Ultimate Poker and are no longer members of the online poker room’s “Team U.” Dorfman had signed on with Nevada’s first legal, regulated intrastate poker site in June of this year, along with Gavin Griffin, Lauren Kling, Dan O’Brien, and 2012 World Series… Read more »
The best shake off frustration and forge ahead. They take a hit, wipe off the dirt, and come back swinging. Such was the case with Ludovic Lacay Sunday as he came back from the disappointment of a runner-up finish in the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe €3,000 Mixed-Max Pot Limit Omaha Event to… Read more »
After a week of excitement from its preliminary events, the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe kicked off its €10,000 Championship Event on Saturday, drawing in a decent starting field for what should be a highly competitive tournament. Players began drifting into the Casino Barriere in Enghien-les-Bains, France, around noon on Saturday (early morning U.… Read more »
In just about five weeks, the doors will open on only the second operation in the United States that will legalize online gaming and poker. On November 26, New Jersey will crack the seal and open up, for its residents, a variety of casino gaming (any game offered in an Atlantic City casino can be… Read more »
At the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe the past two days, history was denied in one event while two popular pros battled it out for the right to claim their first ever WSOP bracelet. €2000 No Limit Hold’em Entering the play yesterday in Cannes, Erik Seidel was on the precipice of history. Already the… Read more »
During the festivities for this year’s World Series of Poker Championship Event “November Nine” play, two more inductees will enter into the Poker Hall of Fame. After fan balloting chose the ten potential inductees, a blue ribbon panel of living Hall of Fame members and poker journalists have selected former World Champions Tom McEvoy and… Read more »
In a study commissioned by the anti-online gaming and poker crusader Sheldon Adelson, a research group has found that, while many people are not opposed to live gaming, they have objections to the online version of the same activity. In a memo dated October 9, The Tarrance Group and its founding partner, Dave Sackett –… Read more »
