As witnessed by two recent events in the tournament poker world (January’s incident at the opening event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open and the “chip pocketing” case last month at the World Series of Poker Circuit event in Palm Beach, FL), there is a great concern over fake chips being introduced into a tournament.… Read more »
Battling through what proved to be an entertaining final table, poker pro James Carroll captured his first major championship in winning the World Poker Tour’s Bay 101 Shooting Star early this morning in San Jose, CA. Carroll would start the day on Friday in a difficult position. Chip leader Mukul Pahuja was stacked with 6.47… Read more »
The most recent figures have been released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement on the burgeoning online gaming scene in the Garden State. While there is plenty that can be viewed as “good” for the industry, there were some dips in the numbers that might be concerning. Overall, the DGE reported that the… Read more »
After a bit of controversy, the final table has been determined in the World Poker Tour’s Bay 101 Shooting Star event, with Mukul Pahuja holding down the top slot on the leaderboard and a former Bay 101 champion looking to win the event for the second time. As Day 3 was getting ready to start,… Read more »
There is so much activity going on right now for the World Poker Tour, it is difficult for the average poker fan to keep up with the hectic pace. For a Thursday, however, one of the events has closed for the day: the WPT Gioco Digitale Venice has wrapped up in Italy for the night,… Read more »
We said yesterday that the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event is one of the most popular tournaments of the year; it’s popularity continues to grow. When added to the 312 players from Day 1A, the 401 players who signed up to play on Tuesday’s Day 1B created a total field… Read more »
As is typically the case in a multiple starting flight tournament, Day 1B of the Gioco Digitale World Poker Tour (WPT) Venice Carnival Main Event saw a larger field than did Day 1A. It is still one of the smallest major tournaments in the world, though, as the 92 players who signed up yesterday brought… Read more »
One of the most fun World Poker Tour events of the year kicked off Monday as the 2014 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star held its Day 1A at the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose, California. Now in its twelfth year, the tournament features the excitement of $2,500 bounties on as many as 25 “shooting… Read more »
Monday marked the start of two World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Events, with the Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Carnival the first to get underway in Italy. The world’s oldest casino, the Casino di Venezia, is serving as host for this, the final European World Poker Tour event of Season XII. If you are looking to… Read more »
The vast majority of poker players in New Jersey have had little to no problems logging into the state’s online poker rooms, but gambling regulators don’t want anyone to have any trouble whatsoever. To that end, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) is taking steps to loosen geolocation restrictions for potential players. Now,… Read more »
According to a New York City media outlet, an underground poker club in the city that harkens back to the storied past of the game has vowed to play on despite being the target of raids by city police and a lawsuit directed at the club. Matthew Katz of DNAinfo New York brought attention to… Read more »
As we work our way into the second quarter of 2014, the amount of poker on television has been dwindling. Other than the new broadcasts of the World Poker Tour (and their upcoming Alpha8 series), there isn’t any new poker material hitting the airwaves. As they prepare to tape their fourth episode, one of the… Read more »
Achieving one of his long sought goals, the United Kingdom’s Chris Moorman came out of the gate fast and defeated Glenn Lafaye in heads up play to take down the championship of the World Poker Tour’s L. A. Poker Classic early Friday morning. Coming to the final table, Moorman was second in chips behind Michael… Read more »
Just two days remain in the 2014 World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic Main Event and the money is starting to get serious. With 18 players left standing (well…sitting), everybody is guaranteed at least $54,850. That price tag will double once eight players are knocked out during today’s Day 5. Leading the charge to… Read more »
Online gambling has been live in New Jersey for just over three months and from now on into the beginning of Spring, the state’s largest poker network will be celebrating fifteen key milestone hands. This week, BorgataPoker.com announced its Countdown to 30,000,000 Hands promotion in which it will reward players who participate in the milestone… Read more »
It is very unusual to see the chip leader after Day 1 of a major live poker tournament retain his spot atop the leaderboard at the end of Day 2. Scott Blackman did that, leading the 2014 World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic Main Event after each of the first two days. It must… Read more »
There are a lot of poker players in the United States simultaneously experiencing great relief and a revival of their frustrations with their federal government.* After nearly three years, thousands of former Full Tilt Poker customers have finally received their funds that had been in limbo since Black Friday. According to the Garden City Group… Read more »
It was on to Day 2 Sunday at the 2014 World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic Main Event as about 400 players returned to continue the grind towards the money. Scott Blackman, the chip leader after Day 1, pulled off the rare feat of remaining in the top spot when Day 2 came to… Read more »
The National Heads Up Poker Championship, one of the more prestigious events on the tournament poker calendar – and one that has been fraught with the fluctuating conditions of the poker world – will not be held in 2014. According to Chad Holloway of PokerNews, the news came down late last week as to the… Read more »
The poker world has descended on the Commerce Casino in Bell Gardens, CA, for the first leg of the World Poker Tour‘s “West Coast swing.” The WPT L. A. Poker Classic has completed its Day One action with Scott Blackman holding a sizeable edge over pros Ali Eslami and Joe Tehan. With late registration going… Read more »
