The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic Policy Committee is holding a public hearing tomorrow morning to discuss internet gaming. This is not to be confused with a formal government hearing, as the Democratic Policy Committee is not an actual House committee. Rather, it is a committee formed by House Democrats that “serves as a catalyst… Read more »
From the “How Did We Miss This?” files, partypoker has brought back the Palladium Elite loyalty level. Two weeks ago. Now, before all of you over in Europe or South America or Asia or anywhere except the United States get all excited, this isn’t for you. For once, we in the U.S. have something over… Read more »
Day 3 has concluded at the 2014 European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, with the field shrinking from 123 players to just 41. Malte Moennig made a move from fifth at the start of the day to first at the end of it, tripling his chip count and going into Day 4 as the only… Read more »
Uh oh. All is not sunny on the Equity Poker Network (EPN). According to some players in the poker community, the network is banning players for being too good at poker. It does not appear to be anywhere close to epidemic levels yet, but it’s a start and it has people worried. Over the weekend,… Read more »
The 347 survivors from the two starting flights plus six late registrants got together in Monte Carlo on Monday for Day 2 of the 2014 European Poker Tour Grand Final. Though almost two-thirds of the field was eliminated yesterday, the tournament didn’t quite make it to the money as 95 players will get paid and… Read more »
The second starting flight of the 2014 European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monaco came and went on Sunday and by the time the day’s numbers were tallied, the Day 1B field, with 427 players, doubled the field of Day 1A. Registration was still open until the start of play today, and as Day 2… Read more »
Utilizing the chip lead at the final table, the current Global Poker Index Player of the Year leader, Keven Stammen, dominated on his way to capturing the World Poker Tour World Championship at the Borgata in Atlantic City on Saturday night. Stammen, who captured the lead from Byron Kaverman in knocking out television table bubble… Read more »
After over a week of play, there are still three events left in partypoker’s New Jersey Championships of Online Poker (NJCOP) that will offer $250,000 in guaranteed prize pools that includes the Main Event. To this point of the schedule, the turnout has been excellent for the events and ten champions have been crowned. “We’ve… Read more »
As their counterpart in the United States, the World Poker Tour, wraps up their Season XII schedule on Saturday night, the European Poker Tour began the final leg of its Season Ten scheduled with their Grand Final at the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. Day 1A of the Main Event is in the books and… Read more »
After apparently stepping back last month to reassess the situation, the battle over the charitable poker room industry has heated up once again in the state of Michigan. This time around, the fight between the Michigan General Assembly and the Michigan Gaming Control Board has led to confusion and controversy over the future of the… Read more »
After a quick seven hour session on Friday, the World Poker Tour World Championship final table has been set. Going to play on Saturday afternoon at the Borgata in Atlantic City Keven Stammen, the current leader of the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race, holds a big chip lead over a talented field… Read more »
There is plenty that can be discussed regarding the issue of online poker and its security. Since the inception of the game, there has been talk about these issues, including collusion, “ghosting” (the practice of watching a player in action and telling them how to play), chip dumping and multi-accounting, just to name a few.… Read more »
The action at the Borgata in Atlantic City has been rapid as the World Poker Tour’s World Championship has worked its way down to the final 18 players. For the last two days, the man at the helm of the field has been Canada’s Eric Afriat, the winner of the previous tournament, the WPT Seminole… Read more »
Even though their “big one” has yet to begin, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials have announced the schedule of events for their upcoming WSOP Asia/Pacific later this year. As is becoming more common in the tournament poker world, the schedule will conflict with another popular international tournament that may dilute both fields.… Read more »
So, Easter Sunday was fun in Gibraltar. At around 1:00pm local time April 20th, an explosion rocked a power station on the north end of the British territory, shutting down power to most of the territory’s residents. Many had power back within a couple hours and the vast majority saw it restored by 9:00pm, but… Read more »
Day 1B of the 2014 World Poker Tour World Championship came and went at the Borgata in Atlantic City yesterday and good news! No reports of counterfeit chips! As expected, more players turned out for Tuesday’s action than Monday’s: 223 runners versus 105, creating a total field of 328. Jason Koon emerged from the second… Read more »
Recently, both on this site and in the poker community in general, there has been discussion about Phil Ivey and his “edge sorting” exploits at the Borgata in Atlantic City and Crockfords in London. Ivey took advantage of concessions granted to him by the casinos to rack up millions of dollars in winnings in baccarat,… Read more »
The beginning of the end has begun. Monday marked Day 1A of the 2014 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship, the final tournament of WPT Season XII, one of the most prestigious events on the poker calendar. With a buy-in of $15,000 + $400, it won’t be the largest tournament on the tour, but it… Read more »
Last week, one of the biggest news items in the world of sports was the sale of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA franchise. After 29 years at the helm, former United States Senator Herb Kohl relinquished control of the team, selling it to Wall Street financial mavens Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry for $550 million. For… Read more »
We all know that Phil Ivey is an elite poker player. He would almost certainly win a poll of who is currently the best poker player in the world and would be in the running for greats player of all time. We also know he loves to gamble away from the poker tables. In light… Read more »
It was bound to happen sooner or later. On the verge of the close of their Season Ten schedule, the European Poker Tour – wrapping up their Sanremo Main Event on Sunday – has finally crowned its first two-time champion in the personage of 2006 EPT London Main Event champion Vicky Coren-Mitchell. It was an… Read more »
In Part One of this story, we discussed the decade-long existence of D&B Publishing and how, even though others have fallen away from the field, they continue to provide outstanding poker strategy books for a voracious audience. While they have an excellent slate of tomes set for 2014, their last three efforts are worthy of… Read more »
After a long Day Four that saw the field whittled from 39 to 16, it only took six hours on Day Five to determine the European Poker Tour Sanremo Main Event’s eight-player final table. Starting Day Four with a huge lead, Jordan Westmorland will still be in the lead for tomorrow’s final table, but his… Read more »
In what turned out to be a rather quick day (considering the number of players that were involved), Day Four of the European Poker Tour’s stop in Sanremo, Italy is in the books with Jordan Westmorland holding court over the final two tables in the event. Day Four kicked off on Thursday afternoon (early morning… Read more »
Although still in their infancy, the return of partypoker to the U. S. has been a successful one. Coming over the next fortnight, partypoker and the partner, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, will be taking it to another level as they hold their first ever online tournament poker series. Beginning on Saturday, the New… Read more »
