Last year, I had the opportunity to speak with then two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Dutch Boyd (he would pick up his third during this summer’s retreat to the Rio in Las Vegas) regarding a book that he was in the process of writing. At the time, Boyd stated that the book would… Read more »
French online poker site Winamax.fr tried to join the crowd and launch its version of “Fast Fold” poker Monday, but the game got stuck in first gear and had to be shut down. Fast Fold poker is nothing new. It was introduced the poker world in early 2010 by Full Tilt Poker as “Rush Poker,”… Read more »
The World Series of Poker action may have just ended at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, but poker fans can now catch up on everything (read: not everything) that happened by tuning in to ESPN from this week through the end of the Main Event in November. The telecasts kicked off last… Read more »
Earlier this month, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) tentatively approved the plan for an online poker network that would combine the player pools of competing poker rooms. Late last week, the NGCB gave it the official green light. The plan was proposed by 888 Holdings, which would supply the software for the network. The… Read more »
If you hate politics and the money that runs it, stop reading right now. Seriously. Just hit the “back” button and click on another article. I wouldn’t even be offended if you closed this tab altogether and checked to see if the latest “Which [insert television show] character are you?” quiz has popped up on… Read more »
If you have been longing for gear plastered with the logo of one of the most reviled brands in online poker history, you might be in luck. This weekend, gajillions (literally GAJILLIONS) of old items from the Full Tilt Poker store are being auctioned off in San Dimas, California by the J.Sugarman Corp. So if… Read more »
I don’t play online poker too often anymore, living in the southeastern United States and all, but when I do, I am thrilled to win twenty or thirty bucks in a session (I’m not quite the baller you think I am). If I won a billion dollars in a single hand, I’d be thankful that… Read more »
With the determination of the 2014 World Series of Poker Championship Event November Nine earlier this month, the poker world has entered into a bit of a midsummer slumber. While we recuperate from the seven-week poker marathon in Las Vegas, it is time to start entertaining thoughts about who will be the new inductees into… Read more »
Although there is still over three months before they will venture back to the felt, the betting lines have been set on the 2014 World Series of Poker’s November Nine. The nine men who have battled their way to the final table will be playing for a $10 million first place prize and, as such,… Read more »
It has not been made official on the World Series of Poker (WSOP) website yet, but 2012 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Merson appears to be the first sponsored pro of the WSOP.com online poker room. It was last week that his new role as a WSOP.com pro came up in a bit of a… Read more »
It seems as though the Merge Gaming Network and its member online poker rooms are constantly fiddling with their policies to try to save a penny, squeeze another penny out of their players, or just keep up with the Joneses. We wouldn’t have a complete week of news without something from Merge, so fortunately, here… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker introduced the world to Rush Poker at the beginning of 2010, marking not so much a major change or shift in the online poker industry, but at the very least the first new game type to really gain popularity and stick in quite a long time. It took a couple years, but… Read more »
Easing a bit of controversy that surrounded the world’s largest online poker room last week, PokerStars announced on Thursday that it is reversing a previous decision that raised the ire of players who enjoyed using Frequent Player Points (FPPs) to register for satellite tournaments. Starting a couple months ago, PokerStars changed the way tournament dollars… Read more »
A piece of interesting – and actually useful – poker memorabilia is available for the next few days, provided you want to pony up at least four figures for it. The Corum Admiral’s Cup Competition watch awarded to Jerry Yang for winning the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event has been put up for… Read more »
After six weeks of battle on the felt at the 2014 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the major Player of the Year races in the poker world have been completely readjusted. One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is that all three major rankings have a completely different picture of who is having the… Read more »
After 13 hours of battle amongst the survivors of the 2014 World Series of Poker Championship Event field, the “November Nine” have been determined with one man, Mark Newhouse, making history in his achievement. Three tables of nine players returned on Monday with the glow of potentially taking down the World Championship in their eyes.… Read more »
Instead of waiting for the California General Assembly to enact regulations for online poker in the state, an Indian tribe in the state has taken the bold step of opening up their own online poker room that will test several state and federal laws. Late last week, the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Indians announced… Read more »
There are now only 27 survivors remaining in the 2014 World Series of Poker Championship Event. After another bruising day of battle on the felt, Sweden’s Martin Jacobson has emerged as the leader with a massive stack that dwarfs his nearest rivals. 79 players would return on Sunday, all still with the hope that they… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker Championship Event is edging its way towards the creation of this year’s “November Nine” with one of the players who made it to that rarefied air last year in the lead and the 2007 “Last Woman Standing” still in contention herself. 291 players came out of the gates on… Read more »
Nevada’s population puts it in the lower half of the states in the U.S. The Silver State’s 14-month old regulated online poker industry, while not a bust by any means, has not seen the success that people envisioned. Something needs to be done to wake things up and looks like that may be happening. The… Read more »
Day 3 of the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was the first day of the tournament in which all remaining players were competing at the same time, the first without a letter suffix. 1,871 players began the day with their eyes still set on the prize, but only 746 will return Friday… Read more »
The late, great Chad Brown will be honored this weekend at Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel in downtown Las Vegas with the Chad Brown Memorial Ceremony and Inaugural Charity Poker Tournament. The ceremony, at which Brown’s life will be reflected upon, will begin at 4:00pm on Sunday, July 13th, while the poker tournament will begin… Read more »
If this keeps up, the audience for the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table on ESPN will be tremendous. Day 2C of the Main Event, the largest of the three Day 2’s, took place Wednesday with 2,571 players looking to make it to Thursday. 1,047 survived led by none other than Phil… Read more »
Aside from the dark period after Black Friday when Full Tilt Poker was out of business, one of most popular online tournament series has been the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS. It is almost time for another round of tourneys, so Full Tilt has published the schedule for FTOPS XXVI, to run August… Read more »
In 2012, poker legend Phil Ivey won almost $10 million in total at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa during four separate visits. In April 2014, the Borgata sued him for cheating to get that money back. Ivey spoke out to proclaim his innocence, but now he and his legal time are formally striking back.… Read more »
