In a decision handed down by the High Court in London, the United Kingdom, poker professional Phil Ivey will NOT receive the £7.6 million (approximately $12 million U. S.) that he supposedly won from Crockfords casino in 2012. In issuing his decision on the case, Justice Sir John Mitting stated that the case pivoted on whether… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP-APAC) has blown by the halfway point of the festival, awarding two more WSOP bracelets over the past couple of days to very worthy champions. Event #5 – $5000 Pot Limit Omaha After coming to the final table with a huge chip lead (his 667,000 in chips was… Read more »
After battling through a 243-player field, Phil Hellmuth has set himself up in decent shape to make a run at Bracelet #14. He will be the headliner – overshadowing 2014 “November Niner” Bruno Politano – when the $2000 Six Handed No Limit Hold’em tournament, Event #7 at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP-APAC)… Read more »
After three days and 249 eliminations, the AU$1,650 Terminator No-Limit Hold’em Event crowned a champion on Wednesday at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC). This event was unique in that one-third of each buy-in ($500) was used as a bounty on every player’s head, while the rest went towards the standard… Read more »
Online poker cash game traffic monitoring site PokerScout.com reported a two percent decrease in ring game activity last week. That is certainly not good. Or is it? As PokerScout notes, though, decliners beat advancers in the top ten six to four, there were twice as many sites and networks that saw their traffic grow in… Read more »
Two California poker players have filed a federal lawsuit against the Iowa State Patrol following an incident in April 2013 in which they were stopped on the highway by a state trooper and relieved of their poker bankroll, more than $100,000. As reported by the Des Moines Register, William “Bart” Davis and John Newmerzhycky were… Read more »
Monday was an historic day at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) as Aussie Jeff Lisandro won his sixth career WSOP bracelet, taking the title in the AU$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Event. In doing so, he defeated fellow Australian Poker Hall of Fame member Jason Gray heads-up, denying him of his first… Read more »
It appears that Betfair will survive in Atlantic City. For now. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has agreed to let Betfair house its online gaming equipment at Caesars after Betfair’s online gaming partner, Trump Plaza, closed less than a month ago. The regulations for online gaming in New Jersey state that all… Read more »
While we wait about another month for the World Series of Poker Main Event to conclude, the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) doled out its first two bracelets of the year over the weekend. First up at the Crown Melbourne casino in Australia was the conclusion of the AU$1,100 Accumulator Event, a… Read more »
The final two flights of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific’s (WSOP-APAC) inaugural event, the $1000 No Limit Hold’em “Accumulator” tournament, took place on Friday. While the overall numbers were vastly lower than the 2013 version of the event, the remaining field promises some exciting play as Dan Heimiller and Peter Longmore emerged from… Read more »
Whetting the appetite for next month’s “November Nine” finale, the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP-APAC) kicked off its ten-event schedule on Thursday. At the close of the day, two-time WSOP bracelet winner Scott Clements emerged from the field as the chip leader for the $1000 No Limit Hold’em “Accumulator” event. The tournament, introduced… Read more »
The United States government regulatory agency for commodities trading is seeking a lifetime ban from the trade against poker player Dan Shak, allegedly for violations of an agreement that Shak entered into last year. According to Reuters, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) is looking to permanently ban Shak after he executed two… Read more »
Last week, when the auction of Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel was pushed back to September 30th, perturbed Florida real estate developer Glenn Straub said that he didn’t “need that monstrosity of a building.” It’s a good thing he feels that way because it doesn’t look like he is going to get it. In an… Read more »
We knew it was coming. It was only a matter of time. Even so, it does feel a little strange. PokerStars now has casino games. Currently available only on PokerStars.es, PokerStars’ strong Spain-only site, if the pattern established with PokerStars’ Spin & Go’s follows, casino games will likely spread to the “dot com” site in… Read more »
