With so many players flocking to the European Poker Tour’s stop in Prague, the Czech Republic, Day 2 turned out to be another “survive and advance” day rather than the popping of the money bubble. By the end of the action of Saturday a new leader had emerged in Gleb Tremzin while the overall Day… Read more »
There is less than two weeks until the celebration of Christmas around the world and Hanukkah is already in full swing, with its conclusion on Monday. At this point, many have exhausted all of the gift options that they might have thought of, but there are a couple of books out there that might interest… Read more »
While they were able to pull in 254 players for the action of Day 1A, the “powers that be” for the European Poker Tour had to be a bit concerned about the player numbers for their stop at the Hilton Prague Hotel in the Czech Republic. As it turned out, there wasn’t any reason for… Read more »
On Wednesday, Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz took his – and donor Sheldon Adelson’s – pet project, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act of 2015 (or “RAWA” as it has derisively become known as), in front of the main stage of a House committee in Washington, D. C. That hearing, in front of the House Committee… Read more »
With the holiday season fast approaching, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for poker’s best to make that big score to cover the presents being given. Thus, the European Poker Tour’s stop in Prague, the Czech Republic at the Hilton Prague Hotel is a welcome sight for the crème of European poker as the battle… Read more »
It looks like Thursday will be the day that we find out if a future for online poker is still alive in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Today was supposed to see a vote on HB 649, a bill which would legalize and regulate online gambling, but the vote was pushed to tomorrow, as lawmakers in… Read more »
The use of third-party software in online poker has been the subject of debate ever since such things came into existence. Over the last couple years, many internet poker sites have begun banning third-party software in an effort to appeal more to recreational players, as they are rarely the types of players who use them.… Read more »
Remember when a couple Attorneys General tried to get their colleagues to sign a petition in support of the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA)? If you read my other article today, you do. At first, it may have seemed a little scary, what with a whole lot of top law enforcement officials potentially getting… Read more »
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt attempted to appease some of his critics this week by penning his own letter to leaders of the United States House and Senate Judiciary Committees, a sort of supplement to the letter sent by several state Attorneys General supporting the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). As we have reported,… Read more »
The website Morning Consult published an op-ed piece by Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas on Monday in which he railed against the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) and the upcoming hearing on online poker scheduled for Wednesday in front of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee. The committee’s chairman is none… Read more »
I am really good at poker. So are you. We are great, great poker players and it couldn’t be more obvious. But sometimes, when something is wrong with our computers or we’re sick or our witch doctor neighbor puts a hex on us, we have a down day at the virtual poker tables. Once in… Read more »
After a lengthy heads up battle which saw the combatants each hold the lead with the potential to end the tournament, Spain’s Javier Gomez was finally able to outlast Moldova’s Pavel Plesuv to take down the championship of the World Poker Tour’s stop in Prague, the Czech Republic Sunday evening. Saturday’s action saw 18 men… Read more »
The third day of the World Poker Tour stop in Prague, the Czech Republic is in the books. After a furious final few moments of action during the day, Pavel Plesuv emerged as the leader with only 18 players (two tables) remaining in contention. 60 players stepped back to the tables in the King’s Casino… Read more »
The World Poker Tour has set anchor in Prague, the Czech Republic for a week of poker that has so far proven to be pretty exciting. The King’s Casino in Prague is the location for the €3000 Main Event that has drawn a quality field amongst its competitors, including several players in pursuit of the… Read more »
After a great deal of hype in the media and across the internet, the boycott that was to have shown the online gaming giant Amaya Gaming and its PokerStars brand who had the “force” in the way the game is offered appears to have had no apparent impact, with PokerStars’ overall numbers surging over their… Read more »
After a miserably-attended Day 1A, it was on to Day 1B of the 2015 World Poker Tour (WPT) Prague Main Event on Wednesday. Just 60 players paid the €3,300 to participate on Tuesday, with only eleven making it a point to be there when the tournament started. It was better on Wednesday, as expected, since… Read more »
Paysafe Group Plc, parent of e-wallets NETeller and Skrill, has acknowledged that millions of customers had their personal information put at risk during two hacking events in 2009 and 2010. The admission of the hacking comes about a month after the initial revelation of the data breach. A total of 7.8 million Paysafe customers had… Read more »
The World Poker Tour is back in action this week, swinging through Europe with the start of the WPT Prague Main Event. Though we suppose “action” might not be the most appropriate word here as the turnout was…how should we put this…lacking. According to the updates from WPT.com, only eleven (ELEVEN!) players were seated when… Read more »
In an attempt to take advantage of the three-day PokerStars boycott by high stakes players (and others who join in solidarity), 888poker is implementing some temporary initiatives to make the games more attractive. In a post on Two Plus Two this morning, 888’s official representative laid out the three changes: a) two new daily tournaments,… Read more »
It’s not quite over yet, but we’re close. Another round of payments was made to former Full Tilt Poker customers in the United States last week, more than four and a half years after player funds were frozen – some thought long forgotten – on poker’s Black Friday. This was a somewhat small block of… Read more »
