As the 2017 World Series of Poker gets ready to head into its second full weekend of action, two poker professionals walked off with the latest bracelets. In one case, it was the second time picking up the jewelry and, in the other, it was a third chance to “taste the gold” from the WSOP.… Read more »
Two states that, 18 months ago, weren’t even thought to be in the discussion regarding online gaming and poker regulation – Pennsylvania and Illinois – are now one step closer to passing that legislation. In the Keystone State, the full Pennsylvania House passed their version of online gaming regulation with an interesting breakdown of the… Read more »
Two more bracelets were awarded last night in action at the 2017 World Series of Poker. In both instances, it was two veterans of the game – including a former WSOP Player of the Year – who took down the gold. Event #12 – $1500 No Limit Hold’em In a final table that was dominated… Read more »
The 2017 World Series of Poker rumbles into its second week with a host of tournaments handing out their hardware. Event #9 – $10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Eights or Better World Championship From the 154-player field that started the tournament, the final two men were veterans of the poker world who both had tasted victory at… Read more »
When it first started, the late Benny Binion’s gathering of the greatest “road gamblers” in the world – under the auspices of the “World Series of Poker” – was meant to be a celebration of the game. The very names that are now legend – Moss, Slim, Pearson, Brunson – used the time to rekindle… Read more »
A month ago, the New York State Senate Finance Committee passed a bill which would legalize and regulate online poker in the state by a vote of 27-9. This followed a unanimous vote to the affirmative in the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee this February. This is excellent progress in an effort that stalled… Read more »
The biggest news out of the 2017 World Series of Poker on Monday (and into Tuesday morning) was arguably Doug Polk’s victory in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller Event, his third WSOP bracelet win in the last four years. Flying under the radar in that tournament, though, was a card controversy that resulted in… Read more »
Doug Polk doesn’t play as much poker as he used to, but the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tends to bring the best out of the world’s best players, no matter how active they are. Such was the case for Polk last night, as he won the $111,111 One Drop High Roller Event, the most… Read more »
A couple weeks ago, my colleague, the esteemed Earl Burton, wrote about the Oregon State Senate’s discussion of ways to permit Portland poker rooms to keep operating, even after the House passed a bill – by a 39 to 16 vote – which would shut them down. Last week, the Senate Committee on General Government… Read more »
When partypoker launched its Cashback rewards program a couple weeks ago, there was a little line at the bottom of the Cashback rewards page that indicated that some sort of VIP level was coming soon. And soon it did, as less than a week later, the online poker room announced the launch of the Diamond… Read more »
There were only 29 players remaining in the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 to begin Saturday’s Day 3, but that didn’t mean that it would be a swift ride to the tournament’s completion. It took 11 hours for Benjamin Zamani to emerge triumphant after 2:30 in the… Read more »
The first weekend of the World Series of Poker has a bit of something for everyone. For those looking to win a big stack of cash for a small buy-in, there “The Colossus” (more on that elsewhere). For those who have a bit more cash burning a hole in their pockets – about $111,111 worth,… Read more »
The first weekend of action is underway at the 2017 World Series of Poker, but action from earlier in the week has already handed out two bracelets. On Thursday night, Bryan Hollis emerged as the champion of the Casino Employees’ Event, while action on Friday saw Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov defeat a difficult field… Read more »
A funny thing happened on Jake Schindler’s path towards decimating the field in the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl…he ran into Christoph Vogelsang, who fought back from a monumental chip disadvantage to win the championship of the event on Thursday night. With $12 million of the $16.8 million still on the table from the original… Read more »
When the much-ballyhooed Poker Central was in its starting phase, they made a big deal out of how they were going to be the “first 24/7 poker network on television.” Now just a shell of its former self, Poker Central thinks that the route to take to success will be by a subscription service called… Read more »
The 2017 World Series of Poker is underway and, even though the action has only been going for 48 hours, the first bracelet to be awarded is coming up this evening. Event #1, the $500 Casino Employees’ Event, will conclude this evening, while a respectable field of strong teams turned out for the latest innovation… Read more »
After three days of competition in the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl presented by Poker Central, Jake Schindler is atop the standings. Holding well over two-thirds the chips in play with two other competitors, Schindler is the odds-on favorite to take the $6 million prize tonight. Only seven men would take down any money from… Read more »
