On Monday, Malta-based Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) announced that it has entered into a five-yar agreement with Hard Rock International to be the company’s online gambling provider for its Hard Rock Atlantic City property, set to open this summer. The two companies had signed a Letter of Intent in late October, though at the time,… Read more »
Month: February 2018
Toby Lewis Wins Aussie Millions Main Event
Toby Lewis won the Aussie Millions Main Event this weekend, triumphing over a field of 800 runners. The A$1,458,198 (USD $1,178,513) first prize was the biggest score of his career, eclipsing his ~$600,000 cash for winning EPT Vilamoura in 2010. He now has nearly $4.4 million in live tournament earnings. Lewis went into the seven-handed… Read more »
2018 American Poker Awards Nominations – One Writer’s Choices
In just a bit more than two weeks, the Fourth Annual American Poker Awards will take place at Andaz in West Hollywood, CA. The yearly celebration of the best in North American poker – and a day of discussion about the state of the game – is presented by PokerStars and has become one of… Read more »
Eric Afriat Earns Second WPT Title in Coming from Short Stack to Win WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
Defying the odds by coming off the short stack, Eric Afriat earned his second World Poker Tour championship on Friday by winning the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open in Atlantic City. To say (and don’t groan) the deck was stacked against Afriat would be an understatement. He scraped into the final table with a 2.28… Read more »
2018 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Day 4: Final Table Determined, Zach Gruneberg Holds Massive Lead
Dominating play once it reached the unofficial final table, Zach Gruneberg will hold a dominant lead when the final six players meet this afternoon to determine the champion of the 2018 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open in Atlantic City. Day 4 action began on Thursday with 27 hopefuls remaining in the chase for… Read more »
Mike Del Vecchio Leads 2018 Aussie Millions Main Event, Former Champions Lurking
After four grueling days (there were two Day Ones) of action, the final 38 players have been determined in the 2018 Aussie Millions Main Event at the Crown Casino in Melbourne. Veteran poker pro Mike Del Vecchio is at the helm of the ship following today’s play, but former champions Ari Engel and Ami Barer… Read more »
2018 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event Day 3: Final Three Tables Remain, Steven Greenberg Holds Lead
The 2018 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event steamed onward on Wednesday, with the final three tables being determined and Steven Greenberg taking over the chip lead with a 3.753 million chip stack. Day 3 of the tournament saw 159 players returning to the tables at the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ,… Read more »
Poker Central Renews Key Partnerships
Poker Central has renewed partnerships with both 888Poker and the NBC Sports Group, announcing the deals in two separate press releases in the past week. Poker Central, having struggled to establish itself as a true 24/7 poker television network, has successfully revamped itself as an online digital video subscription service for poker. It surprised the… Read more »
Shot Clock, Big Blind Ante Coming to 2018 WSOP in Limited Trial
The World Series of Poker announced a couple of procedural additions to the 2018 WSOP: a shot clock and a big blind ante. WSOP social media manager Kevin Mathers originally tweeted that the shot clock would be for the $1 million Big One for One Drop event, though a few minutes later, the official WSOP… Read more »