The final two $10,000 tournaments on the 2025 Poker Masters schedule are in the books, and they crowned two familiar faces. Alex Foxen would use his victory in Event #6 to not only put his name in the mix for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket but also to put his name on top of the… Read more »
It has been a busy week around the PokerGO Studios at ARIA in Las Vegas. A trio of players have earned titles during the 2025 Poker Masters, allowing them to stake their claim to the vaunted Purple Jacket. Leading that race right now is Mitchell Halverson, who has started with three strong finishes in tournaments… Read more »
Attempt to drum up traffic The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) has approved a series of regulatory amendments in an attempt to boost activity at private gaming salons, the exclusive high-stakes gambling rooms at casinos for whales and celebrities. On Thursday, after an hour debate, the Commission voted to implement the changes, previously recommended by the… Read more »
Did you once play on GGPoker, but were less than scrupulous and got yourself banned? Have you since turned over a new leaf and want to return to the world’s largest online poker room? You might be in luck (keyword: “might”), as GGPoker has announced its Olive Branch Initiative, aimed at giving banned players another… Read more »
Two events are now in the books at the 2025 Poker Masters, including the championship of the $1,000,000 Showcase. In that tournament, David Coleman would rage through the field in capturing the first title of the 2025 Poker Masters. On Tuesday, Event #2’s finale was entered into the books, with Mike Zulker picking up the… Read more »
Freedom from a casino Those who wanted a big, glitzy casino in Manhattan have had a rough few days. With the local Community Advisory Committee (CAC) voting against the Freedom Plaza casino proposal Monday morning, every Manhattan possibility for the three downstate New York casino licenses has been rejected. The casino plan, which would have… Read more »
The first event of the 2025 Poker Masters, the $1,000,000 Showcase, has been battling over three days now. After two opening days saw the guarantee smashed, Sunday’s action began to hand out some of the prize pool that had been generated. By the end of the action tonight, Andrew Ostapchenko and David Coleman were the… Read more »
It is one of the crown jewels of the PokerGO Tour schedule. For the tenth time, Poker Masters has hit the stage at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas, and they are kicking it off with a bang. Event #1 of the schedule is a $1 million guaranteed, $5,000 buy-in tournament, and as expected, the… Read more »
Poker to prediction markets Daniel Negreanu was already the top spokesperson for the world’s largest online poker room, GGPoker, and now he is repping one of the major players in prediction markets, Kalshi. On Tuesday, the Poker Hall of Famer tweeted that along with his new partnership with the site, he is giving one person… Read more »
Love him or hate him, you can’t ignore him Phil Hellmuth has been a polarizing figure in the poker world for decades. Do you hate his antics at the table or are you entertained by them? Gold glasses a good look: yes or no? In recent years, though, internet debate – and boy can we… Read more »
The PokerGO Tour had a rather rough ride with their PGT Bounty Blitz “made for streaming” tournament. The fields for that schedule of $5000 tournaments never cracked fifty players in any event, but the PGT got the sour taste out of their mouths with a stirring tournament at Venetian Las Vegas. Battling through a stacked… Read more »
Fresh on the heels of announcing the ineligibility of three former Fresno State men’s basketball players for violating gambling rules, the NCAA has revealed that 13 other former hoopers committed betting violations. The players attended Eastern Michigan, Temple, Arizona State, New Orleans, North Carolina A&T, and Mississippi Valley. None of the schools or staff members… Read more »
Take the under, do poorly on purpose The NCAA has banned three men’s college basketball players for participating in a gambling scheme that relied on one of them manipulating his play to win the bets. Fresno State guard Jalen Weaver, Fresno State forward Mykell Robinson, and San Jose State guard Steven Vasquez, who played at… Read more »
The streaming service PokerGO has delivered many a new “made for streaming” tournament series for poker fans. There seems to be one format, however, that PokerGO has not broached yet – a team competition. Here is a proposal for a team format that PokerGO might be able to get behind, and we’re going to name… Read more »
Leaving the industry in the dust GGPoker has been the undisputed king of online poker for several years now, but on Sunday, it put its stamp on it. That afternoon, the poker site tweeted that it had flown past the 500,000 concurrent player milestone, specifically hitting 565,015, easily a new online poker record. But wait,… Read more »
In a very short time, the World Poker Tour’s World Championship has become a “must-attend” event on the poker tournament calendar. Not only is it the conclusion of the season for the venerable touring circuit, but it is also the “last chance” for many players to potentially right their season after some travails. The WPT… Read more »
Competition for the M Anthony Marnell III, the developer behind the M Resort Spa Casino in Henderson, Nevada, wants to give his former baby a little competition. He recently filed a conceptual site plan to build a new resort with a casino, 600-room hotel, food hall, meeting space, a pool, and all the other trappings… Read more »
Back after three years The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a “no-action” letter regarding swap data reporting and recordkeeping regulations for event contracts, opening the door for prediction markets leader Polymarket to operate in the States. The letter, released Wednesday in response to QCX LLC and QC Clearing LLC, reads: “The divisions will… Read more »
We’re mere hours away from the Big Event…tonight, the National Football League (NFL) will start its 106th season. Consistent with what they’ve done over the past few years, the NFL has chosen to put the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles in their showcase opener, and they’re offering up the sacrificial lamb (CeeDee, even) in their archrival… Read more »
Tomorrow is the day…the National Football League (NFL) will start its 106th season. As usual, the NFL has chosen to put the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles in their showcase opener, and they gave them the chance to beat up on their archrival Dallas Cowboys as they hang the banner. But there will be one conference… Read more »
In just a couple of days, the National Football League (NFL) will start its 106th season. They chose an excellent way to open the schedule, as the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles will hang their banner before taking on their archrival, the Dallas Cowboys. But do the Eagles still rule the roost in the NFC,… Read more »
Billion with a “B” Somebody in the US could end up having the Labor Day to end all Labor Days. For the 13th time in history, a US lottery jackpot has eclipsed the $1 billion mark. On Monday night, the estimated jackpot for the multi-state Powerball drawing is $1.1 billion; it hit a billion for… Read more »
They started the day at the top of the standings of the European Poker Tour’s Main Event stop in Barcelona, and they would end the day as the final two men. After battling for several hours, France’s Thomas Eychenne and Romania’s Sebastian Ionita finally reached the point where a deal was hammered out, with each… Read more »
