Even though I work in the poker industry, I have to admit that I have only played in a handful of live poker tournaments. That’s what living in a state without casinos will do for you. Plus, perhaps ironically, I’m not much of a gambler. I’ve played in a few in Las Vegas, maybe for… Read more »
Well, that’s new It’s not every day that you see someone sacrifice a no-risk opportunity at a few thousand dollars. But that is exactly what happened last week at the 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open at MGM National Harbor in Maryland when a player just opted not to play heads-up. Originally reported by PokerNews, after… Read more »
We’re a little short This past weekend, a new live poker tournament series called the Midway Poker Tour debuted in Chicago. For those jonesing for a regional, relatively low-to-mid stakes tournament series, that’s great. But oh dear, was it a mess, unless you don’t like to travel light. The $1,100 Main Event had two starting… Read more »
Two events out of the gate From the “I’m not so sure this is the best idea” files, the Venetian Poker Room has embarked upon Las Vegas’ first live poker tournament series during the COVID-19 pandemic. The DeepStack Showdown kicked off on Monday, September 7 and will run through Sunday, September 27. It features 32… Read more »
A gambling world joke phrase, cliché, or whatever you want to call it is “free money.” It’s usually used in reference to sports betting, when a line seems so off that it’s a no-brainer to place a bet. The sportsbook is giving you “free money.” A similar dream scenario came up on Sunday on partypoker… Read more »
When I saw the e-mail from PokerStars on Monday about a new tournament series called the Stadium Series, I raised an eyebrow (let’s pretend I can), intrigued that the poker room was launching a new live tournament event. After all, it’s called the Stadium Series. Thankfully, since we are in the midst of a pandemic,… Read more »
Breaking the seal Though the coronavirus pandemic has been a boon to online poker (silver lining of the crisis, I suppose), it has devasted live poker. For two months, there was no live poker anywhere in the United States, as some poker rooms have final begun reopening in recent weeks. But the few poker rooms… Read more »
Single Day 1 flight per day Sunday has long been the most important day of the week for online poker tournaments, with the biggest tournaments at each poker room contested at the close of the weekend. Starting this coming weekend, however, online poker Sundays will get a little bit quieter, as partypoker has reworked its… Read more »
Cheap thrills Whenever an online poker room announces a big poker tournament or poker tournament series, it always seems to be something geared toward people with more than two nickels to rub together. Sure, there are multi-tiered buy-in series that thrown a bone to the low-rollers, but the real fun is always in the tourneys… Read more »
GGPoker, arguably the most aggressive online poker of the past year, has announced a trio of weekly tournaments with combined guaranteed prize pools of over $3 million. Called Multi MILLION$, the “set” of events, if I may use a poker term in an extra-lame way, is designed to give poker players around the world a… Read more »
Another reason to stay home The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is only just winding down today, but the poker room has already announced its next online tournament series, the Summer Series. No rest for the weary. The Summer Series will run June 7-21 at will feature 151 tournaments with $25 million in… Read more »
As bad as things are right now with the COVID-19 pandemic, boy, what a time it must be to be an online poker player. Provided you have the funds for it, I suppose. Stuck at home, some of the prime forms of recreation right now are video games and online poker. My kids and I… Read more »
For the last several days, poker players have been frustrated with The Venetian Las Vegas. Refreshingly, I might add, none of the frustration has to do with Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson. Instead, people are talking about an October tournament series at The Venetian called the $225,000 Lucky Shot Poker Series & Drawing. Looks… Read more »
For the better part of this decade, the World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop reigned as the most expensive tournament in poker history with a stunning $1 million buy-in. This weekend, it was overtaken by the Triton Million – A Helping Hand for Charity tournament, part of the Triton Super High Roller… Read more »
