In poker, money is at the forefront of everything, and with that comes all sorts of informal (and formal) financial deals between players. As high roller and super high roller tournaments have increased in popularity, staking deals have also become much more common, as even the deepest-pocketed players often can’t or don’t want to plunk… Read more »
Staking is commonplace in poker I have been in the poker industry for a long time now, but I have never been what one would call a “serious” poker player. When I did play online, I was a casual, micro-to-low stakes player and the most expensive live tournament I ever entered was for a $100… Read more »
Poker is pricey, even for the best One of the aspects of the poker world that casual poker fans were made well aware of at this summer’s World Series of Poker was the practice of staking or selling action. The story of Nick Marchington and his Main Event staking deal that went wrong has made… Read more »
In an op-ed posted on CardPlayer.com, professional poker player Gavin Griffin says that the backers that are suing Nick Marchington for ten percent of his World Series of Poker Main Event winnings are flat-out trying to steal his money. He makes no bones about this and while he doesn’t think Marchington is squeaky clean in… Read more »
When you make the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event, it is supposed to be a celebration. Even if you don’t win the whole thing, you have just won at least a million bucks and have made a name for yourself in the poker world. In Nick Marchington’s case, though, the… Read more »
After Twitter Rant, Garcia Says Conflict Has Ended More than a week after an ongoing dispute between poker pro Maurice Hawkins and his former backer, Randy Garcia, was made public, Garcia has announced that the two have arrived at an “amicable” resolution and Hawkins will pay the money he owes. Garcia took to Twitter on… Read more »
PartTimePoker hosts one of the industry's leading staking sites. Its founder, Chris Grove, spoke with Poker News Daily about the challenges of running a staking site in today's online poker world. Read more »
