With roughly 1500 of the hands played in what was expected to be a fairly easy match, Doug Polk has suffered several setbacks over the past week. In his battle with Daniel Negreanu, Polk had been able to jump out to an early advantage. Over the past few sessions, however, Negreanu has been able to… Read more »
In a stunning announcement this morning out of Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment and the World Series of Poker have announced that there will be a SINGULAR event to commemorate the 2020 WSOP. The $10,000 WSOP Championship Event will be a hybrid event and will attempt to appease players outside of the U. S. and inside… Read more »
After dropping a short live session against Daniel Negreanu earlier this week, Doug Polk rebounded during an online session on Friday. Polk, back in his familiar milieu of the online game, would trounce Negreanu by more than $200,000 during the session on Friday. This now puts Polk into the lead, but it is still way… Read more »
The monumental showdown between Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu and online heads-up poker master Doug Polk kicked off on Wednesday night. In a live setting at the studios of PokerGO in Las Vegas, Negreanu and Polk squared off over 200 hands of action to whet the appetite of viewers. After more than three hours… Read more »
While the most recent heads up match between Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari was entertaining, it is arguable that the battle between Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu and online high stakes heads up poker master Doug Polk has been more anticipated. Perhaps not since Johnny Moss and Nick “The Greek” Dandolos sat down in… Read more »
2020 has seen many special events either postponed or canceled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The British Open golf tournament, the New York City and Boston Marathons, and Wimbledon were all canceled this year while other events such as the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball saw significant… Read more »
Finally, the drama and the sniping are over between Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu. Ok, I will admit that’s wishful thinking, but the retired poker player and the Poker Hall of Famer have finally nailed down the rules for the heads-up online poker match they have been discussing on Twitter for a few months. As… Read more »
There has been a little bit of animosity between poker professionals Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk, and it has been brewing for some time. Earlier this year, the duo seemed to be on the doorstep of that classic battle of manhood in poker – the Heads-Up No limit Hold’em match – but for some reason… Read more »
While many might have questioned the logic of having it, the 2020 online WSOP has had at least one good outcome. Revenues for the month of July in the state of New Jersey set records, in part driven by the month-long series of tournaments. With this said, the percentage of online poker in the overall… Read more »
There are many that believe online poker is perfect as it is today. Bringing the game from the poker table (or even dinner table) to the computer indeed was a significant step forward, but there’s always room for improvement with anything. But, with online poker, where are the things that you could improve? Some have… Read more »
The 2020 online WSOP rolled along on Wednesday as two notable pros – Kristen Bicknell at GGPoker and Nick Guagenti at WSOP.com – emerged from two large fields to take their respective gold bracelets. While capturing their new pieces of jewelry, the duo also picked up two of the larger paydays of the entirety of… Read more »
Sometimes the rich and famous are just like the rest of us. And this weekend, it was Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu to whom we could all relate. During the 2020 World Series of Poker online, in the middle of a live stream, Negreanu’s connection to the WSOP.com went down multiple times on Friday,… Read more »
It’s still the WSOP, I guess? Over the last decade and a half, I have often started these types of articles with something like, “It’s that time of year again,” but this year is not exactly like years past. So while the World Series of Poker starts today, a day that would normally be the… Read more »
PocketRocketsAA420 won’t win a bracelet If this was any other year, we would be firmly in the midst of the World Series of Poker right now. But alas, the COVID-19 pandemic is raging and the live WSOP in Las Vegas has been postponed. In its place is the World Series of Poker Online, to be… Read more »
The announcement this week that Caesars Entertainment would provide an 85-tournament slate of events under the “World Series of Poker” banner was met with a mixture of enthusiasm, regret and outrage. Because of some of the restrictions on the events – not by Caesars and the WSOP, mind you, but by current laws and regulations… Read more »
Same bracelets, different venue In an alternate timeline, likely created if George McFly knocked Biff Tannen on ass, since we are clearly now in the timeline in which Biff won, the 2020 World Series of Poker would be in full swing right now. But alas, In Loving Memory George Douglas McFly. The massive convention halls… Read more »
Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues in the poker world, as the World Series of Poker announced on Saturday that the WSOP Circuit-ending Global Casino Championship has been moved entirely online. It was originally scheduled to be held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in North Carolina August 11-13. The Global Casino Championship will now take place… Read more »
The WSOP.com Online Super Circuit just ended, so WSOP.com figured it was as good of a time as any to start up another big tournament series. And the Spring Online Championships is much, much bigger. Starting today, April 1st, and running through May 3rd, the Spring Online Championships feature more than 100 events and over… Read more »
Starting next Monday, poker players in New Jersey and Nevada can take a swing at a World Series of Poker Circuit ring without leaving their bedrooms. From February 25th through March 8th, WSOP.com is hosting the WSOP.com Online Circuit. The site is awarding 13 official Circuit rings in 13 days, with total guaranteed prize pools… Read more »
Things just keep getting better for poker players in the state of Pennsylvania. It was announced today that FOX Bet and PokerStars will open the doors to the inaugural Pennsylvania Winter Series. The event will tie in with the promotion of the upcoming NFL Super Bowl alongside poker tournaments exclusively for residents of the state… Read more »
As a Green Bay Packers fan, I am still reeling a bit from the team’s egg-laying in San Francisco this past weekend. It is still great, though, to realize that the team is 8-3 and is probably heading to its first playoff appearance in a few years. Hopefully, they will be able to make it… Read more »
One of the nice things about online poker is there is no dealer error. No miscounting of chips, no bad deals, no misreading of cards, no failing to collect antes. But what if there was? What if the dealer does make a mistake? There is no floor manager to call over to correct things; play… Read more »
Life just got a bit more difficult for online poker operators in the state of Pennsylvania. After a meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday, the online poker behemoth PokerStars was cleared for authorization in the Keystone State. Not only will PokerStars be able to offer their popular online poker software, they will… Read more »
It has taken a long time in coming but, within the next few months (first quarter 2019 at the latest), the state of Pennsylvania will enter into the online gaming arena. Since 2013, there have only been three states that have passed regulations allowing the activity – Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey – and Nevada… Read more »
