Bryn Kenney, Sean Winter Take Lead at Quarter Mark in POY Races
The first quarter of the tournament poker season is in the books and, if there is one thing that can be shown, it is that the High Roller tournaments are…
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European Poker Tour Wraps Up Stop in Sochi, Crowns Two Champions
Perhaps because of the remoteness of the location, perhaps because of the time of year (winter), perhaps because of the plethora of tournament poker in the States of America right…
West Virginia Becomes Fifth State to Authorize Online Gaming
The news for online gaming and poker continues to be on the rise. Coming out of nowhere, the state of West Virginia has become the fifth state to authorize online…
PokerStars Announces Seating Script Ban
The poker world found out about a month ago, but PokerStars officially announced on Wednesday that it is restricting the use of third party software tools starting Monday, March 4th.…
Split Omaha Coming to PokerStars
Do you like novelty cash games from PokerStars? Because you are going to get another novelty cash game from PokerStars. The online poker room has made no mention of it…
2019 Aussie Millions Main Event Day 3: Final 38 Players Determined, 2018 Final Tablist Mike Del Vecchio Making Another Run
They’re coming down to the final days of the 2019 Aussie Millions at the Crown Casino in Melbourne and it is delivering on the promised excitement. Day 3 is in…
Poker Professional Micah Raskin Enters Guilty Plea on Federal Drug Charges
After being arrested in late 2018 on a variety of federal and state drug charges, poker professional Micah Raskin has pled guilty to a lesser federal charge of conspiracy to…
Split Decision on 2018 Poker Player of the Year
Twelve months…literally hundreds if not thousands of tournaments annotated, counted and compiled…so what do we find as we reach the end of 2018 regarding the Poker Player of the Year?…
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Vetoes Online Gaming and Poker Bill
Waiting until the very last minute possible before he left office, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder dashed the hopes of the Michigan legislature and thousands of online gaming fans in the…
Are Prop Bets Getting Too Dangerous? $100,000 Bathroom Bet May Go Too Far
If you’ve been around gamblers for any length of time, one thing you will see is that they are willing to gamble on pretty much anything. If it isn’t cards,…
Charity Poker Tournaments on December Calendar in Las Vegas
As the holidays approach, the philanthropic nature of the poker community is coming out. Over the next couple of weeks in Las Vegas, there are two prominent charity poker events…
2018 WPT Montreal Day 1C: Alex Foxen Rises to the Top of the Day 1C Competitors
The World Poker Tour has landed at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal for their latest stop on their Season XVII schedule. In partnership with partypoker, the WPT Montreal has…
2018 World Series of Poker Europe: Main Event Down to Final 12, Ryan Riess and Koray Aldemir in the Mix
All week they’ve been battling, but the end is coming for the 2018 World Series of Poker €10,000 Main Event. At the start of Day 5, a chance at history…
MGM, Golden Nugget Apply for Pennsylvania Online Gaming Licenses
With the Pennsylvania casinos finished with submitting their applications for interactive gaming licenses (most have been approved at this point), operators from outside the state – “qualified gaming entities” –…
2018 WPT Montreal Main Event Day 1B – $5M Still a Ways Away
The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event may be the focus of the poker world at the moment, but let’s not forget that there is a major World Poker…
Ryan Riess Leads 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event After Day 3
Day 3 has come and gone at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event and only about a tenth of the original field – 50 players –…
PokerStars, Poker Pro Gordon Vayo Heading to Court for Showdown in November
The next step in the legal brouhaha between the online behemoth PokerStars and former “November Niner” and poker professional Gordon Vayo is approaching a major point. A hearing is scheduled…
House Hearing on Sports Betting Looks to Put Federal Regulations Back in Place
While most eyes in Washington D. C. and across the country were focused on another hearing, the House Judiciary Committee held a meeting on Thursday focusing on the issue of…
Partypoker, World Poker Tour Agree to Four-Year Live Tourney Partnership
The World Poker Tour announced on Wednesday that it has inked a partnership with partypoker LIVE to host as many as seven events in Europe and Canada for the next…
Senator Chuck Schumer Joins Fellow Senator in Call for Federal Sports Betting Legislation
Hot on the heels of the overturning of his previous legislation, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch vowed to bring new federal regulation regarding sports betting. Now he is being joined by…
GAN, Parx Casino Ink Sports Betting Deal
Online gaming software developer GAN and Parx Casino have announced that they have agreed to a multi-year deal to offer sports betting both at the Bensalem, Pennsylvania casino and online.…
Antonio Esfandiari to Face Kevin Hart in Boxing Match
Poker players are known for their love of prop bets, so here’s a fun one: poker pro Antonio Esfandiari will be taking on comedian and actor Kevin Hart in a…
MGM Strikes Online Gaming Deals with GVC, Boyd Gaming
MGM Resorts International announced two big partnerships Monday, setting the stage for it to potentially become a major player in the online gaming arena. In two separate press releases, MGM…
MPN Launches New Prima Poker Client
On Thursday, the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) introduced a new version of its poker client to several of its skins, hopefully allowing the network to be able to roll out…
2018 World Series of Poker: Joey Couden Trounces Trio of Pros to Take First Bracelet, Calvin Anderson and Frank Kassela Need Another Day in $10K Razz
It is the last weekend ahead of the start of the $10,000 World Championship – the “Main Event” – at the 2018 World Series of Poker. There is still some…
Poker Pro Ryan Laplante, Another Poker Player Involved in Social Media Situation
In an incident on social media that occurred earlier this week, poker professional and 2016 World Series of Poker champion Ryan Laplante was the victim of what appears to be…
Poker Central Releases Broad 2018 WSOP Streaming Schedule
In February, ESPN and Poker Central announced that they were renewing their partnership to broadcast coverage of the 2018 World Series of Poker. They promised to air “start to finish…
Paddy Power Betfair Acquires FanDuel
Last week, Irish bookmaker and online gaming company Paddy Power Betfair agreed to acquire one of the two leading daily fantasy sports sites, FanDuel, in what appears to be Paddy…
Lupe Soto, Maria Ho Elected to Women in Poker Hall of Fame
Lupe Soto and Maria Ho were announced today as this year’s inductees into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHoF), capping a two month-long nomination and voting process. The…
2018 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Day 2: David Peters Surges to Chip Lead
The field is oh so close to the money at the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Main Event as just 120 players remain after Day 2, with 111 making…