A week straight is too much In what will likely come as a shock to the poker community, 17-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth has announced that he will not participate in the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event. In a two-minute video posted to social media, the 1989 Main Event champion explained that… Read more »
100 gold bracelet events GGPoker has released the schedule for the 2025 World Series of Poker, the first edition of the classic poker series under the online poker room’s ownership. Running May 27 through July 16, the WSOP will span 100 events at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip.… Read more »
Leaderboard for all buy-ins PokerStars is offering tournament players a shot to become sponsored members of Team PokerStars Pro by playing in live events across Europe. In an announcement this week, Stars introduced PokerStars Live League, a leaderboard competition for its European events in 2025. Everyone who plays in European Poker Tour (EPT) events and… Read more »
“With a heavy heart” The poker world is weird. It is an ecosystem that revolves around beating the hell out of each other at the tables for money, while at the same time, many players have no problem loaning and borrowing thousands of dollars from each other to keep the games going. Of course, that… Read more »
Buy these useless cruise miles I have a friend who tends to book travel through whatever website seems to have the best price. I always tell them to just book directly through the airline, hotel, rental car company, etc. whenever possible, but that doesn’t always happen. It has caused my friend problems, but nothing dire.… Read more »
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Watch what you post Americas Cardroom (ACR) pro Nacho Barbero has been under the microscope since Friday, when he posted a picture of his computer screen showing multiple ACR tables open plus an active instance of GTO Wizard. GTO Wizard is a real-time assistance (RTA) tool that helps players make statistically correct decisions while they… Read more »
Poker Strategy
To paraphrase the line made famous by comedian Garrett Morris’ ‘Chico Escuela,’ “Poker’s been berry, berry, good” to Jonathan Little. Not only has Little been about to parlay his skills on the felt into over $7 million in career earnings (and two World Poker Tour titles), but Little has also added to the plethora of… Read more »
Online Poker
PokerStars Launches All or Nothing Cash Game “All-In Poker”
Binary Decision Making Love to gamble, but poker is just too slow for you? Need to put your money on the line with nearly zero thought, but are too high-brow for slots? PokerStars has a new game for you: All-In Poker. All-In Poker is a short-stack, six-max cash game with a fixed buy-in of five… Read more »
High-Stakes Cash Games Make A Grand Return to 888poker
High-stakes cash games have made a thrilling comeback at 888poker, much to the delight of poker enthusiasts. After a hiatus, players can now engage in higher stakes No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha games, with exciting new features and a capped rake that enhances the gaming experience. Key Takeaways The Return of High-Stakes Cash Games After… Read more »
Caesars Digital Unveils New Online Poker Site Ahead of Beginning of WSOP
Ahead of the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker, Caesars Digital and WSOP officials have announced a revamp of their online poker site, WSOP.com. Under the new moniker WSOP Online, the new site will allow the three states that allow online poker play – Nevada, New Jersey, and Michigan – to take part… Read more »
White Whale Caught: Lex Veldhuis Wins His First PokerStars COOP Title
After years of trying, Lex Veldhuis finally came through. On Monday, the Team PokerStars Pro and prolific streamer won his very first Championship of Online Poker on Stars, taking the crown in the $5,200 No-Limit Hold’em Titans event in the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). The high stakes tournament attracted the world’s best online… Read more »
Poker Legislation
New York State Senator Throws Wrench Into Steven Cohen’s Bid for NYC Casino
New York State Senator Jessica Ramos has effectively blocked a proposal from New York Mets owner Steven Cohen to build a casino to build a casino next to the Mets’ stadium, Citi Field. On Tuesday, Ramos issued a statement saying that she will not introduce legislation to allow for the rezoning of parkland to make… Read more »
Does Online Poker Have a Shot in New York in 2024?
It has become almost as agonizing to watch the state of New York dance with online poker as it is watching California. For years both states have dallied with the notion of passing online poker legislation, only to turn away from the industry that potentially could net them billions in tax revenues. Could that be… Read more »
The Cordish Companies, Football Hall of Famer Bruce Smith Unveil New Virginia Casino Plan
Making the pitch The Cordish Companies, the owner of the Live! brand of casinos around the United States, has unveiled a new proposal for a mixed-used development – which includes a casino – in Petersburg, Virginia. The 400,000-square-foot Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia in Petersburg would cost an estimated $1.4 billion to build. The casino… Read more »
New York Congressman to Introduce Federal Bill to Regulate Sports Betting
Putting the clamps on ads As legal sports betting has spread throughout the United States, sports betting advertising has become more ubiquitous. Rep. Paul Tonko (D – NY) wants to put a stop to much of it plus implement a slew of other restrictions on sports betting. Working with members of the Northeastern University’s Public… Read more »
Poker Girls
LIPS Tour Celebrating Women in Poker with Nevada State Ladies’ Poker Championship, Team Event
The Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) Tour has been at the forefront of…
Poker Documentary Series “Last Call” Focuses on Women in Poker
When the subject of women and poker is discussed, many think that there…
Public Nominations Open for Women in Poker Hall of Fame
There have been many things impacted by the issues over the past few…
Kristen Bicknell and partypoker End Sponsorship Deal
There was a day when poker sponsorships were handed out like coupons for…
Gossip
King’s Resort Founder Leon Tsoukernik in “Very Serious Condition” After Alleged Drug Overdose
Overdosed on propofol King’s Resort founder Leon Tsoukernik is in the hospital after…
A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been – Saying Goodbye to Poker News Daily
I deliberated whether I would write about the closure of our little alcove…
Documentary on Mike Matusow Premieres on Sunday
Fans of Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow have been waiting for a treatment of…
Poker tournaments
William Stanford Wins Three Rings at WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica
That’s quite the haul It is quite the accomplishment to win a single World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring, but how about three? And how about three in one Circuit stop? That is exactly what William Stanford pulled off this past weekend, catapulting his career ring total from four to seven in just a… Read more »
Valentyn Shabelnyk, D.J. Buckley Unearth $1 Million Bounties at WSOP
Pays more than chips to knock someone out In the few years that it has existed, the $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker has been a huge hit. It not only sports a $1 million guaranteed prize for the winner, but is also a bounty tournament, which always makes… Read more »
2024 WSOP: Bryce Yockey, Nick Guagenti Nab Second Career Bracelets
There are about a million World Series of Poker tournaments running simultaneously right now, even after two finished up Sunday night. Both of those events saw players win their second bracelets, but neither Bryce Yockey nor Nick Guagenti is satisfied to stop there. Bryce Yockey can sure play Omaha Bryce Yockey won his first WSOP… Read more »
2024 WSOP: 2016 Main Event Champ Qui Nguyen Leads $5,000 Champions Reunion Event
The 2024 World Series of Poker kicked off with what will likely be one of the highlight tournaments of the summer yesterday, the debut edition of the $5,000 Champions Reunion No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout event. All former WSOP Main Event champions received a free seat in the tournament, but with that gift comes a cost: a… Read more »
Site News
PokerStars Announces Schedule for 2023 World Championship of Online Poker
As if there isn’t enough live poker going on to keep players happy, PokerStars is offering the latest version of their World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Beginning on September 10, PokerStars will be offering a massive 110-event schedule that covers virtually every discipline that is available in the world of poker. Not only does… Read more »
Responses Pour In On Full Tilt Poker License Revocation
The shockwaves of yesterday’s decision by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) to revoke the e-gaming license of Full Tilt Poker continue to be felt across the poker world. Following the announcement of the decision by the AGCC – where the executive director of the organization, Andre Wilsenach, said that Full Tilt Poker “fundamentally misled… Read more »
PokerStars WCOOP 2011 Schedule Announced
As the saying goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” While the online poker industry has been attempting to weather a serious storm over the last few months, one constant still remains: the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The world’s largest online poker room (smaller, but still the largest)… Read more »
Tom Dwan Addresses $1 Million Promise
On April 19, four days after the U.S. Department of Justice seized the three major online poker rooms, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Phil Galfond turned to Twitter to try and calm the storm. The two poker superstars each guaranteed $1 million from their own pockets if PokerStars and Full Tilt didn’t pay back players, and… Read more »
Phil Gordon Dismissed from Full Tilt Poker Class-Action Lawsuit
After being included in a class-action lawsuit filed against Full Tilt Poker last month, Phil Gordon immediately went to work to clear his name from any illegal activity involving the embattled company. He hired Maurice Suh of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher of Los Angeles to press a civil suit filed by a group of poker… Read more »
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