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It has barely been two weeks that online gaming and poker in Michigan has been live. In that short time, however, the state has rocketed to the top of the U. S. industry, bypassing other more established states. The reason for the influx of players is up for debate, however. Numbers Never Lie PokerStars MI… Read more »
While their activities may be a bit limited in the States of America (the next live action for the tour isn’t until March), the World Poker Tour is charging forward with their business around the world. In both the online and live arenas, the WPT will be in action with two large scale events for… Read more »
Quite the show In a moment that must feel chock full of symbolism, Controlled Demolition Inc. imploded the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City Wednesday morning as onlookers cheered the end of an era. The Plaza was the last of Donald Trump’s three casinos in the east coast gambling destination: the Trump Taj Mahal is now… Read more »
Another heads-up challenge There is something about poker drama that is just so intriguing. It is usually a strange brew of stupidity, bravado, triviality, and actual seriousness that combine into a cool, refreshing drink. Over the past week, one such controversy erupted on social media, turning a bit of a nothingburger into a feud between… Read more »
Murphy’s Law rears its ugly head The growth of the US sports betting industry is exciting for casinos and bettors alike, but with that growth comes the inevitable growing pains. On Super Bowl Sunday, the biggest betting day of the year, several sportsbooks ran into technical problems, mostly stemming from the volume of wagers they… Read more »
After a three-month battle that, for some, was never in doubt, the “Heads Up Challenge” between Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu and online legend Doug Polk has come to an end. More than 25,000 hands of poker were played and, in the end, both players were complimentary of the other. Compliments aren’t the scoreboard,… Read more »
Complete details are still to come, but PokerStars has officially launched the Sunday Million 15th Anniversary event. I don’t know what makes me feel older: that I am about to have a high school-aged child or that I was in the poker industry when the first Sunday Million debuted. Though online poker rooms the last… Read more »
After Michigan came online with internet casino gaming earlier this month without any online poker, the internet poker community was hugely disappointed. That disappointment turned to excitement when, in only the company’s second state and in the fifth state overall in the States of America, PokerStars opened for business in Michigan. Sudden And Surprising Move… Read more »
With the complete changeover in the federal government in Washington, D. C., many have begun to float the trial balloon that there could be changes in the way online gaming and poker are viewed by the government. Added into this fact is the recent passing of one of online gaming’s most vocal opponents, the late… Read more »
He wasn’t even supposed to be here today In movies, a common trope is a missed opportunity that turns into an even better opportunity gained. When one window closes, another opens and all that. The main character misses their flight, but meets the woman of his dreams in the airport lounge. You know the drill.… Read more »
If you thought Day 1A was big at the World Poker Tour’s stop at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open, Day 1B said “hold my beer.” An even bigger throng of entries emerged on Saturday for action, driving the final entry numbers over the 1500 mark and… Read more »
After more than ten months of inactivity, the World Poker Tour has emerged from its cocoon and is back in action! From the appearances at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL, the players were ready for the comeback, too. The WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open completed its first Day One of… Read more »
Building cash for future opportunities The World Poker Tour has its fifth home. On Tuesday, Allied Esports Entertainment announced that it has agreed to sell the WPT and its related assets to Element Partners LLC, a private investment company, for $78.25 million. The bulk of Element’s payment – $68.25 million – will be in cash,… Read more »
When it comes to online gaming, the state of Kentucky is one of the most oxymoronic states in the country. Despite being the hub of horse racing in the U. S. and profiting tremendously from betting on those races, the state’s leadership has prevented online casino gaming, sports betting and online poker from being opened… Read more »
When the outbreak of COVID-19 was first discovered in 2020, many didn’t think much of it, that there wouldn’t be any impact on “normal” life. As we know now, in the early stages of 2021, that wasn’t the case. Many things were shut down last year, including much of the tournament poker world. Now, the… Read more »
Built a fortune from scratch Sheldon Adelson, the founder of Las Vegas Sands Corporation and online poker’s top villain, died Monday at the age of 87. Adelson had been battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, since 2018. Just a few days ago, Las Vegas Sands announced that he was taking a leave of… Read more »
After reaching the halfway point of their Heads-Up Duel, Daniel Negreanu faced a difficult decision. Did he cut his losses, take the “L” and back out of the challenge only halfway through the match or did he plunge onward? Negreanu has chosen to continue and, after the end of another week of battle on the… Read more »
Finished what he started With sincerest apologies to Sir Paul McCartney, the long and winding road has finally come to an end, as Damian Salas won the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event over the weekend. What began online culminated Sunday with a heads-up match between Argentina’s Salas and the Louisiana’s Joseph Hebert for… Read more »
Voting wasn’t even close Huck Seed has always loomed large in a poker room. At 6 feet, 7 inches tall, he is almost always the tallest person at the table. And now, at age 51, he has reached new heights, named the newest member of the Poker Hall of Fame. Seed had been one of… Read more »
Wire to wire After a confusing morning, the US Bracket final table of the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event ran to its conclusion on Monday, with Joseph Hebert emerging as the champion. Hebert now moves on to the heads-up match with International Bracket winner Damian Salas for the bracelet. Hebert went into the… Read more »
Upeshka De Silva tests positive for COVID-19, can’t play at final table The poker world was skeptical that the hybrid online/live 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event was going to work and it appears that skepticism was well-founded. The proof: the 2020 WSOP Main Event is now going to end in 2021. Not only… Read more »
While the recent elections had a landmark effect on the shape of Washington, D. C., it also affected a couple of states and their laws regarding gaming. In those two states, gaming faced some strong headwinds to being approved. In the end, however, those two states – Colorado and Nebraska – overwhelmingly passed the legislation… Read more »
We’ve come to the time of the year when many reflect on the last twelve months and look at what occurred. Whether it was good or bad, many times we can come up with highlights (or lowlights, as the case may be), and remember the excellence of the past 365 days. Then came 2020…and, if… Read more »
In an announcement over their Twitter feed on Thursday, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials announced the list of nominees for induction into the “mythical” Poker Hall of Fame (I will save my “physical” Poker Hall rant this year). The ten men on the list are no strangers to having been nominated and… Read more »
Penultimate victory One slot in the 2020 World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event heads-up match has been determined. On Tuesday, Damian Salas won the final table of the Main Event’s International Bracket, outlasting seven other players at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. For his efforts, Salas pocketed $1,550,969. Salas is not quite done… Read more »
