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Two tribes with competing casinos have set aside their differences to team up on a new gaming property, but the future of the project may be out of their hands. The Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes, which operate the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos in Connecticut, are ready to break ground on a joint venture,… Read more »
Coming to the final table as the short stack, Bryn Kenney wasn’t expected to make much noise during the Aussie Millions Main Event. Instead of heading into the Australian night with a nice payday, Kenney fought his way to the final three players and negotiated a three-way deal that left him crowned the event’s champion.… Read more »
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 the books, with 38 players remaining and one of last year’s final table players, Mike Del Vecchio, holding the lead and making another run for… Read more »
He didn’t eliminate everyone at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Russia Main Event final table – he missed the first knockout – but Denys Shafikov began with the chip lead and cruised all the way to heads-up en route to winning the title and $255,258. Shafikov had 5.335 million chips to start the six-handed final… Read more »
It has all come down to this. After what proved to be a longer Day 4 than expected, the final table has been determined at the Casino Sochi in the World Poker Tour’s stop in Russia. When the cards fly on Sunday to determine the champion, Denys Shafikov will hold the lead, but Day 3… Read more »
Day 3 of the World Poker Tour’s foray into Russia at the Casino Sochi has worked its way down to the final 17 players. With a payday of over $250,000 on the line, Oleg Pavyluchuk will be the one in the best position to take down the championship as he holds the chip lead with… Read more »
Slightly more than four years ago, Sochi, Russia was the host to the world for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Since that time, the site has been the home for the Russian Grand Prix and the world’s greatest drivers from the Formula One ranks. But with winter blanketing the Russian countryside, the games have moved inside… Read more »
Since the U. S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel issued a reversal last Monday of the 2011 decision by the Obama Administration’s decision regarding online sports betting, gaming and poker, there have been a flurry of opinions on the issue. Some entities have called the new opinion “unfortunate,” while other organizations are tempering… Read more »
When the best players in the game today are discussed, his is a name you seldom hear mentioned. You’ll hear about the best Germans – Fedor Holz, Dominik Nitsche, Rainer Kempe, among others – or about Justin Bonomo or Michael Mizrachi here in the U. S. With his victory in the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure… Read more »
The poker world is mourning the loss of Gavin Smith today, who passed away unexpectedly in his sleep last night at the age of 50. Smith, a native of Guelph, Ontario, was one of the most formidable poker pros during the poker boom and was by far one of most loved, most popular players among… Read more »
Around Christmas of 2011, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued an opinion on the Wire Act, saying that it online made interstate online sports betting illegal, not all interstate online gambling. This paved the way for states to begin legalizing online gambling and so far, four – Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey,… Read more »
As if being at the Atlantis Resort Casino on Paradise Island in the Bahamas wasn’t enough for the denizens of poker, Friday and Saturday saw the start of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event. After two days of competition (and, for the first time ever, one reentry allowed per player), 842 entries have been received… Read more »
When they first conceived of it, it was probably in the back of the minds of the bosses at PokerStars that one of the recipients of their $30,000 Platinum Pass would win the event. That came to fruition on Thursday night as Ramon Colillas, one of 320 players who received a free roll into the… Read more »
Because I live in a place devoid of both brick-and-mortar poker rooms and (legal, regulated) online poker, I do not play much poker these days. When I did play frequently, one of the highlights of my poker life was when my boss bought me into a $100 re-buy tournament that our site (the former parent… Read more »
The money bubble burst on Day 3 of the $25,000 PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) and by the end of the day, only 38 players remained from the 207 that began Tuesday’s action. A thousand players have fallen by the wayside since the tournament started (a thousand one to be exact, but that doesn’t sound as… Read more »
As my colleague Earl Burton so dutifully told you the other day, the $25,000 PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em Players Championship (PSPC), the most anticipated part of the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), smashed the record for the largest live $25,000 poker tournament of all time, eclipsing the 1,000 entry mark. Another 26 players signed up before… Read more »
It was a big point of discussion when PokerStars came up with the idea of the PokerStars Players’ Championship. Just how big would it be? Would those who didn’t get Platinum Passes – the $30K “golden ticket” that was handed out to over 300 people over the last year – come out? As it turned… Read more »
He was arguably one of the best players ever to come out of Europe and, in particular, England. He was at times incorrigible, unrestrained, crass and boorish while simultaneously being an enchanting personality, funny, endearing and entertaining. He was the late Poker Hall of Famer David ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott and a documentary on his life will… Read more »
As most of the States of America and Europe shiver their way through another winter, there are hundreds of players (and perhaps their loved ones) heading to more pleasant climes. If it is the start of January, it is time for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, which begins on Saturday. Kicking it Off with a Bang… Read more »
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 Wolverine State by vetoing recently passed online gaming and poker legislation. Late Night Decision to Pass… On December 21st, in a last-minute session, the Michigan… Read more »
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? It’s a split decision with plenty of players who can claim to be one of the Top Ten in the world and two who can… Read more »
The American Gaming Association (AGA), the gambling industry’s top lobbying group, recently announced that it has hired Bill Miller as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Miller will begin his tenure with the AGA on January 14th, 2019. “I am honored to join a team with a well-earned reputation for advancing the casino gaming… Read more »
Although it is getting a bit quieter with the holidays approaching, the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour have been busy with some moves. In one case, one organization is announcing the dates for its historic anniversary and the other is announcing a sale that leaves some questions. WSOP to Run May… Read more »
In an event that occurred rapidly (and Poker News Daily actually resisted reporting on until it was a done deal), the Michigan General Assembly passed legislation that would regulate online gaming and poker within the borders of the Wolverine State. On Thursday, the Senate Approved… In what was a late-night vote on Thursday evening, the… Read more »
Amid a flurry of activity over the last week regarding gaming in the States of America, a bipartisan bill is being introduced in the U. S. Senate that would once again regulate legal sports betting in the country. Republican and Democratic Leadership Behind the Bill There might be a rush to blame one side or… Read more »
