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A busy Friday at the 2015 European Poker Tour PokerStars Caribbean Adventure wrapped up late last night with a new champion crowned on the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) and the conclusion of the second Day One in the PCA Main Event. $3000 LAPT Bahamas Main Event – Final Day 11 players came back to… Read more »
The 2015 European Poker Tour PokerStars Caribbean Adventure rolled along on Thursday, with the champion determined in the $100,000 Super High Roller tournament as the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Bahamas and PCA Main Events both came to the felt. $100,000 Super High Roller Continuing what has been a great run for him of late,… Read more »
The final table is set for the first Super High Roller event of the year, but perhaps a bigger story of the opening days of the 2015 EPT PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is the turnout for one of PokerStars’ regional tours, the Latin America Poker Tour (LAPT) that is holding a Main Event during the proceedings… Read more »
In October 2014, PokerStars disappointed a lot of players in announcing slew of cash game rake and tournament fee increases, scheduled in for two separate dates, November 3rd, 2014, and January 1st, 2015. The world’s largest online poker room had built up a fantastic reputation amongst players for always having its customers in mind with… Read more »
2015 is now upon us and it is time for the online poker sites to renew the battles that they have built over the years. Later this month, PokerStars will unveil the latest version of one of their more popular tournament schedules. The 4th Annual PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) will take place… Read more »
Many have compared poker to the business world in that difficult decisions have to be made in split-second situations. According to one highly successful investment mogul, however, poker is a piece of cake to the world that he normally lives in. On the Thinking Poker podcast, billionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn opined that “the… Read more »
Now that the confetti has been swept up, people have nursed their respective conditions back to normalcy and everyone has now bid adieu to 2014, the New Year celebrations are complete. Thus, it is time to turn to 2015 and wonder what the coming twelve months are going to look like. Never one to back down from a challenge… Read more »
Aside from his outstanding poker play and myriad of poker tournament achievements (as if those weren’t enough), Daniel Negreanu is perhaps best known for his willingness to speak his mind. Lucky for us, he has a poker blog on his site, FullContactPoker.com. This week, he chimed in on an issue that has been getting more… Read more »
Bitcoin. It’s so hot right now. Another new Bitcoin online poker site announced that it will be launching soon, continuing the gradual trend of upstart poker rooms trying to skirt anti-online gaming funding regulations by going with the virtual, decentralized currency. European site Bitnplay (not to be confused with the late 80’s, early 90’s hip-hop… Read more »
Now that Santa Claus has dropped down chimneys around the world, the Hanukkah menorahs have been put away and the Festivus pole’s “Airing of Grievances” have been heard, we now enjoy a bit of relaxation before a New Year comes. Over the past 12 months, the poker world has provided several exciting moments amidst what… Read more »
Popular poker personality and poker player Kara Scott announced Tuesday that when this year comes to a close, she will be stepping down from her role as partypoker ambassador. On her CardRunners.com blog, Scott said she is ending her five year run simply because the role no longer offers the opportunities it once did. She… Read more »
As Martin Jacobson continues to bask in the glow of his World Series of Poker Main Event victory, likely with some pricier presents under his Christmas tree, the preliminary schedule for the 2015 World Series of Poker has been announced. It is just an outline of the schedule right now, but it gives aspiring competitors… Read more »
In October, the European Poker Tour (EPT) announced that Malta has been added as a stop on this year’s tour. Though the March dates for the poker festival had been set, no formal schedule had yet to be published. Last week, the complete schedule for EPT Malta was, in fact, release, and it is a… Read more »
The World Poker Tour wrapped up their 2014 tournament poker schedule on Saturday night at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, with Mohsin Charania joining the ranks of multiple WPT winners in taking down the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic and Andrew Lichtenberger emerging victorious in a heated battle in the Alpha8. WPT Five Diamond… Read more »
One of the final “big” tournaments of 2014 is coming closer to a conclusion. The World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic is down to 33 players with Yi Fang at the head of the field and past WPT champions Jared Jaffee and Keven Stammen in pursuit. 78 players came back on Thursday for… Read more »
Stephen Graner entered the final table of the 2014 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event with a commanding chip lead and in something of a surprise, led wire-to-wire to capture his first-ever EPT crown. The surprise is not that Graner won, it is that he never even came close to relinquishing his lead. We… Read more »
For the second day in a row, the targeted number of remaining players in the 2014 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event was a bit off from reality. On Day 4, the goal was to get down to 24 players, but the field was whittled by two extra players by the end of the… Read more »
When the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) bill was not added to the recent omnibus spending bill in the final days of Congress’s lame duck session, we in the poker community breathed a sigh of relief. We were staring at the real possibility of the UIGEA all over again, but fortunately, nothing happened. At… Read more »
After a partnership that lasted for slightly more than a year, the online poker site PokerHost and its partner in the Equity Poker Network have announced that they will part ways. The severance of the deal between the two organizations took effect on December 9, slightly more than a year after the Equity Poker Network… Read more »
The final stop on the 2014 calendar for the European Poker Tour is in full swing this weekend, with Leonid Markin taking down the €50,000 Super High Roller and the €5,000 Main Event in full swing. €50,000 Super High Roller 51 players took up the challenge of the €50,000 Super High Roller tournament, which started… Read more »
On Wednesday, the offices of the Montreal-based Amaya Gaming, the owners of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and other gaming entities, were raided by Canadian authorities over allegations of insider trading. According to Nathan Vardi of Forbes.com on Thursday evening, the raid was conducted involving Amaya and two financial firms, the Canadian investment bank Canaccord Genuity… Read more »
Poker players and fans can relax…for now. After speculation that anti-online gaming measures might be added to Congress’ must-pass omnibus spending bill this week, it turns out that the coast is clear for the rest of 2014 and nothing having to do with banning online poker is in the bill. It is no secret that… Read more »
PokerStars continues to modify its games and policies since its purchase by Amaya Gaming earlier this year. The most recent announcement is about changes that will be made to the Tournament Leader Board (TLB) system starting in 2015. Currently, there are three leader boards, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly. Players can earn points on each by… Read more »
After coming into the day with one of the shorter stacks in the room, Jason Mercier surged through Day Two to take down the championship of the World Poker Tour Alpha8 St. Kitts. Nine players came back to the felt on Sunday to resume the festivities with Olivier Busquet holding court over the table. With… Read more »
As the tournament poker year winds down to just a few top tier events remaining, the World Poker Tour has taken its cameras to the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean. The WPT Alpha8 St. Kitts completed its first day on Friday with Olivier Busquet leading a strong (and deep-pocketed) field that is vying… Read more »
