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New regulations for the charitable poker industry in the state of Michigan have gone into effect as of this week, but those new rules may be struck down by legislation if the Michigan legislature has its way. According to CBS Detroit, the new regulations that had been suggested by the executive director of the Michigan… Read more »
Over the past week, several different opinions on both sides of the online gaming and poker fight have come to the forefront. Whether they have been for or against the issue, the bottom line is that both sides are demonstrating a level of hypocrisy regarding the subject. Last week, Nevada Senator and Senate Majority Leader… Read more »
In a report published this month by Econsult Solutions, the revenues for the first year of a theoretical regulated online poker regime in Pennsylvania were estimated at $77 million. The report was the product of a study of the state of Pennsylvania’s gaming market, authorized by the Commonwealth’s legislature in December of last year. To… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is just two weeks away, if you can believe it. Aside from the $10,000 Main Event, perhaps the most highly anticipated event is the Big One for One Drop, million dollar charity tournament that only the richest of the rich or elitest of elite players will enter. The… Read more »
While the poker world has its calm before the storm of the start of the World Series of Poker on May 27, the biggest news has been the ongoing discussion on internet gaming and poker and the potential for state and/or federal regulation of the industry. Two different opinion pieces on popular websites fall in… Read more »
There have been plenty of surveys published that have looked at the issue of online gambling and poker. For the most part, however, they have been skewed by those that issue the surveys (a popular gambling company on the positive side and a Republican lobbying group against the issue) as they attempt to influence the… Read more »
It may have come up on us without notice, but there are only a little more than two weeks until the 45th Annual World Series of Poker kicks off its summer schedule. Heading towards the start of poker’s preeminent event, the major Player of the Year races in the poker community have little consensus as… Read more »
Congratulations, New York, you now have twins! Just five weeks after an essentially identical bill was introduced into the State Senate, State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow (D-Mt. Vernon), who is also the Chairman for the Committee on Racing and Wagering, introduced A09509 in the State Assembly. The bill, which has no official title, would amend… Read more »
And so the opposition’s crusade against online poker gets dirtier. It has been revealed that an op-ed piece published by the Press of Atlantic City in March has been wrongly attributed to Poker Hall of Famer Dewey Tomko. And this attribution was not an accident. The piece, published on March 19, and allegedly written by… Read more »
In a legal battle that has been going on for over four years, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC has won yet another, and perhaps the final, round against poker player Russell “Dutch” Boyd. On Friday, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a March 2012 judgment against Boyd, once again siding with Two Plus… Read more »
In an ongoing effort to shift its customer demographic towards the recreational player, tomorrow partypoker will be introducing “Casual Cash Games,” tables for those who just want to play a game of poker and aren’t concerned about maximizing the number of hands they see per hour. Casual Cash Game tables are no different than any… Read more »
In what turned out to be a marathon final table, Antonio Buonanno was finally able to derail Jack Salter to take down the championship of the European Poker Tour Grand Final early Saturday morning. Long before Buonanno had captured the championship, Philipp Gruissem added to his legacy as a “high roller” master in winning the… Read more »
After starting Day 4 as one of the shortest stacks left in the tournament, Great Britain’s Jack Salter has been able to rise from the ashes. Using the last two days, Salter will be at the head of the pack for the final table of the European Poker Tour’s Grand Final when play resumes on… Read more »
Day 3 has concluded at the 2014 European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, with the field shrinking from 123 players to just 41. Malte Moennig made a move from fifth at the start of the day to first at the end of it, tripling his chip count and going into Day 4 as the only… Read more »
The 347 survivors from the two starting flights plus six late registrants got together in Monte Carlo on Monday for Day 2 of the 2014 European Poker Tour Grand Final. Though almost two-thirds of the field was eliminated yesterday, the tournament didn’t quite make it to the money as 95 players will get paid and… Read more »
The second starting flight of the 2014 European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monaco came and went on Sunday and by the time the day’s numbers were tallied, the Day 1B field, with 427 players, doubled the field of Day 1A. Registration was still open until the start of play today, and as Day 2… Read more »
Utilizing the chip lead at the final table, the current Global Poker Index Player of the Year leader, Keven Stammen, dominated on his way to capturing the World Poker Tour World Championship at the Borgata in Atlantic City on Saturday night. Stammen, who captured the lead from Byron Kaverman in knocking out television table bubble… Read more »
As their counterpart in the United States, the World Poker Tour, wraps up their Season XII schedule on Saturday night, the European Poker Tour began the final leg of its Season Ten scheduled with their Grand Final at the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. Day 1A of the Main Event is in the books and… Read more »
After a quick seven hour session on Friday, the World Poker Tour World Championship final table has been set. Going to play on Saturday afternoon at the Borgata in Atlantic City Keven Stammen, the current leader of the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race, holds a big chip lead over a talented field… Read more »
The action at the Borgata in Atlantic City has been rapid as the World Poker Tour’s World Championship has worked its way down to the final 18 players. For the last two days, the man at the helm of the field has been Canada’s Eric Afriat, the winner of the previous tournament, the WPT Seminole… Read more »
Day 1B of the 2014 World Poker Tour World Championship came and went at the Borgata in Atlantic City yesterday and good news! No reports of counterfeit chips! As expected, more players turned out for Tuesday’s action than Monday’s: 223 runners versus 105, creating a total field of 328. Jason Koon emerged from the second… Read more »
The beginning of the end has begun. Monday marked Day 1A of the 2014 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship, the final tournament of WPT Season XII, one of the most prestigious events on the poker calendar. With a buy-in of $15,000 + $400, it won’t be the largest tournament on the tour, but it… Read more »
It was bound to happen sooner or later. On the verge of the close of their Season Ten schedule, the European Poker Tour – wrapping up their Sanremo Main Event on Sunday – has finally crowned its first two-time champion in the personage of 2006 EPT London Main Event champion Vicky Coren-Mitchell. It was an… Read more »
After a long Day Four that saw the field whittled from 39 to 16, it only took six hours on Day Five to determine the European Poker Tour Sanremo Main Event’s eight-player final table. Starting Day Four with a huge lead, Jordan Westmorland will still be in the lead for tomorrow’s final table, but his… Read more »
In what turned out to be a rather quick day (considering the number of players that were involved), Day Four of the European Poker Tour’s stop in Sanremo, Italy is in the books with Jordan Westmorland holding court over the final two tables in the event. Day Four kicked off on Thursday afternoon (early morning… Read more »
