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On the whole, behavior by players at the World Series of Poker is good. While there might be occasions that arguments, disagreements and other altercations break out, floor staff and security are usually quick to snuff it out. Two situations have come to light recently, however, which demonstrate either the difficulty of the floor personnel’s… Read more »
There was a great deal of hand wringing from Caesars Entertainment officials prior to the start of the 2018 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event. Would the “Main Event” continue to be the draw that it had been in the past, they wondered. Would the “Main Event” continue the upswing that they had seen… Read more »
The Main Event isn’t the only news coming out of the 2018 World Series of Poker this week as the Poker Hall of Fame has announced the list of ten finalists for this year’s induction class. The finalists were determined by a public nominations process followed by a review by the Poker Hall of Fame… Read more »
In an incident on social media that occurred earlier this week, poker professional and 2016 World Series of Poker champion Ryan Laplante was the victim of what appears to be a gay bashing attack. In this particular case, it is another poker player who wrote the unfortunate words. It All Started with a Tweet… On… Read more »
A two-year old staking dispute between poker pro and World Series of Poker Circuit event destroyer Maurice Hawkins and attorney Hal Lewis that became a legal battle has ended amicably, according to recently filed court documents. The issue goes back to early 2016 when the two men met in Jacksonville. After they got to know… Read more »
The summer of 2018 has seen several states step up to offer sports betting – both live and online – to their constituents. But one thing that some thought would be swept up in the passage of sports betting regulations – the regulation of online casino gaming and poker – has failed to materialize. Rhode… Read more »
In a move that surprised some in the casino and gaming industry, American Gaming Association Chief Executive Officer Geoff Freeman has decided to step down as the head of the powerful trade organization. “The AGA accomplished many important successes during Geoff’s tenure, most notably the recent Supreme Court ruling declaring the Professional and Amateur Sports… Read more »
After facing the slings and arrows of the poker community – especially over the past year as he captured the 2017 World Series of Poker’s Player of the Year award – poker professional Chris Ferguson has issues what he believes was an apology for his actions with Full Tilt Poker and “Black Friday.” In a… Read more »
Have you ever heard of the Boomtown Casino Hotel in Reno, Nevada? Well, the casino execs probably wish you hadn’t right about now because they are in some shit. On May 15th, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) filed a complaint against Boomtown’s parent company, BCH Gaming Reno, LLC for putting affiliate links on its… Read more »
Citizens of the States of America can have the tendency to think that they’re the only country that matters. This creates a bit of animosity, especially when the international community is called the “rest of the world.” With this in mind – and with the World Series of Poker around the corner – we here… Read more »
With his absence being one of the biggest mysteries over the past couple of years in tournament poker, one of the legends in the game, poker professional Phil Ivey, has stated that he plans to participate in this year’s World Series of Poker. In an interview with Frank Op de Woerd and Laura Cornelius of… Read more »
Last week’s big news in poker circles was the lawsuit filed by professional poker player Gordon Vayo against PokerStars in U.S. District Court. We covered it, every poker media outlet covered it (mainstream news site, Forbes, covered it before everyone), and the poker internet message forums are talking about it. On Monday morning, The Stars… Read more »
After more than a week with little to no information or developments in the case, popular high stakes poker player/businessman Bill Perkins is dipping into his own pocket to offer a little incentive for information. Perkins, who routinely is found in some of the biggest High Roller tournaments around the world and in the biggest… Read more »
Gordon Vayo, the runner-up in the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event, has filed a lawsuit against PokerStars (more specifically, Rational Entertainment Enterprises Limited (REEL), but for our purposes, it’s PokerStars) in the U.S. District Court Central District of California Western Division because the online poker room has refused to pay him nearly $700,000… Read more »
The rise of private “poker clubs” in Texas has drawn its share of attention from the poker community and, unfortunately, law enforcement. Now one of those who would make the laws – a Houston politician – has sounded off on the subject, made more important after the shooting of a player at one of the… Read more »
The World Poker Tour returns tonight with the inaugural on-air broadcasts of their Season XVI schedule on Fox Sports’ regional network of outlets. There are a few changes to the show, some that haven’t been done since the start of the program back in 2002. For the first time in the history of the WPT,… Read more »
When players are at the poker table, there is plenty of deception that goes on. One of the biggest things that players attempt to hide is any expression on their faces of how good or bad their hands are – the proverbial “poker face.” According to scientists, they have now developed an artificial intelligence that… Read more »
Only a couple of months after announcing his much-ballyhooed departure from PokerStars, French poker professional Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier has revealed his new online home. Beginning immediately, Grospellier will now don the patch of partypoker, the main rival of his old online home. “It is with great honor and pleasure that I can announce I’m joining… Read more »
Mention the name “Annie Duke” and you’ll get a polarizing response from most of the poker community. To some, she is one of the top female players who ever came to the felt, winning over $4.2 million in tournament cashes on her way to a second career as a top-flight businesswoman with Ultimate Bet and… Read more »
While poker has long been a tremendously popular game that spans all ages of men, the representation from women has always been rather small. Year after year, female participation at the World Series of Poker – the preeminent poker event in the world – hovers around the 3% mark. With that in mind, a new… Read more »
After a month of nominations from the poker community and a couple of weeks of review by the Nomination Committee, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame has put together an outstanding list of nominees for induction this year. The 11 nominees run the gamut of the poker world, from working behind the scenes as… Read more »
One of the most flamboyant businessmen in the world, British mogul Richard Branson, is now a part of Sin City. It was announced on Friday that Branson, along with a group of other businessmen, have become the new owners of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Branson, who founded Virgin Airlines America… Read more »
The Phil Ivey/Borgata case is one that has transfixed the poker and gaming worlds for most of the past six years. One of the side cases in that ongoing legal battle – between the Borgata and the manufacturer of the cards used on that weekend in 2012 – has finally reached its conclusion, much to… Read more »
A few weeks ago, one of the latest cryptocurrency-based online poker sites, CoinPoker, had its real money tables go live and to celebrate, the site is running a couple of generous promotions. Unfortunately, according to GameIntel Managing Editor and PartTimePoker.com writer Alex Weldon, it appears that those promos are contributing to artificially-inflated player traffic at… Read more »
Station Casinos has decided to discontinue the bad beat jackpot promotions at its casinos a month after the Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled that the company had to pay out a disputed jackpot. The controversy dates back to July 7th, when a $120,000 bad beat jackpot was hit at the Red Rock Casino, one of… Read more »
