With the World Series of Poker Europe looming on the horizon, Team Americas captain Phil Hellmuth and Team Europe captain Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier have chosen their teams for the second-ever battle for the Caesars Cup. Grospellier is opting to go for the younger, more aggressive sect with the selection of his four team members. It… Read more »
The shockwaves of yesterday’s decision by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) to revoke the e-gaming license of Full Tilt Poker continue to be felt across the poker world. Following the announcement of the decision by the AGCC – where the executive director of the organization, Andre Wilsenach, said that Full Tilt Poker “fundamentally misled… Read more »
A series of articles in a top entertainment magazine trains the spotlight not on what some of the biggest players in the entertainment industry do in front of the cameras, but on what they do in their spare time with America’s original national pastime. The Hollywood Reporter offers several articles that expose the high stakes… Read more »
After almost ten days of silence following a hearing, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has reportedly revoked the primary license for the online poker site Full Tilt Poker this morning, according to several reputable news outlets. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the AGCC decided that the ownership of what was the second… Read more »
The Nevada Gaming Control Board held a public regulatory workshop on Monday to field questions and possible revisions to the new Regulation 5A, which lays out the framework for online gambling in the state. According to several reports, the hearing went extremely smoothly, as attorneys, former regulators, and officials from gaming companies raised few concerns… Read more »
The 10th annual PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) concluded this week and after two days of play and 1,626 eliminations, Thomas “Kallllle” Pedersen emerged victorious in the $5,200 Main Event, banking $1,260,018.50. The Dane entered final table play as far and away the largest stack remaining. His 11.2 million chips was more than… Read more »
With the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) coming to end, most online poker players would normally be looking forward to the next Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) to find that next poker tournament series excitement. But with Full Tilt gone, there is a gaping hole in the online tournament series landscape after… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, once the second largest online poker room in the world, released another statement Monday to address last week’s assertion by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York that the online poker room was a “Ponzi scheme.” In reality, the statement, issued through PokerStrategy.com, was simply a regurgitation of… Read more »
United States District Court Judge Leonard B. Sand of the Southern District of New York signed a warrant last week, authorizing the seizure of assets belonging to the Full Tilt Poker principals named in the amended civil complaint against the once high flying online poker room. The warrant, signed September 19th, authorizes the seizure of… Read more »
In what is quickly becoming a potential new gaming Mecca, former World Champion Chris Moneymaker will be the host of a large tournament in the new poker room of a Pennsylvania casino. Moneymaker, the 2003 World Series of Poker Championship Event winner, will be at the Presque Isle Downs and Casino on October 15, hosting… Read more »
Deciding on a pleasant vacation on the Mediterranean rather than slogging through the record setting field in Atlantic City, 2011 World Series of Poker November Niner Matt Giannetti made the most of his stay by winning the World Poker Tour stop at the Casino in Portomaso, Malta, early Sunday morning. 240 players stepped up to… Read more »
The first two tournaments of the Epic Poker League, the professional tournament circuit modeled on professional golf’s PGA Tour, are ready for broadcast beginning next weekend. A “sneak peek” of what will happen on the EPL will make its debut on the new cable network Velocity on September 30. This new network, which currently is… Read more »
Riding a tremendous rush that extended over the final two days of the tournament, Bobby Oboodi captured the championship early Saturday morning of the World Poker Tour’s latest stop at the Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City, NJ. Coming to the final table on Friday afternoon, Oboodi held a slim 60,000 chip lead over veteran… Read more »
The only two players who have broached the ten million chip mark in the event – Bobby Oboodi and Fred Goldberg – will be in prime position to take down the World Poker Tour stop at the Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City when the final table plays out this evening. When play was at… Read more »
The 2011 World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open’s Day 4 play is underway, with the most recent champion on the WPT, Legends of Poker winner Will “The Thrill” Failla, looking to make history by winning back to back WPT events. At the start of play today, Failla was the only player over the three million… Read more »
Entering into its fourth day, there have not been any decisions announced in the hearings between the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) and the shuttered Full Tilt Poker, leaving the status of what used to be the second largest online poker company in the industry in the lurch. The hearings began on Monday and, to… Read more »
Day 2 of the 2011 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open is in the books and with just 170 players of the original 1,313 remaining, the money bubble is starting to appear on the horizon. The top 100 finishers in the $3,300 + $200 will be paid at least $8,386, with the winner receiving… Read more »
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced Tuesday that a motion has been filed to amend the civil money laundering complaint against PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and related payment processors (the Black Friday civil complaint). The amendment adds three Full Tilt Poker principals – Howard Lederer,… Read more »
One of the most well-received innovations in online poker over the last few years was Rush Poker, introduced by Full Tilt Poker in early 2010. It was an extremely popular Hold’em and Omaha variation, giving players the opportunity to play many more hands per hour than at normal tables. But with Full Tilt’s absence from… Read more »
We said yesterday that there was a chance that the 2011 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open could break last year’s mark for the largest WPT event in history. “Reasonable shot” was the phrase we used. It looks like we didn’t have to sweat it at all, as the 1,313 total entries handily beat… Read more »
In a move that likely won’t come as too much of a surprise to the poker world, poker portal TheHendonMob.com has ended its exclusive relationship with embattled online poker room Full Tilt Poker. In a statement released Sunday, site management expressed its concern for the many players who signed up for Full Tilt via the… Read more »
The 2011 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open got underway Sunday with the first of two Day 1 flights and it looks like there is a chance that the tournament could be a record breaker. Last year’s event was the largest in WPT history, as 1,042 players combined to create a prize pool of… Read more »
On the heels of “Black Friday” and the shutdown of the three most popular sites in the online poker industry, there has been a rise in the number of “subscription” online poker sites. These sites are promoted as being 100% legal because, unlike their “pay to play” brethren, actual money is not on the table.… Read more »
Adding on to its list of major players in its organization, the poker advocacy group Fair Play USA announced that a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director has joined its Board of Advisors. In a press conference on Thursday, Fair Play USA announced that former FBI director Louis Freeh had joined the organization and… Read more »
Since the actions taken by the U. S. Department of Justice on April 15 – which have become known as “Black Friday” in the poker community – the parade of online and live poker pros to more poker-friendly countries has become commonplace. A recent article in a major magazine focuses on this exodus. In a… Read more »
