The rumors had been swirling for a few days and today they have finally been confirmed: Martin Staszko is the newest member of Team Pokerstars Pro. The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up will begin playing as a PokerStars sponsored player at Monday’s European Poker Tour (EPT) stop, which just so happens to… Read more »
One of the most well respected poker clubs in London has had its license revoked. Why? For being one of the most well respected poker clubs in London. The Hackney Gazette reported Tuesday that The International Private Members Club, located on East Road, has had its license revoked by the Hackney Council. The reason: too… Read more »
The organizers of the Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) have launched a new women’s poker tour, the US Ladies Poker Championship Circuit Tour (USLPCC). Designed to offer women another circuit of poker tournaments with higher buy-ins and larger prize pools, the USLPCC’s first season is slated for 12 events plus the season ending championship. Each… Read more »
Online poker’s top ally in the halls of Congress, Representative Barney Frank (D – Mass.) announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2012. He has served the people of the Massachusetts 4th Congressional District since 1981 and was the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 through 2011, a committee on… Read more »
The final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Marrakech stop concluded Sunday as Mohamed Ali Houssam triumphed over fellow Moroccan Toufik Ourini at the Casino De Marrakech. It was both Houssam’s first WPT cash and victory, though he had already found success at this very casino, winning the Marrakech Poker Open for $53,518 back… Read more »
This year has been a rough one, to say the least, for online poker players in the United States. It’s about time we had a feel good story, isn’t it? Over the Thanksgiving weekend, American expatriate Randy “nanonoko” Lew won the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau Main Event, an early Christmas present in a… Read more »
One of the most difficult things about poker – whether it is online or in the live arena – is battling through hours of play to come up just short of making the money, or finishing on “the bubble.” Every player has his or her own horror story to tell about those times they “just… Read more »
The World Poker Tour stop in Marrakech, Morocco, has proven to be highly popular with the European community. As the event enters into its final day of action, three players known throughout the world have made their mark by making the final table. 274 players stepped to the felt, having put up their €3000 to… Read more »
After an exciting year of tournament poker, several of the Player of the Year ranking systems are too close to call, making the final month of 2011 the determining factor in who will win those accolades. Bluff Magazine’s ratings only look at the top ten finishes for each player in a calendar year and awards… Read more »
Phil Ivey has been widely considered the best poker player in the world for years. He has won almost $14 million on the live tournament circuit, countless more millions in the highest stakes games both live and online, and owns eight World Series of Poker bracelets. His stoicism at the tables is intimidating, his skill… Read more »
It wasn’t exactly a wire-to-wire victory for Anthony Ruberto, but the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Jacksonville stop was about as comfortable as a final table can be for a champion. The man from Everett, Massachusetts was never in any real danger of being eliminated, starting with the top stack at the… Read more »
SwitchPoker.com, a small independent online poker room, became a trailblazer this week, becoming the first internet poker room to accept Bitcoin as a valid currency for both deposits and withdrawals. Bitcoin is a unique currency, as it is purely virtual and does not require financial institutions to process transactions. Bitcoin was created in 2009 by… Read more »
Like two trains on a collision course on the same stretch of track, the end of the casino day and the 7th place elimination were charging towards each other Tuesday morning at the Jacksonville Poker Room, host of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Jacksonville stop. The goal for Day 3 was to whittle the field… Read more »
The survivors from the two separate flights of Day 1 combined into one field on Sunday at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Jacksonville stop, the first WPT event ever held in the northern Florida city. Day 1A saw 88 of 188 players stay alive for today’s Day 2, while 80 made it through Day 1B… Read more »
The field of 336 may have been on the small side compared to other Main Events on major live poker tours, but the week long competition at the European Poker Tour (EPT) Loutraki stop was fierce. Sunday’s eight-handed final table lasted 13 hours; the three-handed portion alone spanned five hours. Emerging victorious from the grueling… Read more »
In a thrilling heads up battle, Spain’s Raul Mestre defeated the United Kingdom’s Victoria Coren to take down “The Table,” the International Federation of Poker’s first ever World Championship. After eleven hours of play on Saturday, the 135 invited players were whittled down to the nine player final table. Through outstanding performances, three women –… Read more »
Day Four play at the European Poker Tour stop at the Club Hotel Casino Loutraki, Greece, has come to a close with a host of German and Greek players in pursuit of a lone Brit. Coming into Day Four play, Greece’s Charalampos Kapernopoulos was at the head of the 38 players remaining in the event… Read more »
The International Federation of Poker’s weekend of tournaments has reached its halfway point, with a champion crowned in their first ever duplicate poker tournament and “The Table” already in action. On Thursday, twelve countries stepped up to take part in the inaugural Nations’ Cup event, playing duplicate poker, where the decks are preset and players… Read more »
The long and winding road that has been the discussion of the sale of the embattled online poker site Full Tilt Poker to the French investment firm Groupe Bernard Tapie has apparently reached its endgame, pending agreement by U. S. authorities. Yesterday afternoon, CNN Money quickly reported that the sale had been finalized for Groupe… Read more »
The first ever stop by the European Poker Tour in the coastal city of Loutraki, Greece, is proving to be a popular one – at least for some players – as the second day of play wraps up at the Club Hotel Casino Loutraki. Day Two play began this afternoon (Greek time) with 232 players… Read more »
While poker sponsorships may have dried up for American players, the top international pros are still bringing down high profile deals. It was announced this morning in London that U. K. poker pro Jake Cody has signed a sponsorship deal to join the online site PKR and its professional roster. The innovative online poker site,… Read more »
The European Poker Tour (EPT) is in the stretch run of its first-ever trip to Greece with a stop in the east coast resort city of Loutraki, formerly the ancient city of Thermae. The Main Event kicked off this week, with the second of two starting days concluding Wednesday. The €4,400 tournament saw 336 runners… Read more »
On Monday, poker pro Chris “Jesus” Ferguson filed four claims to seized Full Tilt Poker funds with the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York. In the filings, Ferguson, representing the various companies that comprise Full Tilt, claims that the companies have a “right, title, or interest” in the assets in… Read more »
The website VegasInc.com reported yesterday that the Nevada State Gaming Control Board (GCB) will begin accepting online poker licensing applications in February. The announcement was made by GCB Chairman Mark Lipparelli at the U.S. Online Gaming Law conference last week at the Aria casino in Las Vegas. Any licenses issued would permit operators to only… Read more »
After years of fighting the masses, the Cake Poker network has finally decided to allow its players to use hand tracking software while at the tables. The new policy went into place on November 9th and the major players in the poker analysis software category immediately jumped right in. Hand analysis software has been the… Read more »
