The online site MotleyFool.com is once again taking on the subject of online poker and its regulation by the federal government, this time taking a look at whether it will have an impact on the stalled “fiscal cliff” negotiations between Congress and the White House. Writer Travis Hoium opines about the subject in an article… Read more »
In what may be the beginning of the endgame regarding the actions of “Black Friday,” poker professional Rafe Furst has settled his civil complaint with the U. S. Department of Justice’s Southern District of New York offices. In documents filed yesterday by the Department of Justice, the announced settlement came through a company that Furst… Read more »
The second starting flight of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Mazagan Main Event is in the books and with 166,800 chips, France’s Clement Beauvois stood alone not just as the day’s chip leader, but also as the overall chip leader heading into Day 2. Some stops on the World Poker Tour, despite being genuine, full-fledged… Read more »
With so many World Poker Tour (WPT) events played in the United States and Europe, it only seems right that a Canadian should win WPT Montreal. And that’s exactly what happened Tuesday night as Quebec’s Jonathan Roy leapfrogged the two chip leaders during the course of the final table to take his first major title… Read more »
The stops on the World Poker Tour (WPT) are coming fast and furious nowadays. As WPT Montreal is concluding in North America, WPT Mazagan is starting up across the ocean in Africa. The coastal city of El Jadida, Morocco (formerly known as Mazagan) is serving as host to this event, held at the Mazagan Beach… Read more »
Day 3 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal Main Event began with just 45 players – five tables-worth – remaining and when the night was wrapped, the final six players had been determined. It looks like it is going to be a tight race to the finish, as the two chip leaders, Sylvain Siebert… Read more »
In what should not come as a surprise to anyone, Full Tilt Poker has informed former FTP “Red Pros” that they will not be retained as sponsored players now that Full Tilt has been re-launched. PokerNews’ French outlet originally got a hold of the e-mail to the “Red Pros,” which explains why the decision was… Read more »
After both starting flights of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal Main Event ended with 360 players still in the running, we said that “the money bubble may burst” Sunday. Apparently, there was no need for that “may” hedge. Eliminations were fast and furious on Day 2 at the Playground Poker Club as more than… Read more »
The World Poker Tour has made its triumphant return to Canada with its stop at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal and the players have certainly made the stop noteworthy, even in the WPT’s eleventh year. The 478 players who flooded the floor of the Playground Poker Club on Friday for Day 1A all but… Read more »
Every once in a while, there is something that brings back the memory of the celebrated American writer Hunter S. Thompson. The sadly deceased Thompson, who created “gonzo journalism” with the thought that the truth is often stranger than any fiction he could make up, would be proven right with this thought out of New… Read more »
As they head into their final few events on the 2012 calendar, the World Poker Tour has landed in Montreal, Quebec, and the Playground Poker Club to battle it out for the latest WPT championship. Making its first visit back to Canada since 2008, the WPT looks to have chosen the right venue and the… Read more »
In a now six-year old case, the South Carolina Supreme Court determined by the slimmest margin that poker in the Palmetto State is illegal, even if it is in a private home. The five justices sitting on the South Carolina Supreme Court – Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal and Associate Justices Costa Pleicones, Donald Beatty,… Read more »
Greg Raymer is not exactly one to seek the spotlight. He tweets, but never anything controversial. He speaks out on occasion, but typically on behalf of poker and the Poker Players Alliance when trying to get online poker legalized and regulated in the U.S. Sometimes, though, it’s tough to not to step the fore. Winning… Read more »
As Senators Harry Reid (D – Nev.) and Jon Kyl (R – Ariz.) continue to work towards getting their online poker bill passed, a former Solicitor General of the United States has warned against its possible unconstitutionality. Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General under President George W. Bush from 2004 to 2008, penned a letter to… Read more »
The repayment of former Full Tilt Poker customers in the United States is not imminent by any means, but at the very least, it looks like a baby step has been taken in the right direction. On Tuesday, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Southern District of New York provided an update on… Read more »
Today marks the end of the first fortnight of Full Tilt Poker’s second life. For the most part, player response to “Full Tilt 2.0” has been positive; since the software is the same, gameplay is largely identical to what it once was and though there have been complaints about the new loyalty program and customer… Read more »
Leaders of the world’s top online gaming firms are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore. In response to last Tuesday’s detainment of bwin.party co-CEO Norbert Teufelberger in Brussels, Belgium, 14 executives from 12 internet gambling companies penned a public letter to the Financial Times saying that enough is enough when… Read more »
Though the World Poker Tour (WPT) is an international tour, the events in the United States seem to get more attention than their ‘round-the-world brethren. Case in point: while Noah Schwartz drew the eyes of the tournament poker world last week in winning the 2012 WPT bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble, WPT Copenhagen across the… Read more »
Sometimes the world of poker takes itself a bit too seriously. Strategy books on the game break what is a passion for many into a dry, humorless endeavor that seems to be more of a “death march” than an enjoyable pastime. One of the veterans of the game, Texan Johnny Hughes, has come up with… Read more »
With only six weeks left in the 2012 tournament poker calendar – and the reality that there is only about four weeks left, as players will take a break for the end of year holidays – Dan Smith is facing a severe challenge from 2012 World Series of Poker Championship Event winner Greg Merson as… Read more »
Howard Lederer has become one of the most polarizing figures in the poker world over the past few months. After the August settlement between the U. S. Department of Justice and PokerStars regarding the “Black Friday” indictments of 2011 – in which PokerStars acquired the then-shuttered Full Tilt Poker, which Lederer allegedly led – Lederer… Read more »
The poker community has been waiting with bated breath for the passage of online poker legislation in the halls of Congress. As the clock ticks down to the end of the latest incarnation of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the leaders of said legislation are not only downplaying their expectations regarding passage but… Read more »
Perhaps demonstrating that poker players are adept in other arenas, professional poker player Matt Matros came out on top in a poll by a top American newspaper regarding last week’s Presidential elections. The Washington Post recently ran its 16th Annual Crystal Ball contest, pitting eleven political pundits against Matros and a 12th grade government class… Read more »
Although the “new” Full Tilt Poker is back on line and servicing the rest of the international online poker community, the news continues to be disappointing for American players who still have their funds tied up on the beleaguered site. On Tuesday, the Poker Players Alliance, led by Executive Director John Pappas and the PPA… Read more »
With the scent of the most famous poker tournament in the world still fresh in the air, Caesars Interactive Entertainment has announced the dates for the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP). As it stands now, it looks like the schedule will be virtually identical to this year’s poker festival. The fun will kick off… Read more »
