In a battle that lasted over four hours, the United Kingdom’s Niall Farrell battled through a difficult final table to take down his first major championship at the European Poker Tour’s stop at the Portomaso Casino in Malta. As Farrell was taking home his title, the United States’ Byron Kaverman was putting another notch in… Read more »
In what promises to be an interesting court trial, a Cleveland poker dealer employed by the Horseshoe Casino in that city is facing gambling charges for allegedly removing one of the cards in play while in the box. According toCleveland.com’s Brandon Blackwell, Robert Brown was indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury on Thursday. Brown,… Read more »
Here in the United States, we are well aware that poker isn’t the “hot thing” that it was a decade ago. The aftereffects of “Black Friday” – now going on five years ago – has put a pretty serious dent in the popularity of the game. But what about on a worldwide level? Is poker… Read more »
It was a quick day of work for the contenders at the European Poker Tour’s stop in Malta on Thursday. After only 3½ levels of play, the final 16 players have been determined with Alexander Ivarsson emerging as the chip leader with 2.418 million chips once they were bagged up for the day. The folks… Read more »
After postponing a hearing on the subject of online gaming and poker last week due to the uproar over daily fantasy sports (DFS), Pennsylvania legislators once again postponed a planned hearing on the subject on Tuesday, this time due to movement in their logjam over the state budget. Although there was no action expected to… Read more »
As a gaggle of Republican presidential hopefuls prepare to likely embarrass themselves in tonight’s debate, one actually displayed a smidgeon of reason recently, commenting on a topic that is never brought up in any of these campaigns: online poker. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Florida Senator Marco Rubio gave some consideration to online poker… Read more »
The European Poker Tour is back in action this week with a stop in Malta. The EPT Malta Main Event kicked off Sunday with the first of two starting flights. Day 1A brought in 184 players while Day 1B saw two and a half times as many join the fun (460 to be exact). After… Read more »
If you’ve been living under a rock as of late, the U. S. House of Representatives – one-half of the legislative branch of United States government – has been in a state of disarray (and that may be an understatement). Speaker of the House John Boehner, perhaps finally disgusted with the backstabbing from inside his… Read more »
After what should have been the crowning moment of their careers, 2015 inductees Jennifer Harman and John Juanda – as well as the process of induction of players into the Poker Hall of Fame – are coming under fire by a very vocal international poker community. The Poker Hall of Fame announced yesterday the induction… Read more »
In a letter dated October 19th, 2015, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson urged fellow Attorneys General to sign-on to a letter asking Congressional Judiciary Committee Leadership to support Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). The letter is addressed to Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Rep. John Conyers,… Read more »
Jennifer Harman and John Juanda were announced as the newest members of the Poker Hall of Fame today after nomination, vetting, and voting phases dating back to this summer. They will be inducted on Friday, November 6th at Binion’s Gambling Hall, the former long-time home of the World Series of Poker. Harman and Juanda are… Read more »
For the past year, there has been a great deal of discussion regarding the gaming laws in the state of Florida. Governor Rick Scott has been in deep negotiations with the Seminole Indian tribes regarding some changes that the state would like to make in the bylaws and agreements between the two entities. If this… Read more »
Sitting on various barstools across the United States – hell, perhaps the world – there can be a wealth of arguments between poker players and fans. Who is the greatest player of all-time? Who is the best player right now? What was the worst bad beat? In many of these cases, it is tough to… Read more »
On a Friday night pause before the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe’s Championship Event winner will be determined, the final table of the €25,000 High Roller event played out. At the end of the festivities, former World Champion Jonathan Duhamel emerged as the champion of the event. The final table from the 64 player… Read more »
Capping off what has been a stirring fortnight of poker at the Spielbank Berlin Casino in Germany, the United States’ Kevin MacPhee earned his second bracelet of 2015 over Spain’s David Lopez at the €10,000 Championship Event of the World Series of Poker Europe on Saturday night. The six man final table was set up… Read more »
The money bubble burst on Wednesday at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event as the field was narrowed from 65 to 21. The tournament moves to its penultimate day on Thursday, the day the six-handed final table will be determined. With the championship in sight, it is Kevin MacPhee ahead of the… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Max Steinberg Age: 27 Hometown: Oakland, CA Of the nine men who make up the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event “November Nine,” there is exactly one previous WSOP bracelet winner amongst the group. That man is Max Steinberg, who will come back to the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Thomas Cannuli Age: 23 Hometown: Erma, NJ The youngest player on the felt, New Jersey’s Thomas Cannuli is one of the “wild cards” in the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event’s “November Nine” due to the fact that he has little visible background for players to determine his skill level. It is… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Pierre Neuville Age: 72 Hometown: Knokke-heist, Belgium One of the feel good stories about the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event has been the strong run to the “November Nine” by Belgium’s Pierre Neuville, the first person from that nation to make the WSOP Championship Event final table. The 72-year old is… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Joe McKeehen Age: 24 Hometown: North Wales, PA There have been chip leaders that have come to the final table of the World Series of Poker Championship Event with dominant chip stacks, but arguably none of them will have the advantage that Joe McKeehen will enjoy when the “November Nine” reconvene. At the… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Zvi Stern Age: 36 Hometown: Ramat, Israel If there is a “mystery man” to the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event “November Nine,” it would definitely have to be Israel’s Zvi Stern. He is making the most out of being the “wild card” of the final nine as he has been able… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Patrick Chan Age: 26 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY A young up and coming player who calls Brooklyn, NY, home, Patrick Chan is the epitome of someone who has paid his dues by playing his way through smaller events to find himself now sitting on the precipice of fame at the World Series of Poker… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Federico Butteroni Age: 25 Home Country: Italy Carrying the Italian flag as his country’s Last Man Standing, Federico Butteroni is going to have some work ahead of him if he wants to capture the title of “World Champion” at the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event’s “November Nine.” Butteroni will be sitting… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Neil Blumenfield Age: 61 Hometown: San Francisco, CA In a normal year, the Bay Area’s Neil Blumenfield would be the oldest player at the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event final table (that honor will go to Belgium’s Pierre Neuville, however). That “age and wisdom” has come in handy for Blumenfield, who… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Joshua “Josh” Beckley Age: 24 Hometown: Marlton, NJ One of the breakout stars of the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event is Joshua “Josh” Beckley, who made his inaugural trip to the WSOP this year and has done fairly well, earning four cashes prior to the Championship Event. While this payday is… Read more »
