Joe McKeehen fulfilled his poker destiny last night, dispatching Neil Blumenfield and Josh Beckley easily on his way to capturing the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Championship. For his efforts, he won the largest bracelet poker has ever seen (it is a case for the two winning cards, for crying out loud)… Read more »
New York Attorney General Eric Scheiderman announced today that daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests constitute gambling and as such, are illegal in the state. To that end, he has sent a “cease and desist” letter to market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel, telling them that they must stop accepting action from New York players. In a… Read more »
The remaining field of the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was cut in half last night as just three players are still alive in the battle for the most cherished poker prize in the world. And like the first day of the final table, it is Joe McKeehen who ended the night… Read more »
In a move that is leaving many shaking their heads, the World Poker Tour (WPT) announced last week that its season will no longer conclude with the venerable WPT World Championship, but rather a new, invite-only WPT Tournament of Champions. Actually, one of the interesting parts of the announcement was that it was not a… Read more »
The final table of the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event kicked off Sunday night as nine championship hopefuls – the November Nine – embarked upon the final chapter of their quest to poker immortality. It was slow going as everyone played quite deliberately and after nearly six hours, only three players were… Read more »
In just a few hours, the nine men who will vie for the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event bracelet will take to the stage of the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The 2015 “November Nine” – determined back in July from a field… Read more »
There are some achievements in the world of poker that everyone strives for. Playing at a particular casino or in a particular tournament, battling for a pot against a professional player or even winning a World Series of Poker bracelet (or Circuit ring) or a World Poker Tour or European Poker Tour title all come… Read more »
After more than a four month wait, the men who will make up the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event’ s “November Nine” have reconvened on the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, in particular the Penn and Teller Theater. Beginning on Sunday and over the course of the next three… Read more »
The poker world is quite aware that 2014 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Daniel Negreanu is one of the most opinionated players in the game. He consistently challenges his fans, followers and opponents to critically think about many diverse issues, sometimes resulting in a polarizing opinion of the Canadian professional. His latest issue is with… Read more »
According to statements out of the Poker Players Alliance, Washington, D. C. might not be done with its tango with online gaming and poker. The PPA tweeted yesterday that “the on again/off again iGaming hearing in Congress is now on again.” According to the PPA, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee,… Read more »
Moldovan poker player Valeriu Coca has been cleared by the World Series of Poker and the Nevada Gaming Control Board of cheating allegations from this summer’s WSOP and will be awarded his $54,545 winnings from his tenth place finish in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Event. The controversy surrounding Coca began when he made a… Read more »
One would not normally consider the day one is handed down a sentence for a crime to be a good one, but for Bryan Micon, it may actually be welcome, as it might allow him to start bringing closure to what has been a tough year. The SealswithClubs founder, who was charged with the illegal… Read more »
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R – Utah) is not planning to try to kill daily fantasy sports (DFS) along with online poker in his anti-online gambling bill, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Last week, the Review-Journal reported that Chaffetz, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as well as a member of the… Read more »
The Global Poker Masters, one of the attempts to “sportify” poker by Alexandre Dreyfus and the Global Poker Index (GPI), will return late next year and with a new name to boot: the GPI World Cup. Tuesday morning, Mediarex Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Global Poker Index, revealed some initial details about… Read more »
In an ongoing effort to make its site more attractive to casual players, PokerStars announced Sunday a “comprehensive plan to enhance the PokerStars playing experience,” highlighted by a complete overhaul of its loyalty program. In a post on the PokerStars corporate blog (and, in turn, a page detailing the VIP changes), the company explained that… Read more »
The lawsuits keep piling up against daily fantasy sports sites. The latest actually comes from someone who has indirectly benefited from fantasy football, Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon. First reported by The Washington Post, Garcon filed a class-action lawsuit against DFS site FanDuel on Friday on behalf of all NFL players. One may wonder… Read more »
