The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event may be the focus of the poker world at the moment, but let’s not forget that there is a major World Poker Tour event going on right now, too. The WPT Montreal Main Event saw the second of three starting flights contested on Tuesday; 172 players entered… Read more »
Day 3 has come and gone at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event and only about a tenth of the original field – 50 players – remain. Lording over the surviving players is 2013 WSOP Main Event champion Ryan Riess, who is trying to become the second player in history to… Read more »
The World Poker Tour is back to it, as the WPT Montreal Main Event got going on Monday with the first of three starting flights. This is the first official stop that is co-branded with the WPT and partypoker LIVE (though the two entities have worked together plenty in the past), which actually made for… Read more »
The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event is in full swing at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, as Day 2 came to a close last night. With just 534 entries, it is not nearly the spectacle of the traditional Main Event in Las Vegas, but it is still a great European celebration… Read more »
It may seem surprising but poker – and especially the World Series of Poker – hasn’t always been the cultural milestone that it is nowadays. Only a couple of decades ago, the world of poker and the people around it was still considered second-class citizens, at best. A new podcast from ESPN’s award winning “30… Read more »
The poker action at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic is certainly heating up as the latest event went to 6AM before it was completed. That event, the €25,000 High Roller, was taken down by Michael Addamo, who became the third man this year to capture a bracelet in both Las Vegas and Rozvadov.… Read more »
Online poker has been around in New Jersey since they passed legislation in 2013. But its casino counterpart has constantly been the success story of the Jersey online gaming industry, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars while online poker brings in a pittance. Now there is another player on the block that is threatening… Read more »
Ever since it took over the Poker Players Alliance, Poker Central has been extremely quiet. The organization was rebranded at the time of the takeover, with Poker Central renaming the group the Poker Alliance, but it didn’t exactly jump back into the fray regarding poker, gaming or…anything, to be honest. Now the new Poker Alliance… Read more »
Adam Laxalt is the Attorney General of Nevada. He is currently running for Governor on the Republican side of the ballot. He is also, somewhat oddly considering the state he wishes to lead, against online poker. He is also getting very little support from his family, as is evidenced by a recent op-ed penned by… Read more »
As we wait for online poker rooms to finally launch in Pennsylvania, it looks like one casino who already shelled out the big bucks for an interactive gaming license has reversed course and will sit out the upcoming party. Multiple media outlets have reported that the Philadelphia Live! Casino, a property that is still under… Read more »
In late August, the World Poker Tour (WPT) and partypoker LIVE announced a deal in which the WPT would host as many as seven partypoker LIVE events in Europe and Canada for the next four years. The first confirmed event was WPT Montreal which just recently got underway, but aside from a couple known locations,… Read more »
I wonder if the NFL is going to keep crying about how sports betting threatens the integrity of the game. Forget about all the league and team partnerships with daily fantasy sports sights; on Friday, the Baltimore Ravens announced it has entered into a partnership with the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore. “Horseshoe Casino Baltimore has become… Read more »
Midterm elections in the States of America usually aren’t highly important. In most cases, the highest-ranking office that is up for election is the House of Representatives, unless a Senator is facing his constituents at the conclusion of his or her six-year term. In some states, however, there is a Governor’s race that is up… Read more »
As typical with multi-start day tournaments, Day 1C of the €1000 MONSTER STACK at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe turned out to be the largest of the three starting days. Even with that said, the end of day chip leader couldn’t knock off the leader from Day 1A, demonstrating just how dominant the… Read more »
The 2018 World Series of Poker Europe is rolling into its second week as its second “big” event – the €1000 MONSTER STACK event – is two thirds of the way through its Day One starting flights. But some drama has been removed from the proceedings, however, as Shaun Deeb has put a virtual lock… Read more »
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has fined online gaming operator Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) £2.2 million for allowing problem gamblers to play and for failure to adhere to anti-money laundering regulations. They Stole From Puppies The Commission found that in 2016, two of Paddy Power Betfair’s customers gambled “significant sums” of money on PPB’s… Read more »
On Tuesday, PokerStars announced a new tournament series, specifically for players in Spain, France, and Portugal, dubbed the Southern Europe Championship of Online Poker (SECOOP). It’s another Championship of Online Poker! Another COOP! We’ll just have to make sure we don’t misspell it, lest people think we’re talking about the Spring Championship of Online Poker… Read more »
The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed a pair of lawsuits last week, clearing the way for a referendum on gambling expansion to appear on the state’s November ballot. The measure, listed as Issue 4, would amend the Arkansas Constitution to allow for four casino gaming licenses. Ballotpedia details the four licenses as follows: • To Southland… Read more »
No matter what Tamir Segal does in his poker career from here on out, he will always have the honor of being a trail blazer, the title of being the “first” in something. And, of course, he will always have his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet, as he won the WSOP Europe Event… Read more »
We have thrown the phrase “crony capitalism” around on this site many a time, but hoo boy, what ProPublica reported last week takes it to another level. According to Justin Elliott, United States President Donald Trump spoke directly to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the possibility of Las Vegas Sands Corp. founder and CEO… Read more »
Although it has been going on since October 9, it could be honestly said that the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe got off to its FULL start on Sunday. Action was fervid in the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, as the COLOSSUS worked its way down to the final table and Event #2,… Read more »
After debuting earlier this year to a less-than rousing reception, the powers that be at Poker Central and its streaming outlet PokerGO have announced that the U. S. Poker Open will return in 2019. The “made for streaming” series is a high dollar series of poker tournaments that, in some respects, makes for a “Big… Read more »
If you are any type of tournament poker player, then you’ve been in this position. You’ve taken your starting stack and built it up nicely, maybe doubled it or more. You’ve been in the position normally where you’ve been the chip leader at your table and have been dictating the play. But now your table… Read more »
The 2018 World Series of Poker Europe is underway at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, with the first event of the 10-tournament roster dominating the last five days. That event, the €550 COLOSSUS, has come through in the end as players flooded the King’s Casino over the past couple of days. A Slow… Read more »
In February of this year, poker professional Micah Raskin’s world came to a crashing halt when he was charged by Nassau County (NY) authorities of operating a major drug ring. Now the federal authorities are getting into the game, with Raskin facing more charges in a federal court along with his state charges. Earlier this… Read more »
