The World Poker Tour (WPT) continues to make good on its name, as it recently announced that new tour stop will be held in Taiwan this summer. This is the first time the World Poker Tour will land in Taiwan, as it partners with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association in Taipei City. WPT Taiwan… Read more »
There are two recognized Player of the Year races in the tournament poker world, the CardPlayer Magazine rankings and the Global Poker Index standings. In these two leaderboards, the effect of “High Roller” tournaments – events with a buy in north of $10,000 – have been thoroughly felt. Now, those style of tournaments will get… Read more »
There’s very little that can harm the game of poker. A bloody U. S. Civil War? Nope, both sides saw their combatants pass time between skirmishes by playing the game. Shuttling it off to seedy casinos and back alley poker rooms? Nope, just adds to the mystery and the charm of the game. Have massive… Read more »
The inaugural Global Poker Awards, sponsored by PokerStars and presented by the Global Poker Index from the studios of PokerGO in Las Vegas, were handed out on Friday night. Over the span of a brisk 74 minutes the awards show – hosted by commentator Ali Nejad and hostess Drea Renee – the Global Poker Awards… Read more »
In February, PokerStars announced that it was going to make adjustments to its Stars Rewards program, adjustments it believes will benefit players. In March, those changes were made in the Italian market and now they have propagated to the rest of PokerStars’ sites except for New Jersey. In the earlier announcement on the PokerStars blog,… Read more »
PokerStars tends to get all the press for new poker variants (and deservedly so, as it is the largest online poker room in the world and has been releasing a new game every few months), but partypoker recently launched its own novelty cash game that it hopes will resonate with action junkies: SHORTDECK. SHORTDECK (yes,… Read more »
I have enjoyed my 20 years living in Georgia and while recently the state seems to be going backwards, I have no plans on going anywhere. The lawn isn’t going to mow itself, after all. As I have mentioned on this virtual pages before, one of my biggest disappointments with my adopted state is the… Read more »
The National Hockey League (NHL) and William Hill recently announced a deal in which William Hill will become an “Official Sports Betting Partner of the NHL.” As part of the agreement, William Hill will be able to take advantage of the NHL brand in promotions. “This new partnership is yet another example of the innovative… Read more »
