Amid a flurry of poker tournaments staged over the past couple of weeks, the World Poker Tour has arguably left the most prestigious one for last. The WPT L. A. Poker Classic (known by the acronym LAPC) is a venerable stop on the circuit that will begin action on Saturday, bringing back a nostalgia for… Read more »
Sorry if you wanted overlays With just the long weekend still remaining, the Bounty Builder Series at PokerStars Pennsylvania has been killing it. Almost every one of the 20 events that have run so far have beaten their guarantees, some by triple-figure percentages. Altogether, players have flocked to the tournaments to generate prize pools that… Read more »
Poker rooms in Colorado have a betting restriction in which nobody can wager more than $100 on a single bet. I would personally have no problem with this if I visited the state because, well, I’m a pansy poker player. I would play low, low stakes and would be thrilled that I’d have to keep… Read more »
After a testing period in January, PokerStars has officially launched poker side bets to most of its players. It appears that the side bet option is available on the .COM, .UK, .EU, .NET and Russia-based clients. It may only be available to certain accounts right now, though. Though some media reports say that PokerStars announced… Read more »
Well that was fast. Just two weeks after introducing Cash Game Leaderboards, partypoker has already decided to rework them. Fortunately, things have changed for the better, as even though there are more numbers to stare at, the leaderboards are now easier to figure out. There is also more opportunity for more players and the total… Read more »
Eric Afriat may have garnered more attention by earning his third career World Poker Tour bracelet at the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic on Sunday, but there was a second WPT champ crowned that very same day across the Atlantic. Christopher Puetz won the WPT Germany Main Event, the first time he has ever won a… Read more »
Eric Afriat was the short stack of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Fallsview Poker Classic with ten players remaining. He was the short stack going into the official six-handed final table. But as we know in poker, all it takes is “a chip and a chair.” Afriat came back from the brink to take the… Read more »
Seems like they tried to sneak it in on the world of poker, but the World Poker Tour will have two final tables going on this Sunday. As the players battle it out in Rozvadov, Czech Republic for the WPT Germany (don’t ask), those in North America will be taking on the challenge of the… Read more »
After initially beginning with some smallish opening day fields, the 2020 World Poker Tour Germany stop at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, has reached its final table with some impressive numbers along the way. There’s a few notable names on that leaderboard for Sunday’s final table, with Gianluca Speranza leading the way and… Read more »
The World Poker Tour obviously has a sense of humor. The WPT has stopped at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic for the WPT Germany (??) this weekend, wrapping up their three-Day Ones on Thursday. Coming from the largest of the three starting days, Hoang Pham took advantage of the large Day 1C field… Read more »
The World Poker Tour is at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic for WPT…Germany? Yes, the WPT Germany Main Event is underway, with the second of three starting flights coming to a close Wednesday. Laszlo Papai goes into Day 2 as the chip leader, coming out of Day 1A with 246,900 chips. Josef Gulas, the… Read more »
Starting next Monday, poker players in New Jersey and Nevada can take a swing at a World Series of Poker Circuit ring without leaving their bedrooms. From February 25th through March 8th, WSOP.com is hosting the WSOP.com Online Circuit. The site is awarding 13 official Circuit rings in 13 days, with total guaranteed prize pools… Read more »
The north end of the Las Vegas Strip, particularly once you get past the Wynn, isn’t the most exciting place for poker players. Things got a little more interesting on Valentine’s Day, though, when the Sahara Las Vegas unveiled its new poker room. It is the first time poker has been offered at the casino… Read more »
Have you ever played Texas Hold’em and wished you had more than two hole cards? And then, when you realized Omaha Hold’em was a thing, did you play Omaha and wish you had more than four hole cards? Well, Pot-Limit Five-Card Omaha is also a thing, but that’s not important right now. What is important… Read more »
Dimitar Blazhev was crowned the champion of the WPTDeepStacks Philippines Main Event early this morning, winning PHP 4,812,000 ($95,181). The tournament, part of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Asia Pacific, had a PHP 75,000 ($1,500) and generated a PHP 22,523,400 ($445,513) prize pool with 344 entries. This is just the fifth recorded live tournament cash… Read more »
Poker players in Nevada and New Jersey who don’t have the time, money, energy, or desire to travel to Las Vegas for the 2020 World Series of Poker have more opportunities than ever this year to win a WSOP bracelet. The WSOP recently published the schedule for the 2020 online bracelet events, unveiling its most… Read more »
If you think you’ve heard the last of the Phil Ivey “edge sorting” scandal, get ready for the way Hollywood will look at it. According to reports from Collider writer Jeff Snider, the lawsuits that were battled out on both sides of the Atlantic involving one of poker’s all-time greats will be the subject of… Read more »
It has been said that, to become proficient in any endeavor, you have to have 10,000 hours of actual hands on experience in the said activity to become “world class.” Poker is one of those activities where 10,000 hours might not be enough, to be honest. But writer Ashley Adams has come up with a… Read more »
After shutting it down slightly more than a year earlier, the Dallas City Council has passed regulations that will allow for the first officially city sanctioned poker room to be opened in the home of the Cowboys, the Mavericks and the Stars. It will join a sister card room that is already in existence in… Read more »
Phil Galfond has been introspective during the first heads-up competition of his Galfond Challenge. And as he continues to dig a deeper and deeper hole, it seems his mind has been churning to try to figure out what the hell is going on. Now down nearly $1 million, Galfond has announced that he is taking… Read more »
Both the Virginia House and Senate passed bills on Monday to repeal the Commonwealth’s prohibition against the online sale of lottery tickets. The bills also tackle sports betting. The votes weren’t unanimous, but they still passed easily. It was 70-27 in favor of HB 896 in the House and 27-12 for SB 384 in the… Read more »
The online poker world tends to be divided into two factions: tournament players and cash game players. Loads of players overlap and each faction is divided into different groups, but to keep it simple, those are the two sides. Tournament and cash. One thing tournament players have enjoyed for years is various promotions that offer… Read more »
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City launched live online slots on Tuesday morning. It is the time in the history of online gambling that a live version of slots has been offered. Live dealer games at online casinos cropped up during the poker boom (perhaps toward the end of it – I… Read more »
For the upcoming partypoker LIVE MILLIONS tour, the online poker room has introduced the “MILLIONS Passport,” giving poker players a more flexible option when qualifying for events. Phased satellites The MILLIONS Passport begins with online satellites. These satellites cost $109 to enter and use a “phased” format. A phased tournament is effectively a multiple starting… Read more »
PokerStars launched the Platinum Madness promotion on Monday, aiming to award 21 Platinum Passes in 21 days. And while the players who grind the most and generate the most rake have the best chance to win one of the big prizes, everyone who plays somewhat regularly will be able to participate. As with most PokerStars… Read more »
