Voting wasn’t even close Huck Seed has always loomed large in a poker room. At 6 feet, 7 inches tall, he is almost always the tallest person at the table. And now, at age 51, he has reached new heights, named the newest member of the Poker Hall of Fame. Seed had been one of… Read more »
Polk dominating The celebrated heads-up “grudge match” between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk has reached its halfway point and Polk is light years ahead. With 12,500 in the rearview, Polk has a jaw-dropping $770,254.08 lead on the Poker Hall of Famer. It is now up to Negreanu to ponder what happens next. According to the… Read more »
Wire to wire After a confusing morning, the US Bracket final table of the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event ran to its conclusion on Monday, with Joseph Hebert emerging as the champion. Hebert now moves on to the heads-up match with International Bracket winner Damian Salas for the bracelet. Hebert went into the… Read more »
Maybe shy away from the team that doesn’t have players I don’t bet on sports, mainly because I can’t do so legally from where I live, but also because I’m terrible at it. Therefore, me making fun of the betting public for not knowing anything is extremely hypocritical, but I’ll do it anyway. The public… Read more »
Upeshka De Silva tests positive for COVID-19, can’t play at final table The poker world was skeptical that the hybrid online/live 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event was going to work and it appears that skepticism was well-founded. The proof: the 2020 WSOP Main Event is now going to end in 2021. Not only… Read more »
While the recent elections had a landmark effect on the shape of Washington, D. C., it also affected a couple of states and their laws regarding gaming. In those two states, gaming faced some strong headwinds to being approved. In the end, however, those two states – Colorado and Nebraska – overwhelmingly passed the legislation… Read more »
We’ve come to the time of the year when many reflect on the last twelve months and look at what occurred. Whether it was good or bad, many times we can come up with highlights (or lowlights, as the case may be), and remember the excellence of the past 365 days. Then came 2020…and, if… Read more »
As has become tradition since 2005, it is time to wish everyone the best of the holiday season. So, with the appropriate apologies to Clement Moore (and in its original form, instead of an update), we present to you “A Visit From St. Doyle!” ‘Twas the night before ChristmasAnd all through the houseThe only thing… Read more »
Nine month wait All of Caesars Entertainment’s Las Vegas properties have now reopened, as the last holdout, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino finally welcomed back guests on Tuesday, December 22 and 10:00am. The casino will be open around the clock, while the hotel will only be open Thursdays through Mondays. Unlike many casinos in… Read more »
Bill awaits governor’s signature Interstate online poker will be a possibility for players in Michigan someday. When? Who knows? But because Senate Bill 991 was sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk on Wednesday, it is something that could be…in the cards. SB 991 passed both legislative chambers with zero problems. The House voted 85-16 in… Read more »
I know we’ve all thought it after someone hits a runner-runner draw on us, but none of us (I assume) have never gone as far as a high stakes gambler did two months ago at Genting Casino Bournemouth in southern England. After losing £400,000, 59-year-old Amir Abol Abolghassem, brought a five-liter container of gasoline to… Read more »
The annual release of the Poker Hall of Fame finalist list is always good fodder for discussion. Thing is, that debate is normally reserved for poker fans and media. The nominees themselves don’t normally engage in a public back-and-forth. This week, though, long-time World Series of Poker on-air commentator Norman Chad had something to say… Read more »
Only 100 guests permitted at a time Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued a revised COVID-19 order, allowing the state’s casinos to reopen on Monday, December 21. Of the three commercial casinos, all located in Detroit, MotorCity and MGM Grand Detroit have said they will open their doors on Wednesday, December 23. Greektown has not… Read more »
Since the collapse of several ventures that she was a part of, Annie Duke – former poker professional, winner of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship and face of the former Ultimate Bet – has stayed far away from the poker tables. She first reinvented herself as a business consultant who worked in the area of… Read more »
In an announcement over their Twitter feed on Thursday, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials announced the list of nominees for induction into the “mythical” Poker Hall of Fame (I will save my “physical” Poker Hall rant this year). The ten men on the list are no strangers to having been nominated and… Read more »
It’s like the poker boom all over again. “High Stakes Poker” has returned. The once immensely popular poker television show has been resurrected by Poker Central and had its first new episode on the PokerGO streaming service Wednesday night. Fans of the show will also be thrilled to know that both Gabe Kaplan and AJ… Read more »
Penultimate victory One slot in the 2020 World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event heads-up match has been determined. On Tuesday, Damian Salas won the final table of the Main Event’s International Bracket, outlasting seven other players at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. For his efforts, Salas pocketed $1,550,969. Salas is not quite done… Read more »
Starting next weekend PokerStars players in Spain, France, Portugal, and Italy will have the opportunity to enjoy a very merry Christmas, as the PokerStars Winter Series kicks off. The entire series lasts three weeks, starting December 25 and ending January 17. Players in Spain, France, and Portugal have one set of events, while Italy has… Read more »
Looked great for Baltimore I didn’t catch much of the Monday Night Football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens this week. Neither team interests me, so it wasn’t going to be appointment viewing, anyway, but my son has also discovered the show “Lost” on Hulu, so we watched some of that. I… Read more »
The US Bracket final table of the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event is set, with Joseph “kolebear” Hebert holding an overwhelming lead. Hebert has 13,052,534 chips, well more than his two closest competitors combined. This online portion of the Main Event was held on WSOP.com over the last two days. 705 players entered… Read more »
It happens to every poker player at some point. You make all the right moves, set all the right traps, have your opposition right where you want them…and they slip off the hook. Usually, the reaction to this is to get irritated and go “on tilt.” Thus, it is somewhat comforting to see it happen… Read more »
Just when you thought that the Mike Postle Saga couldn’t take another strange turn, it does. In a motion filed last week, the attorneys representing disgraced poker seat-holder Mike Postle have filed in court to be removed from representing him. The reason for the motion? Postle hasn’t paid his counsel, allegedly, and they have given… Read more »
The international community has decided their players for the 2020 Hybrid WSOP Championship Event. Now it is the States of America’s turn to decide. This Sunday, WSOP.com in both New Jersey and Nevada will be utilized to fill out the remainder of the field for this unique tournament, playing their ONLY Day 1 and looking… Read more »
Daily fantasy sports, too DraftKings has announced partnership with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation for both sports betting and daily fantasy sports in Connecticut. DFS will launch on Sunday, December 13, while sports betting will have to wait until the pastime is actually legalized in the state. State Rep. Sean Scanlon, who will soon be… Read more »
As if all of you haven’t been playing enough online poker this year, how about one more gigantic tournament series to close things out? PokerStars has announced the PokerStars Blowout Series, running December 27, 2020 to January 19, 2021, and featuring 268 tournaments. The poker room promises $60 million in guaranteed prize pools the entire… Read more »
