When the Florida General Assembly met in May, it seemed it was just a “rubber stamp” session of the body. Pulled together for a “special session” to consider the new compact signed by Governor Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe leader Marcellus Osceola regarding gaming in the state. While the General Assembly did eventually put their… Read more »
Hard to believe that it has been ten years since the Global Poker Index has been utilized in the world of poker. From its humble beginnings in 2011 as a method of ranking players to be eligible for a long since gone poker tour, the Global Poker Index has now become one of the best… Read more »
It looked like it was going to be a two man race for the title at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Venetian final table on Wednesday, and sure enough, that is what it turned out to be. In the end, Chad Eveslage emerged victorious over Mike Liang heads-up to win his first WPT championship and… Read more »
History in the making? The World Poker Tour (WPT) Venetian Main Event is down to its six-handed final table, with Mike Liang entering Wednesday’s action as the chip leader. Holding 18.225 million chips Liang is in a two-man race with Chad Eveslage, who has 17.725 chips. But perhaps “man” is not the correct word to… Read more »
Pennsylvania online poker market heating up We knew it was coming, but now we know when. WSOP.com has announced that it will launch in Pennsylvania next Monday, July 12. It will become the third online poker room to go live in the Keystone state, after PokerStars and BetMGM (BetMGM also launched along with sister site… Read more »
The World Poker Tour is back in Las Vegas this week as the WPT Venetian moves on to Day 3. There are just 39 players remaining heading into Tuesday’s action, with Ari Oxman leading the way with 3.310 million chips. Tim McDermott is close behind with 3.120 million and six more players cracked the 2… Read more »
Quit while you’re ahead As of this past holiday weekend, Landon Tice was leading Bill Perkins in the $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em heads-up challenge. But also as of this holiday weekend, Landon Tice has surrendered, conceding the match to the high stakes amateur poker player. It was an odd decision by the 22-year-old poker phenom who… Read more »
Breaking ten tables Though Las Vegas is close to getting “back to normal” after being a ghost town for much of last year, not everything is all sunshine and rainbows. To wit: the Planet Hollywood Resort poker room is set to close on July 11. Less than week for the room’s fans to get in… Read more »
After two days of battle with 18 extraordinarily difficult competitors, the inaugural Wynn Millions came down to three men. They decided to make a deal between each other, guaranteeing each a million-dollar payday, but saved a little back to play for along with the trophy. In the end, it was Andrew Moreno who emerged as… Read more »
The 2021 Wynn Millions is heading into its next to last day of action, but not before a day of carnage to set it up. Day 4 would see plenty of top pros hit the rail and the field was not able to get down to the final table of players. They did get down… Read more »
The 2021 Wynn Millions continued onward on Wednesday, looking to fill the summertime void in tournament poker with one of the biggest events on the post-COVID calendar. They have done this in spades, smashing a $10 million guaranteed event and bringing the poker world out in droves. On Wednesday, the tournament completed Day 3, popping… Read more »
