A British court has found former tennis champion and poker ambassador Boris Becker guilty of breaking the terms of a bankruptcy agreement he reached in 2017. As a result of these charges, Becker will be spending the next 30 months (two and a half years) in jail. He will only see half of that time… Read more »
Greektown name still intact Detroit’s Greektown Casino-Hotel, one of three casinos in the Motor City, is getting a name change. Fortunately, at least in this writer’s opinion, the “Greektown” moniker will remain, keeping intact one of the most unique and memorable casino names in the United States. On May 1, it will be rebranded Hollywood… Read more »
Influential vlogger The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced the signing of Brad Owen as its second ambassador. As part of his ambassadorship, Owen will represent the Tour at live WPT events and create content for the World Poker Tour. “I am excited to be joining the team at WPT,” said Owen in Tuesday’s press… Read more »
Billionaire owner of the Golden Nugget casinos Tilman Fertitta is buying a six-acre piece of land on the Las Vegas Strip for over $200 million. The land, currently occupied by a Travelodge motel, restaurants, and retail, is on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. It’s a solid spot, in between the… Read more »
Stakes have doubled once again Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan are going for yet another rematch, as they are set to square off in High Stakes Duel III Round 4 on May 12. Each man is putting $400,000 at stake, the highest level the heads-up battle has ever reached. PokerGO will broadcast the showdown beginning… Read more »
Something for everyone If you’re a middle-aged person like me, you might not watch Twitch streamers. I actually do sometimes, as I am still into video games and every so often, I like to gawk at some of the best players. So, at least as far as video gaming goes, I understand the appeal. What… Read more »
As Saturday began, there were four men who had a chance at winning the inaugural PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown. By the end of the night, only one would be left standing. David ‘Chino’ Rheem, citing his newfound sobriety as a catalyst, added another major championship to his trophy mantle in defeating Darren Elias in the… Read more »
So, has anything happened in the poker world over the last week? It seems as if the news in the poker world – both live and online – has been one consistent black eye after busted lip after broken finger over the past few days. As the weekend has rolled by, it has continued to… Read more »
Another two rounds went into the books on Friday for the inaugural PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown. From the Sweet Sixteen to the Final Four, there was some surprises along the way. A trio of players are known commodities in the poker community, but the fourth is a newcomer to the “High Roller” world who is… Read more »
The only area that the PokerGO Tour had not gone in its tournaments was into the realm of heads-up poker…that is, until yesterday. The inaugural PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown started at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas on Thursday, featuring thirty-two of the top players in the world. That field of thirty-two was cut down… Read more »
Branching out As the Ontario online gambling market heats up, BetMGM launched its own live dealer casino games studio this week, to offer more products in the province, starting with six live dealer blackjack tables. The games are operated by Malta-based Evolution, but from BetMGM’s own European studio, using BetMGM’s branding. BetMGM had already used… Read more »
The 32-player bracket has been set for the first-ever PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown, which begins on Thursday, April 21 at the ARIA in Las Vegas. The 16 first-round matches will all be played tomorrow, starting with the Clubs and Diamonds bracket at noon PST and continuing with the Spades and Hearts brackets at 4:00pm. The… Read more »
Over the past two days, the World Poker Tour has announced the addition – or return, to be exact – of two stops to its 2022 schedule. The WPT Venetian in Las Vegas will run July 7-17 in Las Vegas, while the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Tampa is slated for August 25 – September 6.… Read more »
PokerStars has released the schedule for the 2022 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), which will run May 8 through June 1. There are 318 total events and $75 million in guaranteed prize pools, both numbers down from last year’s 372 events and $100 million in guarantees. There are over 300 events because, as usual,… Read more »
There is drama in the world of high stakes poker. Sunday night, poker pro Alex Foxen accused fellow pro of cheating, both live and online. And perhaps most interestingly, he did not get a lot of pushback. Posting on Twitter, Foxen said that Imsirovic is “known as a cheater to almost all in the high… Read more »
Thomas Wolfe famously once said that you “can’t go home again.” Come 2023, PokerStars is going to test that adage. Last week, PokerStars announced it will resurrect two of its most popular tournaments in 2023, taking them both back to the islands of the Caribbean for action. PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, PokerStars Players Championship Coming Back… Read more »
Online gaming has been a part of the lexicon for the past 25 years. The American Gaming Association (AGA), the lobbying group for the American casino market, has had several different stances regarding online gaming over that time span. In a letter to the U. S. Department of Justice last week, the AGA has once… Read more »
Another High Roller event has finished its festivities, this one in Cyprus for the 2022 Super High Roller Bowl Europe. Friday saw the conclusion of the $250,000 Super High Roller Bowl Europe Main Event, which was taken down by Jake Schindler for his second career $3 million payday. For the overall title, Phil Ivey came… Read more »
Two men, one a former professional baseball player, pleaded guilty on Monday to operating an illegal gambling business. 45-year-old Wayne Nix, who pitched for several years in the Oakland A’s minor league system, will be sentenced on July 20 and faces up to eight years in prison. His business partner, 44-year-old Edon Kagasoff, is scheduled… Read more »
Darren Elias is in the driver’s seat to capture his record-extending fifth World Poker Tour title, as he is the chip leader going into the final table of the 2022 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. With 38.825 million chips, he is well ahead of Mark Davis, who has 26.550 million and was the chip… Read more »
Only 1,326 of them The foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) world continues for poker companies, this time with poker content developer and broadcaster PokerGO. On Tuesday, PokerGO announced a partnership with NFT Stadium, a “fan-first full-service NFT development agency and marketplace,” to create a new, poker-themed NFT collection connected to PokerGO events. Unlike other… Read more »
Just as we predicted there would be, there are just 16 players remaining in the 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown heading into Day 4 (disclaimer: the fact that the WPT specifically said that Day 3 would end with 16 players greatly informed our prediction). And for the second day in… Read more »
The 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown looks to be an entertaining race down the stretch, as several players are within striking distance of the top spot with just 99 entrants remaining. And manning that top spot going into Day 3 is Mark Davis with 3.740 million chips. Immediately behind Davis… Read more »
Of late, the World Poker Tour has not had much of the “world” in its moniker. They have gone from Las Vegas to Florida and…back to Las Vegas again. This time around, the WPT has headed to one of its favorite sites, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, and has seen… Read more »
The saying is usually “better late than never.” The citizens of Ontario have to say this after the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) made it seem that several of the top online gaming operators were going to have to depart the province after new regulations took effect Monday. Now, the dance partners are… Read more »
