In North America, online poker is in a tumultuous state. In the States of America, it is a hodgepodge of laws, bans, compacts, and individualist industries. When you go to Canada, it is completely different – except for one province. Just what is the state of online poker in North America? It is one that… Read more »
There once was a day when you pretty much couldn’t go to a cable channel that didn’t have some sort of poker programming on it. ESPN, of course, was the benchmark for years with their coverage of the World Series of Poker, but cable channels like the Game Show Network (now known as GSN), the… Read more »
One of the best things about poker, especially in the 21st century, is the ways that you can discuss the game. It used to be that you would only have one or two people who might grasp what you were talking about with the game of poker. In the 21st century (and with the advent… Read more »
There have been many things impacted by the issues over the past few years. In the poker world, it has resulted in several prominent tournaments, including the recent European Poker Tour’s stop in Barcelona, being played for the first time in three years. After a four-year hiatus, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame is… Read more »
PokerStars has unveiled the schedule for the 2022 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), arguably the most prestigious online poker series on the calendar. Running September 4-28, WCOOP consists of 322 tournaments and $85 million in guaranteed prize pools. This is the 21st edition of the series, but this year, there is a little bit… Read more »
Live poker continues to thrive Amidst the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour, the European Poker Tour (EPT) sometimes gets ignored. Some of that is because it doesn’t have as many events and some of that is because, by definition, it doesn’t have the exposure in the United States that the other… Read more »
It was only about a month ago that the 2022 World Series of Poker concluded, but the fun is on once again, as the WSOP Online 2022 is underway at GGPoker. Running August 14 through September 27, WSOP Online will feature 33 official gold bracelet events with buy-ins ranging from $100 to $100,000. The first… Read more »
The beat goes on There will be a High Stakes Duel III Round 5, after all. Days after Scott Seiver changed his mind about squaring off against 16-time World Series of Poker winner Phil Hellmuth for a $1.6 million prize pool, Koon has stepped in to challenge Hellmuth’s dominance in the series. Less than two… Read more »
Attempt to bolster scholarship programs Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams recently unveiled her economic plan, should she become the state’s chief executive. Included in that plan: substantial gambling expansion. Abrams said she is in favor of legislation that legalize both casino gambling and sports betting. Currently, the only legal gambling in Georgia is the… Read more »
It might be a bit far off in the future for some, but it looks like Las Vegas will be the place to be for tournament poker just before Christmas. The World Poker Tour has announced the schedule of events for the 2022 WPT World Championship, which will run from December 1-19. More importantly for… Read more »
If you’ve read the book Molly’s Game (or seen the movie of the same name), one thing you come to realize is that its subject, former poker organizer Molly Bloom, knew how to hustle to make a buck. That same drive comes to the fore for Bloom, but this time it will take place in… Read more »
It seems like it has been ages since we’ve been able to say this, because it has. For the first time in three years, the European Poker Tour has journeyed to Barcelona, Spain, for one of its most popular stops. One thing that may be an issue, however, is that a predominance of the 2022… Read more »
Perhaps it was too good to believe. Mere days after the announcement that the battle would continue between Phil Hellmuth and Scott Seiver, Seiver has backed out of the rematch. The High Stakes Duel III showdown, slated to take place on August 22, was only announced on Monday, but apparently that was enough time for… Read more »
Switching to Battle Pass system Loot boxes are one of the most controversial monetization mechanics in video games. And now, Overwatch, one of the most popular games of the last several years to use loot boxes, will soon phase them out. According to the game’s August 9 patch notes, Blizzard, Overwatch’s developer, players will no… Read more »
Popular streamer and YouTuber Ludwig revealed this week that he was recently scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars by a Las Vegas gambler. He puts the figure at over $100,000, but in reality, it wasn’t quite that much – more like around $50,000. Still, that’s a lot of money and, as he admitted,… Read more »
Unprecedented stakes Phil Hellmuth and Scott Seiver have set their High Stakes Duel III rematch for August 22 at 8pm ET. As always, as it is a PokerGO event, it will be streamed exclusively on PokerGO from the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. This is the first time a High Stakes Duel face-off has gone… Read more »
The reason is a mystery If you were planning on placing a wager on an upcoming election on PredictIt, you had better do it now and be sure the results will be in before February 15, 2023. It is that date that the popular political betting exchange may be forced to shut down in the… Read more »
Just when you think that the season is done for the World Series of Poker, they come back into the game. The organization recently announced the schedule for the World Series of Poker Europe’s triumphant return, and they aren’t done with that. WSOP officials have now announced that they will be going online for two… Read more »
One of the most popular players on the “high roller” circuit is not a poker player by trade, but a businessman. Dan Shak has made his money through investment and operation of a hedge fund, but there have been rumors of Shak “bending the law,” so to speak. That “bending” may have occurred recently as… Read more »
It seems that poker’s punch in the world of television and sports has taken a few steps backward. In a rather unimaginable fashion CBS Sports, the television broadcast outlet for the 2022 World Series of Poker, which completed action in mid-July, just can’t seem to find the ability to tell people that they are currently… Read more »
Just a casual prop bet thought Poker players and prop bets go hand in hand. If you are a professional poker player and have never engaged in a weird prop bet, I have to question your dedication to your craft. The latest new in the prop bet world comes from young pro Landon Tice, who… Read more »
Players left in the lurch Los Angeles poker players are fuming, as L.A.’s Hustler Casino recently canceled a guaranteed prize pool tournament mid-stream. Citing “unexpected circumstances,” the casino announced on Tuesday that it was eliminating the remaining dates of the $350 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed event of the Larry Flynt’s Grand Slam of Poker Memorial Tournament.… Read more »
Short window for second chances GGPoker’s introduction of the Poker Integrity Council (PIC) a month ago has been generally well-received by the poker community. Cheating is a significant problem in poker and is about time for a concerted effort to not just root out cheaters, but punish them across the poker world, not just site… Read more »
Trust could be an issue Bryn Kenney, the second-winningest live tournament player of all time, is a co-founder of an upcoming new online poker room called 4Poker. A new poker room led by one of poker’s most successful players would be news in and of itself, but the real twist here is that Kenney has… Read more »
The 2022 World Series of Poker was a great success this year. The transition to the new digs on the Las Vegas Strip went smoothly and the turnout was tremendous. The Main Event also came extremely close to breaking its attendance record. And while we continue our long exhale from the month and a half-long… Read more »
