2022 PokerStars WCOOP Underway, Simon Mattsson Finally Nabs a Title

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Every day will be hectic The 2022 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) got underway over the weekend, the beginning of about a month of tournaments and $85 million in guaranteed prize pools. The series has a three-tiered buy-in structure as always, with low, medium, and high buy-ins for each event, bringing the total… Read more »

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Is the Negreanu/Hellmuth “High Roller Challenge” Kaput?

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Back when they were battling it out in a new format, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu got to talking some trash to each other. In the end, it resulted in a challenge from Negreanu to Hellmuth to further prove his abilities on the table. Since that time, however, there has been absolutely NO action on… Read more »

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2022 WSOP Main Event Champ Espen Jorstad Denies Alex Theologis’ Claim That They Agreed to a 3% Swap

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Note: This article was originally published 8/30/22, but technical issues required it to be re-posted. Jorstad felt compelled to address the situation publicly It is quite commonplace for poker players, professionals, in particular, to make all sorts of financial deals with fellow poker players. Problem is, such deals, especially when they are only agreed upon… Read more »

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Gun Violence on the Rise at US Casinos

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Note: This article was originally published 8/24/22, but technical issues required it to be re-posted. Tragedy in Sacramento The pandemic was not a fun time for anyone, but casinos really took a hit, as almost all of them were closed for several months and those that did reopen in 2020 did so at partial capacity.… Read more »

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Lottery.com Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

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Note: This article was originally published 8/23/22, but technical issues required it to be re-posted. A complete mess The end is likely near for Lottery.com, the lottery ticket management service that lets people play the lottery and keep track of their entries from their phones. On Monday, the Portnoy Law Firm announced that it has… Read more »

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