It is something that draws the attention of the poker world this time of the year. The 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament draw has been completed and the 68 teams that will compete for the National Championship Have been determined. So, who is in which bracket? And who didn’t make “The Dance?” Read on to… Read more »
Live poker is still steaming along quite well, thank you, even without the help of a major tournament circuit to back it up. Last night at the Wynn in Las Vegas, poker professional Michael Rossitto was able to outlast a tough final table to capture the Main Event championship of the Wynn Millions. In taking… Read more »
Poker is a game, much like golf, where the players uphold the integrity of the rules themselves. Dating back to the age of the riverboat gamblers of the 1800s, those who plied their trade often would settle any disagreements with fisticuffs and, on extreme occasions, with a weapon. It led to the game of poker… Read more »
Risky waters In what seems like not the best idea in the world, the WWE is discussing with gambling regulators in both Michigan and Colorado the possibility of legalizing betting on the outcomes of wrestling matches. Scripted matches. What the WWE is banking on is that regulators will buy its argument that this is just… Read more »
Can’t blame her, but still hurts With all the different streaming services we feel obligated to subscribe to nowadays, it can be tough to commit to another, especially if it’s for such niche programming like poker. So as good as PokerGO’s content has gotten, it is understandable if fans of shows like High Stakes Poker… Read more »
Two different SCOOPs PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) for players in the United States returns next week, with $5 million in combined guaranteed prize pools for players in Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Running March 17 through April 3, the schedule has 252 events with buy-ins ranging from $10 to $2,500. There will… Read more »
Huge jump from 2021 888poker reported last week that it refunded players nearly $300,000 it confiscated from cheaters in 2022. The online poker room specifically went after players who violated the site’s fair gaming policy, recovering $287,292 and distributing it to opponents who were affected by the cheaters’ actions. A total of 6,801 players received… Read more »
“Isolated lapse in judgement” A year after he was suspended for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been reinstated. Ridley was eligible to apply for reinstatement on February 15, which he did; the league announced its decision on Monday. “Today’s reinstatement by the NFL brings an end to a… Read more »
On Friday night, the best and brightest from the world of poker took center stage at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas for the 2023 Global Poker Awards. For the past four years (before that, the awards were handed out in Europe and the States), the crème of the poker world has gathered to salute… Read more »
The game of poker has been around for a few hundred years, and writing about the game has been active for just about as long. R. F. Foster first penned the rules of the game in his 1837 treatise Foster’s Complete Hoyle, noting that the game had similarities to the Persian game as nas. From… Read more »
A couple of weeks ago, we looked at the CardPlayer Magazine Player of the Year race in the early going of 2023. We didn’t touch on the Global Poker Index POY battle because…well, at that time, they hadn’t released a ranking because they were still garnering information. As we begin the month of March, the… Read more »
That’s some added value Daniel Negreanu can exhale. On Monday, the GGPoker GGMasters Overlay Edition concluded and while there was a gigantic overlay, Negreanu will not have to foot any of the bill. The $150 buy-in tournament drew 64,622 entries, which is fantastic. The problem – and GGPoker fully anticipated this, hence the name of… Read more »
Online leads the way Ohio’s results for the first month of legal sports betting are in and they are good. According to figures provided by the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC), operators brought in $1.11 billion in handle in January, second only to New York ($1.79 billion). There are 16 online and 14 retail sportsbooks… Read more »
