Yesterday in our preview of the 2023 World Poker Tour stop at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, we mentioned how the players ALWAYS flock to the Florida properties. Day 1A of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown demonstrated this fact, busting the guarantee in only one day in setting a… Read more »
With the World Series of Poker lurking a month away, many did not expect this news when it came out today. In a bit of a surprise, High Stakes Duel will return with brand new competitors – or at least ONE new competitor. Beginning next weekend, Daniel Negreanu will step to the felt and take… Read more »
We are only a month away from the 2023 World Series of Poker, so it is only natural that the two major tournament poker circuits get in their last action before everyone goes to “Summer Camp” in Las Vegas. On Friday, the World Poker Tour will open action on their latest trek to Florida. Later… Read more »
Remember when Redditors caused GameStop’s stock price to go crazy a couple years ago? Reddit was at it again on Tuesday, when a simple post caused sportsbooks to drastically adjust the odds on a player to be the top pick in this week’s NFL Draft. Kentucky’s Will Levis is considered one of the top quarterbacks… Read more »
PokerStars has always been known for the biggest and best online poker tournament series, but now GGPoker wants to take its turn. On Wednesday, the world’s largest online poker room announced the inaugural GGPoker World Festival, billing it as the biggest series of all time, as it comes with $200 million in guaranteed prize pools.… Read more »
Everyone knew it was coming The Aaron Rodgers era in Green Bay is over. On Tuesday, the Packers made it official: the future unanimous, stone-cold lock, first-ballot Hall of Fame quarterback has been traded to the New York Jets. Despite coming off one of the worst seasons of his career, Rodgers is a significant upgrade… Read more »
Yahoo has announced the acquisition of Wagr, a peer-to-peer sports betting app, for an undisclosed sum of money. “The acquisition of Wagr is an exciting step in the development of the next generation of Yahoo Sports’ gaming portfolio,” said Jim Lanzone, CEO of Yahoo. “Wagr stands out for their innovative emphasis on community and social… Read more »
A man who police believe is responsible for a Las Vegas casino robbery spree has finally been caught after several months of evading the authorities. Las Vegas police finally arrested 33-year-old Dshante Styles on Thursday; he is accused of six casino robberies and two carjackings. Police have not made public the names of the casinos… Read more »
It should be a rule that is ingrained in the minds of players, but it seems that there needs to be reminders handed out occasionally. On Friday, the National Football League did just that and brought the hammer down hard. Five current players in the NFL for three different teams were suspended, with three receiving… Read more »
The question of how to manage cheating in the world of online poker has been in existence since the game was founded. There have also been plenty of suggestions (regulatory agencies, organizations, etc.) regarding how to address the question. The state of Nevada recently proposed the creation of an online poker “black book,” but those… Read more »
The Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) Tour has been at the forefront of the drive for more women to come to the game of poker. This last week and into the weekend, the LIPS Tour has been in action at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. Up first was a unique team competition, which… Read more »
Much ado about nothing In what is clearly money-grab situation, a man in Florida is suing Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal in response to a confrontation after a March 21 game in Orlando. Kyler Briffa is seeking damages in excess of $50,000, alleging Beal committed battery and assault. The Wizards, who were trying to climb… Read more »
It seems like most online poker tournament series are geared toward people with some depth to their bankrolls. I was never one of those people, so the PokerStars Micro Millions Marathon would have been up my alley (I say “would have been” because I unfortunately do not live in a jurisdiction where I can play… Read more »
PokerGO has announced a special edition of its popular series High Stakes Poker. Scheduled for April 27, this will not be the usual pre-taped, edited episode, but rather a livestream. The episode will air on both the PokerGO subscription service and PokerGO’s YouTube channel, which also requires a paid subscription for much of its content.… Read more »
Load up on energy drinks Daniel Negreanu had better get some rest over these next six weeks because he has a busy summer ahead. Over the weekend, the Poker Hall of Famer posted his schedule for the 2023 World Series of Poker and it is a doozy, leaving him with essentially no rest at all.… Read more »
Poker got really expensive Just a couple weeks ago, a group of nearly 100 high stakes No-Limit Hold’em players initiated a boycott of GGPoker because the online poker drastically increased the rake at tables with blinds of $25/$50 and higher. Now it appears that the tactic worked, as GGPoker listened to players’ concerns and has… Read more »
In its illustrious history, the World Poker Tour has broken new ground. Most notably, they decided that the world needed to see televised tournament poker regularly on cable television twenty years ago! Now the WPT is taking on a new challenge of running a “hybrid” poker tournament that will take place in Mexico City in… Read more »
The world of “high roller” poker was eventually going to reach this point. $250,000 buy-ins for a tournament are not enough – how about a million (The Big One for One Drop at the WSOP)? Now the cash games are going that route, with twelve players with either deep pockets or deep skills stepping into… Read more »
It may not feel like it, but the 2023 World Series of Poker is just around the corner (a little over a month away). Earlier this week, the flagship broadcast outlet for the WSOP, PokerGO, announced its broadcast (streaming?) schedule for the run of the 2023 WSOP. Meanwhile, another announcement came out that ended one… Read more »
The 2023 Irish Poker Open (for the record, we call it the “Irish Poker Open” to reduce confusion with the golf version of the Irish Open) has drawn eyeballs, but not always for reasons that show the tournament in a good light. While there was a monster field for the Main Event (2491 entries), the… Read more »
Betting with phantom chips William Kassouf is a good poker player with a bad reputation. He is known for his incessant “speech play” at the tables and while some people find it entertaining, it seems that most think he’s just being an asshole. And then there was the time in 2018 when he was caught… Read more »
I’m not one to hype the lottery and I am certainly not doing it right now, but hey, when there’s a feel-good story, there’s a feel-good story. And it’s not like I’ve never bought a lottery ticket. If there was ever anyone who deserved to win $2 million, it was Geraldine Gimblet. The Florida Lottery… Read more »
David Docherty qualified for the €1,150 Irish Poker Open Main Event via a $109 satellite on PokerStars and what an investment it was, as he went on to win the whole thing Tuesday morning, bagging €365,000. Continuing the trend in the live poker world that we have seen since the pandemic shutdowns, the demand for… Read more »
Bad beat jackpots have very specific rules If you have been around live poker for any amount of time, you are probably well aware of bad beat jackpot promotions. Though bad beat jackpot tables usually cost a little extra to play at because of the additional drop used to fund the jackpot, players tend to… Read more »
The World Series of Poker has announced that registration for this summer’s WSOP will open on Thursday, April 13. The Series begins on May 30 and runs through July 18. Caesars recommends players use the online registration system, which will be at bravopokerlive.com (the site does not work right now because registration is not open… Read more »
