Player funds are safe Flutter Entertainment has announced that it is shutting down its Fox Bet sports betting platform, effective immediately. Fox Bet is no longer taking wagers and will see its operations completed phased out throughout the month of August. After August 31, players can get to any funds still in their accounts through… Read more »
It seems like the 2023 World Series of Poker just finished – probably because it did – but Caesars and WSOP officials aren’t wasting any time. Striking while the iron is hot, the organizations have announced the dates for the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe. Once again, the best in European poker will gather… Read more »
Now that the dust has settled from the 2023 World Series of Poker, it is time to get back to the battles that the tournament poker world is facing. The 100-plus events (counting the online tournaments) of the 2023 WSOP definitely affected the standing in both major Player of the Year races. The problem is… Read more »
The 2023 World Series of Poker was certainly one for the record books. As a “thank you” to the 10,043 players who stepped to the tables for the WSOP Championship Event, Caesars Entertainment and the WSOP decided to do a couple of things out of the ordinary. First, everyone who participated in the tournament received… Read more »
It appears that PokerStars may be getting ready to roll out Mystery Bounty tournaments. The folks over at Pokerfuse have a history of digging through hidden files in online poker client installations to find hints as to what may come and this time, they uncovered graphics of cases and envelopes that would likely be used… Read more »
Decent action on Harvard All three casinos in Massachusetts have been fined by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for accepting illegal sports bets. The fines, announced Tuesday, total $50,000. In February, MGM Springfield took wagers on two games involving in-state college teams. There are exceptions in cases when the team is involved in a tournament, but… Read more »
An employee at electronics company Hisense, best known in the US for its budget-priced televisions, has pleaded guilty to obtaining financial advantage by deception for her scheme to defraud the company out of over AU$3 million. 58-year-old Australian Aphrodite Minor used her position as a customer service manager to funnel funds intended for customers into… Read more »
In a ruling on Monday, the Federal Court of Australia ordered Diverse Link Pty Ltd to pay a penalty of AU$5 million (USD$3.4 million) for provided unlicensed, and thus illegal, online gambling through the website Redraw Poker. The case from which the order came was a civil suit filed by the Australian Communications and Media… Read more »
The NFL has suspended yet another player for violating the league’s gambling policy. On Monday, the league announced that Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike has been banned indefinitely, which means for at least a full year. He is eligible to apply for reinstatement on July 24, 2024. The indefinite suspensions implies that Uwazurike bet… Read more »
One of the things that was spoken about regarding the 2023 World Series of Poker was the constant commentary regarding the number of players who were taking part. Yes, the $10,000 WSOP Championship Event drew in a record, 10,043 PLAYERS (not entries, folks…PLAYERS), and other events that traditionally had smaller numbers (RE: non-Texas Hold’em tournaments)… Read more »
The other day (and don’t ask how these things enter my mind), I started thinking about how people go about poker training nowadays. What happened was I started thinking about an old poker program that I used to have, Donahoe Digital’s Tournament Poker (otherwise known as DD Tournament Poker), and whether I could still use… Read more »
The summer Bacchanalia that is the 2023 World Series of Poker is now in the history books. The massive 2023 WSOP Championship Event has concluded, with Daniel Weisman walking off with the record $12.1 million prize pool and the massive Championship bracelet. But there is something else we have to look at before we wrap… Read more »
Looking to capitalize on the momentum of the just-ended World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment has announced a new WSOP in the Bahamas. Called “WSOP Paradise,” the series at Atlantis Paradise Island will run December 3-14. Partnering with GGPoker, the World Series of Poker will dole out 15 official gold bracelets at… Read more »
The 2023 World Series of Poker has come to and end and the poker world is celebrating Daniel Weinman, who won the biggest Main Event in Series history. Loads of other players had WSOPs to remember, whether they won a bracelet (or two), made a profit, or simply got to experience the world’s greatest poker… Read more »
One hand changed everything Atlanta’s Daniel Weinman is the new champion of the poker world, winning the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event in a quick, two-hour final day. The Georgia Tech grad won the biggest prize in Main Event history, $12.1 million, triumphing over a field of 10,043 players, far and away the… Read more »
Though the eyes of the poker world are on the final three players in the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event, Monday is also a big day for smaller buy-in, regional players, as it marks the start of the 2023-2023 WSOP Circuit season. Aside from a holiday break in December, the schedule is nearly… Read more »
We will know who the newest World Series of Poker Main Event champion is later tonight or, if it goes like some final days have gone, tomorrow morning. Just three players – Steven Jones, Daniel Weinman, and Adam Walton – remain, battling it out for astronomical prize money. It’s anyone’s bracelet at this point. Jones… Read more »
The 2023 World Series of Poker has certainly been one for the record books. Besides the five new members of the Six Bracelet Club (Josh Arieh, Jeremy Ausmus, Shaun Deeb, Jason Mercier, and newly inducted Poker Hall of Famer Brian Rast) and the record-breaking non-Texas Hold’em tournaments, the 2023 WSOP Championship Event shattered the record… Read more »
It is difficult to find a player that has been on a better heater of late than Bin Weng. In May, Weng made two World Poker Tour final tables, winning the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown’s playout at the HyperX Sports Arena at the Luxor in Las Vegas. Last night, Weng added to his… Read more »
It all comes down to this. In what was a rather quick evening – at least when it comes to determining the final table – the 2023 World Series of Poker has worked its way to its final nine combatants. While they are taking a well-deserved day off on Saturday, Adam Walton will be able… Read more »
In golf, the third day of a tournament is usually called “Moving Day” because the players who truly stake themselves as contenders to win the title make their biggest moves up the leaderboard. The same holds true in the late stages of a poker tournament – the players who are poised to battle it out… Read more »
If you’re thinking that the World Series of Poker is the only game in Las Vegas, you’d be highly mistaken. The World Poker Tour has been running its “One Drop” series of events at the Wynn Las Vegas and their “Everyone for OneDrop” event has proven to be highly successful. They are through Day Two… Read more »
It seems like the 2023 World Series of Poker Championship Event has been going on forever – and there are still four more days to go – but, in reality, it has only been in action for the past ten days. Day Six is now in the books, with 49 players left on the battlegrounds,… Read more »
One strike, you’re out University of Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired in May for his involvement in bets placed on an April 28 game between his team and the LSU Tigers. According to reports, he was in contact with Bert Eugene Neff, Jr., who was placing bets at the BetMGM Sportsbook at the… Read more »
Those remaining in the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event can look at things one of two ways: a) they need to outlast 140 more players to make the final table, or b) survive three more days. Either way, as close as the 149 players are to the promised land, they are still very… Read more »
