The start of the calendar year is normally very jammed for the top tournament poker professionals in the game. With the ending of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (R.I.P., old friend), however, there’s some room that opened up on the calendar. Just as quickly as it opened, that door has been slammed as Poker Central has… Read more »
When it was announced earlier this year, the inaugural British Poker Open was viewed with a mixture of enthusiasm. Why would players show up for another “High Roller” series? And, if they did, just who would be there? Halfway through the 2019 event, the numbers question seems to be a serious one but the “usual… Read more »
Poker tournaments, and their specific Player of the Year races, haven’t usually gone the natural route of having a title sponsor. Unlike their tournament brethren in golf (which seems to have a sponsor for every tournament it runs), poker runs off the monies generated by the players themselves. Poker Central is looking to change that,… Read more »
Poker Central has been very active in creating programming for its streaming network. Already broadcasting the World Poker Tour final tables and some of the World Series of Poker (much to some people’s distaste), Poker Central has also created the Super High Roller Bowl and the U. S. Poker Open. These “made for streaming” events… Read more »
