September 30th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe PokerStars WCOOP has survived grumbles about payouts and re-entries (or lack of) to end with a bang. The 2016 online showpiece finished this week with a Main Event worthy of the series. The latest World Championship of Online...
September 28th, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesOctober’s Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza has 35 players confirmed for what will be the largest buy-in poker tournament ever held. The charity event takes place from October 13-17 in, funnily enough, Monte-Carlo with a 1...
September 26th, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesJesse Sylvia, the perennial runner-up of the poker world, has finally won his first major title by winning the WPT Borgata Poker Open. The American pro, who finished runner-up at the 2012 WSOP Main Event, took down a first prize...
September 24th, 2016 | by
Greg ShaunAn online poker-themed comedy based around a group of internet phenoms is set to air this month. “Luckboxes” is the brainchild of BET RAISE FOLD director, Ryan Firpo, who writes, directs, and edits. And by the look of...
September 21st, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesThe 2016 WCOOP, as it always does, attracted plenty of headlines: a controversial re-entry ban and major wins for major players. But in a week when in-form German pro Fedor Holz came close, another big online player also just...
September 19th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe Poker Hall of Fame vote is just weeks away, but the great and the good of poker’s Twitterati are already sharpening their knives over the nominees, it seems. Many top pros, including some who have been nominated or...
September 16th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseAuthorities say poker games caused a deadly shooting at a Wyoming senior living facility. The alleged murderer, a 77-year old resident at the facility had, according to police, become irritated by poker games being played in a...
September 14th, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesSheldon Adelson has long claimed that online poker is nothing more than gambling and a threat to children, but Brian Rast begs to differ and he’s got $2 million to prove it. Adelson’s efforts to have online poker...
September 12th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe annual Poker Hall of Fame has just announced its list of finalists and this year the UK’s Dave Ulliott looks to be one of the early betting favorites. Following public nominations and an internal vetting process, the...
September 9th, 2016 | by
Kaycee JamesAmaya’s former CEO David Baazov may have been receiving financial rewards in return for passing on sensitive company information to his friends, family and traders. The allegations made by the L’Autorite des marches...