Financial
August 14th, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesPayPal is the dominant force in online payment processing. That’s true in almost all spheres except for one: the world of Internet gambling, where they’ve lagged behind some of their competitors because they stick to...
Players
August 12th, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesHumberto Brenes was one of the first round of star players that emerged when the poker boom first hit about a decade ago. The two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner has been a constant force at the WSOP, and his more than...
Poker
August 10th, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesFrench operator Winamax wanted to get in on the new trend towards fast fold poker variants, as they have taken a big share of global online poker traffic. But the company has learned the hard way that even if you want to name...
Players
August 7th, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesPaul Phua has plenty of friends in the poker community, as proven by the fact that Phil Ivey and Andrew Robl posted $2 million in bail for him (along with another $500,000 for his son, Darren). But that money won’t stop...
Players
August 4th, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesThe Global Poker Index exists to highlight the best tournament poker players in the world. Phil Ivey is a name that’s always at or near the top of any poker list. So it’s only natural that the two would find a way to...
Players
August 1st, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesConnor Drinan might not be the first poker player to suffer a horrific bad beat, but when it costs you $1 million smackaroos, you have earned the right to whine a little bit more than the next guy, right? Let’s face it,...
Financial
July 31st, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesThe World Series of Poker is the undisputed king of poker events. It draws more players, and awards bigger prizes, than any other festival, and makes the winners into household names in the poker community. It’s also a boon...
Players
July 28th, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesUPDATE, July 29, 2014: Late Monday night, Paul and Darren Phua were reportedly finally released from federal custody at the Henderson Detention Center in Las Vegas. The Phuas’ high-profile attorney David Chesnoff expressed...
Financial
July 25th, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesIt’s not surprising that Delaware has struggled to create a viable online poker framework. Unlike other forms of gambling, poker really requires a solid player base, and given Delaware’s small population, it was never...
Legal
July 23rd, 2014 | by
Kaycee JamesPresenting himself as a pro poker player and “professional football player,” Sydney dad Alain Barataud posed as a FIFA agent in order to scam unsuspecting World Cup fans out of more than $250,000. A recent media...
