Poker

Jason Somerville Inks Deal with DraftKings, Run it UP Satellites Planned 

Jason Somerville and his Run it UP (RIU) brand is joining forces with DraftKings, the second largest daily fantasy sports (DFS) network that is currently in a battle for player liquidity and overall popularity with frontrunner...

Indian Supreme Court Ruling Won’t Impact Poker

The Indian Supreme Court was expected to make a ruling this month that would have wide reaching impact on the playing of rummy for real money in the country, something that would likely also impact poker players in the nation....

Online Legend Chad Batista Passes Away Aged 35

Chad Batista aka ‘lilholdem954’, the man who terrorized the online tournament world for a number of year’s back in the game’s heyday has sadly passed away. The 35-year-old was once one of the most...

Conservative Foundation Judicial Watch Seeks DoJ to Make Public Records for 2011 Wire Act Reinterpretation

Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, is pushing all-in on its quest to make records public from the Department of Justice’s 2011 reinterpretation of the Wire Act that essentially allowed states to legalize online...

New York State iPoker Hearing Could Up Odds of Landing Legal Operations in 2016

New York State iPoker will get its day in Albany on September 9th. A hearing has been scheduled by the Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee to discuss State Senator John Bonacic‘s (R-District 42) iPoker legislation, and...

Omar Zazay Wins 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship

Omar Zazay outlasted his final table opponents and survived a heads-up duel that lasted over 100 hands in order to take home the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship title. Zazay took home a prize of $1 million after...

Borgata Admits Destroying Cards in Phil Ivey Edge-Sorting Case

The Borgata in Atlantic City sued poker pro and high-stakes gambler Phil Ivey last April for allegedly cheating its casino out of $9.6 million in 2012 by using illegal edge sorting techniques that gave Ivey and his co-defendant...

Indian Supreme Court Case Could Lead to Poker Legalization

The Indian Supreme Court is currently hearing a case that deals with the legality of playing rummy for money. But poker players in the country are also paying close attention to the proceedings, as the ruling could potentially...

Vanessa Selbst Wins $1 Million in Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout

The World Series of Poker may have been the biggest attraction in the poker world this summer, but there was a sideshow that stole some of the spotlight just before the WSOP Main Event. The $500,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl,...

Christian Lusardi Reaches Plea Deal in “Flush” Counterfeit Chips Scandal

Christian Lusardi’s reputation, along with the fake chips he used at the Borgata Winter Poker Open in January of 2014, has officially been flushed down the toilet. The 43-year-old Fayetteville, North Carolina, native pled...