Poker

Idaho Coeur d’Alene Casino Stops Poker Per Federal Judge

The Idaho Coeur d’Alene casino poker room has been something of a long shot draw since it was opened earlier this year. The tribe has said that poker is permitted at their casino under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,...

Phil Ivey In $5.1 Million Full Tilt Downswing

Phil Ivey resumed a substantial losing streak at Full Tilt Poker in August, as he attempted to rebound from losses totaling $5.31 million at their worst. According to data available at HighStakesDB.com, the persistent downswing...

PokerStars Names Protégés to Pair with Pros

The PokerStars team of poker pros has plenty of names that any amateur player would love to get a few lessons from. Of course, a few hours with a top flight professional player isn’t affordable for your average Joe, even if...

Scott Seiver Makes $50K for SHRPO Third, Despite Debate

Scott Seiver and the Seminole Hard Rock Casino enjoyed a dose of irony earlier this week after Seiver finished third in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) $100,000 Super High Roller event. In order to unravel the coil of...

Jason Helder Swoops WinStar Main Event for $1M

The WinStar River Poker Series (WRPS) Main Event may not have been the biggest tournament poker story of the week (that honor likely goes to the $10 million guaranteed event at the Seminole Hard Rock in Florida), but it was a...

Daniel Colman Winning Streak Continues at SHRPO

Daniel Colman has won the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO), continuing the extraordinary winning streak that’s looking like one of the greatest of all time. Despite his outspoken dislike of the limelight, Colman...

Mexican Online Poker Regulations Coming Next Week

Mexican online poker laws are certainly due for an upgrade. That’s because there really aren’t any laws to speak of at the moment; the existing laws governing gambling in the nation were written in 1947, and were...

Michigan Charity Poker Ongoing, But Controversial

Michigan charity poker should probably be the form of gambling that produces the least amount of backlash of all the state’s regulated gambling. After all, poker is often the exception to laws on casino games, and if...

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Has $2.5 Million Overlay

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) has been known for guaranteeing and awarding some massive prize pools. In the 2013 version of their main event, the SHRPO guaranteed a total prize pool of $10 million, and through the use...

Delaware Online Poker Sees Small Gains in July

Delaware’s online poker system certainly isn’t the most glamorous Internet gambling marketplace in the world. Even in the United States, it’s clearly the smallest of the three states that have legalized Internet...