Poker

PokerStars Players Championship a Success Live and Online

The PokerStars No Limit Hold’em Players Championship (PSPC) has proved an even bigger success than expected thanks an impromptu online offshoot attracting 4,402 entrants. With the PSPC becoming the largest $25,000 tournament in...

Another Record Falls as PokerStars Players Championship Hots Up

PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) has become a record-breaker with time left to spare after more than 1,000 players sat down for Day 1 of the $25,000 event. Even though the registration desks remained...

Doyle Brunson Takes Charge of Dolly’s Game on PokerGo

Poker legend Doyle Brunson will return to our screens as the host with a target on his back in a new show called Dolly’s Game. Created by Poker Central and shot the PokerGo Studio inside the ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas,...

PokerStars Strikes First as UFC Star Joins Players NL Hold’em Championship

PokerStars is taking full advantage of its celebrity ties ahead of the Player’s NL Hold’em Championship in a bid to start 2019 on a high. Following news that PokerStars was to become a global partner of the UFC and sponsor...

India, Japan and China: Emerging Poker Regions in 2018 Continued to Grab Market Share

Emerging poker markets online and on land received mixed fortunes in 2018 as political figures and law enforcers continued to blow hot and cold across India, Japan and China. One of the biggest announcements in the last 12 months...

Newest Poker Trends in 2018: Short-Deck and Virtual Reality Take Hold

Poker operators and broadcasters alike thought outside of the box in 2018, embracing the latest tech trends to entice new players. As poker’s demographics change and industry insiders move to attract more casual fans,...

PASPA Gets Overturned in 2018, as Online Poker Players and Pols React

When the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was overturned in May by the US Supreme Court, it opened up new vistas for state-by-state sports betting legalization. It also caused the pot to boil among poker...

Video Footage Shows David Haye in Brutal Poker Knockout

Footage of David Haye taking a beating at the poker table has been released by sponsors Grosvenor as the retired boxer completes his fifth month of training. Released just ahead of the holidays, footage of the former...

Paul Michaelis Wins EPT Prague As Tour Continues Its Resurgence

Germany’s Paul Michaelis has more than quadrupled his largest live win after taking down the latest European Poker Tour (EPT) main event in Prague. In beating another bumper EPT field, Michaelis ended his 2018 on a high both...

New Jersey Online Poker Falters Despite Sports Betting Boom

New Jersey online poker revenue took a dip in November, despite an overall upturn in earnings for the state’s operators. Published last week, the latest set of financials show a 24.7 percent increase in year-on-year takings for...