Poker

ARJEL Exec Confident Poker Sharing Deal Will be Complete by 2018  

A liquidity sharing network involving ARJEL and some of its European counterparts could be live by the first half of 2018 according to Clement Martin-Saint-Leon. Speaking at the recent World Regulatory Briefing in London,...

Molly’s Game Splits Critics With Some Seeing It as a Flop

The long-awaited Molly’s Game has been shown to critics and movie insiders for the first time and, so far, the verdict is mixed. Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, Aaron Sorkin’s...

Doug Polk Issues a $5 Million Challenge to Tom Dwan via YouTube

Social media-savvy poker pro Doug Polk has issued a $5 million high stakes challenge to one of the best no-limit hold’em heads-up players in the world, Tom Dwan. Following Dwan’s recent return to the spotlight as part...

Hacker Claims They Were Paid to Disrupt Americas Cardroom in Recent DDoS Attack  

Americas Cardroom has been hit by a professional hacker who claims to be employed by a rival site to carry out the DDoS attacks. The online poker site, which is part of the Winning Poker Network (WPN), experienced its latest...

Fedor Holz Joins the Party at partypoker

Partypoker has signed pro player Fedor Holz in a bid to create a greater connection with the poker community and tap into the high stakes market. Following the signing of English pro Patrick Leonard back in April, 2017,...

UKGC Charges 888 $10 Million for a Breach of Its Licensing Conditions

888 Holdings Plc, the company in charge of 888poker, has been fined a record $10 million for failing to comply with the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) player protection guidelines. Following reports that 888poker and its...

Global Poker League Expands into India

The Global Poker League’s (GPL) international expansion is set to take another step forward following a decision to move into the Indian market. According to a press release sent out on August 29, GPL India will feature six...

Warehouse Worker Wins PokerStars Championship Barcelona Main Event

PokerStars Championship Barcelona came to a close recently after Sebastian Sorensson won the Main Event and €987,043 ($1,177,081). Despite the recent terrorist attack in Barcelona, players from around the world came out in...

A Touch of Magic Helps Phil Hellmuth Win Poker Night In America’s King of the Hill Crown

Phil Hellmuth recently used “white magic” to defeat some of the best players in the world and win the latest Poker Night in America (PNIA) event. Kicking off on August 22 inside Rivers Casino, Schenectady,...

PokerGo to Stream World Poker Tour Action to International Audiences  

PokerGo and the World Poker Tour (WPT) have agreed a deal that will see some of the world’s leading poker tournaments streamed online. In the wake of the WPT’s opening event of season 16 at Choctaw Casino Resort, the...