Poker

Numbers Down but Elton Tsang Still Enjoys One Drop Win

China’s Elton Tsang has become the latest Big One for One Drop champion and €11,111,111 ($12,217,503) richer after defeating Anatoly Gurtovoy heads-up. The super high roller event became the most expensive poker...

Todd Brunson and Carlos Mortensen Join Poker Hall of Fame

The Poker Hall of Fame can now count two members of the Brunson family as alumni after the judging panel selected Todd Brunson to become one of this year’s two inductees. Brunson may be the son of legendary poker player...

partypoker Opens Up Platform to 100 Million Twitch Users

Partypoker is bidding to increase its following and make up some ground in the online poker rankings with the help of a dedicated Twitch channel. Over the last 12 months there’s been a wave of new poker streams featuring...

William Hill and Amaya in Merger Talks but Analysts Say it Could be a Long Shot

William Hill and PokerStars could be set to merge if the former can agree a deal with Canada’s Amaya Gaming. William Hill is one of the largest sports betting companies in Europe and in the last few days it’s emerged...

Get Ready for the WSOP With the Latest Betting Lines

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table is glinting in the distance like a bracelet in the sun, and before the chips start to fly, you can speculate on who will clinch the top prize. Just as casinos in Vegas have started to...

Barry Shulman to Auction off His $8 Million Vegas Pad

The owner of Card Player Magazine, Barry Shulman, is putting his $8 million Las Vegas penthouse up for auction, but he’s unlikely to recoup his stake. The company in charge of selling the three-story property on October 18,...

Full Flush Poker Players Scramble, as Site Appears to Shut Down

Has Full Flush Poker closed its virtual doors? Or is it all just a temporary shutdown? These are the questions on many online poker players’ minds this week, when the site became inaccessible to customers. According to...

PokerStars WCOOP Draws To A Close With Biggest Main Event In Six Years

The PokerStars WCOOP has survived grumbles about payouts and re-entries (or lack of) to end with a bang. The 2016 online showpiece finished this week with a Main Event worthy of the series. The latest World Championship of Online...

€1 Million-Buyin Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza Confirms First 35 Players

October’s Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza has 35 players confirmed for what will be the largest buy-in poker tournament ever held. The charity event takes place from October 13-17 in, funnily enough, Monte-Carlo with a 1...

Online Poker-Themed Drama, “LuckBoxes”, To Stream This Month

An online poker-themed comedy based around a group of internet phenoms is set to air this month. “Luckboxes” is the brainchild of BET RAISE FOLD director, Ryan Firpo, who writes, directs, and edits. And by the look of...