Poker

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: Brandon Shack-Harris Does It Again, $50K PPC Has Seiver Out Front

Day 32 at the World Series of Poker was all about the big name pros. Not only did the epic Poker Players Championship begin, a talented pro won a bracelet and two others could do so on Sunday. Brandon Shack-Harris, a bracelet...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update:  Large Field in Crazy Eights, Safiya Umerova Scores First Bracelet

At the 2016 World Series of Poker on Friday, it was all about the ladies. A bracelet win by Russia’s Safiya Umerova yesterday made it two poker queens in two days who swept major, large-field events at this year’s...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: Deeb and Bicknell Score, Negreanu Takes on Jesus

You can always count on drama at the World Series of Poker, and 2016 has been no exception. Prior to the start of this year’s Series, Howard Lederer issued a public apology that was parlayed on Daniel Negreanu’s...

Hints of a Takeover Emerge from Amaya Private AGM 

The Amaya board recently met to discuss the future of the company but decided to keep some of the topics discussed under wraps. Although Annual General Meetings (AGMs) aren’t usually something that gets the poker community...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update:  Norman Chad Defends Old School Pros, Three Players Win Bracelets

ESPN poker broadcaster Norman Chad was paying attention to T.J. Cloutier’s recent run during a 2016 World Series of Poker event. On Wednesday, he took to Twitter to defend Cloutier and other old school legends. Cloutier...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: Towner and Klein First Firsts, Negreanu and Hellmuth Dig for Gold

The 2016 World Series of Poker hasn’t been kind to bracelet-heavy pros Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Two of the game’s most popular stars of all time just can’t seem to get on track, with less than two weeks to go...

PokerStars Puts the Kibosh on Real Money Gaming in Israel

PokerStars has shuttered its online operations in Israel amid concerns the local authorities are set to target offshore gambling sites. As it stands, there is no legislation that explicitly outlaws online poker in Israel....

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: Cloutier is Back, Danzer Takes Down #4

Age certainly isn’t holding anyone back at the 2016 World Series of Poker. Pierre Neuville, the 73-year old Belgian, finished runner-up in Event #10, the $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em last week, after final tabling...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: McAllister Picks Up a Bracelet, Mercier Still Tops POY 

The 2016 World Series of Poker is just 12 days away from the start of the Main Event. That means it’s time to begin paying attention to the Player of the Year (POY) standings. Given his amazing run so far this year, including...

2016 World Series of Poker: Koslov Scoops $10K Six-Handed, Vitch Conquers Triple Draw

The 2016 World Series of Poker hasn’t seen many more exciting days than Saturday’s action brought. Event #41, the $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em championship, concluded its two Day Ones with 6,927 players signed up....