COVID-19

Pop Star James Arthur Got “Carried Away” with Poker and Blew £300K During Lockdown

Pop star James Arthur has told a national newspaper that he became so engrossed in poker during lockdown that he had to delete the app from his phone. The English singer was entering multiple $500 buy-in tournaments on PokerStars...

Las Vegas Poker Rooms Remove All Restrictions, Action Heating Up Already

Normality returned to the poker rooms of Las Vegas on June 1, nearly 15 months after the strip closed down for the first time since John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Although most poker rooms in Nevada have been open since the...

Partypoker Confirms 2021 Irish Poker Open Will Take Place Online

The Irish Poker Open won’t take place inside Dublin’s Citywest Hotel in 2021 due to COVID-19 but it will go down online. Europe’s longest running live poker tournament was an early casualty of the global pandemic in 2020....

International Poker Open Kicks Off On Unibet this Week

The annual International Poker Open (IPO) gets underway this week, despite COVID-19 restrictions in Ireland. However, in a change to the usual schedule, the action will take place online. Like a plethora of live events this year,...