Adam, our resident poker guru, has extensive knowledge on both sides of the table. When he’s not playing on US poker sites, you will find him busy revising strategies to give him an edge over his opponents. He is also a firm believer that poker allows individuals to grow intellectually. And so, he has decided to put a significant effort in helping others catch themselves up and meet the highest standards of poker. A bit of a dab hand himself, Adam is active in several real money cardrooms, which he frequents not only for the sake of a review but also to test strategies.
Apparently, Russia’s war against the decentralized currency, Bitcoin, is losing steam. Since 2014, Russia’s antagonistic attitude towards the digital cryptocurrency is relaxing. In 2016, a bill was presented to the legislative advisory body in Russia, that aimed outlaw the use of such monetary forms. The goal was to prevent capital from leaving the country, since […]
The statistics from the 47th annual summer series suggest that poker is alive. All the naysayers with “poker is dead” can be glad with the numbers of the 2016 World Series of Poker. In the history of the World Series of Poker, after 69 bracelet events, a new record for most entrants is set. With […]
Recently, Pokerstars has taken two steps towards making poker more accessible to casual players and more entertaining. In the past months, not only PokerStars but most of the industry is changing its platforms to make it more appealing to casual players. The platform focus more on a mainstream audience than even before and is doing […]
In the state of Nebraska, most games of chance are illegal but it seems like things are changing. Soon, poker in Nebraska could be more than just a home game. In 2015, State Senator Tyson Larson made a legislative effort to legalize poker in clubs and bars in the Cornhusker State but the bill was […]
According to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE), former Full Tilt boss, Ray Bitar, got banned from running a business in Ireland for ten years. Due to his business practices during DOJ’s shutdown of Full Tilt in 2011, Bitar, despite being an American, will not be able to assume his job position […]
In the 2016 presidential election, Mike Pence (Indiana’s Republican Governor) and Donal Trump will represent their mutual party. On July 15, Trump formally announce Mike Pence as his running mate. Due to the latest terror attack in France, Trump delayed a formal news conference scheduled for the 15th of July to announce his running mate, […]
When play resumes today in the WSOP Main Event, two of poker’s biggest names won’t be in the field. Michael Mizrachi is among the 2,176 who are. For a poker player the day you bust is the saddest day of the year, and even more when this is in the Main Event. This is what […]
Over the weekend, the access to PokerStars was restricted by a fresh wave of Russian ISP blocking, which led thousands of players from Russia to Russian-language poker forums to display their concerns and displeasure. PokerStars Russia’s Twitter account confirmed the block and since the operator is in a constant game of cat and mouse with […]
The poker summer camp is near its big conclusion after the 2016 World Series of Poker main event has finally started. The field will once again be huge with a massive turn-up expected for Day 1C, and 2,500 registered players over the first two days. Via main sponsor 888poker an extra 148 players will qualify […]
Thanks to an apparent mix- up in its newly drafted regulations, online poker players in Portugal are most likely set to a four months waiting period until they are eligible to play online regular poker again. At the end of June Portugual’s online gambling reforms actually came into action, as foreign operators were now given […]
