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.
This week, a play money online poker room was launched by the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma. The tribe’s ambition is that this poker room will become the only operator running inside the United States with an international market. Currently, the platform features pull-tabs, bingo and poker and offers free-play for US residents and an […]
According to the office of the State Senator Mike Kowall, the online poker bill (SB 889) of Michigan is expected to pass until the end of the year. Recently, Kowall’s chief of staff and also legislative director, Dave Biswas, stated that there was “no reason” why SB 889 would not pass in 2016. As had […]
The latest player to be chosen to participate in the new Global Poker League (GPL) is Aaron Paul, known as Jesse Pinkman on the hugely popular series Breaking Bad. Maria Ho, LA Sunset captain, decided to bring the actor as her second Wild Card Player, in something of a surprise move. Her choice will add […]
As states in the US choose to reject or embrace the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry, the landscape is becoming more and more a jumbled legal patchwork. Recently several states have decided about DFS status. Last week Alabama declared DFS to be ilegal gambling. FanDuel and DraftKing were given until May 1 to conclude their […]
This week Phil Ivey’s battle against Crockfords Casino is set to resume. A UK judge granted the poker pro an appeal and affirmed this case could set an important legal precedent. Back in 2012, Ivey won £7.8 million ($11.2 million) inside London’s Crockfords Casino, but lost his claim to the amount. Despite that, the player […]
The second week of the Global Poker League is starting, after a controversial first week that included major computerized misdeal, viewers’ confusion over the Cube concept and some players indifference. With new faces at the tables and new matches week two will hopefully make a better impression. So far, after three online play day Bryn […]
Just over a week ago PokerStars New Jersey was first launched and the site is already dominating the traffic in New Jersey. 888Poker and WSOP.com probably already feel the effects of competing against the leader of the online poker industry. On March 21, PokerStars took the lead after just one day over cash game traffic […]
Antonio Esfandiari has earned probably more than $26 million in different tournaments during his career, but his latest win on the WSOP Circuit in Los Angeles against Jamie Gold must be a career highlight. Esfandiari attended this year’s $1,675 WSOP Circuit event in LA, despite calling the entry fee ($10,000) his bread and butter. Final […]
Over the weekend, “ElkY”, also known as Bertrand Grospellier, won his first Hearthstone tournament. ElkY started his career as a professional StarCraft player and even became famous in South Korea, in mid-November the player signed for esports outfit Team Liquid, a Dutch-based company. Since ElkY left the world of esports and professional video gaming to […]
On Monday, the 2016 Irish Poker Open ended and Ireland’s own Daniel Wilson ended up in first place. Wilson gained approximately $168,000; a bit more or a bit less depending on the euro’s conversion rates to dollar in any given day. In 2016 there were 802 entrants, a big increased from the 321 of 2015 […]
