Natalie Summers

Natalie is our resident poker pro with many years of experience in this gambling scene. She first discovered her love for poker during a university event on campus and has continued this passion ever since.

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Spartan Poker India Finishes with a Winner

Spartan Poker India Finishes with a Winner

It has been a rather dry spell in the aftermath of the WSOP’s main with players deciding to take a long-deserved holiday and not be bothered much with competitions. It’s quite understandable. After the grind of the fast few months, everyone feels at least a wee bit entitled to some laying low for a while. […]

Betfair US to Rebrand as FanDuel

Betfair US to Rebrand as FanDuel

The legalization of poker in the United States and the game’s chances of branching out to the online segment are all rooted in the successfully go-ahead for sports betting. This is exactly what’s happening with FanDuel Group, or at least partly. The newly-fledged company is now pushing for a more diverse portfolio, with sources reporting […]

Pennsylvania’s Online Poker Shapes Up

Pennsylvania’s Online Poker Shapes Up

The likeliness of seeing online casinos and more specifically, online poker make it big in Pennsylvania is quite significant at this point. The man, or rather facility of the hour, is Parx Casino a staunch opponent that recently converted to an ardent supporter. The casino has already lodged its application for obtaining the necessary license […]

Pennsylvania Online Gambling Features Only 3 Casinos

Pennsylvania Online Gambling Features Only 3 Casinos

Pennsylvania has had big plans for legalizing its online poker industry. However, it may have bogged them down in lengthy application procedures which have seen only three casinos apply for a license so far. The deadline is until the end of the weekend, but little is likely to change in the time that remains. Gambling […]

Ali Fazeli’s Perfect Flop

Ali Fazeli’s Perfect Flop

Ali Fazeli’s wasn’t the perfect crime. There have been so many things overlooked in his plan that, in retrospect, it’s quite surprising that Mr Fazeli had even thought about pushing ahead with his plan. At first blush, Mr Fazeli had intended to buy tickets to the 2017 Super Bowl and then re-sell them to customers […]

Ana Marquez and 888Poker, Phil Hellmuth and WSOP

Ana Marquez and 888Poker, Phil Hellmuth and WSOP

888Poker has been per cent both in the United States and beyond. The brand has definitely done a fair bit to give yourself some exposure and make sure that more people find out about poker, and not coincidentally, 888Poker itself. They follow in the footsteps of PokerStars, a company which has been adding some top-notch […]

Maurice Hawkins called the N-word, opponents disqualified

Maurice Hawkins called the N-word, opponents disqualified

Poker has fought long and hard to attain a status of integrity and a game that is more of a gentleman’s occupation than the calling of seedy characters and no-goods. During the WSOP Main Event, the game and the WSOP staff had an opportunity to reiterate and affirm this opinion. On Friday, as a tournament […]

Gus Hansen Wins $1 at Bobby’s Room

Gus Hansen Wins $1 at Bobby’s Room

Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is a hotspot for pricey poker plays. If you are short of high-roller action, you will certainly want to head over and join the fray. In any event, ‘The Big Game” is often running. You will have to cough up a fair bit to enter, though, between […]

Poker Vlogging with Philip Galfond

Poker Vlogging with Philip Galfond

Vlogging is gaining puff in the poker community. Much like in other activities that generate sufficient amount of buzz, poker players to have found interest in streaming their players and offer novices and semi-pros practical advice. Plus, it’s always fun to see how the best do it. Run It Once’s founder Phil Galfond has decided […]

PPA Drops “Players” from Its Name

PPA Drops “Players” from Its Name

The most prominent US-based poker advocacy group, Poker Players Alliance, has rebranded itself as the Poker Alliance. The move comes amid the organization’s dwindling clout and finances, with Poker Central, the most popular poker content creator and broadcaster in the country, buying up the organization, according to the official press release. The sudden reshuffling has […]