Jason Somerville defended online poker on CNBC’s Tuesday Power Lunch program, sporting a black PokerStars polo shirt. The executive director of the California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion, James B. Butler, was his opponent in a sparring discussion partner in an enthusiastic debate. In the outset of the interview, Butler claimed that: “There is a three-to-one […]
On ESPN Phil Hellmuth once comfortable exposed his bare stomach, so we know he isn’t shy away from a camera. During its second season, the Poker Brat will -fully clothed- make a cameo appearance on Billions, Showtime’s popular show. One of the executive producers, for the show which will be most likely schedule to air […]
With an already shrinking live poker market in Atlantic City and the Trump Taj Mahal closing on September 4th, the number of poker rooms in the once-thriving live poker scene has gone down to only five: the WSOP Poker Room at Bally’s, The Tropicana, Harrahs, The Golden Nugget and the Borgata. The live poker market […]
This week, the 30-year old poker pro James Mackey won the WPT Choctaw, which was the first major poker tournament since the WSOP came to an end last month. With his first career tour victory and the cash prize of $681,758, he joined the WPT Champions Club. In lifetime live poker tournament winnings, the Nevada resident […]
A lengthy battle between lawmakers who oppose gambling and the supporters of gambling eventually resulted in passing of a New York DFS bill. The final say was in the hands of Governor Andrew Cuomo. Daily Fantasy Sports games are now legal in the state as he just signed the bill into a law. A months-long […]
If you’re easily set off then Tudd Brunson warns you with a caveat on his Twitter feed: “Please don’t follow me if you are easily offended by silly racial or sexist humor”. Depending upon which side of the media fence you happen to sit, Todd Brunson and Daniel Negreanu themsleves shared a series of Tweets […]
Back and feeling better than ever; PokerPro Matt Marafioti returned after he was reported missing in June by fellow poker pro Randy Dorfman. In a series of tweets the high stakes poker pro had allegedly gone missing after playing a handful of poker events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. Dorfman […]
After failing to negotiate deals with offshore markets, Oklahoma poker site PokerTribe.com had to delay the launch of its real online money site. PokerTribe.com was launched as a free play poker site for international players back in May by the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma. The Iowa Tribe found a loophole in the system thanks to […]
It’s only to get a little brother- we’re talking about the biggest online poker series. A companion ‘Mini-WCOOP’ edition will run alongside the main series for the first time ever in the history of the PokerStars WCOOP. The buy-ins will sometimes be 1/1000th of its WCOOP counterpart but will mostly be 1/100th at the Mini-WCOOP. […]
It’s now a great time to contact lawmakers for poker players according to The Poker Players Alliance. The seven-week break for the United Stated Congress has already begun. Instead of being busy fighting about the country in Washington D.C., lawmakers are at home with their families. There are only three regulated online poker sites as […]
