Especially on Twitch, Live Poker Streaming has become an enormous sensation. So far, there has been no one who had a bigger live score than ‘SolidPenis’, a Russian poker player, although some have won and lost big while streaming. On PokerStars France Mr. SolidPenis took down €250,000 after signing up for a €25 Spin & Go. Such […]
There is one man that has taken matters with a new game to a literal level in the jousting between nominees for the White House’s top job where Presidential poker is a well-known term. Instead of traditional suits and hand rankings this new variant of poker, invented by Alex Gary from Rockford, Illinois, uses US […]
A bid for bookmaking giant William Hill is in the make by 888 Holdings and Rank Group who have teamed up. Now while the iron is still hot, the two companies have decided to strike. After the ousting of its CEO, James Henderson by the board last week, William Hill has been left vulnerable. James […]
FTP has been quietly brought to its bitter end after the settlement in a lawsuit involving four former customers. Once upon a time, Full Tilt was a top online poker site. The poker players Nick Hammer, Bradley Clasen, Robin Houghdahl, Steve Segal and Todd Terry came to an agreement with former FPT executives for an […]
Last weekend, “botter”, a poker bot operator, appeared on the 2+2 to forum to announce his retirement. He said: “I have decided to retire from botting and focus my energy on something more meaningful.” The poster, known as “themadbotter”, also revealed that he wanted the post to coincide with the withdraw of the last of […]
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 […]
