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$50m Stadium Series by PokerStars Launch on July 5

$50m Stadium Series by PokerStars Launch on July 5

The world’s leading poker card room, PokerStars, is going to start a month-long online tournament featuring $50 million in guaranteed prize money. The event kicks off on July 5 under the name of PokerStars Stadium Series. PokerStars Launches $50m Stadium Series With most poker events canceled out this year, online poker sites in the United […]

Bike Casino Reopens, Welcomes Poker Players in California

Bike Casino Reopens, Welcomes Poker Players in California

The Bike Casino in Bell Gardens, California has reopened today, Friday, June 19, at 6:00 a.m. local time. All patrons must wear protective face masks. Bicycle Hotel & Casino Welcomes Poker Back in California Brick-and-mortar poker has returned to California with the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens restarting operations on Friday, June 19. […]

WPT Enters NJ with partypoker, Revs up Online Poker Events

WPT Enters NJ with partypoker, Revs up Online Poker Events

The World Poker Tour and partypoker have partnered up to continue rolling out poker events in the United States and help fill in the vacuum left by the lack of traditional poker events. Partypoker and WPT Team Up to Bring More Poker Events Online The World Poker Tour and partypoker have rekindled an old romance […]

Postle Innocent in Cheating Scandal, District Judge Rules

Postle Innocent in Cheating Scandal, District Judge Rules

Following several fraught months, Mike Postle has achieved another victory in the alleged cheating scandal that involved his name. All 14 complaints against the player have been dismissed and he was found not guilty of cheating, a District Judge in Sacramento ruled. Mike Postle Marks Another Success in Court Mike Postle’s lawsuits may be close […]

Dan Cates Explains Cheating Accusations, Responds to Dan Bilzerian

Dan Cates Explains Cheating Accusations, Responds to Dan Bilzerian

Following allegations of cheating Dan Cates has responded to Dan Bilzerian, the person who accused him earlier this week on Monday of cheating in a high-stakes private poker game. In the ensuing Tweet, Cates linked a Google Document (see the tweet) explaining the alleged cheating that took place. To get some context, Bill Perkins, another […]

Hard Rock Seminole Becomes First Florida Card Room to Reopen

Hard Rock Seminole Becomes First Florida Card Room to Reopen

Hard Rock opened the Seminole Hard Rock card room on Thursday, running poker games at a max capacity of six players per table. Seminole Becomes First Card Room to Reopen in Florida Hard Rock Seminole in Tampa became the first property to open doors and bring back poker to the state, after HRI CEO Jim […]

Delaware and New Jersey April Poker Numbers Go up in Lockdown

Delaware and New Jersey April Poker Numbers Go up in Lockdown

Poker numbers in the United States have been steady with New Jersey and Delaware reporting solid growth and decent increase in overall registrations, traffic, and rake. Online Poker Marks Growth in Delaware In March and April Delaware is one of the smallest online gaming markets in the United States, but it has seen a two-fold […]

PartyPoker US Network Online Series Kicks Off May 10

PartyPoker US Network Online Series Kicks Off May 10

The US PartyPoker network is kicking off an eight-day tournament from May 10 through May 17, as global poker traffic continues to surge. PartyPoker Launches Eight-Day $338,000 GTD Tournament On Sunday, May 10, the PartyPoker US Network Online Series gets underway, with Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker opening their virtual card rooms in New Jersey. […]

VerStandig Says Postle Lied about Representing Himself

VerStandig Says Postle Lied about Representing Himself

The Mike Postle saga continues at full bore with the embattled player facing new challenges. Mac VerStandig has filed a motion for sanctions against the player, on behalf of nearly 90 plaintiffs he now represents, seeking damages from Postle, who has allegedly cheated during a tournament. Yet accusations against the player go all the way […]

WSOP 2020 Postponed for the Fall – GGPoker Steps Up

WSOP 2020 Postponed for the Fall – GGPoker Steps Up

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has officially postponed its summer series, pushing the event back for an unspecified date in the fall. The event, which was supposed to unfold from May 26 through July 15 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, will now have to wait on the backburner. This […]

Global Online Poker Traffic Doubles in March, 2020

Global Online Poker Traffic Doubles in March, 2020

Online poker traffic has increased globally, hitting a new milestone of 45,000 concurrent players as of the end of March. Global Poker Traffic Doubles during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown GameIntel has released a study pointing to an increase in global online poker activity, with the figures reaching a five-year high, the company reported. According to the […]

Defendants Try to Dismiss Lawsuit in Mike Postle Alleged Cheating Saga

Defendants Try to Dismiss Lawsuit in Mike Postle Alleged Cheating Saga

A new development has occurred in the Michael Postle case with the plaintiffs, now some 89 poker players, deciding to revisit the original charges against their discredited fellow player. As per those charges, Postle is facing counts of cheating, unjust enrichment, negligence, and fraud for a whole lot of 11 causes. The amendment in the […]