In Los Angeles, the 2016 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker is taking place at the Bicycle Casino. The event started with 687 players, but now it’s down to six, who will compete at the final table. And the old saying “Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill” seems to be truth […]
On Day three of the WPT Legends of Poker in Los Angeles, some players got some great advances while other hit the road home. Among those who are not moving on, is poker player Olivier Busquet. On Tuesday Busquet left the evenement on 19th place. Other well-known players who are not getting further than Day […]
Actor Aaron Paul and Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo have used their poker skills in a series of heads-up matches. Recently, PokerStars has organized heads-up matches with a selection of media darlings against its biggest sponsored pros. This is PokerStars’ way to appeal to a wider audience. Poker pro players including André Akkari, Felipe Ramos […]
This Friday, New Jersey’s Julian Sacks redeemed himself at the WSOP Circuit Foxwoods Main Event. In the 2014 World Series of Poker Circuit, Sacks finished runner-up. Two years ago, it was Lucas Picking who left with the coveted gold ring. Last week, however, Sacks found redemption in a big way, the player won the WSOP […]
Recently PokerStars rocked the poker world by announcing that their various poker tours will be consolidate into two entities: PokerStars Festival events and PokerStars Championship. Crown Melbourne announced, in an unexpected manner, they will not partner with the online poker giant at live events anymore. Joel Williams, Crown Melbourne Tournament Director, said the following on […]
Travell Thomas, a former World Series of Poker Circuit ring who is facing criminal charges of fraud, claims his prosecution is “racially motivated”. “I am innocent of all charges as my attorney said before. Any monies paid to our company was owed. Only two [similar] cases have been prosecuted, out of 42. Look it up, […]
For 13 years, Antigua and Barbuda has been fighting the US on online poker issues. To prevent American citizens from accessing online poker sites that operate out of the twin island country, the US government has been making attempts that date far back. The countries claim that such attempts have had huge effects on their […]
Playtech continues to increase its business. The world’s largest online gambling software company had an increase of nearly 18%, during the first half of 2016, compared to the same time period a year ago. Shareholders will receive a special $168 million dividend, as rewards for this monetary influx. Playtech designs the software for poker sites, […]
The Pennsylvania poker rooms had some good and bad news to announce. During the month of July in comparison to the same month in 2016, the 10 poker rooms didn’t see a decline in revenue. Unfortunately, no increase was seen either. The last month state taxes from poker equated to almost $600,000. In both July […]
The cable network ESPN, has announced the World Series of Poker 2016 TV schedule. From September 6, the self-proclaimed “worldwide leader in sports” will broadcast the Global Casino Championship and the WSOP Main Event. On September 6, ESPN2 will air two episodes on the Global Casino Championship. Previously the WSOP episodes were aired on Tuesdays, […]
Tony G, poker pro, businessman and TontBet.com owner, has added Bitcoin as a payment option to his site. The sports book, poker and casino site is collaborating with a pre-fab Bitcoin e-wallet, SpectroCoin. Digital Currencies Recently, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has accepted digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, as an adequate transaction form for the […]
As the sponsor of many major live tournaments and the world’s largest online poker site, PokerStars, announces its biggest live tourney in recent years. For everyone who likes competing in live events sponsored by the online poker site, big change are on the rise, according to a PokerStars blog on August 24 by Brad Willis. […]
