When play resumes today in the WSOP Main Event, two of poker’s biggest names won’t be in the field. Michael Mizrachi is among the 2,176 who are. For a poker player the day you bust is the saddest day of the year, and even more when this is in the Main Event. This is what […]
Over the weekend, the access to PokerStars was restricted by a fresh wave of Russian ISP blocking, which led thousands of players from Russia to Russian-language poker forums to display their concerns and displeasure. PokerStars Russia’s Twitter account confirmed the block and since the operator is in a constant game of cat and mouse with […]
The poker summer camp is near its big conclusion after the 2016 World Series of Poker main event has finally started. The field will once again be huge with a massive turn-up expected for Day 1C, and 2,500 registered players over the first two days. Via main sponsor 888poker an extra 148 players will qualify […]
Thanks to an apparent mix- up in its newly drafted regulations, online poker players in Portugal are most likely set to a four months waiting period until they are eligible to play online regular poker again. At the end of June Portugual’s online gambling reforms actually came into action, as foreign operators were now given […]
By playing the toughest online Pot-Limit Omaha games Jens ‘Jeans89’ Kyllönen has built up a formidable reputation over the last five years. Now, he showed that the live arena is not much of a challenge either and he did this in front of friends and family. In the ultra-tough $25k PLO Championship Kyllönen outlasted 184 […]
It’s something completely new in the poker world if we have a quick look at the new Global Poker League’s TV set. In the giant glass cube that you see the first live matches of the GPL are taking place. You’ll notice the Cube immediately when you enter the room. High-stakes online legend Dan Cates […]
In this day’s poker 3-bet we find Tom Dwan sighting in Montenegro, a rising tide for women in eSports and Brandon Shack-Harris finds his inner bear. Rise of Female Players iQ.intel.co.uk published a great piece on the rise of female players in eSports, just now that the 2016 WSOP Ladies Championship is about to begin. […]
9-5 poker during the week and can’t stop playing during the weekend? Over the course of the summer 888Poker New Jersey gives out the ideal promotion. Poker hobbyists will get added value starting from June 29 until August 28. You’ll always get the opportunity to learn after you start with a direct $30 registration bonus added […]
Now that there are fears of the potential fallout from Brexit on Gibraltar’s online gambling industry, the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association have allied. By more than 94 percent Gibraltar’s inhabitants voted overwhelmingly in favor of remaining a member of the European Union. Gibraltar was EU member assured, had free cross-border movement for people that […]
The Russian poker scene is surrounded by a certain mystery. Although the language barrier keeps many of Russia’s biggest poker stars from breaking out on a larger scale, the Russian players have been thriving on the international poker scene over the last few years. The charismatic Moscow native, Anatoly Filatov, speaks English very well and […]
In September 2015, Neymar, Barcelona FC soccer star and PokerStars sponsored pro, had $48 million in assets frozen by a Brazilian court, due to tax evasion accusations. Allegedly, Neymar did not pay $16 million in taxes and for that reason a Brazilian court decided to freeze three times that amount until the case was resolved. […]
Following a deafening wave of silence from the former Tull Tilt board member, Daniel Negreanu believes Chris Ferguson doesn’t give a damn about the poker community. Until this year, Ferguson, aka Jesus, has been a notable by his absence where he once was a familiar figure at the WSOP. Ferguson now made himself at home […]
