It has been over a year since online poker was legalized in Pennsylvania, and now the first poker site has finally gone live in the state. On Monday at 10pm, PokerStars officially launched in Pennsylvania. This is fantastic news for players across the state who have patiently been awaiting the opportunity to play poker online […]
Award-winning actor, director and screenwriter Ben Affleck has recently been on a wild night out, involving alcohol and poker. For any other A-lister, this would be a regular night on the town, but the news has gone viral to Affleck’s ongoing battle with alcohol addiction. According to TMZ, Affleck was caught on camera, stumbling out […]
The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious event in the professional poker world, and Player of the Year is a coveted title. This year’s race has been an exciting one, and Daniel Negreanu has just thrust himself into the Number 1 spot. If he manages to hold on, this could be the third […]
Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has announced an upcoming software update, which will provide players with an improved tournament experience. The announcement was made on Twitter, so only a few details are known thus far. What we know from MPN’s tweet is that there will be a change to the tournament lobby. It seems as though […]
This year has seen partypoker make a number of sweeping changes to its online poker room. The site which is arguably the second largest poker site has over the past few months implemented several changes that have included the removal of HUDs and the introduction of the requirement that all players change their aliases. All […]
The poker community has recently been rocked by an alleged cheating scandal on Stones Live Poker, a cash game live-stream show that is held at the Stones Gambling Hall in Northern California. The issue at hand has been subject to a ton of debates. Joey Ingram even went as far as dedicating a 5-hour long […]
There are hundreds of mobile poker training apps on Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store which means that most new launches usually go unnoticed or slip under the radar. Each of these apps claims to offer the users something new and unique but considering the huge numbers of alternatives and little backing from actual […]
Earlier this week, PokerStars officially revealed that it has plans to hold the second edition of the massively successful Pokerstars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC). The championship event series will be making its grand return as from August 20 to August 24 but the location has been shifted from the Bahamas to Barcelona. Just like […]
An Indian man participated in a private poker game held at his house. Upon losing his stake money he wagered his wife and lost. Stakes High: A Bet Gone Horribly Wrong A new case of especially hideous sexual assault was reported in Uttar Pradesh, India, after a man had staked his wife as a bet […]
Poker professionals may soon have to find new jobs as Artificial Intelligence seems to be taking over. Facebook and the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have recently built an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot that was able to beat top human professional poker players in six-player no-limit Texas hold’em poker which is the most popular variant of […]
