The high-stakes live tournament circuit has descended on the Czech Republic for 2022 European Poker Tour in Prague festival from March 5 to 16. A trio of high-stakes, one-day no-limit hold’em tournaments have wrapped up in recent days, with nearly $2.5 million USD in cash prizes awarded between them. Below is an overview of the […]
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Schedule is officially released, giving gamers a glimpse of the 88 event wristbands which will take place this summer at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Whether you’re looking to play a $500 No-limit Hold’em tournament or a $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship, […]
the BetMGM Bounty Blitz Poker Fest is the latest tournament series announced by the partypoker american network. The series features up to three events each night in New Jersey. The tournament series guarantees over $200,000 in prize pool winnings. The poker series takes off from February 20-27 and will feature 24 events with buy-ins rranging […]
The first two events of the 2022 PokerGO Cup are on the books, and this is an example of someone who has been slow to rise to the top and someone who looks set to threaten the global supremacy of the elite of “high rollers”. An overarching theme, however, is smaller fields than you would […]
62 tables less than before the pandemic Encore Boston Harbor, one of only two resort-style casinos in Massachusetts, finally reopened its poker room on Monday, January 31. It’s been a long wait for impatient poker players, as casinos across the state closed – along with most casinos in the US – in March 2020 at […]
The buy-ins are growing and the fields are getting smaller at PokerGO’s Stairway to Millions 2022 at the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas. On Tuesday, Jake Schindler won Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em to win the top prize of $287,500 and a ticket to the next event. The tournament garnered only 25 entries, creating a […]
The buy-ins are growing and the fields are getting smaller at PokerGO’s Stairway to Millions 2022 at the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas. On Tuesday, Jake Schindler won Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em to win the top prize of $287,500 and a ticket to the next event. The tournament garnered only 25 entries, creating a […]
It was this desire to model economic decision-making that led them to play the game. Von Neumann dismissed most games as unsuitable for the task, especially those like checkers or chess in which both players can see all the pieces on the board and share the same information. “Real life isn’t like that,” he explained […]
BetMGM Poker unveiled its first online poker festival of 2022 — The Double Trouble Series. The events start on Friday January 21 and last for ten days, until Sunday January 30. The series is set in all three jurisdictions: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. There are 20 events on each schedule at BetMGM Poker, but […]
January 5, 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) — Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant will host the World Series of Poker Tournament from Wednesday January 5 to Saturday January 23, 2022. WSOP partner, this marks 11 consecutive seasons that the circuit has been held at the Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant. This year’s series includes 69 main events […]
January 5, 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) — Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant will host the World Series of Poker Tournament from Wednesday January 5 to Saturday January 23, 2022. WSOP partner, this marks 11 consecutive seasons that the circuit has been held at the Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant. This year’s series includes 69 main events […]
The Internet has revolutionized the game of poker. Gamers can enjoy their favorite games from the comfort of their home, office, or anywhere in the world, as long as they have an internet connection. The best online poker players in the world have similar characteristics. They can play at multiple tables, compete in nosebleed stakes […]
January 03, 2022 Matthew pitt Are you planning to enter the world of online poker in 2022? The start of a new year gives us a new slate to work on and now is the perfect time to embark on a new poker adventure. 2022 is shaping up to be an incredible year for online […]
Ali Imsirovic parted ways to win the first PokerGO Tour presented by Guaranteed Rate Player of the year. The 26-year-old has won a record 14 tournament titles this year, making a total of 34 qualifying wins on the high-stakes live tour for a total of $ 6,028,321 in winnings. “It still sounds pretty surreal, to […]
Familiar structure The PokerStars Winter Series are back this month, offering $ 50 million in guaranteed prize pools across 291 tournaments. Tap on the cute phrase “Unwrap the Gifts” as the festivities begin on Christmas Day, December 25, and continue through January 12. As is the case with many PokerStars tournament series, the Winter Series […]
December 14, 2021 Tournaments & Cash Games The Bicycle Casino is back with its “Quantum” tournaments – and not everyone is happy. A group of Los Angeles poker players are boycotting the events, claiming they are unfair and lead recreational players into shark infested waters. A flyer circulating on Facebook hopes to quell a popular […]
12 December 2021 Jon sofen Michael Ian Black, one of the funniest humans in the world, was in Las Vegas on Saturday competing in the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) All-Stars ProAM at Studio PokerGO. PokerNews met the comedian during a break to talk a bit about poker, a game he loves and the possible reunion […]
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) online winter circuit returns this weekend to GGPoker, with 18 ring tournaments up for grabs. These dozens and a half of ring events come with over $ 26 million in guaranteed prize pools. The overall figure, however, is $ 100 million. This is the amount of guaranteed prizes on […]
Think outside the box when it comes to gifting the poker player of your life. The holidays are here and that means it’s time, once again, to pick out some choice items that will make the perfect gift for the poker players in your life. After the trash year that 2020 was, 2021 has turned […]
25 November 2021 Ascending Poker Black Friday is the busiest day for shoppers around the world, with consumers looking high and low for a bargain. Poker players are renowned value hunters too, and what better than having 25% off the price of all Upswing Poker content? That’s right, from November 26th to 29th any Upswing […]
Paulo Joanello beat a field of 1,501 total entries to win the 2021 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in Fifty Stack no-limit hold’em event, winning $321,917 top prize and its first WSOP gold bracelet. The Brazilian player celebrated the victory in front of a crowd of supporters. WSOP Social media ‘czar’ Kevin Mathers captured the […]
If you can earn millions of dollars in a career doing anything, there has to be an element of skill involved. If it was all luck, our perception of the world would be challenged, working hard to succeed would mean nothing. Bill Gates, a stroke of luck? Impossible. The famous poker players we’re going to […]
Hustler Casino Live has revealed its plans to bring the concept of cash poker games to life in 2021. This new way of delivering cash poker games to a wider audience will allow individuals to explore the intricacies that can go on with these. gambling, but without it must leave their homes. According to reports, […]
If you have followed my articles so far or read my book, A billion dollar heist in Hollywood, then you know my story as a card mechanic and poker con artist. Throughout my career playing high stakes poker in Hollywood, I have seen just about every scam that could be done with a deck of […]
November 19, 2019 Lee jones Have you ever needed to kill a good game of poker? Yeah, me neither, but for the sake of academic research here I present a surefire way to do it. It was a happy rally during a $ 2/3 / $ 3 no-limit hold’em game in the Bay Area. The […]
It’s no secret that casinos are all about making money. Every game, be it roulette, blackjack, baccarat, or slots, has an inherent advantage for the casino which is commonly referred to as the house edge. The advantage is usually on the order of a few percentage points (different from game to game), ensuring that over […]
June 28, 2019 Jason glatzer Have you had the virus to improve your poker game by watching the success of many others during this year 50th Annual World Series of Poker? While we can’t promise you WSOP Gold, you can earn a WSOP Virtual Bracelet while improving your game for free with the WSOP Social […]
The World Series of Poker begins Thursday, and while Texas Hold ‘Em is the classic game people think of, it’s not the only one played. There are several different poker events out there, and each one has its own quirks. Texas Hold ‘Em, of course, has two hole cards and a five-card community board, but […]
February 19, 2019 Ashley Adams I visit poker rooms at all hours, in all kinds of places. I regularly see poker players blowing up their bankroll when they should have left. When it comes to poker strategy, 99% of it is about what you should be doing at the poker table. Today I would like […]
09:13October 20 The infamous internet playboy Dan Bilzerian talked about the day he won the most in poker in a single day – according to him, he once left the table $12.8 million richer. Bilzerian – who has undoubtedly enjoyed phenomenal success on social media, with his only Instagram account boasting almost 25 million followers […]
PokerStars announced in September that it would be phasing out Unfold. Originally introduced as a permanent addition to the company’s offering, PokerStars’ latest gambling innovation is set to drop in the coming days. “Following a strategic review, we have made the decision to fold ‘Unfold’,” Séverin Rasset, director of poker innovation and operations, said in […]
New York authorities said on Friday they had busted a clandestine poker operation that used social networking site Meetup.com to find players. The New York City Special Narcotics Attorney’s Office said 32 people have been arrested for narcotics, money laundering and gambling. Authorities alleged David Diaz, 52, of New York City, was the “boss” of […]
March 01, 2018 There are literally thousands of articles on improving your skills at the poker table. But I would like to discuss a different skill that is less often considered. Instead of addressing what you do at the table, I want to talk about finding the right table. Here are six steps you can […]
September 27, 2016 For the new ones, online poker can be a very scary thing. Maybe you know your poker hands and have your poker strategy ready to go, but that’s in land-based casinos. The last thing you want to do is lose your internet connection, so this is perhaps the sixth unspoken tip for […]
September 22, 2016 Ashley adams You can certainly play poker without eating or drinking. I have done this several times in a casino, and even in home games. But given the choice, why would you want to? There are many options for obtaining food for your poker game. Let’s take a look at them, each […]
September 12, 2016 Ashley adams You cannot play poker without cards. But what cards should you get for your awesome home game? This article should give you all of the options to consider. Plastic or plasticized Your first decision is to get plastic cards or laminated cardboard cards. Laminated cards are made by many manufacturers. […]
September 01, 2016 Ashley adams There are generally two formats that you can stream for your home poker game: a tournament or a cash game. Let’s take a look at each of them and give us some food for thought to decide which one you want to have. Tournaments vs Cash Games A home poker […]
August 17, 2016 Ashley adams There are all kinds of things to consider when thinking about the perfect lineup for your home game. Do you want a table full of fish – easy to operate and simple to read, that makes bad calls, rarely raises, but can be relied on to call you when you […]
Aug 11, 2016 Ashley adams As many of our poker experiences have grown to include casinos and dedicated poker rooms, our expectations have also increased for our own personal poker environment. In the old days, poker was played on anything, anywhere. I played on kitchen tables, an ottoman, a park bench, a counter in a […]
The counterfeit Borgata poker chips, used in a tournament, were discovered when Christian Lusardi threw them in the toilet in his room at Harrah’s. Sign up to experience the best of Philly, every day. Left to right: The Borgata, restrooms, Harrah’s Atlantic City A North Carolina man will be sentenced to five years in prison […]
June 17, 2015 Ashley adams You love casino poker. And you like to play online. But you’ve decided that you’d like to try your hand at hosting a game at home. It’s more convenient, you won’t have to pay a rake, and you hope you have a good time playing with people you know rather […]
February 18, 2015 Some things are unequivocal wrong for poker. Cheating. Tanking for routine, inconsequential decisions. And slow rolling. Some things are unequivocal Well for poker, such as many new players entering the game or, at some point, the availability of online poker across the United States. And some things are more mixed. Take, for […]