Players
January 21st, 2016 | by
Brian CorlissePokerStars’ bid to clean up online poker by bearing its very soul via complete player transparency came to light recently after select players reported that they were asked to provide video evidence of their sessions....
Players
January 19th, 2016 | by
Brian Corlisse The Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WIPHOF) reconvened recently for the first round of voting aimed at honoring the top female poker players in the world. Although the latest inductees won’t be named until July 5th, the...
Players
January 15th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseRené Angélil, husband of world-famous singer Celine Dion and a well-known Las Vegas poker player and gambler in his own right, has died at the age of 73 in his Las Vegas home. Angélil’s passing is the latest in a string...
Poker
January 14th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseGVC Holdings has some good news for investors of bwin.party. Earlier this week, GVC revealed that its net gaming revenues skyrocketed more than 10 percent in 2015, a total of €247.7 million ($268.4 million) received over the...
Legal
January 13th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlissePennsylvania online gambling is still up for consideration, as Governor Tom Wolf (D) makes his way through the submitted state budget and line-item vetoes for the Commonwealth. Writing in an opinion piece this week for...
Players
January 9th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe infamous Hollywood poker home games that became known as “Molly’s Game” is being turned into a film by screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. Based on the memoirs of Molly Bloom and her “tell all” book of...
Legal
January 7th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseCalifornia online poker remains a distant dream for millions, after a scheduled hearing was unexpectedly canceled earlier this week. After months of hoping and lobbying, AB 167 (an online poker bill sponsored by Assemblyman...
Players
January 4th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe debris from PokerStars’ decision to overhaul its loyalty reward program continued to fall at the start of January after Isaac Haxton announced his departure from the company. A long serving member of Team PokerStars...
Players
January 3rd, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThere’s a saying that “age is nothing but a number” and in 2015 that fact was proved beyond any doubt thanks to four well travelled poker pros. Between Neil Blumenfield, Pierre Neuville, Jon Andlovec and Doyle...
Poker
January 2nd, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseTo become a better poker player you need to learn from your mistakes, so before we head into 2016 we thought we’d run through some of the biggest news stories that taught us some valuable lessons. Don’t Forget to Call...