Financial
September 1st, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseNews of a $300,000 Pot Limit Omaha prop bet recently piqued the interests of Isaac Haxton and a slew of community members. Looking for some side action and something to help refocus his mind, Bren ‘YaAaRnY’ Lenton...
Players
August 29th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseOlivier Busquet has defended his decision to wear a “Free Gaza” T-shirt at the final table of the EPT High Super High Roller Event in Barcelona, a tournament he went on to win for $1.18 million. Busquet and friend Daniel...
Poker
August 27th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlissePokerTracker and Holdem Manager, the two market-leading poker tracking software providers, have announced that they are joining forces. While the two companies will merge to form one business, their respective products will, for...
Legal
August 25th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseNew Jersey Assemblyman Ralph R Caputo (D-Essex) has launched a stinging attack on PokerStars, labeling it a “disgraced” company with a “history of bad behavior.” Writing in a guest opinion piece for...
Casinos
August 22nd, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseThe theft of poker chips deserves punishment, but it seems there’s a limit to just how much you can do to a dealer who swipes a couple betting disks off the felt. And apparently, that limit is well below 375 times the...
Players
August 20th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseThe ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is currently sweeping the globe like a wave of water-fuelled benevolence and in the last 48 hours it finally infiltrated the poker world. After targeting some of the world’s biggest stars,...
Poker
August 18th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseIt’s night of the long knives at down at Ultimate Poker; the site culled over half of its Team U of sponsored pros this week, representing a change in marketing strategy, perhaps, for America’s first ever legal online...
Players
August 17th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseWhen professional poker player Daniel Colman won the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop over a month ago, many in the poker world were somewhat dismayed by his lack of celebration after his win, which earned him $15.3...
Legal
August 14th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseWhen Amaya purchased PokerStars as a part of their takeover of Rational Gaming, it was clear that the plan was to bring the poker giant back to the United States. After all, PokerStars was once a major player in the American...
Casinos
August 11th, 2014 | by
Brian CorlisseWhen Phil Ivey was accused of using edge-sorting techniques to win at baccarat in London and Atlantic City, he wasn’t alone in his efforts. In the Borgata edge-sorting case, he was accompanied by an accomplice identified as...