Poker
August 3rd, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsThe US leg of the 2021 WSOP Online came to a conclusion on Sunday and, standing tall when the chips had fallen, were some of poker’s biggest names. Despite the series taking place on WSOP.com in New Jersey and Nevada, a...
Poker
July 21st, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsThe schedule for this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online is set. Host site GGPoker confirmed that there will be 33 bracelets up for grabs, as well as more than $30 million in guaranteed prize money. The decision to host...
Poker
June 28th, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsAmericas Cardroom is doubling down and using momentum to set another record in the US online poker market. With its previous incarnation of Venom proving popular, the US-facing site has announced its next mega-MTT. The fifth...
Sites
May 26th, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsPokerStars is set to host the 2021 World College Poker Championship and crown the best student player in the world. World College Poker (WCP) was created to give the “players of tomorrow” a platform to hone their skills and...
Players
May 21st, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsIt’s been a busy week for the World Poker Tour (WPT). As well as crowing champions online and offline, the tournament operator announced a new high stakes event. The WPT Heads-Up Championship will feature some of poker’s...
Entertainment
April 21st, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsTV coverage of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will no longer be shown on ESPN following a deal between Caesars Entertainment and the CBS Sports Network. The multi-year deal comes into play with immediate effect, which means...
Players
April 16th, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsThe PokerStars Spring Festival of Online Poker (SCOOP) is in full swing and the winners are coming thick and fast. Wiktor Malinowski, Andrey Skvortsov, Pedro Padilha, and Dejan Kaladjurdjevic were among the latest luminaries to...
Players
April 2nd, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsArtur Martirosian picked up his maiden European Poker Tour (EPT) title after taking down PokerStars’ first major live event of 2021. The Russian has been making waves on the tournament scene for the last 12 months. An...
Players
March 24th, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsVanessa Kade is the latest Anniversary Sunday Million champion after a dramatic final table on March 23. The Canadian pro beat almost 70,000 entrants to win $1.5 million. The victory was made all the more remarkable by the fact...
Casinos
March 17th, 2021 | by
Jason ReynoldsBally’s Corporation, owner of 12 casinos and racetracks in the US, is set to buy the World Poker Tour (WPT) for $90 million. The cash offer was accepted by the WPT’s parent company, Allied Entertainment, and announced this...