Poker

Nanjing Millions 2015 Brings PokerStars Back to Mainland China as Tournament Popularity Grows

The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Nanjing Millions proves that PokerStars is the latest company looking to China as a growth market in the world of poker, expanding its brand by sponsoring the event , which will take place this...

Romanian Man Pleads Guilty To Cheating UK Poker Players

Mihai Lacatos pleaded guilty to 14 counts related to fraud and four more charges of possessing false identification related to a string of frauds that he perpetrated against poker players at several casinos across the United...

Trouble For Lock Poker As Players Desert Pariah Poker Site

Lock Poker appears to be in serious difficulty as players continue to abandon the disgraced poker site like rats from a sinking ship. Industry analyst PokerScout’s latest “Scouting Report” highlights the fact that player...

Pala Interactive Pulls Plug On New Jersey Poker Plan

Pala Interactive, which became New Jersey’s first tribal operator when it partnered with the Borgata to unveil an online casino platform last November, has said it will not launch online poker in the state, as planned. While...

Anthony Zinno Keeps Winning While Phil Ivey Keeps Losing

Anthony Zinno entered the final table at the WPT LA Poker Classic $10,000 NLHE main event in the fifth position. With the starting field of 538 players down to six, Zinno wasn’t exactly in a dominating position, but he...

Mike Sexton Attacks WSOP, Ty Stewart Jabs Back

Mike Sexton has long been a support of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), but in his latest blog post the partypoker pro called out the organization for some of its recent practices. Despite having somewhat of a conflicting...

PokerStars Server Crash Interrupts Games Worldwide

PokerStars suffered a two-hour outage that impacted players worldwide on Tuesday morning, sending players into a temporary panic but causing no obvious long-term concerns for the site. The outage began at approximately 4:40 am...

Paul Phua’s Son To Plead Guilty In Illegal Sports Betting Case

Paul Phua’s fight to clear his name in connection with an alleged illegal betting ring took another blow earlier today after it emerged that his son, Darren, will be entering a guilty plea in the coming days. According to a...

PokerStars Adds Live Dealer Games To Casino Product

PokerStars was, until just a short time ago, a brand that was associated with poker only, naturally. Even when Full Tilt began to venture into the world of casino games, it was believed that PokerStars would stay focused on...

New Poker Only Bill Introduced In Pennsylvania 

A second Pennsylvania online gambling bill has been introduced to the House, this time by State Representative Nick Miccarelli, and its poker only. Miccarelli presented a poker-only bill last year (HB 2297), and while the text of...