Poker

The Stars Group Poised for Pennsylvania Push Following Positive Q3

The Stars Group is eyeing up a place in the recently regulated Pennsylvania market after reporting a strong third quarter. According to the November 9 financial report, the parent company of PokerStars raked in $329 million...

Chris Ferguson Becomes WSOP Player of the Year and Some Players Don’t Mind  

Chris Ferguson has won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year title and split public opinion in the process. When Ferguson won the €1,650 ($1,900) Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better event at the World Series of...

Dominik Nitsche Banks Record Win in WSOPE’s High Roller for One Drop

The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is racing towards a conclusion, but not before Dominik Nitsche has picked up the biggest payout of the festival and his career so far. After carving his way through an all-star cast in the...

Chris Ferguson’s WSOPE Win Divides Poker Community

Action from the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) caused a stir on November 1 as Chris Ferguson clinched his sixth bracelet. Since he made a tentative return to the live tournament scene at the 2016 WSOP in Las Vegas, former...

MD Confirms High Stakes Collusion at partypoker

Partypoker has become embroiled in a collusion scandal after a high stakes regular noticed some peculiar plays from some of his fellow players. Playing under the partypoker alias DukeOfSuffolk but posting on 2+2 as...

Online Poker in Pennsylvania Passed by Gov. Wolf

Online poker in Pennsylvania became a reality on October 30 after Governor Tom Wolf signed the state’s gambling expansion bill. With the Senate and House both voting to pass House Bill 271 on October 25 and 26 respectively, all...

Pennsylvania On the Verge of Becoming an Online Poker State

Pennsylvania is on the verge of becoming the fourth US state to regulate online poker after a bill passed through the Senate and House. House Bill 271 was first referred to the Pennsylvania’s Gaming Oversight Committee on...

Judges Rule Against Phil Ivey in Final Round of Edge Sorting Case

Phil Ivey has lost his edge sorting case against Crockfords Casino at a recent hearing inside the UK’s Supreme Court. The October 25 ruling by the UK’s highest court marks the end of a case that stretches back to 2012 and two...

$45,000 Says Joe Ingram Can’t Learn Mandarin in 12 Months

Poker pro Joe Ingram is about to embark on another crazy prop bet, this time for a grand total of $45,000. If, he can accomplish what many believe is one of the hardest challenges in language learning he will take home the...

Indian Online Poker Booms During Diwali Festival

India’s online poker economy experienced a noticeable spike on October 18 thanks to the Hindu festival of Diwali. As Hindus across India celebrated the religious festival of lights on October 18 and 19, online poker operators...