With the 55th edition of the World Series of Poker just a week from kickoff, the host of this iconic summer series announced new payouts for many of its tournaments. Many of the changes affect minimum cash amounts that are now approximately double the buy-in. As for the Main Event,
The configuration of the United States online poker market is confusing. Moreover, it is tough for online poker operators to navigate. Thus, one dozen years after the first individual state legalized online poker, the base numbers are discouraging: The US market is what it is. And it’s tough to consistently
Everyone knows about fantasy sports for games like football. Some also know that there are fantasy poker leagues. The most well-known is organized by Daniel Negreanu. He has been running a WSOP-related fantasy poker draft since 2011. It typically involves some of the biggest names in poker and is fairly
It was a good effort. The Lodge Card Club co-owner Doug Polk wanted to open another poker room. With the success of the Lodge pushing him forward, Polk and a group of Texas poker players and supporters went to a small town’s city council meeting in the hopes of promoting
The World Series of Poker has announced that registration is now open for the 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas. Details about live and online registration, the Bravo Poker Live app, and wire transfers are available. First, a quick review of what we already know: Now, let’s break down all of
ACR Poker Updates There is so much action at ACR Poker that we could do an article every day to keep players informed. There is always something – a new sponsored pro (hello, Tom Dwan), satellites to send players to Montenegro (hi, High Stakes Adventure), or tournament results (big turnout
The summer of poker – also known as poker summer camp – will start at the end of May in Las Vegas. The World Series of Poker announced its full summer schedule in mid-February, so the weeks and months that followed saw other poker rooms in Vegas to announce their
The poker team at BetOnline has been busier than ever this year. They’ve been hosting tournament series with substantial guarantees and developing new series that give players more variety and value. That brings us to the $1.5 Million Masters’ Series, complete with big events, low buy-in qualifiers, and added prizes
It is official; the 2024 WSOP will be livestreamed. Some of it. Daily. More than 300 hours of the 2024 World Series of Poker. And PokerGO will do the honors again, as it has in past years. Interestingly, it was PokerGO that issued the press release about the livestream coverage,
The majority of individual state legislative sessions finished for this year already. While there were some pro-igaming and online poker bills up for consideration in several states, not one passed. There is an outside chance that budget allocations and emergency sessions could include some form of igaming legislation, but it
Online poker was a global phenomenon during the 2000s. The rise of online poker during the poker boom was something that will never be replicated. The industry had few barriers to growth, and it showed. Poker was everywhere, and much of its inescapable prevalence in many aspects of society was
The most essential component of any game is fair play. The term is broad but basic. As it pertains to poker, there is no specific definition of fair play, though it is widely believed to refer to two basic tenets of the game. There are simple ways to establish rules
