The state of Virginia has been moving at a steady pace toward its plans for gambling expansion. A bill to allow said expansion passed and was signed into law in March. Less than two months later, the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) had already appointed a firm
The story was incredible but failed to gain much traction in the media. It was July 2019, and the World Series of Poker was wrapping up in Las Vegas. The WSOP Main Event field was thinning toward the final table, and poker fans were focused on the possibilities. Meanwhile, though,
It didn’t take PokerStars long after its launch in Pennsylvania to know that the players would turn out in big numbers. Within days, it was clear that PokerStars PA attracted more players than its sister site in New Jersey. In the weeks since the official November 6 launch, the numbers
PartyPoker generally puts most of its attention and efforts into online poker, naturally. But PartyPoker LIVE offers players the chance to take those online poker skills to the live tables and compete for millions of dollars in prize pools. The PartyPoker LIVE events are many and span the world, the
The exits continue from Team PokerStars Pro as the end of the year approaches. Contracts are set to expire, and players take stock of their poker lives as a new year approaches. Just one week after two of the most recognizable faces in the PokerStars lineup announced their departure from
Americas Cardroom, the flagship online poker site on the Winning Poker Network (WPN), faces the same issues as many of its competitors. Specifically, the identification and banning of poker bots is a task that players have demanded all poker sites address. WPN CEO Phil Nagy did that earlier in 2019,
The global online poker scene has welcomed a new network in the past few years, as GGNetwork has grown in scope and respectability. GGPoker is the flagship site of the network, but Natural8 is also a well-known skin. And now, GGPoker has taken a huge step in the online poker
PokerStars spent significant time in 2018 – and into 2019 – introducing new online poker variants. The online poker giant experimented with ways that poker players could find new opportunities for challenge and analysis through original variants of traditional poker games. This really all started in 2017, though, with the
James Holzhauer has become a household name for many, not from his many World Series of Poker bracelets or his high-stakes poker play. He became popular when he performed exceptionally well on Jeopardy!, the most popular trivia show on television. However, Holzhauer has an affinity for the game of poker.
His nickname was Gentleman John Gale for a reason. Nearly everyone who met Gale at or around the poker tables found him to be a gentleman. He was kind to all, generous with his time and attention, respectful of other players, passionate about poker, and a genuinely lovely human being.
Season XVIII of the World Poker Tour kicked off in late July and runs through the spring of 2020. The last tournament on the schedule is WPT Choctaw in mid-May, but there will likely be some season-ending events that have yet to be announced. The first event on the main
The World Series of Poker isn’t just a summer series anymore. In addition to the primary WSOP in Las Vegas each summer, there is a WSOP Europe, along with a WSOP Circuit series that runs from July/August to May/June. The WSOP Circuit has grown so much in the past few
