More than two years passed from the December 2019 EPT Prague to the one that just wrapped at King’s Casino Prague. The European Poker Tour could only host events in Russia and online in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. PokerStars tried to schedule EPT Prague for December 2021,
More than two months into 2022, poker is operating as if there was never a pandemic, except for some people still voluntarily wearing masks. Poker is strong, with players attending live events in record numbers. Time away from the tables certainly did make their hearts grow fonder. This means the
Less than three months into 2022, there have already been substantive changes to online poker sponsorship deals. The most recent changes spear to be new ambassadorships and deals for poker streamers. The faces of poker sites have been changing, and the latest round of signings clearly indicate that new direction.
As March Madness keeps the attention of many Americans, it’s the perfect opportunity to give poker players the chance to get in some online poker action as they watch basketball. BetMGM wants to use its presence in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan. March Poker Mania will offer a weeklong online
PokerStars has a signature tournament series, the World Championship of Online Poker, better known as WCOOP. Last year, it celebrated its 20th anniversary on the global dot-com site. Historically, it runs in the fall months. Due to its popularity, PokerStars introduced another version in 2009, the Spring Championship of Online
On this year’s International Women’s Day, several writers honed in on women’s poker groups and organizations. It was a positive focus on a day that often shows where poker falls short for non-male demographics. While some people did point out those shortcomings – okay, it was me, I did it
One person made the Russian attacks in Ukraine personal for the poker community. That was former poker pro Eugene Katchalov. He remains the top live tournament earner in Ukraine after a long and successful career in poker. While he now works in the esports world, he is never far from
The Winning Poker Network is in a giving mood these days. Its flagship poker site, Americas Cardroom, just finished awarding a group of prize packages to the Prime Social Texas Poker Championship Main Event. Each package was worth $9K and gave players the opportunity to head to Houston to play
The Wynn has become a leader in Las Vegas tournament series. Its Wynn Classic series – Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter – brings big guarantees and lots of tournament options four times each year. Last year, the Wynn tried something a little different by hosting the Wynn Millions…with a $10M
Perhaps it was public pressure. Maybe it was that PokerStars had to consult with lawyers. Whatever happened, PokerStars did officially cancel its planned European Poker Tour stop in Sochi. In fact, the site went a step further and suspended all Russian players’ accounts until further notice. We addressed the issue
The World Poker Tour celebrated International Women’s Day this week, as it does each year. With an executive team consisting of more women than men, the WPT continues to increase its commitment to bring more women into the game of poker as players. One of the ways it will do
The RunGood Poker Series has been on fire since its post-pandemic return. And it started the new year the same, kicking off 2022 with a new record for its tour. Thunder Valley Casino was the first stop of the 2022 season, and it brought players from around the country to
