One series ends, and another begins. This is the way Americas Cardroom has responded to the surge in online poker traffic as players around the world remain under stay-at-home orders. With no casinos open, no card rooms available, and orders against all public gatherings, players were anxious to find poker
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut both wield a fair amount of influence with the state government. They are the two of five indigenous tribes in Connecticut but the only two with federal recognition. Their casinos bring in significant amount revenues for Connecticut. In the
The World Poker Tour has made some tough decisions in the past month, cancelling and postponing tournament festivals around the world. The coronavirus spread through Asia, Europe, and now North America didn’t give the WPT executives much choice. With everything from casinos to airports closed around the world, the WPT
The coronavirus pandemic hit the World Series of Poker hard in March and April. And the situation has only gotten worse, as the latest announcements cancelled even more WSOP Circuit events on the US-based and international schedules. Meanwhile, the biggest question in poker looms large. Will there be a World
There is no shortage of online poker for players in New Jersey this weekend…or any day of the week for that matter. But this weekend – the first weekend in April – will be especially busy. The PartyPoker US Network has been gearing up for its Spring Poker Open, a
One could assume that the crew at WSOP.com is inspired by the recent success of its WSOP Online Super Circuit Series. It was a last-minute offering when the World Series of Poker was forced to cancel its WSOP Circuit stops domestically and internationally for several months. They very quickly put
It’s probably safe to say that PokerStars is pretty proud of itself. Little more than a week ago, PokerStars celebrated the 14th anniversary of its Sunday Million tournament with a $12 million-guaranteed prize pool. Not only did a stellar turnout surpass that number, the 93,016 entries created a prize pool
It was one of the most hastily-organized online poker tournament series in recent memory. And it was a resounding success. The first-ever WSOP.com Super Circuit Series was set up one day after the World Series of Poker cancelled many of its WSOP Circuit events, both in the US and on
Spring has sprung, and that means it is time for PokerStars to launch its Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) across its platforms around the world. For the American market, there are two states with possibilities for SCOOP action. One is the new market of Pennsylvania, in which PokerStars is
There couldn’t be a better time for the World Poker Tour to be affiliated with PartyPoker. With live poker practically at a standstill around the world due to coronavirus shutdowns, the WPT has an online option. As it turns out, the WPT was already in talks with PartyPoker to coordinate
Pennsylvania had a unique start to launching its regulated online poker industry late last year. And it is getting a unique boost in its numbers this month. Despite numerous operators obtaining licenses from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to offer online poker, many of them launched online casino games last
The case has been interesting from the first public allegations of cheating. In September 2019, Veronica Brill accused Mike Postle of cheating to win at the poker table during the livestreams of cash games at Stones Gambling Hall in Northern California. Joey Ingram put together hours of footage with commentary
