American casinos and card rooms have been shuttered since mid-March. The closures were a reaction to the coronavirus pandemic spreading in the United States and the state government and health officials’ orders to stop everything. All non-essential businesses then closed in the first couple of weeks in March. They’ve been
It started in March. As casinos around the world began to shut their doors – mostly via the orders of government and/or health officials – poker players began to log on to poker websites. Online poker had always been available in some form in most locations, but many players prefer
May is filled with online poker tournaments. There is a series for players in many parts of the world – Canada, some parts of Europe, many Asian countries – with 595 events on GGPoker. And there is another large one on PartyPoker that begins today for the same players. There
There is no question that this is a record-breaking time for the US online poker market. Though it is small, it has shown itself to be mighty during the coronavirus pandemic. In the absence of live poker, online poker shines…though only in Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It should
The case of poker players versus Mike Postle and friends has taken a remarkable and unexpected turn. As Postle filed his almost-obligatory motion to dismiss the case against him, Mac VerStandig – on behalf of his many plaintiffs – filed a motion for sanctions against Postle. They allege that Postle’s
The largest offshore poker site catering to US players has been quite busy lately. Since poker players in all parts of America have been unable to access live poker cash games or tournaments since mid-March, when the coronavirus pandemic prompted all card rooms and casinos to close indefinitely, many of
As April comes to a close, most of the world is just now examining how to emerge from hibernation required by the fight against COVID-19. In the poker world, all poker events had stopped by mid-March and remain in a perpetual holding pattern due to the fact that the coronavirus
Nearly two weeks ago, the World Series of Poker announced a partnership with GGPoker to offer a WSOP Circuit series online for non-US players. That announcement came just weeks after the WSOP Super Circuit Online Series wrapped its 18-event offering to players in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware. The announcement
The World Poker Tour was one of many poker businesses that suffered due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was forced to cancel events on its main tour and WPTDeepStacks tour, both in the US and around the world. The swift spread of COVID-19 through Asia, Europe, and then North America
The Poker Masters is a tournament series that challenges the top high-stakes poker players to compete in a mix of poker variations. Every event has a buy-in of $10K or higher. And in the end, there is a Main Event but also an overall series leaderboard that determines the ultimate
The poker community is a relatively small one but a generous one. Several poker entities are now teaming up to help some of their own in the form of a weeks-long charity initiative. Freelance poker media members are the ones who report on the poker tournaments that the larger population
The launch of the Pennsylvania online gambling market has been perplexing in many ways. Not only did it take nearly two years from the time lawmakers passed the bill until the first online casinos launched, there is only one online poker site in the state. To be clear, there were
