It is no secret that PartyPoker has been reaching out to Twitch audiences in the past several months. The online poker site has been anxious to partner with the streaming site in as many ways as possible. One of the first clues as to PartyPoker’s ambitions came when the site
Before Run It Once Poker launched in early February 2019, it had been a long time since a poker site had been so highly anticipated and welcomed. Part of the positive response before and after launch came from the man behind the site. Phil Galfond is well-respected in the poker
Many of the poker rooms in Las Vegas are going out of their way to outdo one another with their summer schedules. With most offering two events per day throughout June and into July, some offer bigger guarantees, others with deeper stacks, and some with longer schedules that run through
It may not be on the Las Vegas Strip, but the Orleans in Sin City is one of the most popular casinos for poker. The poker room is spacious and a longtime favorite for grinders and tourists alike. The Orleans’ poker room didn’t waste much time in releasing the schedule
It starts tomorrow night. A new season of World Poker Tour episodes on FOX Sports Regional Networks, with new episodes every Sunday night beginning March 31. There will be rerun opportunities each week, but why take a chance? Set the TiVo or DVR. For those poker fans who don’t follow
It was an unexpected surprise to see Kentucky on the list of states considering online poker in 2019. Few could imagine that a state in the middle of America would be the fifth or sixth state to legalize online poker, but imagine no more. The bill is no longer alive
The warning came last month. PokerStars was prepared to reduce the value of some of its Stars Rewards items, the news of which was not well-received by many in the online poker community. The changes explained in February 2019 included a stark decrease in the value of reward points. It
Online poker supporters can celebrate another state that will be offering legal and licensed online poker. The West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act is now the law of the state, permitting interactive wagering via the five land-based gambling establishments. Games include video lottery, racetrack table games, online table games, online
It is all the rage right now in poker circles, both live and online. Short deck is a hold’em poker variant, sometimes called six-plus hold’em, and it is appearing everywhere that poker players demand it. The game is played with a shorter deck than hold’em and its 52 cards. Short
With the World Series of Poker just two months away, poker fans begin thinking of players they hope to see or read about during the series. And one of the all-time fan favorites, Phil Ivey, comes to mind. No matter what he may be doing in life, Ivey almost always
As 888poker is rolling out its new Poker 8 software and offering some unique tournament options like Rake or Break, it is also preparing for its most popular online poker tournament series. XL Blizzard is a 10-day series that brings poker events with big guarantees to 888poker’s online players, and
Lawmakers in Virginia have been considering legalized gambling within its borders for years. Beyond the lottery and a horse racing track, there is little gambling for residents or to attract visitors. Occasionally, a bill to authorize land-based casinos would be proposed, but there was rarely enough support to even get
