In case you didn’t already know, the 2018 World Series of Poker is different than most. Historically, the Main Event closes out the WSOP with the crowning of the World Champion the conclusion of Vegas WSOP season. This year, things are a bit different as several bracelet events are running
Things are finally getting serious at the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event as the money bubble has officially been reached. On Saturday, the Main Event field was thinned down to just 1182 players with each remaining player guaranteed at least $15,000. During the day, several big names fell
The weekly Global Glance looks at the online poker scene around the world. What happens with online poker and gambling beyond America’s borders can and often does impact the state of online poker in the United States. The recent ban on gambling advertising by Italy’s new government remains in the
888poker has been consistently growing its online poker offerings in the past several years, but it has also been increasing its exposure, its connections to poker players and fans. With everything from more online poker series to 888Live events and from its social media interactions to an expanded online magazine,
The World Series of Poker organizers took their online poker offerings to a new level this year. The build-up has been slow, with one in 2016 and three in 2017. The 2018 WSOP had four of them, this time with a new feature of combined player pools with New Jersey
As the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event began in Las Vegas this week, PokerStars took the opportunity to recognize a special anniversary. It was 15 years ago that Chris Moneymaker won an online poker satellite at PokerStars that cost him $86. He transformed that victory into a trip
The 10 finalists for possible induction to the Poker Hall of Fame in 2018 were announced this week. The public voting process took into consideration all names submitted through the online form on the World Series of Poker website. The names with the most submissions were then vetted to ensure
Last week, the Poker Players Alliance became the Poker Alliance. The singular nationwide online poker lobbying organization that had been known to American poker players for more than a decade as the PPA changed its name and leadership. The transition was not altogether unexpected in general, as the PPA had
Two months after the Stars Group announced it planned to acquire Sky Betting & Gaming, the company proposed a public offering of shares to help fund it. With a price tag of $4.7 billion, the company held out its tin cup in the form of a few million common shares.
Two online bracelets were awarded over the last two days at the 2018 World Series of Poker. Ryan Tosoc took down the $1,000 WSOP.com ONLINE NL Championship for his first bracelet less than two weeks after making the final table of the $25k PLO High Roller. On Saturday, Chance Kornuth
Jessica Dawley was chip leader for much of the final table of the 2018 WSOP Ladies Championship and ultimate took down the event for her first gold bracelet. Meanwhile, Calvin Anderson defeated Frank Kassela heads-up to win the $10k Razz Championship. Jessica Dawley Wins Ladies Championship The $1,000 Ladies Championship
The weekly Global Glance looks at the online poker scene around the world. What happens with online poker and gambling beyond America’s borders can and often does impact the state of online poker in the United States. Much can change in one week. Not only did Malta have to postpone
