We are in the home stretch of the 2018 World Series of Poker with two more events reaching a conclusion on Friday. Diogo Veiga is in the middle of a breakout year and after earning his largest career cash just a couple of months ago, he has now won his
Tommy Nguyen became the ninth person to win over $1 million in 2018 early Thursday morning when he won the $1,500 Monster Stack for $1.03 million. Later in the day, two other events crowned champions. Ryan Leng took down his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Bounty NL Event while
Limit Hold’em poker tournaments are a dying breed outside of mixed games like HORSE but the World Series of Poker is the one place you can still find them. On Wednesday, the final table of the $10k Limit Hold’em Championship played to a conclusion with a strong field of nine
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has been relatively quiet for the first six months of 2018, with a few notable exceptions regarding leadership and a lack of funding. Its future was uncertain, as there had been indications that the lobbying group was considering broadening its attention to include sports betting.
Could the United States Congress consider legalizing online poker? Yes. It could happen. The topic was one discussed quite frequently during the poker boom, but there were also several attempts to legalize online poker at the federal level after Black Friday. The sudden seizure of the largest poker sites in
Antigua and Barbuda has been fighting the United States for more than a decade, mostly through the World Trade Organization, to obtain a fair settlement in a case involving online gambling. But it is now losing all hope that they will receive any type of fair compensation. The nation in
David Brookshire survived a stacked final table and overcame a 5 to 1 chip deficit heads-up to take the $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Stud Hi-Lo title. Meanwhile, the final table for the $10k PL Omaha Championship is set. Brandon Shack-Harris will lead the final six into play on Tuesday. David Brookshire
If it seems like Massachusetts is running around in circles when it comes to online poker and gaming, that is exactly what’s happening. However, the latest circle may just lead to the legalization of a number of gambling endeavors, including online gaming, daily fantasy sports, sports betting, online lottery sales,
Maria Konnikova has been donning a PokerStars patch for many months, so everyone knew she had an affiliation with PokerStars. That came on the heels of last year’s spring announcement that she had been studying poker under the tutelage of Erik Seidel in order to pen a book about the
The poker world was in anti-sweat mode on Sunday at the 2018 WSOP as Chris Ferguson made his second final of the series. This time around, he had the chip lead going into the final table of the $2,500 NL. Ultimately, the poker world got their way and Timur Margolin
The final table for the $25k PL Omaha High Roller concluded on Saturday with James Calderaro looking to go back-to-back in the event. Prior Main Event Champion Scotty Ngyen was looking to win his fifth career bracelet in this event. Also looking to add to their career bracelet totals were
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 news was fast and furious this week with regard to online gambling
