The poker world knew the bookend dates and Main Event outline on December 15, 2023. As the World Series of Poker wrapped its inaugural WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas, the team announced some dates: Poker players and fans waited through the holiday season and then through January for more information.
Everyone loves a good knockout tournament. Progressive knockouts are all the rage these days, especially in the online poker world. Knock a player out and immediately receive the bounty. Players don’t even have to make it through the money bubble to walk away with money in knockout tournaments because the
As 2024 got underway, state-regulated online poker in the United States with the same number of participating states as the year before. No new states legalized online poker and/or casino games in 2023, though lawmakers in numerous states proposed bills. There was some progress in the industry in 2023. Michigan
As January was coming to a close, ACR Poker was wrapping its first Venom tournament of 2024. It was the Venom PKO, the special progressive knockout version of ACR’s signature tournament, and it was the eighth edition of that Venom PKO. The participation was outstanding, as the number of entries
The final numbers are in for the states in America that offer licensed and regulated online poker. The revenue reports show the good and the bad, all of which turns out to be a fairly standard story for this still-burgeoning industry in the US. Overall, the good is that the
Online poker players won more than $3M in prize money in the BetOnline’s Autumn Championship Online Poker Series (COPS) in 2023, and they’ve been waiting months for another chance at that kind of money. Well, the wait is almost over, as the Winter COPS is ready to begin at BetOnline
There are a limited number of states that have state-regulated online poker, which limits the number of sites and tournament options available for players. However, residency is not required, so anyone of legal age can travel to a state that offers said tournaments and participate in potentially lucrative series. Those
It’s that time of year again. The Global Poker Index (GPI) and The Hendon Mob (THM) coordinate to host the Global Poker Awards, with this year marking the fifth one. It is a chance to honor the best in the poker industry, complete with a ceremony and red carpet experience.
Multiple times each year, ACR Poker (formerly Americas Cardroom) offers its signature tournament called the Venom. The standard version of the Venom offers a $10M guarantee, and the progressive knockout version puts up a $5M guarantee. As ACR Poker charges into 2024, it is time to kick things off with
The team at RunGood Poker Series – or RGPS – now how to read the room…and the industry. They added some stops to the full-year lineup but divided it into two sections. RGPS Checkpoint Powered by PokerGO ran through July 2023, and RGPS Road Trip took over and ran through
There has always been December poker in rooms across the world, but one of the main attractions was the World Poker Tour in years past and the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague in recent years. However, in 2022, the World Poker Tour took it up a notch with its new
Most poker sites run some kind of holiday promotion in December. Ignition Poker, however, runs an entire month – and then some – of tournament action for its players. In fact, the site’s 12 Days of Triple-Headers is in its last days, while the Holiday Series (Festival of Felt) gears
