Perhaps it was public pressure. Maybe it was that PokerStars had to consult with lawyers. Whatever happened, PokerStars did officially cancel its planned European Poker Tour stop in Sochi. In fact, the site went a step further and suspended all Russian players’ accounts until further notice. We addressed the issue
The World Poker Tour celebrated International Women’s Day this week, as it does each year. With an executive team consisting of more women than men, the WPT continues to increase its commitment to bring more women into the game of poker as players. One of the ways it will do
The RunGood Poker Series has been on fire since its post-pandemic return. And it started the new year the same, kicking off 2022 with a new record for its tour. Thunder Valley Casino was the first stop of the 2022 season, and it brought players from around the country to
For many years, International Women’s Day was one day in a year that some online poker sites offered a special tournament or spotlighted their female sponsored pro. In recent years, things have begun to change. There are more women in poker, and many of those women speak up. Their collective
It hasn’t even been four months since the 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas wrapped up. Under normal circumstances, the release of the 2022 WSOP schedule so soon would be unprecedented. But the late schedule of the 2021 games followed by the back-to-summer schedule of this year puts
Phil Galfond hinted at it. On December 31, the longtime poker pro and founder of Run It Once Poker announced the online poker site’s closure. It stopped running on January 3 of this year. After many years of hard work to create a unique site that would cater to a
The World Series of Poker first partnered with GGPoker in an official capacity during the pandemic. As it turns out, that initial collaboration was only the first of many steps toward a complicated but beneficial relationship between the two influential poker giants. Though the WSOP had had a history with
The PokerGO Tour has been busy since the very beginning of 2022. The tour kicked off with Venetian High Rollers and then hosted the inaugural Stairway to Millions series. There was one high-stakes tournament at the Seminole in Florida to wrap January before the PokerGO Cup and several Aria High
Americas Cardroom is running some unique satellites. Of course, there are satellites around the clock right now for the last few days of the Online Super Series (OSS) Cub3d. That series is hitting its finale this weekend, and players from all bankroll sizes can win seats. In addition, though, ACR
Edited to reflect new developments... Russia has never been the center of the poker universe. But it has been an important part of it, with a number of the world’s best players hailing from that nation. While Russian online poker players comprised a large segment of the global player pool
When 2022 began, we took a look at the various states with the potential to legalize online poker and other forms of igaming in 2022. We named Kentucky, Indiana, New York and North Dakota as the most likely states, all of which had considered igaming bills in previous years. Two
Eugene Katchalov is no stranger to poker. He started playing poker professionally in 2003 and gained worldwide recognition for his big and prestigious wins. With more than $9.2M in live tournament earnings alone, he has carved out a place for himself in poker history. Katchalov moved away from full-time poker
