A couple of weeks ago, we noted that the World Poker Tour closed its 19th season with the WPT Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event. Technically, that was true. There was one small matter, though, that the World Poker Tour hadn’t yet announced: WPT Season XIX Player of
The Global Poker Index ended its 2021 year of rankings at the end of January 4, 2022. The Player of the Year races ended their calculations, and the standings for the year 2021 are final. Prior to the end of 2021, there were some races still in play, especially on
The announcement was an exciting way to start off the new year. On Monday, January 3, as many people tried to emerge from their holidays and resume whatever serves as regular life, the poker community lit up on Twitter and YouTube as three well-known poker personalities all announced a new
The Bank of Timex is closed, at least as the PokerShares business. On December 29, 2021, PokerShares revealed via Twitter that the company will cease operations sometime in January 2022. For several reasons, the five-year-old business will stop offering its poker-related staking services. McDonald as Bank of Timex At one
It was a journey for Phil Galfond, one that he dreamt of for years and fulfilled in the last few. He worked for years to launch his own online poker site, one that met the criteria that he and fellow players had long hoped a site would offer. He launched
Not only was the Mid-States Poker Tour one of the first tours to return after pandemic-mandated casino closures, the MSPT finished its 2021 season in grand fashion. The second-last tournament of the year was the MSPT Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. That event ran in early December with great success.
Just a few weeks ago, the Global Poker Index (GPI) and the Hendon Mob (THM) announced that the 2021 Global Poker Awards will happen. After a year off for the unprecedented pandemic, the rankings restarted in 2021 with the relaunch of live poker. So, to honor those who excelled in
It’s that time of year, time to begin thinking about the new year. For poker players, that means setting poker goals. No matter the size of one’s bankroll, a player must seek to play online poker on sites with the most value. They want to maximize the amount of money
The state of Texas has proven time and time again that it will do anything to avoid legalizing casino-style gambling in its state. Even Sheldon Adelson’s money couldn’t buy a law to legalize casinos in Texas. And it has become famous for being a state for which Texas Hold’em was
The Winning Poker Network believed there would be no better way to start the new year than with its flagship tournament, one that broke records in 2021 and has the potential to do so again in 2022. Americas Cardroom and other WPN sites will host the latest edition of the
Online poker revenue is still only available in three of the five states that offer it to players within those states. That reported revenue is typically a disappointment, especially as other verticals tend to see sustained growth. The trend was a bit different in October and November, though, as Pennsylvania
Timing was a bit off for everything this year. The World Series of Poker hosted its main live series in Las Vegas through October and most of November, months later than in a normal year. But since the pandemic hit in 2020, few things have been normal. So, after the
