There’s no question that the live poker arena is still adjusting to pandemic protocols, especially due to the ever-changing nature of the virus and health guidelines. While casinos and cardrooms are sorting it all out – masks, proof of vaccination, negative Covid-19 tests – online poker is still here. BetOnline
High-stakes poker players have had quite a few options in the live poker arena lately. And there is more on the horizon. Just recently, the PokerGO Tour took high rollers to the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) in Hollywood, Florida. Five events with buy-ins of $10K to $50K welcomed
In any other year, a month and a half before the World Series of Poker, players around the world would be making final preparations for the trip to Las Vegas. Flights would be booked and hotel rooms reserved. The only thing left to do would be to play some online
The case of Mike Postle cheating – allegedly, I suppose – in poker games at Stones Gambling Hall in Northern California has jumped the shark. It has devolved into a case of the accused trying to transform himself into the victim at every turn. The latest court filing is proof
This is refreshing news. Online poker revenue increased in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware from June to July. It may have done the same in Nevada, but that state doesn’t make that information public. And Michigan might have experienced online poker growth, too, but they don’t break it out from
The Charity Series of Poker was the brainchild of poker pro Matt Stout. He put it together to serve as a means by which the poker community could show its generous side. When called upon, poker players have always stepped up and put their hearts on the tables. Stout wanted
The second of the five segments of the 2021 World Series of Poker is complete. The first segment finished during the first days of August. United States players had their first crack at online gold bracelets this year in July, as 33 bracelet tournaments played out on WSOP.com for players
The live 2021 WSOP in Las Vegas is about a month and a half from kickoff on September 30, which means details will emerge in the coming weeks. The latest information includes clarification of the Covid-19 rule, also known as Rule 115, and information about online event registration, which is
Poker players first got to know Matt Marafioti as ADZ124 at the online tables. He played relatively high stakes cash games, and he was good at it. When he ventured out into the live tournament scene, his poker skills became obvious to more people. His name also became synonymous with
Poker on television used to be a regular occurrence. Prior to Black Friday in the United States, there was poker on the Travel Channel and ESPN, NBC and the Game Show Network. After the end of that poker boom, however, ESPN showed the World Series of Poker, and Fox Sports
It’s that time of year. It’s the time that PokerStars hosts its longest running annual online poker tournament series, the one that set the standard for all who came after. It is almost time for the start of the 2021 World Championship of Online Poker, known to poker players around
The World Poker Tour and partypoker kicked off the 2021 WPT WOC today, also known as the WPT World Online Poker Championships. A few weeks ago, the WPT and partypoker previewed the series, revealing Main Event information but little more. This week, just days before the start of the 2021
