In a year overwhelmed by a pandemic, it didn’t seem likely that we’d be writing much about live poker tournaments. But here we are. The poker tour hosted one disorganized event and tried to pay its players in precious metals. The founders disappeared, then reappeared to claim to want to
The European Poker Tour fell into the same coronavirus pandemic hole as every other poker tour. The closures of casinos around the world – not to mention travel options – forced poker tournament operators to cancel nearly everything since March 2020. The EPT did manage to get in one tour
The last year – technically more like a year and a half -- was a period of tumult for poker pro Raymond Davis. In fact, he spent much of it behind bars in a jail cell on numerous charges, with more added as courtroom appearances went badly. When we last
The new generation of poker players may not be familiar with Sam Grizzle, but those in the game for a decade or more have at least heard of him. He was one of the old-school players, one who had a distinct personality and a penchant for gambling. At the age
One of this year’s original and innovative poker television shows from Poker Central came to light in July. High Stakes Duel was going to air on PokerGO as an escalating heads-up poker match with several rounds and increasing money on the line. The first takers were Antonio Esfandiari and Phil
The small-but-mighty internet gaming market of Delaware has a story to tell. Its three gaming sites – all on one network but branded through Delaware Park, Dover Downs, and Harrington Raceway – pushed through 2020 so far with resilience. The Delaware Lottery released the September igaming revenue numbers showing another
The Pennsylvania internet gaming market has settled into a similar pattern to its New Jersey counterpart. Each month, revenue from online slots and casino games increases, as online poker decreases. This year was a banner year for the industry in some ways, as the coronavirus pandemic brought more players to
Another month delivered a familiar story about the internet gaming industry in New Jersey. Online poker revenue declined in September while online casino game revenue increased. The coronavirus pandemic prompted New Jersey poker players to log on in record numbers, and online poker soared for several months this year, specifically
Poker players have had their pick of online tournament series this year, from PokerStars to PartyPoker and GGPoker… Oh wait, not if they live in the United States, though. Those in Nevada, Delaware, and Pennsylvania each have one option for state-regulated online poker, while players in New Jersey have several
Some say it’s all in the marketing. GGPoker agrees. GGNetwork officially entered the online gaming scene in 2014, but it took a couple of years to build a reputation and name recognition with players. Instead of a broad strategy, though, GGNetwork targeted certain markets with various extensions of its network.
Americas Cardroom, the flagship online poker site of the Winning Poker Network, is not shy about speaking up about poker bots. In 2019, CEO Phil Nagy became more vocal about bots and the site’s effort to crack down on them. ACR’s recent publication about bots is not surprising, though it
(Trigger warning: Mention of sexual assault and murder) The Michigan court system moved one step closer to putting Jeffery Bernard Morris on trial for the first-degree murder of longtime poker player Susie Zhao. A pretrial hearing in the Oakland County district court today resulted in an official pretrial date set
