Most Recent

Byron Kaverman Wins Back-To-Back Aria $25K High Roller Events; Koon …
www.pokernews.com

Something must be in the water over at Aria Resort & Casino, because another top young poker player scored back-to-back victories in the casino's latest two Aria $25,000 High Roller events this weekend. Byron Kaverman took first place on Friday for …

Save
Chad Willett Battles Big Momentum Change To Win Mid-States Poker Tour …
www.pokernews.com

Chad Willett prevailed over Rich Alsup after a marathon heads-up match in the Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Main Event, banking $96,760 following the grueling three-hour battle. Willett defeated a field of 371 runners for the score, though he nearly …

Save
“Never Complain, Never Explain” and Other Unwritten Rules of Poker
www.pokernews.com

Importantly, these do not pertain to specific tactics. I have no rules that say things like, “Never open for a raise from early position with a junk hand.” That's because poker is so heavily situation-dependent that there is some time, place, and …

Save
Anti-Online Poker Politician Willing To Give Carve-Out For Online Lottery …
www.cardplayer.com

It was actually a couple of state lotteries that spearheaded the effort to get the law re-examined, which gave regulated online poker a road to become regulated at the state level. Just three states—Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware—have regulated …

Save
Poker Player Says He's Currently Banned From WSOP Events For Card …
www.cardplayer.com

Maryland-based poker pro Joe Stiers, who has more than $600,000 in career tournament earnings, told the Baltimore Sun that he has been banned from all Caesars properties and venues, including the World Series of Poker, for an unspecified period of time …

Save
Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott Fights Against Cancer 'In Good Spirit'
www.pokernews.com

British poker veteran Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott is fighting a battle against cancer surrounded by his loved ones at his home in Hull, UK. Although a number of controversial reports about the player's health and conditions appeared on the Internet during …

Save
Nick Weinberg Wins Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis Main Event
www.cardplayer.com

Nick Weinberg cleared the house with a full-house. That's how the end of the Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis $1,080 no-limit hold'em $150,000 guarantee main event came to an end Mar. 29. After 148 players had been sent to the rail over the course of …

Save
Delaware Player Traffic Skyrockets
www.pokerupdate.com

Delaware's trio of poker sites averaged single digits before shared liquidity with Nevada began. A peek at traffic numbers provided by PokerScout.com reveals that the cash game average in Delaware has skyrocketed to 110 players as of this writing.

Save
2015 Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship
www.cardplayer.com

There was no shortage of great poker action and fun at the fifth annual Nevada State Ladies Poker Championship held at the Peppermill in Reno, March 25-29. Jan Fisher and I got to host this event again as part of the Ladies International Poker Series.

Save
Possible Tax Ramifications from UK Poker Study That Says It's Game of Skill
www.pokersites.com

And while that may be clear to anyone who studies the game, talking to non-poker players reveals a variety of opinions, ranging from thinking that poker is no different from playing the lottery to those who, strangely enough, don't understand just how …

Save
888 Holdings Shows Strong Growth And Steady Poker Revenues
www.cardschat.com

When it comes to Internet poker traffic, there's only one undisputed leader: PokerStars. According to current figures from PokerScout, PokerStars has averaged over 18,000 real money cash game players at any given time over the past week, with a peak of …

Save
Spring Poker Series Announced for April 12-19 on WSOP.com
www.pokernews.com

The Spring Poker Series will take place April 12-19 on WSOP.com, and eight events will be held with buy-ins ranging from $10-$200. The kickoff event, which will take place on Sunday, April 12, will be a $200 no-limit hold'em reentry tournament with a …

Save
Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis: Rockowitz and Gilbert Lead Main Event
www.cardplayer.com

One of the remaining 26 players in the Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis main event will leave Sunday night with the top prize of $38,625. The home stretch of the three-day $1,650 no-limit hold'em $150,000 guarantee main event will begin Sunday at 1pm …

Save
Jean Montury Wins First Ever EPT Malta Main Event
www.cardplayer.com

An impressive field of 895 entries turned out for the inaugural running of the European Poker Tour Malta €5,300 no-limit hold'em main event, building a prize pool of €4,340,750 ($4,740,898 USD). In the end it was France's Jean Montury who emerged …

Save
What Does a World Champ Do After Winning $10 Million?
www.pokernews.com

Martin Jacobson was one of the most popular winners of the World Series of Poker Main Event in recent times. So much has been written and said about his near-perfect display at the final table last November, and he was even rewarded with "Tournament …

Save
2015 New Caledonia Poker Open (NCPO) Day 1a – Live Updates
www.pokerasiapacific.com

Tomorrow could cause another issue for the players in the Day 1b field with the Cricket World Cup being played during the same time as the tournament and there is no way to watch the match in the poker room. With the field consisting of a lot of …

Save
Is poker a game of skill – or a game of chance?
businesstech.co.za

Any player worth a pair of deuces will tell you that poker is a game of skill. In the words of Lancey Howard, the unbeatable master in classic film The Cincinnati Kid, it's all about “making the wrong move at the right time” – a snippet of wisdom he …

Save
Poker Players and their Pro Wrestling Counterparts
www.pokerupdate.com

The world of professional poker and professional wrestling have some interesting parallels. Both have competitors that travel the world performing in the largest venues for their sport. Each has players with larger than life personalities with legions …

Save