What is the value of a piece of poker history? What would you pay for one of Doyle Brunson’s WSOP Main Event bracelets? Some of you would probably put up some serious money. What if that same bracelet came from a random WSOP event in 1999 won by a second or third-tier poker pro? Would […]
Late last year, PokerStars and the UFC announced a partnership making PokerStars the “Official Poker Partner” of the UFC. The was the first time that the Mixed Martial Arts company had formed a major partnership with an online poker site. Moving forward with this partnership, PokerStars has announced the launch of their new UFC Spin […]
The 2019 World Series of Poker is just around the corner. Ok, it’s actually a month and a half away but Daniel Negreanu decided to talk about the WSOP and the poker world is obliged to talk about it. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the last couple of year, you know that Negreanu […]
The inaugural Global Poker Awards is officially in the books. Poker’s best and brightest gathered at the PokerGo Studio at the Aria in Las Vegas on Friday to find out who would receive one of 19 different awards. Hosting the show were Ali Nejad and Drea Renee with Renee doing interviews between award presentations. GPI […]
If you’re a poker player, odds are that one of your dreams is to play at the World Series of Poker. It is considered the mecca of poker and those that perform well at the WSOP can go on to become big names in the game. While it is understandable that you want to compete […]
If you play online poker, you’re familiar with how online poker rooms try and entice you with special offers and bonuses for playing at their site. Live poker rooms don’t offer welcome bonuses for playing in their room, but they do have certain giveaways, often tied to their poker tournaments, especially during larger poker tournament […]
If you’re a fan of online poker, you are probably following the legal status of sports betting in the United States as well. Recently, both Alabama and Louisiana have joined the ranks of states considering sports betting legislation. Alabama’s bill will not just legalize sports betting at brick and mortar casinos, but it would also […]
Over the weekend, word broke that someone had been kicked out of the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Bally’s in Las Vegas. Later, we discovered that Catherine Valdes, aka “catrific”, was the person that was given the boot. Later, she told the world what happened, and the reaction from the community was what you would […]
Last month, PokerStars announced that changes were coming for their Stars Rewards program, and the news was not well received by the poker community. A month later, the planned changes have taken effect, and it is now nearly three times more difficult to earn player rewards at PokerStars. Higher Rewards But Nearly Three Times Harder […]
West Virginia is officially the fifth state in the United States to fully regulate online poker and the fourth to regulate online casino gambling. Governor Jim Justice has officially signed H 2934 into law, allowing West Virginia to join the ranks of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware in the regulated online gambling market. While […]
