We are approaching the second weekend of the 2019 World Series of Poker and three big names have recently won bracelets. Alex Epstein won his first bracelet by winning the first Short Deck NL Event in WSOP history. Scott Clements added a third career bracelet to his resume after winning the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice Event. […]
In perhaps the biggest win for online gambling since the 2011 DOJ Wire Act opinion, a federal judge has struck down the revised Wire Act opinion issued by the DOJ in late 2018. According to several reports, US District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro has issued an extensive ruling that reaffirms that the Federal Wire Act […]
Two more bracelets were awarded on Monday at the 2019 World Series of Poker. Ben Heath defeated a stacked final table of bracelet winners to win his first WSOP bracelet and to become the first seven-figure winner of the series. Meanwhile, Dan Zack exercised extreme patience throughout the $2,500 Limit Mixed Triple Draw event and […]
Two bracelets were awarded Sunday at the 2019 World Series of Poker. Yong Kwon took down the first $400 WSOP.com ONLINE bracelet of the year after dominating a final table that included 15-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. Meanwhile, Derek McMaster took down the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Event. Also, the final table of the $50,000 50th […]
Sunday will be a big day for action in Las Vegas at the World Series of Poker but it is not the only thing going on in the poker world. Today we will take a quick look at some of the other stories happening around the world of poker, including an announcement of the largest […]
Back in 2010, Phil Laak set a world record for poker longevity by playing 115 hours of cash game poker. This broke a previous world record set by Paul Zimbler in 2009. While it sounds incredible that anyone would play such a long streak of poker without interruption, there’s someone else that believes that they […]
The 2019 World Series of Poker is underway and the first two bracelets have been awarded. Daniel Negreanu promised an epic summer and made things interesting in the $10k Turbo, but he fell just short of the bracelet. Every year, the WSOP opens with the Employees Event and often it is a largely forgettable event. […]
With the 2019 World Series of Poker upon us, that means that the latest “Summer of Poker” has begun. Some events that have somewhat flown under the radar is the first group of ARIA Summer High Rollers. The first four ARIA High Rollers kicked off last week with four tournaments playing through the weekend. Matthias […]
The 2019 World Series of Poker kicks off on Tuesday in Las Vegas. This will be a historic series with 89 gold bracelet events being awarded to celebrate the 50th running of the series. As we do every year, we will take a few minutes to look forward to the upcoming series and the stories […]
For years now, WSOP.com has dominated the online poker market in Nevada. That dominance may be soon challenged as partypoker owner GVC has applied for both sports betting and online poker licenses in Nevada. GVC Partners With MGM International For Sports Betting In case you missed it, GVC has partnered with MGM Resorts International for […]
