Saint Patricks Day 2020 will be remembered as the night that all of the casinos in Nevada went dark. On Tuesday, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak shut down all non-essential businesses in Nevada for 30 days. This is in an effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19 (AKA coronavirus). Sisolak started his press conference saying: […]
The fate of numerous major poker events continued to take shape over the weekend in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Tours and properties cancelled events and series around the world. Series like the World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour, and numerous others have altered plans in reaction. Online operators have quickly added new […]
With a new year and some additional states legalizing online poker, Borgata ambassador Katie Stone is optimistic. Along with state-by-state progress, some industry growth and marketing efforts give her hope for good things to come. With the industry seeing its first chance at growth in years, Stone spoke with USPoker recently about the industry. That […]
The World Series of Poker continued to slow roll the 2020 schedule this week, releasing 17 more events. The events make clear the WSOP’s focus on freezeouts, but a new “Mystery Bounty” event garnered plenty of attention. The new tournament involves bounties with unknown prize amounts until that player is eliminated. There will be 100 […]
The holiday season is here and the shopping continues with only days left before Christmas. Many may have a poker player in their lives and looking for that perfect gift idea. Whether you’re doing the shopping or looking something nice as a poker player yourself, here a few ideas for items to go under the […]
The poker world received some unexpected news last week when Daniel Negreanu announced he’d be repping another poker site. In a video from the Las Vegas Strip posted on Twitter, Kid Poker announced a new sponsorship deal with GGPoker. The website is regularly among the top five international real-money poker sites. GGPoker has found some […]
The World Series of Poker Europe may have wrapped last week, but the series’ international circuit rolls on. The WSOP International Circuit announced seven 2020 stops on Thursday including a new event in Barcelona and return to Paris. Beyond those, four previous locations return including: Morocco Czech Republic/Germany St. Maarten Cannes, France In total, the […]
The issue of re-entry tournaments has been a hot topic on social media lately. Are they good for poker? Should the number of re-entries be more limited or done away with altogether? It’s a debate that doesn’t seem to be going away. Daniel Negreanu has long been a critic of re-entry events, preferring the days […]
The latest poker podcasts from the pokerfuse podcast directory. The Chip Race – Season 10 Episode 7 – Vicky Coren David Tuchman Jamie Nixon Clodagh Hansen DEALER X For our Season 10 finale, David and Dara welcome writer, quiz show host and two-time EPT champion Vicky Coren to the show. Poker player and commentator David […]
Making the trip overseas for a shot at a bracelet probably wasn’t on the agenda for most American players. But the World Series of Poker Europe produced plenty of news among American players. That included plenty of interesting storylines in the battle for WSOP Player of the Year title. While it looked like Daniel Negreanu […]