The second half of the Season 5 schedule for World Poker Tour DeepStacks North America was released this week. While it included some repeat stops in California, Florida, and Canada, there are some new additions bound to get poker players excited in 2018. First-time DeepStacks Poker Tour stops Canada has played host to the DSPT in […]
The jewel of the World Series of Poker Circuit has a date for 2018. The WSOP Global Casino Championship will take place from August 7-9, 2018 in Cherokee, NC to wrap up the 14th season of the WSOP Circuit. The guaranteed prize pool is $1 million and expects to attract both top professionals along with seasoned Circuit […]
Recreational poker player David Larson closed out the World Poker Tour’s California swing with a win in the WPT Rolling Thunder event. Larson defeated a field of 440 entrants and walked away with $295,128 and a seat in the $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions. Larson followed up Dennis Blieden’s win at the L.A. Poker Classic by […]
The complaints about the L.A. Poker Classic were started by Allen Kessler last week on Twitter. It is Kessler’s belief that numbers dropped at the prestigious event due to structure tweaks. There were few who agreed with Kessler simply on this point, but there is a larger argument in play. The unique structure of the […]
It has been said that poker is the hardest way to make an easy living. The one thing we can say for sure is that its a lot harder to make a living at it in a state with limited options for plying your trade. That means if you want to play poker for a […]
Las Vegas, Nevada District Judge Linda Bell has rejected a counterclaim made by Leon Tsoukernik in his dispute with fellow high-stakes poker player Matthew Kirk. The counterclaim included the Aria Hotel and Casino which Tsoukernik claimed had conspired with Kirk to effectively cheat him out of millions of dollars. Leon Tsoukernik is a famous personality in […]
Poker Night in America is launching a new celebrity focused poker show in March. Community response to the show, dubbed Poker Night LIVE, has been a mixed bag, making it the latest entry in the, “Is this good for poker?” debate. Just what the Dr. ordered? Poker Night in America’s new show is challenging two […]
Andrew Neeme posted two wins at the 4th Annual American Poker Awards Feb. 23: Video Blogger of the Year and the People’s Choice Award. The Las Vegas grinder received over 10,000 votes to snag the win, the most of any award. He watched the award show from South Africa and had this to say following the […]
The fourth annual GPI American Poker Awards were handed out on Thursday evening in West Hollywood, California. The event is presented by PokerStars and celebrates the game of poker in North America. A total of 20 awards were presented in a variety of categories. The nominees and winners Two winners were known before the ceremony, […]