Konstantin Held won the inaugural WPT Championship in Cambodia on Monday, securing the top prize of $361,310. It was the first Main Tour stop outside North America since 2017. Nagaworld…
Month: January 2024
Wynn Las Vegas Introduces New Poker Festival for Players
For many casinos, especially in Las Vegas, there is at least one major poker event that they hold on to. In the case of Wynn Las Vegas, this tournament is…
David Peters and Dylan Weisman capture early events in the 2024 PokerGO Cup
If it's January, that must mean that the PokerGO Tour is hosting another series of high roller tournaments (again, you could say that every month or so!). This time it…
Planning the NFL Championship Games for Sunday
On Sunday, the National Football League will determine the two teams that will participate in the “Big Game,” the 2024 Super Bowl. It's been a long season for the four…
The race has begun! Players start chasing the 2024 Player of the Year race
With the start of a new calendar year comes a new tournament poker season for the poker world. All over the world, players will compete to win massive sums of…
Poker pro and original tiltboy Perry Friedman dies at the age of 55
Perry Friedman, easily one of the most popular poker players of this century, died Sunday at age 55 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Friedman was one of the founding…
Former Iowa State football players accuse investigators of “voluntary search” in sports betting investigation
So he just went ahead and did it? The attorney for former Iowa State University defensive player Isaiah Lee has accused an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) agent of…
PokerStars is changing its satellite policy to offer players flexibility
Player-friendly changes PokerStars has announced a change to its policy for online satellites to live regional events to provide players with more flexibility. It used to be when a person…
France's FDJ makes a $2.7 billion takeover offer for Kindred Group
French gaming company La Française des Jeux SA (FDJ) has announced that it has made an offer to acquire Unibet parent company Kindred Group. In a press release, FDJ stated…
Why sports betting? States destroy tax revenue from industry
One of the big questions that many in the online poker community ask is, “Why isn’t online poker accepted by states that have sports betting?” You may think the answer…
