In the wake of its grandiose The Venom poker tournament, Americas Cardroom (ACR) is preparing the next edition of its spinoff series – The Venom Progressive Knockout (PKO) III. The news shows that Americas Cardroom is hellbent on expanding its franchises through spectacular events. Everything About the Venom PKO III The Venom PKO III online tournament will have […]
The professional poker world has received a huge blow as the pro player Matt “ADZ” Marafioti has been found dead after what seemed to be a suicide. In his last few days, the 33-year-old poker expert had been struggling with a desperate battle for custody of his son and with extreme paranoia. Marafioti’s Unfortunate Demise Marafioti perished […]
The 2021 World Championship of Online Poker marks PokerStars’ 20th anniversary. To commemorate the anniversary, PokerStars unveiled that the prize pools it has granted between 2001 and the upcoming event are set to exceed $1 billion. The WCOOP rolls out on August 22 and will feature 306 events and $100 million in GTD prize money. […]
The World Poker Tour announced that the WPT Online Borgata Poker Open Tour will launch in September. The $3,500 buy-in tournament offers players a chance at winning a piece of a $1 million guaranteed prize pool. WPT Online Borgata Poker Tournament Rolls Out on September 19 World Poker Tour and BetMGM announced on Tuesday that […]
While COVID-related restrictions for casinos in Massachusetts were lifted in May, poker has still not returned. During the latest meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Encore Boston Harbor’s SVP and general counsel Jacqui Krum revealed that one of the reasons why the property hasn’t resumed poker games is a shortage of dealers. Poker Games Yet […]
Champions Club revealed that it canceled its $2 million guaranteed poker tournament planned for September. While no specific reason for the cancelation was released, reportedly the poker club is facing opposition from the neighborhood. Champions Club Cancels Dallas Event With each month passing by, more COVID-related restrictions are being lifted and poker is returning with […]
Mike Postle is now facing the threat of having his property seized after attorneys for Veronica Brill and Todd Witteles filed motions for his involuntary bankruptcy. Motion for Involuntary Bankruptcy Following the inability of barristers to find Mike Postle to serve him the final verdict related to the two anti-SLAPP cases he lost, both attorneys […]
Nearly two months after COVID-related restrictions in Massachusetts were lifted, commercial casinos are yet to resume poker games. Now, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is reportedly looking into the topic and checking whether commercial operators are legally obliged to resume poker. Poker Games Not Profitable with COVID-Related Restrictions Easing COVID-related restrictions across the US enabled […]
Eligible participants in the recently launched WSOP $50,000 Depositor’s Freeroll tournament in Pennsylvania get a shot at winning three seats for the WSOP $10,000 Main Event. The announcement of the tournament coincided with WSOP’s launch in the state following approval by the regulator last week. WSOP Launches $50k Depositor’s Freeroll Tournament After a successful field […]
The gambling regulator in Massachusetts lifted COVID-related restrictions for commercial operators in May. However, the operators in the state have not yet resumed poker games. Reportedly residents who are interested in poker have asked the regulator to establish poker parlors. Casinos in Massachusetts: Free From COVID-Related Restrictions The impact of the pandemic last year was […]
