By Stoyan Todorov

Poker

WSOP Disqualifies De Silva over Positive Covid-19 Test

December 29, 2020

Upeshka De Silva has been disqualified from this year’s WSOP Main Event final table over a positive COVID-19 test. WSOP Gets Underway with Eight Players After causing a stir earlier in December for annulling a previously-thought-of as Main Event, WSOP has made the headlines once again with Upeshka De Silva, a poker pro who qualified […]

By Mike Johnson

Poker

NJ’s Poker Revenue Increase 53% YOY through November

December 20, 2020

Online poker in New Jersey clocks in a record $35,787,277 million in revenue over the first 11 months of the year, up from $19,020,152 in 2019. New Jersey Continues with Strong Poker Growth in 2020 New Jersey has achieved phenomenal growth in terms of online poker in the first 11 months of the year compared […]

By Stoyan Todorov

Poker

GGPoker Hosting $100M WSOP Winter Circuit Series on Dec 13

November 27, 2020

GGPoker is hosting the WSOP Winter Online Circuit Series which will see over $100 million in prize pools distributed across hundreds of events. Over 18 Gold Ring Events in GGPoker $100m Poker Series GGPoker is happy to announce yet another poker festival that will have poker fans excited, with the WSOP Winter Online Circuit Series […]

By Jerome García

Poker

Madanzhiev Frustrated with WSOP’s Decision to Run New Main Event

November 18, 2020

51st Annual WSOP Main Event Winner, Stoyan Madanzhiev, reacts to WSOP deciding to strip his title and introduce a new, “real” Main Event. Madanzhiev Expresses Frustration with WSOP’s Decision Bulgarian player Stoyan Madanzhiev rejoiced when he climbed to the top of the poker pecking order in September, clinching a victory in what was then advertised […]

By Jerome García

Poker

World Series of Poker Reveals Hybrid Main Event Details

November 16, 2020

WSOP revealed details for its No-Limit Hold-Em World Championship event. This year’s unique event will be a combination of online and live poker games. The final game between the two best players from the international and domestic tournament is planned for December 30 at Rio in Las Vegas. The Upcoming WSOP Hybrid Main Event World […]

By Stoyan Todorov

Poker

WSOP.com Fall Online Championship Series Starts with $1M GTD

November 12, 2020

The WSOP.com Fall Online Championship Series has kicked off on November 8 and runs for 15 days through November 22 and with $1 million in guaranteed prize pools. WSOP Fall Online Championship Series Overview The virtual showdown known as WSOP.com Fall Online Championship Series has just kicked in with players from Delaware, Nevada, and New […]

By Julie Moraine

Poker

Negreanu vs Polk “High Stakes Feud” Cash Game Live on PokerGO®

October 29, 2020

The high stakes heads-up match between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk is set to begin in Las Vegas, November 4, at 5pm PT. Poker fans will be able to watch the first 200 hands of the series which could potentially go to 25,000 hands live from the PokerGO® Studio at the Aria Resort and Casino […]

By Julie Moraine

Poker

Negreanu vs. Polk Online Challenge Set to Begin November 1

October 8, 2020

An epic heads-up match is scheduled to begin November 1 as Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) and Doug Polk (@DougPolkVids) finally agreed on the details regarding the online challenge, to settle a 6-year period of bad blood between them. The Arena Is Set The online match was initially agreed in July with only the details remaining to […]

By Julie Moraine

Poker

Poker Player and TV Commentator Mike Sexton Dies at 72

September 7, 2020

Hall of Fame poker player and TV commentator Mike Sexton passed away Sunday at the age of 72 having lost the battle with cancer. Inducted in the World Series of Poker’s Poker Hall of Fame in 2009, Mike Sexton won more than $2.9 million during his active poker player career including one WSOP bracelet. “Mike […]

By Jerome García

Casino

WSOP 2019 Disqualified Naked Player Sentenced on Probation

July 19, 2020

Kenneth Strauss, a WSOP contender in 2019, was sentenced to two years of probation. The poker player misbehaved at a few venues in Las Vegas last summer. A Court Deal Kept the Naked Player Kenneth Strauss Out of Jail Kenneth Strauss, now 46 years old, was just another contender at WSOP in 2019. This was […]