There are few poker players that actually reveal their true earnings at the poker table over the course of any given year. We often only hear about their earnings and many fans never consider the true costs involved. Daniel Negreanu posted late last week on his blog at Full Contact Poker regarding his earnings for […]
Sometimes a poker players makes an announcement that you don’t really see coming, and then there are a few that you knew were going to happen sooner or later. On Sunday, Vanessa Selbst officially announced that she is no longer with PokerStars and is stepping away from professional poker. While Selbst isn’t exactly calling this […]
In case you were busy on Christmas Day, you may have missed that one of the first Bitcoin online gambling sites has officially closed their poker room. In a surprise turn of events, Betcoin.ag announced the closure of their online poker room, effective immediately. In an announcement made on Christmas Day, the site revealed that […]
888poker has been making strides in the last couple of years, especially in the signing of premier poker talent. Most recently, the site announced that they have signed 2014 WSOP Main Event Champion Martin Jacobson to be their latest Ambassador. Charity Work Big Factor in Decision to Join Team Martin Jacobson is perhaps one of […]
When Pennsylvania regulated online gambling in October, many assumed that it would be just a matter of time before other states came forward looking to regulate online gambling. It appears that Rhode Island may be one of those states. According to an article late last week on WPRI.com, there is a chance that Rhode Island […]
Michigan is one of the surprise states to examine online gambling legislation in 2017. While they were unable to push a bill through in 2017, they have laid the groundwork for 2018 and Michigan has officially become a dark horse for iGaming legislation in 2018. One recent key development improves the state’s chances of pushing […]
PokerStars made a couple of huge announcements this past week. First, they revealed plans for the new PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship to kick off the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The new event will have $9 million added by PokerStars. In addition, PokerStars announced the return of three popular regional poker tours that were […]
World Series of Poker officially announced the schedule for the 2018 World Series of Poker. The 2018 WSOP will run from May 29 through July 17, 2018 and will feature a record 78 events. Now that the schedule and subsequent press release has been issued, we now know exactly what to expect, including a couple […]
Former head of Full Tilt Poker Ray Bitar is back in the news. BBC reported late last week on funds that the former CEO laundered through the Channel Island of Guernsey. Through an agreement signed in 2015 between the United States and Guernsey, approximately $12.6 million in laundered funds were returned to the United States. […]
With just three weeks left in 2017, the race to see who will emerge as high stakes online poker’s biggest winner is neck and neck. BERRI SWEET and Trueteller are atop the list of high stakes pros through December 7 and hold a large margin over the rest of the field. In fact, they are […]
