PokerStars has long been the top dog in online poker tournament series. It all started with the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and grew into a yearlong schedule of series, from a spring version (SCOOP) to a turbo-structured version (TCOOP) and more. Many years after PokerStars set the bar
The story has grown in scope and intensity over the past week. It got quite complicated, complete with hours-long video analyses and vlogs and livestreams, not to mention thousands of tweets. The story even made it to SportsCenter on ESPN. Longtime poker pro Mike Postle is at the center of
Season XVIII of the World Poker Tour may have started slowly, but the action is now kicking up. There are WPT events happening in Australia and the UK, but the United States had a piece of it as well. As part of a 21-event poker tournament festival at Maryland Live!
For the past few years, it has been increasingly obvious that the future of online poker is in the livestreaming realm. Twitch has been the ideal platform for the action, as players can showcase their play and entertain the audience. And fans can tune in and interact with the player
The rumors were true – some of them. Just a few weeks ago, World Series of Poker VP of Corporate Communications Seth Palansky had to address rumors as he had done so many times before. Palansky took to Twitter to type, “Can 100% confirm @WSOP will take place at the
News reports are calling it a mega-merger, a massive takeover to create the largest online betting operator in the world. Flutter Entertainment will acquire The Stars Group. In terms better understood by many in the poker community and online gaming world, the parent company of PaddyPower Betfair is buying the
October is going to be a good month for online poker players in New Jersey. PokerStars recently announced its upcoming New Jersey Championship of Online Poker, better known as NJCOOP, for October 12-28. And WSOP-888poker will host its Fall Online Championships starting October 6 (this weekend) and running through October
The Winning Poker Network (WPN), parent site of Americas Cardroom, originally wanted to upgrade its software to meet the needs of its growing popularity. Eventually, however, that intention turned into a something resembling more of a software replacement to make all of the necessary changes. As it pertains to that
Little more than two weeks ago, Survivor revealed its cast of reality TV show players who competed on its most recent season of the show. Poker pro Ronnie Bardah was one of them. The poker community had another representative in the reality TV world, one who could display the positive
It has been no secret that online poker is less of a priority for The Stars Group (TSG) than ever before. The reality of it has been playing out in TSG financials every quarter with more and more clarity. This isn’t to say that PokerStars is not a priority at
The tragic story of 5Dimes Tony hit the news headlines nearly one year ago. The owner of the 5Dimes, born William Sean Creighton, online sportsbook disappeared more than one year ago, and his car was found abandoned in Costa Rica. Authorities made a number of arrests months later, but there
The World Poker Tour kicked off its 18th season in July. It hosted its first two events on the main tour in Southern California, and it finally headed to the East Coast to participate in the annual Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City. The first main tour event of Season
