Just a few weeks ago, the Global Poker Index (GPI) and the Hendon Mob (THM) announced that the 2021 Global Poker Awards will happen. After a year off for the unprecedented pandemic, the rankings restarted in 2021 with the relaunch of live poker. So, to honor those who excelled in
It’s that time of year, time to begin thinking about the new year. For poker players, that means setting poker goals. No matter the size of one’s bankroll, a player must seek to play online poker on sites with the most value. They want to maximize the amount of money
The state of Texas has proven time and time again that it will do anything to avoid legalizing casino-style gambling in its state. Even Sheldon Adelson’s money couldn’t buy a law to legalize casinos in Texas. And it has become famous for being a state for which Texas Hold’em was
The Winning Poker Network believed there would be no better way to start the new year than with its flagship tournament, one that broke records in 2021 and has the potential to do so again in 2022. Americas Cardroom and other WPN sites will host the latest edition of the
Online poker revenue is still only available in three of the five states that offer it to players within those states. That reported revenue is typically a disappointment, especially as other verticals tend to see sustained growth. The trend was a bit different in October and November, though, as Pennsylvania
Timing was a bit off for everything this year. The World Series of Poker hosted its main live series in Las Vegas through October and most of November, months later than in a normal year. But since the pandemic hit in 2020, few things have been normal. So, after the
The World Poker Tour recently announced that its seasons switched to coincide with the calendar years. That means its next season – a milestone of its 20th anniversary – will run from January through December 2022. Thus far, though, WPTDeepStacks appears to be sticking to its regular schedule. That means
The first year of the PokerGO Tour is in the books. Amidst the same challenges that many other tours faced in 2021, the PokerGO Tour seems to have navigated it all quite successfully and put a cherry on top this week. The first year’s finale wrapped at the PokerGO Studio
The World Poker Tour just finished a year of dodging pandemic hurdles only to face more of them right at the end. Nevertheless, the WPT wrapped Season XIX in style in Las Vegas this week. Just before the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event began, the tour headed
We’ve said it a thousand times. The poker community can be a very generous bunch. Just at the time of the 2021 WSOP in Las Vegas, we outlined a collection of charitable acts and fundraisers around the series. We followed that up with the totals from those events and some
Another series of high-stakes poker tournaments are in the books. More than that, it was the last series of the year. The Bellagio High Rollers presented opportunities for players on the PokerGO Tour to accumulate more points on the Player of the Year leaderboard and earn a few extra (million)
He is the reason that poker is a watchable game. Henry Orenstein developed the hole card camera, the small piece of technology that changed the game of poker forever. And this week, the Holocaust survivor, inventor, and businessman died at the age of 98. A Survivor First and foremost, Henry
