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
Like nearly everything else, the Global Poker Awards took an unscheduled hiatus due to the pandemic. It was inevitable, though. Much of the world went into lockdown or some form of quarantining situation in early 2020, and much of the year lacked live poker results. In addition, people living in
They were there. Women did attend the 2021 World Series of Poker in solid numbers. It’s tough to see at first glance, and there certainly wasn’t the progress for which many of us hoped. It’s a long road. But if you know where to look, you can see some positive
The Mid-States Poker Tour has been going strong throughout 2021. Despite many tour stop cancellations in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, the MSPT was one of the first tournament series to return. It then began this year full speed ahead. When we checked in with the MSPT about
It was the culmination of a comeback year for the RunGood Poker Series. They had to cancel most events in 2020 due to the pandemic, and they and their partner casinos weren’t able to return to live poker until June 2021. But they did return with big crowds and more
The current World Poker Tour season is nearly over. For the first time, the season didn’t run its normal course. Most years, a WPT season ran from mid-summer of one year to late spring of the next year. This year, however, Season XIX will end this month after only starting
The 2021 World Series of Poker Europe was diverse. It always is. The European series always brings players from many different parts of the world. The Vegas series does the same, but Americans dominate it every year. The WSOP Europe is different. And its diversity puts the “world” in the
The many iterations of the 2021 World Series of Poker are almost over. The last of them was the WSOP Europe, which is playing its Main Event final table on December 8 to wrap things up. This year was the biggest ever for the WSOP, despite the ups and downs
Despite attempts by Covid-19 to derail the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe, King’s Casino in the Czech Republic pulled it off. They completed 14 of the 15 events and set the Main Event final table to play out. As scheduled, it will play at 6:30pm local time today on
For the month of December – most of it – PokerStars wants to give poker players in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan a series of poker tournaments. And the 25 Days of Tournaments gives it that holiday feel. The series runs a bit like an Advent calendar, for those familiar
The latest round of pandemic-driven restrictions in the Czech Republic caused a bit of confusion and chaos as King’s Resort in Rozvadov had to change the schedule on the fly. Information was not always readily available to those outside of King’s, and the casino often had to make decisions based
December is a time for winding down the year. It’s a time for family gatherings, parties with friends, giving gifts and sending well wishes for the holidays and the new year. It’s also a good time to play some online poker, to build a bankroll that will set poker players
