The WSOP will not be back in Las Vegas until fall. To fill the void, the Wynn Las Vegas will be running their largest ever poker tournament. The Wynn Millions will run from June 24-July 2, and have a prize pool of $10 million. LAS VEGAS – Wynn Las Vegas is going to be running … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt on all in-person World Series Of Poker Events. The WSOP has been holding online poker tournaments for over a year. They have announced the first in-person poker tournament in the fall. LAS VEGAS—Poker players around the world have received some encouraging news recently and that is that the World … Read more
Daniel Negreanu has announced he will finish his match vs. Doug Polk. Negreanu was down $770,000 at one point. While Negreanu began on top, Doug Polk has ran a tear through the previous rounds of their head to head poker matchup. LAS VEGAS – The grudge match between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk will continue … Read more
Kentucky won a supreme court battle against PokerStars for damages done to the state. PokerStars now must pay $1.3 billion to the state. This decision reverses a lower court ruling in the favor of PokerStars. FRANKFORT, Ky. – After a multi-year court battle, Kentucky has won a $1.3 million court case against PokerStars. Online Kentucky … Read more
The WSOP Main Event Final will take place on December 30 and ESPN will be airing the event. A winner will be awarded a bracelet, the title of poker world champion, and millions of dollars in prize pool money. The European half of the tournament begins on November 29 with the US portion beginning on … Read more
The third round of the poker tournament between Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu has ended and Polk has taken over the last two rounds. After Negreanu dominated Polk in the live match up, Polk has upped his game and now has won $268,031. The next round of hands will be on Wednesday and fans can … Read more
The Opening 200 was won handily by Daniel Negreanu in the online Poker tournament against Doug Polk. Negreanu started off and ended strong leaving Polk’s final loss at $117,000. The tournament continues on Friday at 2:30 pm and fans can watch on the WSOP.com. LAS VEGAS – The first 200 of the twenty-five thousand hands … Read more
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) platform will see a delayed launch in the Pennsylvania market that will likely take place in early 2021. Originally, WSOP was set to open in the Keystone State in 2020 but they need a separate Pennsylvania server per state law in order for them to officially roll out to … Read more
Online interstate poker is one step closer after winning the vote of the Senate which leaves the House approval and the signature from the governor left. The signing of the bill and the launching of other online gambling sites in the state are expected to happen in November. There are hurdles that interstate poker will … Read more
PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg was sentenced to pay a $300,000 fine rather than receive prison time for breaking the laws of the UIGEA from charges brought against him in 2011. The ten other people indicted for the Black Friday 2011 UIGEA crimes pled guilty and were all sentenced for their individual cases. NEW YORK – … Read more