January 20, 2016
A long-running Illinois court action against Pokerstars and its parent group Amaya Gaming reached another milestone last week when the Seventh Court of Appeals supported lower court rulings that Judy Fahrner and her son Daniel, and Kelly Sonnenberg and her son Casey cannot recover money lost gambling on the internet poker companies’ websites back in […]
January 20, 2016
Texan poker pro, Andy Philachack (41) has bested an entry field of 1,565 to win the 2016 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event title, $393,188 in prize money and a WSOP Circuit gold ring, his second to date. After moving up in terms of chip count from twelfth place at […]
January 19, 2016
With a prize pool of HK$6.1 million generated by a record 2,343 entrants, the HK$3,000 buy-in Macau Millions main event at the Pokerstars Live poker room in Macau lived up to its name this week, and was won by Chinese player Alvan Zheng (27). Zheng’s reward was HK$911,000 after he bested fellow countryman Quan Zhou […]
January 19, 2016
In what appears to be an effort to resolve loyalty program differences that have seen two boycott attempts by high stakes players, Pokerstars has agreed to meet with a player delegation in Montreal today (Tuesday) to discuss issues of mutual interest. Tweets and forum posts from Dani Stern, Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton and Daniel Dvoress […]
January 18, 2016
Poker pro Aaron Jones has won the single largest prize in fantasy sports history pocketing a staggering $5 million first place award in the DraftKings’ World Fantasy Football Championship far outstripping his lifetime poker winnings of $500 000. Jones sealed the deal after trailing in fifth place heading into the final stretch of the division […]
January 16, 2016
Television coverage for the upcoming 12-team Global Poker League clashes has been assured following an important partnership deal between GPL owner Mediarex Sports and Entertainment and the poker-dedicated television network Poker Central. In a joint statement the partnership announced that Poker Central will air both live and recorded GPL matches in primetime twice weekly beginning […]
January 15, 2016
Canadian online and live tourney poker pro Mike ‘SirWatts’ Watson (31) has triumphed in the 2016 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure main event, besting a field of 927 other players and a talented final table to claim the lion’s share of the prize pool. The $5,300 buy-in NLHE event saw Watson holding the chip lead as he […]
January 15, 2016
State senators in Nebraska have rejected a proposal that poker is a game predominantly of skill and therefore does not constitute gambling in terms of state law. Almost a year on from its introduction by Sen. Ty Larson, and after a six-hour debate in the state Legislature this week, bill HB619 received only 16 votes […]
January 15, 2016
Nick “FU_15” Maimone, a primarily online poker pro, more than doubled his career earnings in one swoop this week at the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas when he took down the $25,000 buy-in High Roller event for $996,480. 173 entrants, augmented by 52 re-entries, created a prize pool worth $5.4 million for the event, […]
January 15, 2016
Poker television network Poker Central, in collaboration with Poker Pro Productions and the Aria Resort and Casino, has announced the launch of the second edition of its Super High Roller Bowl tournament. Clint Stinchcomb, CEO of Poker Central, revealed Thursday that the eight all-time money leaders in poker, including Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari and Phil […]