July 16, 2014
The news earlier this week that Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel in San Diego is to launch an IGSoft-powered online poker site titled Private Table.com (see previous report) has triggered a wave of often critical comment based on the tribe’s failed performance as a land casino. Invoking tribal sovereignty and the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory […]
July 15, 2014
Luis Velador, who gave an outstanding display of talented poker and was among the chip leaders on many occasions, is out of the World Series of Poker main event with the unwanted distinction of being the final table bubble boy, exiting at tenth for $565,193. Velador was well positioned as the 10 survivors of the […]
July 15, 2014
The historic El Cortez casino, a holdover from Las Vegas’ mob days, is to enter the Nevada online poker market, managed by Ultimate Gaming, reports the Las Vegas Sun. Ultimate will run the downtown resort’s online poker operations, and El Cortez executives are currently marketing Ultimatepoker.com to their customers, who can deposit money and cash […]
July 14, 2014
The chips have been bagged and the tables are empty for now in the Amazon Room at the Rio in Las Vegas as the 27 survivors of Day 6 at the World Series of Poker main event grab a much needed break before returning on Day 7 to hopefully play down to a final table. […]
July 14, 2014
The respected online poker blogger Marco Valerio, who’s US information is usually both early and accurate, has reported that a former tribal land casino operator in San Diego is poised to launch a real-money online poker site titled PrivateTable.com today (Monday). The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel will be licensed by the Santa Ysabel Gaming […]
July 14, 2014
Day 6 of the World Series of Poker main event is currently about halfway through in Las Vegas, having started Sunday afternoon Vegas time with November Niner Mark Newhouse holding the chip lead and 79 survivors from an original field of 6,683. One of the early eliminations was the last woman playing in the match, […]
July 13, 2014
Two of last year’s November Nine – Vitaly Lunkin and Mark Newhouse – are among the 79 players going through to Day 6 at the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas after a long session Saturday night. Newhouse also has the chip lead on 7.4 million, well ahead of closest opponent Kyle […]
July 13, 2014
Saturday afternoon Las Vegas time at the World Series of Poker main event saw 291 survivors from an original field of 6,683 file in and take their seats in the Amazon Room at the Rio for Day 5 action. Matthew Haugen (2,808,000) led the chip counts, followed by Zach Jiganti (2,364,000), and a much reduced […]
July 12, 2014
Day 4 of this year’s $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker main event is over, with the money bubble breached at the second level of play on Friday afternoon Las Vegas time, earning 693 players at least $18,406, but more importantly a continuing opportunity to make the November Nine this year and reach the really […]
July 11, 2014
High profile poker ace Phil Ivey, who led the chip counts as Day 3 of the World Series of Poker main event started Thursday with a combined field of 1,864 survivors, did not have a good day and is now way back in the chip counts on 552,500. He wasn’t the only one down on […]