June 23, 2014
It’s taken 25-year-old Maryland poker pro Dan Kelly four years to achieve his second World Series of Poker bracelet, but he pulled it off over the weekend in event 43, a $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’Em competition that attracted a field of 657 and raised a prize pool of $886,950. Although Kelly has played in many […]
June 22, 2014
Timetable overruns requiring an extra day of play, games diversity and fiercely competitive action characterised the World Series of Poker events over the weekend, with three more events in the record books and millions of dollars distributed to successful entrants. Event 39 was a $3,000 buy-in NLHE competition that pulled in 992 players and created […]
June 20, 2014
Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker parent the Rational Group, which is headquartered on the Isle of Man, has again reassured the island government that it intends to stay despite its acquisition by the Canadian gambling group Amaya Gaming (see previous reports). In an open letter to the government’s Chief Minister Friday, the general counsel for […]
June 20, 2014
Although it only launched at the beginning of this year, the Malta-based The Hive online poker network has made remarkable strides in attracting both players and new skins, and now boasts ten operators. Earlier this week Terminal Poker announced its move to Hive (see previous reports) and now Buzz Poker has signed up with the […]
June 20, 2014
German poker pro George Danzer is enjoying a profitable World Series of Poker this year with several cashes at the halfway mark, including $70,308 for a fifth placing in event 5; a $294,792 bracelet first in event 18 and now a $352,696 pay-day for winning event 38…along with a second bracelet in the same series. […]
June 20, 2014
The 2014 World Series of Poker is now well over the halfway mark, with event 37 – a PLO competition – now in the record books, describing a victory by Massachusetts poker pro Brandon Paster (27). Along with 966 other hopefuls, Paster paid $1,500 to play in the event, surviving a field crowded with quality […]
June 20, 2014
The latest online poker blog from Microgaming’s head of the MPN poker network, Alex Scott, reveals that the company has opened up its chatbox rules by ending the “English Only” language requirement for players communicating at the tables. Announcing the change on the MPN blog, Scott wrote: “As of now, whatever language you speak, whether […]
June 19, 2014
26-year-old Californian poker pro Brian Yoon has added a second World Series of Poker bracelet to his growing collection, along with the main prize of $633,341 after winning event 35 NLHE Eight Handed against some formidable opposition. Yoon’s first bracelet was awarded just last year at the Little One for One Drop charity match at […]
June 19, 2014
Florida pro Steven Wolansky (26) emerged victorious Wednesday after a three day battle against 240 other players who anted-up $1,500 apiece to compete in event 36, a NL 2-7 Draw Lowball competition at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Wolansky scored his first WSOP bracelet and the main prize of $89,483 for the […]
June 18, 2014
Then often controversial American poker pro Dutch Boyd claimed his third World Series of Poker bracelet Tuesday after winning the first prize of $288,744 in event 33, a NLHE competition that attracted 1,688 entries, creating a $1,519,200 prize pool. After three days of eliminations the final table took just 154 hands to complete and saw […]