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📰 Poker Pro Ernie Scherer Loses Court Appeal Over Murder Case
19:42 27 Oct Ernest Scherer III, a professional poker player with over $313,000 in lifetime tournament winnings, lost his appeal of a 2011 murder conviction for killing his parents. Sentenced to life in prison without parole, Scherer will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. Once known on the poker circuit for his high-rolling, Playboy lifestyle, those days ended with his 2009 arrest.
📰 ACR Issues & Cancels Bot Challenge. A Step in the R...
ACR Poker Acknowledges Misstep and Takes Action ACR Poker recently found itself embroiled in controversy after announcing a $100,000 bot challenge on social media, only to face widespread backlash from its player community. The challenge, aimed at testing the platform's security systems, was met with skepticism and criticism, prompting an immediate retraction and an apologetic statement from ACR Poker.
đź“° Pennsylvania Gaming Revenue Set to Break $2 Billion Milestone for 2023
10:43 27 Oct Pennsylvania continues to impress in terms of gaming revenue accrued in the state, with estimates suggesting that the $2 billion milestone for 2023 will be broken. September saw the region secure its highest-ever monthly revenue total, with over $187 million brought in during the month. In 2022, Pennsylvania reached a total of $1.7 billion in revenue, and this year looks well on course to smash that total by some distance.
đź“° How Artificial Intelligence is Impacting Online Poker
These days, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been sparking a lot of conversations about how it could affect the future of different industries. Well, for the online poker industry, many would agree that the use of AI is quite a game-changer. Without a doubt, AI has significantly advanced over the last few years. It’s now capable of predicting player behavior and decisions based on probability and logic. It now also allows computer programs to play poker even without any input from human players.
đź“° The Ultimate Guide to Live Poker: Strategies and Games
14:47 20 Oct Poker is a popular card game of skill, strategy, and psychological warfare. In this inclusive internet era, the advent of technology and online gaming platforms has uplifted the classic card game to a new level of excitement. Live poker games have become settings for various encounters as players worldwide can now contend in a live casino with real dealers from home. The intricacies of live poker strategies have always been something interesting to explore for players.
📰 The Poker Paradigm: Redefining Sports through Mind a...
In the hushed corners of opulent casinos and the digital realms of online gaming, poker has carved a niche for itself as a sport that transcends the physical boundaries of traditional athletics. Often dismissed as a card game of chance, professional poker championships stand as a testament to the evolving definition of sports, where the battleground shifts from physical prowess to mental acumen.
Tourist in Singapore Gets Jail for Cashing Slot Tickets Found on Casino Floor
09:12 26 Jul An Indonesian tourist who found eight slot machine tickets on the floor of a casino in Singapore last March and cashed them in was sentenced to four months in jail for the misappropriation of funds. Silitonga Andri Parulian, a 27-year-old native of Indonesia, was at the Marina Bay Sands Casino when he saw the tickets lying on the floor near the entrance to the casino's Ruby Room.
WSOP Paradise Offers $50 Million Guaranteed and 15 B...
Haven't had your fill of bracelet hunting at the recently concluded 2023 World Series Of Poker in Las Vegas? The WSOP announced a new festival set for December with $50 million guaranteed over 15 events. The action will take place at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas from December 3-14, 2023. The inaugural festival has been dubbed "WSOP Paradise" and features a $5,000 buy-in Main Event with $15 million in guaranteed prize money.
Four Women Brawlers Disrupt World Poker Tour Tournament at Wynn Casino
07:34 22 Jul A catfight broke out near a World Poker Tour tournament at Wynn Casino recently, four women involved in the ruckus that disrupted poker action for a spell. While the reason for the altercation hasn't been revealed, what was revealed was the booty of one of the combatants as she duked it out with another. Take a look at the video below: One of the lady brawlers apparently attempted to pull another lady off of a motorized scooter.
Taylor Swift Deal With Crown Resorts Angers Anti-Gam...
Taylor Swift may have teardrops on her guitar due to unrequited feelings for a high school crush, but there are no teardrops on her bank statement following a recent hook up with Crown Resorts. Anti-gambling activists are apparently up in arms over the deal, citing Swift's massive influence over youngsters. The gambling buzzkillers are of the mind that Taylor's alliance with Crown will somehow drive teens to the ills of gambling. To that line of thinking, Swift would likely say, shake it off.
Shaun Deeb Gives WSOP Bracelet #6 to Mom of Thayer R...
He's on a quest to win the WSOP Player of the Year race and whether or not that pursuit is realized, Shaun Deeb has won over the hearts of many by giving his newest WSOP gold bracelet to the mother of his longtime friend, Thayer Rasmussen, who passed away earlier this year. The touching gesture was accomplished at a recent Celebration of Life for Rasmussen, who died at the young age of 39.
Naked Man Dancing on Poker Table at Harrah's Casino was Drugged, Family Says
09:31 13 Jul A man from New York who danced naked on a poker table at Harrah's Casino in Las Vegas was under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug that someone had slipped into his drink, his wife claims. Brian Danilczyk, 35, was reportedly in Las Vegas for a bachelor party on Sunday, July 9. After consuming a drink that was given to him, the Long Island man apparently became paranoid and ran off.
Naked Man Dancing on Poker Table at Harrah's Casino Arrested
08:14 12 Jul A 35-year-old man described by Las Vegas Police as being in an "altered mental state" was arrested at Harrah's Casino after he was gyrating and dancing atop a poker table - while completely naked. Brian Danilczyk, a native of New York, is facing charges of indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, and battery for the incident that occurred on Sunday evening, July 9. Several news outlets have reported on the arrest, including Channel 8 News NOW in Las Vegas.
Alexandra Botez Launches Poker YouTube Channel
07:43 11 Jul There's a new poker vlogger on the scene and it's none other than chess master and content creator Alexandra Botez, who announced her entry into the realm of poker vlogging on YouTube the same day as her first cash in a WSOP tournament - the Main Event. The 888-patch-wearing Botez landed in 1040th place in the Big Dance, taking home $17,500, her largest score to date.
Mike Matusow Blasts WSOP for Main Event Late Reg on...
Complaints about the 2023 WSOP Main Event payout structure have been littered throughout social media postings, chief among them the marketing ploy of adding $100K to the top prize to break the previous record of $12 million. The fact that making the final table in 9th place won't even land a $1 million payday was irksome to some players as well.
Phil Galfond Recalls Getting Booted From High Stakes Poker for Being Bad TV
09:39 06 Jul Imagine the jubilation of getting an opportunity to compete against your heroes and play High Stakes Poker on television, and then getting kicked to the curb and told to never show your face on HSP again. It happened to Phil Galfond, who told the story of his departure from the show in a new video that he posted on YouTube. Phil was 22 years old at the time and had been crushing online action for the past three years.
New ACR Documentary at Triton Vietnam Shows Poker Dreams Do Come True
07:32 04 Jul Americas Cardroom has released a new poker documentary on YouTube that chronicles the journeys of ACR Team Pros as they navigate high stakes tournament action at the Triton Super High Roller series in Vietnam.
ACR's High Stakes Adventure: Vietnam Documentary Rel...
Flush with $100,000 prize packages earned via competitions at Americas Cardroom, several of the poker site's Team Pros, as well as an ACR Stormer, made their way to Vietnam to take part in the Triton Super High Roller Series last March. It was a High Stakes Adventure: Vietnam and it was all captured on film and condensed into a nearly 60-minute documentary now showing on YouTube.
Want to Make a Million Playing Poker? Pros Tell You How
08:47 02 Jul Setting out to make a million dollars playing poker seems like a daunting task to most. But it certainly can be done, and wouldn't it be awesome to get some tips and advice from pros who have done it and are willing to part with some of their knowledge? Noah Kagan, the AppSumo co-founder who deluges social media with tips for wannabe entrepreneurs and provides ideas on how to make money, recently asked a bunch of poker pros how they would make a million dollars if they started today.
Mike Gorodinsky's $422K WSOP Score Won't Go In a Bel...
Mike Gorodinsky recently won his third WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship for a whopping $422,747 in prize money. You can bet your bottom dollar that Gordo won't be stashing his winnings in the safe deposit box at the Bellagio. As it turns out, that box designed for safekeeping money and valuables isn't so safe after all.
Fedor Holz Has Sights on Daniel Negreanu in Boxing and Chess Matches
08:30 01 Jul In a recent Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit, Fedor Holz revealed that he sees Daniel Negreanu as a worthy foe in the boxing ring, as well as in a mano a mano duel over a chess board. The German wunderkind answered a dozen questions from fans on AMA, one of which was to name a poker pro that he would like to challenge in a boxing-chess match.
WSOP Online Bracelet Winner Facing Attempted Murder Charge
08:20 28 Jun A Michigan man competing in that state's WSOP festival won an online bracelet and $20,193 in prize money earlier this month, just 11 months after being charged with intent to commit murder. Rudy Gavaldon, who reportedly plays online in the ring-fenced Great Lakes State under the screen name of "Flyheim86," was arrested on July 30, 2022 for the brutal assault of his wife, Lara Gavaldon. The alleged beating resulted in extensive injuries to Lara, including the loss of one of her eyes.
Chris Moneymaker Gives Tips on Finding Success at WSOP
08:51 24 Jun The 2023 WSOP marks the 20th anniversary of Chris Moneymaker and his historic run to victory in the Main Event after nabbing a seat to the tournament via an online satellite. The $2.5 million payday certainly changed Moneymaker's life. He is currently a Team Pro at Americas Cardroom with an additional $1.5 million in tourney cashes on his resume since that fateful championship that sent droves of new players to the poker tables in hopes of perhaps duplicating Chris' feat.
Martin Kabrhel Seen as Odd, Quirky, Hyper .... But a Cheater, Not Likely
08:16 23 Jun While a handful of poker's top high stakes players have called Martin Kabrhel a cheater on social media following his antics at the final table of the WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller, Kabrhel took offense to the allegation and told his side of the story in an hour-long interview with Doug Polk. Many who watched the interview of Kabrhel perhaps came away with a different impression of the man that's quite different than his poker-playing persona.
Allen Kessler Seeks Props for Prodding Jans Arends t...
A recent Twitter dispute over poker results between Allen Kessler and Jans Arends ended harmoniously when "Chainsaw" congratulated the Dutchman for winning his second WSOP gold bracelet in the $100K High Roller for $2,576,729. However, Kessler also sought recognition for being the impetus behind "Graftekkel" binking the event with the following tongue-in-cheek post on Twitter: The Twitter spat began when Chainsaw busted out of a WSOPE tournament last November in a hand versus Arends.
Jackpot Win of $2.7 Million for Ultimate Texas Hold’em Player at Venetian
04:04 18 Jun A royal flush in spades was worth $2,699,320 for a lucky gambler at The Venetian last month, the largest score ever paid out in the casino's “Millionaire Progressive” jackpot promotion. The new millionaire, who chose to remain anonymous, placed a $5 side bet on a hand of Ultimate Texas Hold'em. The side bet is a requirement to be eligible for the mega tier of the progressive jackpot of the casino poker table game. A natural spade royal flush is also a requirement.
Women at WSOP Don't Agree on Receiving "Compliments" at Poker Table
08:52 17 Jun The interaction in public places between men and women has certainly changed since the #MeToo movement took hold several years ago. The movement opened plenty of eyes of men with regard to unwanted and inappropriate comments/sexual advances that are volleyed at women regularly. However, the unwritten rules regarding acceptable and unacceptable "compliments" remain in a somewhat gray area for a lot of men.
Doyle Brunson Attacked on Twitter by Disgruntled Lawyer
05:31 14 Jun An Illinois attorney with a penchant for filing lawsuits against the poker and gambling industry took his tirade too far by calling into question the manner in which Doyle Brunson was laid to rest and will be memorialized. Brunson, the winner of 10 WSOP gold bracelets and known worldwide as the Godfather of Poker, passed away last month at the age of 89. A private funeral was held, with a more public celebration of life in the works at the ongoing 2023 WSOP.
ACR Punter's Pad Returns for Season 3 with $115K Las Vegas Challenge
08:18 13 Jun Americas Cardroom has rolled out the first episode of Punter's Pad Season 3 on YouTube featuring five ACR Team Pros living together in a Las Vegas mansion while competing for a $115,000 Triton London package of tourney buy-ins and first class airfare. Ryan Depaulo, Ebony Kenney, Drew Gonzalez, Rob Kuhn and Jon Pardy are the handful of poker pros gunning for the Triton London experience. All five will compete in various challenges over the summer to determine the winner.
Charlie Sheen Joins Cast of New Sports Betting Sitco...
As the legalization of sports betting picks up steam throughout the US, it certainly comes as no surprise that new TV shows featuring the lives of bookies and bettors hit the screen as well. Enter "How to Be a Bookie", a new sitcom in the works on HBO Max that's set to debut sometime later this year. Signing on for a recurring role in the situation comedy is Charlie Sheen, the former star of “Two and a Half Men." Sheen is no stranger to the world of high stakes betting.
Daniel Negreanu's Daily WSOP Vlog Excites and Gives Hope to Fans
09:12 07 Jun The 2023 WSOP is in full swing with the first week of action in the books and that includes the first handful of Daniel Negreanu's daily YouTube vlogs that give his many fans an opportunity to get up close and personal with the Poker Hall of Famer as he grinds toward final tables and gold bracelets. The vlogs are so much more than poker, however, as DNegs allows viewers more than a peak into his life.
Salomon "Hashtag King" Ponte Takes a Beating, Revisited
08:11 08 May While poker is loaded with a bunch of polarizing players who have their share of both loyal fans and detractors, there are also a number of players who tend to tip the scale more toward being almost universally disliked. Salomon "Hashtag King" Ponte may fit the bill in that regard. Known for being loud and boastful at the poker table, Ponte was at the center of several controversial televised poker incidents in years past.
Eric Persson Attempts Bluff and Flips Off Jean-Rober...
It's very entertaining when a regular high stakes poker player reveals his thoughts and analysis when faced with a huge bet on the river. Jean-Robert Bellande was in that position on a recent episode of High Stakes Poker, betting $65,000 and getting check-raised to $265,000 by Eric Persson. The Maverick Gaming honcho's bet swelled the pot to $435,400 and JRB thought long and hard about whether or not to make the call. To the delight of many, Bellande didn't keep his thoughts to himself.
Double Board Bomb Pot and J5 Suited for Robbi Jade L...
Recent cash game action at Live at the Bike saw all eight players ante $200 in a double board bomb pot that allowed everyone to see the flop without any pre-flop betting. The dealer laid out 9d-9h-4d on the top board and 10s-Qs-9s on the bottom. Sammy the Bull (As-8c) got the betting started, pushing in $300 with a nut flush draw on the bottom board. Four players made the call, with Nick (Kh-Js) flopping the nut straight and an open-ended straight flush draw on the bottom board.
Bad Beat Jackpot Payout of $100,000 Denied Over Rule Infraction
07:54 20 Apr A straight flush versus quads at a Bad Beat Jackpot table would normally trigger a payout, but a poker room in Texas declined to honor the hand when a player apparently revealed his cards before all betting action had been completed. The miscue occurred at the San Antonio Poker Palace earlier this month. The card room's decision to nullify the payout caused a bit of a furor on social media as poker players both for and against the ruling chimed in.
Ebony Kenney Pays it Forward with Free Poker Coaching for Women
08:16 18 Apr Following her amazing run at the Triton Super High Roller Series in Cyprus last September that included cashes for just shy of $2 million, Ebony Kenney is on a mission to create more opportunities for women to succeed on the felt. Kenney's trip to Cyprus was a freeroll, compliments of Americas Cardroom honcho Phil Nagy.
Martin Zamani Attributes US Poker Open Success to Being Stoned
09:22 14 Apr Image courtesy of PokerGO.com Topping 37 entrants in the PokerGo Tour $50K buy-in Main Event for a $666,000 prize earlier this month propelled Martin Zamani to win the US Poker Open championship - and a $50,000 bonus. It was Zamani's fourth cash in the series that included a 3rd place finish in a $15K Pot Limit Omaha tourney good for $130,200 in prize money. His lifetime tournament winnings now stand at more than $4.3 million.
Americas Cardroom Adds Jose Ignacio “Nacho” Barbero to Team Pros
09:09 06 Apr The Team Pro roster at Americas Cardroom gained more strength and diversity with the announcement that Argentine poker pro Jose Ignacio “Nacho” Barbero has joined the fold. A resume that includes crushing live tournament action to the tune of $8.7 million in lifetime cashes is Barbero's calling card. That prompted ACR boss Phil Nagy to come calling for Nacho, adding him to the ranks with plenty of action left in the High Five Tournament Series that runs from April 1-20.
Phil Hellmuth Pines for GOAT Status Over Phil Ivey,...
A recent poll introduced on Twitter by Allen Kessler brought to light an issue that Phil Hellmuth cares very deeply about - whether or not the Poker Brat is better at No Limit Hold'em than Phil Ivey. Kessler was apparently watching past episodes of "Poker After Dark" and included a video clip from the program as an accompaniment to his poll. The clip features an exchange between Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu in which the Poker Hall of Famers discuss the Poker Brat's NLHE skills compared to Ivey.
Robbi Jade Lew Coolered in $155,800 Pot at The Lodge
High stakes cash game action at The Lodge in February saw Bill Perkins, Keith Tilston and Robbi Jade Lew involved in a hand that escalated into a $155K pot after Lew shoved all-in for $65,000 on the turn and received a call from Tilston. The hand began with Lew (7d-7c) raising pre-flop to $3,200 from an early position. Tilston (Qd-9d) called the raise from the small blind. Ditto that for Perkins (Ac-10c) from the straddle.
Robbi Jade Lew "If I Did It" Tome Good For April Fools Laughs
07:53 03 Apr A joint effort between Robbi Jade Lew and PokerNews had many in the poker community laughing on April 1 when the news site printed a story about Lew publishing a book titled "If I Did It" - a likely best seller if ever there was one. The book purported to be Lew's version of how she would have cheated while playing on a live stream at Hustler Casino Live - if she wanted to.
Andrew Robl Wins Monstrous $9 Million Pot vs. Tom Dwan
The banter around the table during a recent episode of 'High Stakes Poker' revolved around Jean-Robert Bellande telling his tablemates about the largest pot he ever saw in a cash game - a whopping $9,000,000. There isn't any film footage of the actual hand, but it certainly is a believable story as the winner of the $9 million pot, Andrew Robl, was seated to the right of Bellande and the Ship It Holla Ballas! star confirmed every word of Bellande's tale.
Jennifer Tilly and Antonio Esfandiari in Set Over Se...
A recent episode of High Stakes Poker produced a number of exciting hands, including an all-in battle for more than $300K between Antonio Esfandiari and Jennifer Tilly. The pair were joined at the table by the likes of Bill Perkins, Bobby Baldwin, Roger Sippl and Robert Sanchez. Pre-flop action saw Tilly (2h-2d) raise to $3,000, leading to a call by Sanchez (Kc-9c), and a 3-bet to $11,000 by The Magician (Jh-Jd). Antonio's 3-bet was called by Tilly and Sanchez, boosting the pot to $33,800.
Man Critical of Cops Over Son's Injury Gets Killed in Shootout Near MGM Casino
09:03 23 Mar A 48-year-old Connecticut man who was reportedly acting aggressively toward patrons at the MGM Resorts International in Springfield, Massachusetts last month while in possession of a firearm was shot and killed by police outside of the casino following an exchange of gunfire. The victim, William Tisdol, exited the MGM and was pursued by officers of the Massachusetts State Police Gaming Enforcement Unit.
Phil Galfond and Dan “Jungleman” Cates Provide Free PLO Strategy Videos
09:58 21 Mar If you're currently paying for poker coaching and strategy tips in Pot Limit Omaha, you may very well be throwing your money away. A better decision for PLO players looking to learn from the very best is to watch Phil Galfond and Dan "Jungleman" Cates duke it out in the heads-up Galfond Challenge. The pair have completed nearly 1/3 of their agreed upon match of 7,500 hands of $100/$200 PLO on WSOP.com.
Phil Hellmuth in Classic Rant After Going Busto at L...
Phil Hellmuth returned to Live at the Bike for more high stakes cash game action following the debacle a few weeks ago that saw the Poker Brat lose about $338K in two days at HCL and LATB - and storm off the set. Mr. Positivity was in classic Poker Brat mode in a hand versus Sammy the Bull. "I got the guy who plays every hand," Hellmuth said, after Sammy put him all in on the turn and Phil saw that he was outkicked, A-10 to A-9.
NY Cop Alerts Illegal Gambling Crew of Investigation, Gets Busted Alongside
08:24 17 Mar Operators of an illegal gambling website and an underground poker room that allegedly pulled in more than $10 million in five years of operation were busted following seven months of undercover surveillance by a trio of law enforcement agencies. Also snared in the sting was a New York State Police sergeant, Thomas Loewke, who attempted to inform the gambling ring of the investigation.
Microstakes Madness! ACR $2.50 Buy-in Draws 49K Entries and $110K Prizepool
11:37 12 Mar Online poker in the US is alive and well at Americas Cardroom where 49,016 entries each kicked in a mere $2.50 for a shot at a whopping prizepool of $110,286. The microstakes event dubbed "The Dream" easily surpassed the $100,000 guarantee. The tournament was structured as a Progressive Knockout (PKO), reserving a chunk of the prize pool for players who KO'd their opponents.
Infamous Robbi Jade Lew Hand Misread Again .... at Global Poker Awards
08:51 10 Mar Image courtesy of PokerGO.com The recently concluded Global Poker Awards saw Robbi Jade Lew take home the award for "Fans Choice: Best Hand" for her J4 offsuit versus Garrett Adelstein in September at HCL Live. Lew admitted to misreading the hand, as seen in the following tweet: In a rather ironic twist, it appears that the hand was misread again, this time by whoever was in charge of preparing the graphics and audio at Global Poker Awards.
Ebony Kenney Inspires in Documentary Chronicling $2 Million in Cashes
09:13 06 Mar An invite from ACR boss Phil Nagy to the $200K Coin Rivet Invitational powered by the Triton Super High Roller Series in Cyprus last September was a life-changing adventure for Ebony Kenney who took advantage of the opportunity by cashing for almost $2 million. It may also have been life-changing for many others as Kenney's entire journey was filmed as part of a YouTube documentary.
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