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Qualify at BetMGM Online Now for Lions of the East at National Harbor and Borgata
Live poker is thriving on the East Coast, as evidenced by the success of the Big Big Series that just wrapped at Borgata in Atlantic City. And to keep that momentum going, BetMGM is partnering with Borgata and MGM National Harbor for the Lions of the East. This mixture of live poker with BetMGM’s simple satellite system provides an opportunity for everyone to get in on the $600 buy-in tournament with a $2,000,000 guarantee. What is BetMGM Poker’s Lions of the East?
Say Goodbye to 2025 with the New Year’s Knockout Online Tournament on BetMGM Poker
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Combined NJ, MI Player Pools at BetMGM Poker: What It Means for You, Plus Two New Promos – BetMGM
It’s here! The long-awaited connection between BetMGM Poker players in New Jersey and Michigan began on November 6. As a result, online poker players from these two states can share tables and prize pools, creating larger fields, more cash games, and bigger tournament guarantees. All of it makes the legal online poker experience even better.
BetRivers Poker Launches New Online Poker Option in PA
After years of waiting for something to happen that would boost Pennsylvania online poker, two major events have taken place within weeks of each other. The most highly anticipated occurrence was that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro finally instructed the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to move forward with the signing of the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), which the PGCB then voted unanimously to do.
Shapiro and PGCB Proceed with Multi-State Online Poker
It is finally happening. Pennsylvania is taking its first steps toward signing the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), which will allow its online poker operators to connect to their sister sites in other regulated gaming states. The years of declining online poker revenue have been painful for poker players and operators alike, as the state ignored pleas to begin the liquidity process.
Top 5 Must-Listen Podcast Episodes Featuring Poker Legends
Many sponsored poker players have become household names thanks to their poker skills at the felt, but over the last decade, appearing on podcasts has kept poker legends in the public consciousness. Listening to favorite players speak about the game we all love is fascinating. Many iconic names share anecdotes from poker’s colorful past, while passing on their experiences at the modern-day felt too.
What Celebrities Do You Want to See on the Next Hustler Casino Live?
Over the years, some of the biggest and best players in the world have played poker on Hustler Casino Live (HCL). From Nik Airball to Phil Hellmuth, Matt Berkey to Dan Bilzerian, any number of recognizable faces from the poker industry have sat at the felt and broadcast their play worldwide to viewers across the globe. With the recent success of the Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT), talk has turned to which celebrities might appear on HCL in the near future.
Why are So Many Chess Players Turning to Poker?
Many gaming experts put chess and poker into the same “skill game” category. Though poker is typically played in card rooms and casinos, while chess is often played in clubs dedicated to the game, the skill sets required to play at high levels in both games tend to be similar. CHESS SKILLS HELPFUL IN POKER The primary strategic thinking of a chess player is helpful in transitioning to poker, but there are other skills that more specifically overlap.
The Mount Rushmore of Poker Player Personalities
In poker, there are several players for whom immortality is assured, but which player represents each of those ‘Mount Rushmore’ ideals in the hearts and minds of poker players across the most powerful nation in the world? From the Godfather of Poker to the Poker Brat, each generation is explored as we pick four poker greats whose faces are just waiting to be hewn from rock faces.
How to Adjust to Different Types of Poker Players
Quickly identifying particular player types, recognizing their tendencies, and being able to adjust accordingly will be hugely beneficial in developing an edge in any given game. Let’s discuss a few of these player types and explore some ways to exploit them. The Calling Station The first, and particularly prevalent player type in live games, is the ‘calling station.’ Calling stations will generally put in too many chips with speculative holdings.
The 4 Best Poker Courses for Beginners
As the poker boom breathed new life into poker in the early 2000s, people began to see the focus on the skill component of the game, especially when pointed out by commentators for the World Series of Poker and World Series of Poker. Those interested in learning poker began to watch the shows more closely, read poker books, and watch pros play online poker on sites like PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. There were some poker education courses online already.
Every Player Who Has Won the PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event
Who won the biggest top prize at EPT Barcelona? Which surprising country has provided the largest number of Main Event winners in EPT Barcelona history? And who is the current reigning EPT Barcelona champion? Over the years, Barcelona has been the most successful stop on the European Poker Tour and we’ve got all the history you could ever need as the 19th EPT Barcelona Main Event celebrates two decades of PokerStars action on the EPT.
Strategic Differences Between Live Poker & Online Poker
In this article I’m going to look at the major differences between the two, and the major leaks that typical live players have in particular. Probably the biggest leak live players typically have is that early on tournaments when the stocks are deep they play far too many hands and call too many raises.
How Much Did the Last 10 WSOP Main Event Winners Really Win?
The last decade has seen huge winners at the World Series of Poker, none more so than in the WSOP Main Event. Each year, thousands of players flock to Las Vegas to put down the $10,000 entry fee or satellite into the action for a fraction of the cost. Winning the Main Event over the past decade could have netted you as much as $12.1 million in the case of Daniel Weinman in 2023. But how much of their winnings did each player get to keep?
Ladies Poker Week in Las Vegas Shows Mixed Numbers
Ladies Poker Week, as many women call it, is now more like two weeks. There are tournaments in nearly every poker tournament series around Las Vegas, from Wynn to Venetian, Aria to South Point, Resorts World to Orleans, and Golden Nugget to Westgate. Of course, there is also the WSOP Ladies Championship, which was the event that started it all years ago and upon which the other women-only events were built.
Shiina Okamoto and the Motivation of Going Close at the WSOP
A year earlier, the Japanese player Shiina Okamoto was one of 1,295 entrants in the WSOP $1,000 buy-in Ladies Championship. Coming second to Tamar Abraham, Okamoto was heartbroken, despite the result worth $118,768. One year on, Okamoto returned determined to go one place further. With 1,245 entries, this year Okamoto on the $171,732 top prize after beating fan favorite Jamie Kerstetter heads-up in Las Vegas.
The 10 Best Poker Quotes from Daniel Negreanu
Over the course of his 25-year plus career at the felt, the Canadian Poker Hall of Famer helped as many players as anybody, putting together courses such as his Masterclass, penning strategy books, writing blogs and recording his thoughts on video blogs for PokerStars, GGPoker, or even just himself. Kid Poker really does love the game of poker as much as anyone out there. We’ve put together some of his best words of wisdom over a career that has made him the most recognized face in the game.
The Top 7 Moments in WSOP History
Over half a century, there have been dozens of iconic moments. We’ve broken WSOP history down to seven seminal successes that have changed the course of poker history, made stars of the winners and helped change the game we play and love to this day. 1. 1972 – Amarillo Slim is Gifted the World Championship If the first two World Championships were slightly controversial, the 1972 iteration wandered blindly into corruption.
The Best Places to Sell Action at the 2024 WSOP
With entry fees, hotel stays, flights, and general expenses costing plenty for players of any bankroll, selling action or buying a piece of others has become part of the World Series experience in Sin City. With several online sites offering ways to do this, as well as live forums and in-person sweats available, there are more options of either spreading variance or buying up percentages of your favorite players than ever before.
The Top Women to Watch at the 2024 WSOP
It is true that women comprise only a small percentage of WSOP tournament fields. Statistics are tough to obtain from the WSOP – not available at all in 2023 – but the average percentage of women in any given field appears to remain between 3% and 6%. It is true that the 2023 WSOP Ladies Championship set a new record for entries with 1,295 of them, an increase of 21% from the previous year, women still represent a very low portion of open tournament fields.
Final BetMGM Poker Spring Online Championship Numbers Show $3.1 Million Won
Last week, the premier online poker tournament series of the spring wrapped the action in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The BetMGM Poker Spring Online Championship offered nearly 200 tournaments, including 75 trophy events, and paid out millions of dollars to the top finishers. With the final numbers in the books, it’s a good chance to highlight and celebrate the BetMGM Spring Online Championship winners, leaderboard champions, and the dedicated players who won multiple titles.
Legends of the pitch: The top favourite footballers of all time
"Dive into the stories of the greatest footballers of all time. From Pele to Messi, discover exclusive offers and insights into the legends who have shaped the beautiful game. Join us to celebrate football's most iconic players." By Jennifer Newell Football enthrals millions globally. Many players have made their mark. Yet, only a few become legends, loved by fans and players. This article looks at the greatest footballers ever. We explore their careers, impact, and why fans adore them.
Celebrating Pascal Gross: Brighton's Multifaceted Maestro
By Jennifer NewellBrighton’s squad is filled with young, talented attackers, making waves in the football world. João Pedro, at just 22, has already netted 19 goals this season, positioning himself as a critical player for the team. Unfortunately, an injury sidelined him for the recent match against Sheffield United, prompting Roberto De Zerbi to call upon other young stars to fill the void. Fans excited about Brighton’s season can betting online on 1xBet. It’s fun and easy.
Doug Polk and Bill Perkins Drop a Million in Epic Texas Cash Game
Doug Polk and Bill Perkins Drop a Million in Epic Texas Cash Game 5 min read This week saw popular YouTube star and triple WSOP bracelet winner Doug Polk and financial investor, high stakes cash game player and prop bettor extraordinaire Bill Perkins combine for a seven-figure loss at the poker felt. Where Did the Cash Game Take Place? Fans of Doug Polk will know that the Texas-based World Series of Poker legend is part of a triumvirate of poker room co-owners.
Daniel Negreanu Loses $2.2 Million Playing Live Poker in 2023
5 min read $2.2 Million Dollar Loss Daniel ‘Kid Poker’ Negreanu is one of the biggest winners in poker and over the last 25 years has won six WSOP bracelets, over $51 million in live tournaments alone and is the most recognizable player on the planet. Adored by millions, he updated his fans in a very personal video where he described 2023 as a losing year – to the tune of over $2.2 million. How Much Did Kid Poker Lose at the Live Felt?
James Bond & Poker: Is Casino Royale the Best Bond Movie Ever?
The New Era of Bond Movies Post 9/11, society was crying out for realism as much as escapism in its action hero movies. The Bourne films meant every leading male actor tasked with saving the world had to endure a few more bruises in the pursuit of the punch-perfect action movie. Enter a new James Bond in one of the most iconic movies ever—Casino Royale. Was Casino Royale the best James Bond film? Was it Daniel Craig’s finest hour?
Daniel Smiljkovic Takes the Title Against Arden Cho in PGT Championship
Daniel Smiljkovic Takes the Title Against Arden Cho in PGT Championship 5 min read Six players returned to the action on the final day of the PokerGO Tour $1m Championship Freeroll, where the top 40 players of 2023 were joined by Dream Seat winners, Last Chance kings and queens and other poker legends.
Transparency Lost: Online Poker Bots and Cheaters and Cover-Ups
News from the online poker world of late has been filled with accusations and evidence of bots. One story after another has shown that bots and other forms of unethical behavior have infiltrated the online environment. Worse, these are not isolated incidents but patterns of conduct that are now becoming more obvious to those with the skills to identify them. Sadly, those identifying the bots and cheaters are often players on those sites.
Everygame Poker Offers CPT St. Maarten Satellites Online
It’s the middle of winter in the United States. The holidays are over, and people have resumed their regular work and school schedules. It won’t be long before you’re daydreaming about your next vacation, the one that will take you away from the cold as you await the arrival of spring. The Caribbean Poker Tour has the perfect option, a week of poker tournaments from March 27 to April 1 on the island of St. Maarten.
ACR Poker Launches Satellites for January Venom PKO
Multiple times each year, ACR Poker (formerly Americas Cardroom) offers its signature tournament called the Venom. The standard version of the Venom offers a $10M guarantee, and the progressive knockout version puts up a $5M guarantee. As ACR Poker charges into 2024, it is time to kick things off with a Venom PKO. Its four initial flights will take place on Thursdays and Sundays from January 18-28, followed by two playdown days and the final table on January 31.
Kid Poker Kickstarts Winning 2024 in Style as Quality Over Quantity Pays Off
5 min read Daniel Negreanu’s triumph at a final table that included his political and poker nemesis Justin Bonomo was a stunning one. Winning Event #1 of the 2024 PGT Last Chance festival for $218,400 while defeating other recent poker legends such as Masashi Oya, David Peters and 2023’s most successful player in terms of multiple major titles, Isaac Haxton, ‘Kid Poker’ once again proved just how relevant he is in the modern poker age.
WSOP to Work with Host Partners to Encourage Women-Only Events
I’d like to write about something never before discussed in poker circles: women-only poker events. However, I cannot do that because it is a topic that HAS been discussed at length in articles, on social media, in women’s poker groups, at poker venues, in home games, on podcasts, at seminars, and even in some poker company management offices.
Sepiol Stumps Stacked WPT World Championship Final Table for Huge Win
The World Poker Tour wrapped its second WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas just before Christmas. A month of live tournaments culminated in the WPT WC Main Event, which made news for its prize pool alone. Not only was the $40M guarantee historic, the $2.4M overlay was jaw-dropping and the value was undeniable.
Festival of Felt Returns to Ignition Poker Tables in December
Most poker sites run some kind of holiday promotion in December. Ignition Poker, however, runs an entire month – and then some – of tournament action for its players. In fact, the site’s 12 Days of Triple-Headers is in its last days, while the Holiday Series (Festival of Felt) gears up to run from December 26 through January 7. Let’s explain the two big features of the five-week holiday promotion.
Record Fields Highlight Start of December Live Poker Series
There has always been December poker in rooms across the world, but one of the main attractions was the World Poker Tour in years past and the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague in recent years. However, in 2022, the World Poker Tour took it up a notch with its new Wynn partnership to offer the WPT World Championship like never before. The company ended its 20th season with a widely-acclaimed series at Wynn that included a $10K Main Event that nearly doubled its $15M guarantee.
Padraig O'Neill Performs EPT Prague Christmas Miracle
6 min read When the final day of action kicked off, Norwegian player Jon Kyte was in charge, leading the action after having taken control of the table. His stack was bigger than all four of his remaining opponents combined. Over the course of several hours, however, Padraig O’Neill went from short stack to EPT champion as he won the biggest prize of his poker career to date in the final EPT Main Event of the 2023 season.
Forty Million Guarantee Honored at WPT World Championship
$40M Guarantee on the WC Main Event The risk didn’t come in the form of a larger, longer schedule, as the players expressed their unequivocal support for the series in 2022. More options were a plus, despite the new competition in series around Las Vegas and from a new uncoincidentally-timed tournament series in the Bahamas. Most of the bigger guarantees weren’t too risky, either.
WPT World Championship at Wynn Shows Confidence as Main Event Begins
2023 WPT World Championship There were also some unique variables that could present challenges for the WPT World Championship in 2023. Many poker rooms around Las Vegas introduced series that gave players tournament alternatives, sometimes with lower price points. The biggest challenge, however, was the introduction of the WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas. The World Series of Poker – probably completely coincidentally – set its new live bracelet series for the first half of December.
WPT World Championship at Wynn Shows Confidence as Main Event Begins
The World Poker Tour is at it again. Its 2022 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas was such a success that it’s happening again. This year, however, it’s a longer schedule, bigger guarantees, and more new records for the poker history books. There were also some unique variables that could present challenges for the WPT World Championship in 2023. Many poker rooms around Las Vegas introduced series that gave players tournament alternatives, sometimes with lower price points.
ACR Poker Runs MO PLO Series and Adds New Security Feature
Live poker is on fire this December. There are major poker series across Las Vegas, as well as in Europe and the Bahamas. Everyone doesn’t have the luxury of living near one of these locations, though, or being able to travel to one of them. That leaves those masses of poker players at home, just wanting to play some online poker through the winter months and holiday season. ACR Poker decided on a unique offering for the beginning of December. And it’s all about the PLO action.
WPT Inspires Competing December Poker Series in Vegas
In 2022, the World Poker Tour reestablished its presence in Las Vegas in December. The tour celebrated its 20th anniversary by bringing back the WPT World Championship but taking it to Wynn Las Vegas. The series was such a success that the 2023 WPT-Wynn series is scheduled for a longer period of time. In addition, the Main Event offers a $40M guarantee, and there will be a variety of activities for players throughout the month of December.
Ignition Poker Sets November Million Dollar Weekend
The holidays are generally filled with get-togethers, social gatherings, food, and drink. For online poker players, the holidays are ideal times to take advantage of holiday specials and online poker holiday promotions. Enter Ignition Poker. Americans will be dealing with the Thanksgiving weekend – or just the Turkey Day holiday – during the second-last week and weekend of November.
Winter OSS Offering $30M in Guarantees at ACR Poker
When ACR Poker names its flagship online poker tournament series, it’s serious. The Online Super Series (OSS) has had numerous iterations through the years. The Mini Online Super Series (MOSS) and Bigger Online Super Series (BOSS) are the main offshoots of the primary OSS, but there is also the XL edition, which combines all three into one massive series. As winter creeps in on everyone, it’s the perfect time to bring in the Winter Online Super Series.
PokerStars Hosts Successful NAPT Return in Las Vegas
The original iteration of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) was an incredible success in 2010 and into 2011…until it wasn’t. Black Friday ruined many things, including the NAPT. It was going to be a tough task to bring it all back. The buy-ins would be lower – in general – and the names at the tables would change. But there’s just something about a series hosted by PokerStars that hits the mark every time. The 2023 NAPT Las Vegas did just that.
West Virginia Signs MSIGA to Connect to US Online Poker
West Virginia finally did it. And New Jersey appears to have been the driving force. West Virginia joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), becoming the fifth state to do so. This gives online poker operators the incentive to launch poker sites in that state because they can link WV players with those in other states to create a viable player pool. West Virginia was the fifth state in America to legalize and regulate online poker.
WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas Adds Extra Activities
There was no doubt that the 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas would be big. The schedule spanned more time and included more events than the much-acclaimed inaugural WPT-Wynn series last December. There are more events on the schedule. And the WPT Main Event has an eye-popping $40M guarantee. As the months have passed, though, the WPT has released more details about the series, including livestreaming details, side events like the MUG and Phil Ivey heads-up matches, and the player party.
2023 WSOP Europe Sets New Record as Neugebauer Wins Main Event
The World Series of Poker Europe is usually the last chance to win a WSOP bracelet each year. That is not so this year, as WSOP Paradise will make its debut with fifteen gold bracelet events December 3-15 in the Bahamas. With so much focus on the inaugural WSOP Paradise, WSOP Europe seemed to garner less attention this year. But it’s important to record the 15 bracelet winners, none of which were American, as the series is, in fact, the WORLD Series of Poker.
Star-Studded NAPT Panel Helps Women Find Power in Poker
I’ve taken to grabbing onto small moments of joy in this world; they call them “glimmers”. Rather than the opposite, “triggers”, things that set me off in negative ways, glimmers are small moments of happiness, wonder, and sacred awe. Recently I went to see a panel hosted by PokerStars during the NAPT (North American Poker Tour) discussing women in poker. It gave me a glimmer and an afternoon filled with hope, optimism, and purpose.
Real Poker Girls of Las Vegas Gambling Podcast Offers Fresh Voices
It’s been said a million times: Poker is a male-dominated game. The women have always been there, just in small numbers, but those numbers have been growing significantly in the past decade. With more representation of the female persuasion at the tables, it’s even more important to see more women in the overall industry. That includes podcasts. There have been women in the poker podcast world – more of late – but the newest addition to the lineup puts three women in the studio.
PokerStars to Relaunch Big Game Along with NAPT
It’s not like PokerStars to sit back and accept the status quo. For years, PokerStars was the global online poker market leader by a fair margin. Of course, Black Friday put the brakes on all of that. But PokerStars took its punishment before slowly and carefully reentering the US market several years later. It withstood serious vetting by the New Jersey gambling regulator and played by every rule when it received its NJ online poker license.
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