May 2013 Online Poker Traffic Rankings for US operators
If you haven’t glanced at the online poker traffic numbers provided by PokerScout.com in a while you might be asking yourself what is going on with the US market. Bovada is now the #1 online poker room...
View ArticlePokerStars Releases Schedule for Historic Season X of the EPT
On August 28, 2013 The European Poker Tour (EPT) will turn 10, when Season X of the popular poker tour kicks-off with a stop in Barcelona. While very little was made of the historic 10th Anniversary of...
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The Online Poker World is Changing Part 1
On Tuesday, April 30, 2013, the US online poker world entered a new era with the launch of Ultimate Poker in Nevada. This era has already begun in other locales around the globe, where regulated...
View ArticleThe Online Poker World is Changing Part 2
In Part 1 of this series I detailed how the online poker world has changed since the poker boom, and offered up some thoughts and opinions on what online poker players will have to get used to in this...
View ArticleArms Race Beginning in Nevada Online Poker Market
With rumors of Caesars Entertainment preparing to launch their WSOP.com online poker room in Nevada in the next week –which is sure to be the most powerful early brand in the US market– Ultimate Poker...
View ArticleDoes the World Series of Poker Still Matter?
From 1970 through 2006 the World Series of Poker was in a constant state of growth, which is pretty impressive considering the event has and always will be the largest poker tournament in the game. But...
View Article2013/2014 WSOP Circuit Schedule Released
On Wednesday night the World Series of Poker unveiled the upcoming WSOP Circuit Series schedule for the 2013/2014 season. In all there will be 22 official stops on the 2013/2014 schedule, as well as...
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Annie Duke Releases Official Statement on UB Tapes
After Travis Makar’s decision to release some five-hours of secretly recorded audio tapes where the principles involved with the cheating and/or cover-up that took place during the Super-User scandal...
View ArticleCal Anderson Joins Shaun Deeb as 4-time SCOOP Winners
Calvin “Cal42688” Anderson is one of the better known online poker tournament players in the game (and for good reason) and 2013 could very well be the breakout year for Anderson considering he has had...
View ArticleA Look at the New Jersey Online Gaming Regulations
Last Friday the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) unveiled their preliminary list of online gaming regulations that will be enforced in conjunction with the online gaming bill that was...
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Viktor Blom Wins PokerStars SCOOP Main Event
A total of 580 players registered for the $10,300 buy-in Main Event of the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), and there were some really big names battling at the final table for...
View ArticleESPN to Live Stream 35 Final Tables During 2013 WSOP
Real-time coverage of World Series of Poker tournaments has been increasing at a rapid rate over the past few years, and this year we will one of the most comprehensive live stream schedules in the...
View ArticleThe Attempted Rewriting of Online Poker History
We are now 15 years into the online poker era and in addition to the already copious amounts of media available on this era a number of highly-publicized books and movies are scheduled to be released...
View ArticleA Look at the First Five Bracelet Winners of the 2013 WSOP
We’re now a week into the 2013 World Series of Poker tournament series; which started with a great moment when veteran poker reporter Chad Holloway took down the Casino Employee event, and seemingly...
View ArticleGDAM Asia Millions Produces $15 Million Prize-pool
The organizers of the GDAM (GuangDong Asia Millions) boasted perhaps 100 entries for the HKD$1,000,000 buy-in tournament (about $130,000 USD) and while the actual number entries in the tournament that...
View ArticleIveyPoker.com Adds Three More Pros to its Roster
It’s been a while since IveyPoker.com signed any players, but with the 2013 World Series of Poker in full swing the site decided to add three new players to their roster; their first signings since...
View ArticleFirst Half of the World Poker Tour Season XII Schedule Released
Is this really going to be the 12th season of the World Poker Tour? Has it really been 12 years since Gus Hansen burst onto the poker scene and ushered in the LAG generation? Apparently so, considering...
View ArticlebrePokerStars Chairman Mark Scheinberg settles with the DOJ
Mark Scheinberg, the son of PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg and the company’s acting Chairman of the Board came to an agreement this week on a $50 million settlement with the US Department of...
View ArticleCanadian Domination at the WSOP Continues
The running tally is now at 7 bracelets in the first 28 tournaments for Team Canada at the 2013 World Series of Poker, and with over half a series still to be played the Canadians could turn-in one of...
View ArticleElder Statesmen Leaving Their Mark on the 2013 WSOP
The 2013 World Series of Poker has seen plenty of young guns make their presence felt at the poker tables at the Rio, with names like Taylor Paur, Matt Waxman, Mark Radoja, and Martin Finger winning...
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