Joseph McKeehen Takes the Lead after 2015 WSOP Main Event Day 5
Yet another day of the 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event was marked as completed. Day 4 saw 661 players returning to try their best and win a seat into this…
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Amar Anand Tops 2015 WSOP Main Event Day 3
Day 3 of this year’s WSOP $10,000 Main Event has been completed a few hours ago. After five levels of play, there are 661 remaining players who will return for…
David Jackson Finishes 2015 WSOP Main Event Day 2C as Chip Leader
The 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event is currently taking place at Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Day 2C, the last of the event’s multiple-flight days, was completed with…
Unibet Buys Stan James’ Online Business
Gambling operator Unibet Group plc has just announced that it had signed a deal with Stan James Group plc to purchase the latter company’s online business and thus acquire full…
Players with Most 2015 WSOP In-the-Money Finishes
The summer edition of the 46th Annual World Series of Poker is nearing its end. A total of 67 gold bracelets have already found their owners and millions of dollars…
bwin.party Q2 Revenue Meets Expectations
Gaming company bwin.party digital entertainment plc announced earlier today that the revenue generated in the second quarter of the year was completely in line with expectations. In addition, revenue from…
Anthony Zinno Rises to 1st Place in the GPI Leaderboard
The Global Poker Index has just posted its weekly update. Needless to say, there was quite a movement this week due to the 46th Annual World Series of Poker, which…
MGM Resorts Sells Two Reno-Based Casinos
Gambling operator MGM Resorts International announced on Tuesday that it would sell two Reno-based hotel and casino properties to Eldorado Resorts. The latter gaming company is to purchase a 50%…
Evolution Gaming Launches Live Studio at Casino de Spa
Supplier of Live Casino and various other gaming solutions Evolution Gaming announced earlier today the launch of its latest live studio. It is located in the Pink Ballroom in Belgium’s…
Connor Berkowitz Wins 2015 WSOP $777 LUCKY SEVENS No-Limit Hold’em
The $777 LUCKY SEVENS No-Limit Hold’em or the last event on this year’s WSOP schedule before the Main Event Championship was completed a few hours ago. Poker pro Connor Berkowitz…
Poker Tournaments to Start between July 6-12
The 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event kicked off on Sunday, July 5, which means that the summer leg of this year’s Series has entered its final stage. Despite indisputably being…
Quinn Do Wins 2015 WSOP $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship
The 2015 WSOP $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship or the last preliminary event before the $10,000 Main Event was completed late last night with Vietnamese poker pro Quinn Do capturing the…
Brian Rast Wins First-Ever Super High Roller Bowl
Brian Rast from Poway, California has just won the first-ever $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl to add $7,525,000 to his poker bankroll. The three-day event was held at Aria Resort…
Andrew Barber Wins 2015 WSOP $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship
The 2015 WSOP $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship was completed mere hours ago. Andrew Barber from Sacramento, California won the event to collect his first-ever gold bracelet and the amount of $517,766.…
Plainridge Park Casino Generates $6.15 million after One Week of Operation
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission announced on Thursday that Plainridge Park Casino, the state’s first licensed gambling venue, generated gaming revenue of $6.15 million during the first week of its operation.…
Alex Lindop Wins 2015 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Yet another event of the 2015 WSOP was marked as completed, after UK player Alex Lindop won the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em for $531,037 and his first career gold bracelet. The…
Anthony Zinno Wins 2015 WSOP $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
The summer leg of this year’s WSOP edition is nearing its end with only a few bracelets left for grabs. The $25,000 High-Roller Pot-Limit Omaha or Event #60 on the…
Mark Frissora Takes Over as Caesars Entertainment President and CEO
Gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation announced that Mark Frissora assumed his post of President and Chief Executive Officer of the company on July 1. Back in February, it became clear…
Stephen Chidwick Drops Out of Top 3 of the GPI Ranking
The Global Poker Index has just updated its weekly leaderboard. Dan Smith is still at the top with 4,080.67 points, followed by Byron Kaverman with 3,747.88 points and Bryn Kenney,…
Pojoaque Pueblo Allowed to Keep New Mexico Casinos Open
It was announced on Tuesday that New Mexico U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez would not try to close the two casinos that the Pojoaque Pueblo operates north of Santa Fe, due…
Brockton Casino to Attract More Visitors from Boston than New Bedford Rival
Supporters of the Brockton casino proposal pointed out that the potential gambling facility would draw more visitors from Boston than the New Bedford project, due to the city’s close proximity…
Jonathan Duhamel Wins 2015 WSOP $111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP
The $111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP was completed a few hours ago. The event attracted a total of 135 of the world’s most popular high rollers who created a…
Poker Tournaments to Start between June 29 and July 5
The Super High Roller Bowl at Aria Resort & Casino will definitely be the most exciting poker event to take place in the upcoming week. The tournament will feature a…
Jacquelyn Scott Wins 2015 WSOP $10,000/$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Jacquelyn Scott, a Florida-based real estate agent, won the $10,000/$1,000 Ladies Poker Championship (No-Limit Hold’em) or Event #53 on this year’s WSOP schedule. She topped a field of 795 fellow…
Carol Fuchs Wins 2015 WSOP $1,500 Dealers Choice
This year’s edition of the WSOP has its first female champion. Hollywood screenwriter and producer Carol Fuchs emerged victorious over a field of 357 entries to capture the amount of…
Ben Yu Wins 2015 WSOP $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship
The $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship or Event #50 on this year’s WSOP schedule was completed early this morning. Nevada-based player Ben Yu topped a tough field of 117 entries to…
Alabama Circuit Court Rules in Favor of Shuttered VictoryLand Casino
Judge William Shashy of the Montgomery Circuit Court ruled on Thursday that Alabama could not shutter the VictoryLand casino and greyhound track in Macon County, while permitting venues across the…
Mike Gorodinsky Wins 2015 WSOP $50,000 POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Poker pro Mike Gorodinsky has just made history by joining the elite club of the $50,000 POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP winners. He topped the field of 84 of the world’s best…
Olivier Busquet Takes 2nd Place in the GPI WSOP Player of the Year Leaderboard
Day 29 of the 46th Annual World Series of Poker has been completed but no one managed to collect enough points to overthrow Paul Volpe from his top position in…
Seminole Tribe Wants Quick Resolution of Blackjack Issue
James E. Billie, Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, notified Gov. Rick Scott that the tribe would keep on offering blackjack and other table games at its venues, despite…