Benjamin Zamani Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Planet Hollywood

Benjamin Zamani Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Planet Hollywood

by April 3, 2018

Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Benjamin Zamani added last night another piece of WSOP hardware to his collection of poker trophies. The player bested a field of 870 entries in the WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event to claim his first WSOP Circuit gold ring and a first-p ...

Scott Powrie Emerges as Chip Leader after WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event Day 2

Scott Powrie Emerges as Chip Leader after WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event Day 2

by April 2, 2018

The final table of the WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event was reached a few hours ago at the host venue. There are ten players left to contend for the first-place prize and a gold ring from the series. The final ten will be led by Scott Powrie into the event’s last da ...

Valentin Vornicu Leads 113 Players into WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event Day 2

Valentin Vornicu Leads 113 Players into WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event Day 2

by April 1, 2018

Poker pro Valentin Vornicu is eying a record eleventh WSOP Circuit gold ring at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The casino hosts the latest stop on the schedule of the popular poker series and the $1,675 Main Event, part of the festival, is currently under way.The second of t ...

Biggest EPT Sochi Winners

Biggest EPT Sochi Winners

by March 31, 2018

The first European Poker Tour festival since PokerStars brought back its popular live poker brand was held at Sochi Casino & Resort in the Russian city of Sochi. The EPT Sochi proved to be a great success, particularly its Main Event, which drew a massive field of more than 8 ...

Arseniy Karmatskiy Takes Down EPT Sochi Main Event

Arseniy Karmatskiy Takes Down EPT Sochi Main Event

by March 30, 2018

Russian poker pro Arseniy Karmatskiy claimed his first EPT title last night after besting a tough final table. The player collected ₽27.3 million (approximately $475,500) for outlasting the EPT Sochi Main Event’s 861-strong field.Sochi Casino and Resort in Russia played host ...

Popular Social Casino Constitutes Illegal Online Gambling in Washington

Popular Social Casino Constitutes Illegal Online Gambling in Washington

by March 29, 2018

A US Court of Appeals judge ruled on Wednesday that Big Fish Casino constituted illegal online gambling under the Washington state gambling law. The recent court ruling could open Pandora’s box for the growing social casino sector, particularly in the US where online gambling is ...

The Star’s Brisbane Casino Resort Partners Buy Stake in the Company

The Star’s Brisbane Casino Resort Partners Buy Stake in the Company

by March 29, 2018

The Star Entertainment Group is looking to attract more high roller players from the Asia-Pacific region after two Hong Kong-based companies have each acquired a stake in the Australian casino operator.Retail and hotel conglomerates Chow Tai Fook Enterprise and Far East Cons ...

Arseniy Karmatskiy Leads Final 7 in EPT Sochi Main Event

Arseniy Karmatskiy Leads Final 7 in EPT Sochi Main Event

by March 29, 2018

Russia’s Arseniy Karmatskiy is heading a pack of seven finalists into the final day of the EPT Sochi Main Event. The player built a massive stack Wednesday at the host venue Sochi Casino and Resort to secure a comfortable stack into the tournament’s final table.Day 5 play st ...

Mikhail Plakkhin Leads Final 16 into EPT Sochi Main Event Day 5

Mikhail Plakkhin Leads Final 16 into EPT Sochi Main Event Day 5

by March 28, 2018

Russian player Mikhail Plakkhin is leading the final 16 players in the EPT Sochi Main Event with 3.046 million. The 16 remaining hopefuls are set to return at Sochi Casino & Resort today at noon local time.While play is set to continue at the host venue, spirit will cert ...

Ivan Volodko Leads 40 Hopefuls into EPT Sochi Main Event Day 4

Ivan Volodko Leads 40 Hopefuls into EPT Sochi Main Event Day 4

by March 27, 2018

The EPT Sochi Main Event is quickly advancing into its final stages. Day 4 action is set to start at noon local time with 40 players who made it through all five 90-minute levels played at the host venue Sochi Casino and Resort the previous day.Local player Ivan Volodko is l ...

New Allegations Suggest Crown Fabricated Slot Machine Trial Story to Avoid Penalties

New Allegations Suggest Crown Fabricated Slot Machine Trial Story to Avoid Penalties

by March 26, 2018

Pressure on Crown Resorts has grown as a new wave of evidence shows that the casino operator might have only stopped what it previously described as a “trial” of removing betting options on slot machines after complaints from patrons.A whistle-blower has told local news outl ...

EPT Sochi Main Event Goes Into Day 3 with 136 Survivors

EPT Sochi Main Event Goes Into Day 3 with 136 Survivors

by March 26, 2018

Russia’s Sergey Pichugin finished as the chip leader after a short Day 2 of play in the EPT Sochi Main Event. The player bagged and tagged 858,000 at the end of the day, topping a chip counts chart of 136 hopefuls.Day 2 action at Sochi Casino and Resort kicked off with 359 su ...

Local Government Approves Boracay Casino without Public Input

Local Government Approves Boracay Casino without Public Input

by March 26, 2018

The government of the town of Malay approved last year the $500-million project for a casino resort on the Boracay Island without any prior public consultation, The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports.The town is part of the Aklan Municipality which includes Boracay, as well. ...

Three Starting Flights Bring 359 Survivors into EPT Sochi Main Event Day 2

Three Starting Flights Bring 359 Survivors into EPT Sochi Main Event Day 2

by March 25, 2018

The first EPT Main Event after the tournament series’ year-long hiatus is currently taking place at Sochi Casino and Resort in Sochi, Russia. Days 1B and 1C of the ₽192,000 buy-in event were played at the host casino on Saturday.Day 1B kicked off at noon local time and ...

EPT Sochi Main Event Day 1A Ends with 110 Survivors

EPT Sochi Main Event Day 1A Ends with 110 Survivors

by March 24, 2018

It can be said that PokerStars’ decision to retire the EPT tournament series back in 2016 in favor of a new live poker brand was received poorly by many fans of the game. But now the series is back and stronger than ever after its hiatus that luckily did not last that long. ...