Valentin Vornicu Wins Record 10th WSOP Circuit Gold Ring to Tie With Maurice Hawkins

Valentin Vornicu Wins Record 10th WSOP Circuit Gold Ring to Tie With Maurice Hawkins

by November 7, 2017

It took almost seven months before Maurice Hawkins’ record breaking accomplishment of winning ten WSOP Circuit gold rings was repeated by another player. That fortunate one was Valentin Vornicu. On Sunday night, the player topped the field of a $365 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em ...

PokerStars Founder Mark Scheinberg’s Madrid Hotel Complex to Open Doors in 2019

PokerStars Founder Mark Scheinberg’s Madrid Hotel Complex to Open Doors in 2019

by November 7, 2017

Centro Canalejas Madrid, a luxury hotel, residential, and retail complex currently under development in the Spanish capital is expected to be completed in 2019 and to cost developers the amount of €525 million. The multi-purpose complex is 50% owned by PokerStars co-founder Mark ...

Gambling Entrepreneur Antanas Guoga Mentioned in Leaked Paradise Papers

Gambling Entrepreneur Antanas Guoga Mentioned in Leaked Paradise Papers

by November 6, 2017

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released on Sunday the so-called Paradise Papers, a trove of 13.4 million leaked files that expose the offshore interests and activities of some of the world’s richest and most powerful.Members of US President ...

Dominik Nitsche Wins 2017 WSOP Europe €111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP

Dominik Nitsche Wins 2017 WSOP Europe €111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP

by November 6, 2017

German poker pro Dominik Nitsche expanded his collection of WSOP gold bracelets last night by winning the first ever High Roller for ONE DROP tournament on European soil. The player emerged as the victor after dominating performance during heads-up against his fellow countryman A ...

Super High Roller Bowl Champion Christoph Vogelsang Eyes WSOP Europe €111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP Title

Super High Roller Bowl Champion Christoph Vogelsang Eyes WSOP Europe €111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP Title

by November 5, 2017

The final day of the WSOP Europe €111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP is upon us and will bring ten of the world’s most prominent high rollers to contend for a gold bracelet and the first-place prize of €3,487,463.It is barely a surprise that there are several Germans sti ...

Charlie Carrel Leads 2017 WSOP Europe €111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP Survivors Into Day 2

Charlie Carrel Leads 2017 WSOP Europe €111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP Survivors Into Day 2

by November 4, 2017

Although the WSOP Europe is drawing to a close, it must be said that the best is still yet to come, that is we are yet to see how Main Event action will unfold. And another important task the clusters of players at King’s Casino Rozvadov have is to determine the winner of t ...

Maine Tribes Oppose Controversial Casino Expansion Push

Maine Tribes Oppose Controversial Casino Expansion Push

by November 3, 2017

Two of Maine’s federally recognized tribes mounted opposition to the proposed construction of a third casino within the state’s borders. Maine residents will be able to cast their vote in support for or against the casino expansion push at the upcoming November 7 referendum.U ...

Niall Farrell Completes Poker’s Triple Crown with 2017 WSOP Europe €25,000 High Roller Victory

Niall Farrell Completes Poker’s Triple Crown with 2017 WSOP Europe €25,000 High Roller Victory

by November 3, 2017

Scottish poker pro Niall Farrell finally scooped a gold bracelet from a WSOP tournament after two near-misses in previous years. Last night, the player emerged victorious from a field of some of the world’s top-class high rollers to capture the gold piece and a first-place prize ...

Wynn Resorts to Spend $90 Million on Properties near Greater Boston Casino Resort

Wynn Resorts to Spend $90 Million on Properties near Greater Boston Casino Resort

by November 2, 2017

Las Vegas casino operator Wynn Resorts is planning to spend almost $100 million in buying properties around Wynn Boston Harbor, the $2-plus-billion integrated resort currently under construction in the city of Everett, Massachusetts.Steve Wynn, CEO of the major gaming and ho ...

Chris Ferguson Wins 2017 WSOP Europe €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better for Sixth Gold Bracelet

Chris Ferguson Wins 2017 WSOP Europe €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better for Sixth Gold Bracelet

by November 2, 2017

Staying away from poker for more than five years, Chris Ferguson made a terrific comeback last year, when he cashed in 10 WSOP events. This year, the player bettered his accomplishment by finishing in the money in 17 tournaments on the schedule of the summer series.Ferguson’ ...

Daniel Lowery Wins Fifth WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harveys Lake Tahoe

Daniel Lowery Wins Fifth WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harveys Lake Tahoe

by November 1, 2017

While King’s Casino Rozvadov in the Czech Republic is the arena for the first WSOP Europe festival in several years, the WSOP Circuit is traveling around the US, attracting players with the opportunity to win coveted gold rings.The popular poker series is currently hosted by ...

Lukas Zaskodny Wins 2017 WSOP Europe €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha

Lukas Zaskodny Wins 2017 WSOP Europe €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha

by October 31, 2017

Lukas Zaskodny became the second Czech player to win a gold bracelet from the ongoing WSOP Europe festival at King’s Casino Rozvadov. The player was crowned the victor of the €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha after three days of play, and a particularly tough final table.Zaskodny colle ...

Tom Marchese and Scott Seiver among the Big Winners at Latest Aria High Roller Series

Tom Marchese and Scott Seiver among the Big Winners at Latest Aria High Roller Series

by October 30, 2017

It has recently been announced that PokerGO would be streaming the final tables of Aria High Roller Series events. And the first tournaments to be streamed took place late last week and during the weekend. As usual, Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas drew some of the best high ...

Theodore McQuilkin Wins 2017 WSOP Europe €1,650 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max

Theodore McQuilkin Wins 2017 WSOP Europe €1,650 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max

by October 29, 2017

Bracelet number four of this year’s WSOP Europe was scooped last night by French recreational player Theodore McQuilkin. Prior to last night, the player had just around $24,000 in live tournament winnings. But a combination of luck, love for the game, and skills secured him ...

Group of Taiwanese Outlying Islands Rejects Casino Proposal

Group of Taiwanese Outlying Islands Rejects Casino Proposal

by October 28, 2017

Residents of Kinmen County, a group of islands administered by Taiwan, rejected the proposed construction of casinos during a referendum that took place earlier today. Local media reported that a total of 24,368 people cast negative votes in today’s ballot and just 2,705 vo ...