Ting Xiao Wins 2015/2016 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore $1,675 Main Event

by September 1, 2015

The WSOP Circuit completed the second stop in the schedule of Season 2015/2016. Horseshoe Casino Baltimore in Maryland played host to an eleven-day tournament held from August 20 to August 31 and the $1,675 Main Event with a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 was most definitely i ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between August 31 and September 6

by August 31, 2015

Several major tournaments are scheduled to start this week. Horseshoe Cincinnati will play host to the Labor Day $500K Deepstack Poker festival, Commerce Casino in California will feature a number of exciting events with large prize pools, and Pala Casino Spa & Resort togethe ...

John Juanda Wins EPT Season 12 Barcelona €5,300 Main Event

by August 31, 2015

The EPT Season 12 Barcelona has its Main Event champion. His name is John Juanda and he won the amount of €1,022,593 for his triumph last night. With live tournament winnings of more than $17 million, the player is definitely one of the most profitable and successful poker profes ...

Isaac Haxton – This Week’s Biggest GPI Climber

by August 30, 2015

It could be seen after the traditional Wednesday update of the GPI leaderboard that American poker pro Isaac Haxton is this week’s biggest climber. The player moved up 130 positions and now ranks 154th with a total of 2,093.33 points collected over the past nine months....

Joseph Cheong Moves Up in the GPI Ranking

by August 29, 2015

Jason Mercier with 4,259.98 points, Anthony Zinno with 4,021.32 points, and Byron Kaverman with 3,988.80 points are at the top of the GPI leaderboard after its weekly update. Paul Volpe reached his career highest rank this week. The player is 4th with 3,735.02 points. Scott Seive ...

bwin.party H1 Revenue Drops 6%

by August 28, 2015

Gambling company bwin.party digital entertainment plc posted its financial results for the first half of the year. Total revenue for the six months ended June 30 amounted to €296.5 million, down 6% from the €317.1 million reported for the same period a year ago.The decrease w ...

Martin Finger Wins EPT Season 12 Barcelona €25,000 High Roller

by August 28, 2015

The EPT Season 12 Barcelona €25,000 High Roller was completed last night with German poker pro Martin Finger marching his way through a field of 118 entries to eventually capture the tournament trophy and the amount of €865,900.The €25,000 High Roller was initially scheduled ...

Franco Ivan Luca Returns to GPI Player of the Year Top 10

by August 27, 2015

It has been 8 weeks since Anthony Zinno topped the GPI Player of the Year leaderboard and its latest update shows that the player still ranks 1st. The poker pro, who has won one WSOP gold bracelet, two WPT events, and the L.A. Poker Classic Championship since the the beginning of ...

Playtech Posts 33% Increase in H1 Revenue

by August 27, 2015

Isle of Man-licensed gambling operator Playtech announced its financial results for the first half of the year. Overall revenue amounted to €286 million, up 33% from the €214.4 million posted for the same period a year ago.Revenue from the company’s casino operations in ...

Adrian Mateos Re-enters GPI Top 20

by August 26, 2015

The Global Poker Index leaderboard has just been updated and it could be seen that there was not movement in its top 3 over the past 7 days. Jason Mercier ranks 1st for a fifth consecutive week, followed by Anthony Zinno and Byron Kaverman.EPT Season 11 Grand Final Main Event ...

Paddy Power H1 Operating Profit Up 33%

by August 26, 2015

Irish gambling operator Paddy Power announced its financial results for the first half of the year ended June 30, 2015. Net revenue increased 25% year-on-year with a double-digit growth in both its retail and online divisions.Operating profit amounted to €80 million, up 33% y ...

Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Backs Wynn Resorts Key Permit Application

by August 25, 2015

Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack said in a letter to environmental officials that gambling operator Wynn Resorts has addressed all traffic issues that may arise from the construction of its $1.7-billion casino in Everett in an adequate manner.Ms. Po ...

Sylvain Loosli Wins EPT Season 12 Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller

by August 25, 2015

The €50,000 Super High Roller, the first of several major events in the EPT Season 12 Barcelona’s schedule, was completed late last night with Frenchman Sylvain Loosli emerging victorious over a field of 99 of the world’s best poker professionals.All the entries c ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between August 24-30

by August 24, 2015

A number of poker tournaments are scheduled to start in the week between August 24-30 and all of them promise to be quite exciting. Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, City of Dreams in Macau, WinStar World Casino and Resort in Oklahoma are only several of the casino locations that will ...

Lynn Gilmartin Wins EPT Season 12 Barcelona €220 Women’s Event

by August 24, 2015

All poker eyes are now on Casino de Barcelona in Spain, where Season 12 of the European Poker Tour was launched a few days ago. Being indisputably one of the most popular EPT destinations, Barcelona will most definitely provide both players and fans with a lot of excitement over ...