Unibet Buys Stan James’ Online Business
By 
Terry Davis ·
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…
Tag: Poker
Players with Most 2015 WSOP In-the-Money Finishes
By Terry Davis ·
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…
Anthony Zinno Rises to 1st Place in the GPI Leaderboard
By Terry Davis ·
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…
Connor Berkowitz Wins 2015 WSOP $777 LUCKY SEVENS No-Limit Hold’em
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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.…
Alex Lindop Wins 2015 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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…
Stephen Chidwick Drops Out of Top 3 of the GPI Ranking
By Terry Davis ·
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,…
Jonathan Duhamel Wins 2015 WSOP $111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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…
Mike Gorodinsky Wins 2015 WSOP $50,000 POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
By Terry Davis ·
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
By Terry Davis ·
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…
Playtech – from Casino Industry to the Foreign Exchange Market
By 
Susan Sutton ·
Founded in 1999 by Teddy Sagi, a London-based Israeli businessman, Playtech PLC is the world’s largest online gaming software supplier traded on the London Stock Exchange. Listed under the ticker…
Jon Andlovec Wins 2015 WSOP $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em
By Terry Davis ·
The inaugural $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em event, part of this year’s edition of the WSOP, was completed several hours ago. Poker player Jon Andlovec from Carson City, Nevada won…
Travis Baker Wins 2015 WSOP $1,000 Seniors Championship
By Terry Davis ·
The 2015 WSOP $1,000 Seniors Championship (No-Limit Hold’em) was completed with Oklahoma-based amateur player Travis Baker emerging victorious to capture his first WSOP cash and gold bracelet. This special three-day…
Max Pescatori Wins 2015 WSOP $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
By Terry Davis ·
Italian poker pro Max Pescatori has just won the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship to collect his fourth career WSOP bracelet and the amount of $292,158.…
bwin.party Sells World Poker Tour to Ourgame International Holdings
By 
Robert Johnson ·
Online gambling operator bwin.party digital entertainment plc announced mere hours ago that it is to sell its interests in World Poker Tour to Hong Kong-listed company Ourgame International Holdings for…
Poker Tournaments to Start between June 22-28
By Robert Johnson ·
The time for the 2015 Super High Roller Series, one of this summer’s most exciting events, has almost come. But apart from this one, there are a few other tournaments…
Brian Hastings Wins 2015 WSOP $1,500 Ten-Game Mix
By Terry Davis ·
Pennsylvania-based poker pro Brian Hastings won the $1,500 Ten-Game Mix to become the first double-winner of this year’s edition of the WSOP. Apart from the amount of $133,403, the player…
Byron Kaverman Wins 2015 WSOP $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship
By Terry Davis ·
Byron Kaverman from Columbus, Ohio topped the field of the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship, known to be one of the toughest WSOP events, to capture his first-ever gold bracelet…
Mike Gorodinsky Ranks 2nd in the GPI WSOP Player of the Year Leaderboard
By Terry Davis ·
Day 23 of the 46th Annual WSOP has been completed with Pennsylvania-based poker pro Paul Volpe still topping the 2015 GPI WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard. The player has…
Franco Ivan Luca Wins 2015 WSOP $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
By Terry Davis ·
Mere hours ago, poker pro Franco Ivan Luca bested the field of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em or Event #30 in the 46th Annual WSOP schedule to capture his first-ever gold…
Jeff Madsen Wins 2015 WSOP $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
By Terry Davis ·
The $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better or Event #31 in this year’s WSOP schedule was completed mere hours ago with poker pro Jeff Madsen emerging victorious over its…
Phil Galfond Wins 2015 WSOP $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship
By Terry Davis ·
New York-based poker pro Phil Galfond captured his second WSOP gold bracelet a few hours ago, as he won the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship or Event #29 in…