Ben Palmer Wins Inaugural WPT at Venetian
By 
Terry Davis ·
Venetian Casino regular Ben Palmer took down last night the first-ever WPT at Venetian Main Event for $431,655 in prize money Playing regularly at the poker tables of the Venetian…
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Ami Alibay Leads 73 Hopefuls into Penultimate Day of WPT at Venetian
By Terry Davis ·
Ami Alibay bagged the overnight chip lead after Day 2 of the inaugural WPT at Venetian Main Event, the player vies for first WPT title The Venetian, one of the…
Casino Gambling Could Come to Arkansas on April 1
By 
Robert Johnson ·
Oaklawn and Southland are expected to go live with full-blown casino gaming on April 1 as part of a gambling expansion push in Arkansas Gambling could soon expand in Arkansas…
You Zeng Emerges Victorious in WPTDeepStacks Johannesburg
By Terry Davis ·
Zeng collected his largest poker cash over the weekend after taking down the latest WPTDeepStacks Johannesburg Main Event After three days of poker at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, it was…
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs Claims WPT Barcelona Title for €600,000
By Terry Davis ·
Latvia’s Vitalijs Zavorotnijs took down the WPT Barcelona last night to earn his career’s largest cash and join the elite WPT Champions Club Vitalijs Zavorotnijs came through a field of…
Viny Lima Bests Record-Breaking Field of WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
By Terry Davis ·
Vinicius Lima won last night the monster field of the WPT Borgata Poker Open to join the elite club of WPT winners and add $728,430 to his poker bankroll The…
Erkut Yilmaz Wins His Second WPT Title at Thunder Valley
By Terry Davis ·
Several months after winning his first WPT title, Erkut Yilmaz joined the exclusive club of two-time WPT champions Winning a WPT title is a great accomplishment, but winning two WPT…
David “ODB” Baker Takes Down WPT L.A. Poker Classic
By Terry Davis ·
Former WSOP gold bracelet winner David “ODB” Baker now boasts a WPT title, as well, after taking down the L.A. Poker Classic David “ODB” Baker is the new WPT L.A.…
Soho House Owner Rumored To Be Buying Caesars’ Rio Casino
By Terry Davis ·
The owner of a chain of private member clubs is reportedly courting Caesars to buy its Rio Casino California businessman Ron Burkle has reportedly set eyes on Rio All-Suite Hotel…
Darren Elias Vies for 5th WPT Title with LAPC Final Table Chip Lead
By Terry Davis ·
Elias secures the chip lead into the L.A. Poker Classic six-handed final table, attacks record-breaking fifth WPT Main Event table After five days of quality poker action at Commerce Casino…
David ODB Baker Leads after WPT L.A. Poker Classic Day 3
By Terry Davis ·
David ODB Baker had rough two and a half days before taking the lead on Day 3 and bagging the largest stack into the night There were just 35 players…
Andrey Zaichenko Leads 108 Into WPT L.A. Poker Classic Day 3
By Terry Davis ·
One-time gold bracelet winner Andrey Zaichenko now attacking the WPT top and L.A. Poker Classic’s $1 million top prize Day 2 of this year’s edition of the WPT L.A. Poker…
WPT Regular Blake Bohn Bags One of Biggest Stacks after WPT L.A. Poker Classic Day 1
By Terry Davis ·
The WPT L.A. Poker Classic, one of the hottest events on WPT’s schedule, kicked off on Saturday at Commerce Casino for a few days of quality poker action and unmatched…
Bryant Miller Wins Second WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Horseshoe Hammond
By Terry Davis ·
Miller won his second WSOP Circuit gold ring at Horseshoe Hammond just months after capturing his first piece at the same casino Bryant Miller – a poker pro from Ohio…
Viet Vo Claims WSOP Circuit Rio Las Vegas Main Event Title
By Terry Davis ·
A Main Event title eluded Viet Vo a couple of time until last night when he outlasted 952 entries at Rio Las Vegas for $274,030 and a gold ring Viet…
Jared Jaffee Leads 23 into Final Day of WSOP Circuit Rio Las Vegas
By Terry Davis ·
Jared Jaffee is leading 23 players into the final day of the WSOP Circuit Rio Las Vegas Main Event, eyeing his second gold ring The WSOP Circuit Rio Las Vegas…
ARIA Renames The Ivey Room amid Phil Ivey-Borgata Legal Brawl
By Terry Davis ·
ARIA Resort & Casino has rebranded its high stakes poker area, previously named after poker star Phil Ivey February 20, 2019 marked the end of a poker era in Las…
ESPN, Poker Central Release 50th WSOP Live Broadcast Schedule
By Terry Davis ·
While there are still a few months until the World Series of Poker, preparations for a very special edition of the popular poker festival are in full swing Poker Central…
Mohamed Abdou Wins Largest-Ever WPTDS Brussels Main Event
By Terry Davis ·
France’s Mohamed Abdou took down last night the record-breaking field of the WPTDeepStacks Brussels Main Event for €118,000 The largest-ever WPTDeepStacks Brussels Main Event came to a close at Grand…
Kyriakos Papadopoulos Leads 18 Into WPTDS Brussels Finale
By Terry Davis ·
Kyriakos Papadopoulos entered Day 2 of the WPTDS Brussels Main Event as the chip leader and regained his advantage late into the day to lead 18 players into the finale…
Chino Rheem Grabs WPTDeepStacks Brussels Day 1B Chip Lead
By Terry Davis ·
This year’s PCA Main Event champion, Chino Rheem, is now looking to scoop the WPTDeepStacks Brussels Main Event title Fresh off a third-place finish in the Aussie Millions A$25K Challenge…
WPTDeepStacks Brussels Day 1A Ends with 48 Survivors
By Terry Davis ·
Kyriakos Papadopoulos leads after Day 1A of the WPTDeepStakcs Brussels Main Event, Ioannis Angelou-Konstas eyes record-breaking third title The WPTDeepStacks is back to one of its favorite European poker destinations…
Binion’s Announces Expansion, Reopens Legendary Apache Hotel
By Robert Johnson ·
One of the flagship Downtown Las Vegas properties is getting bigger amid booming development and renovation activity in the heart of Sin City Binion’s Gambling Hall, the original home of…
Bryn Kenney Emerges Victorious in Aussie Millions Main Event
By Terry Davis ·
Bryn Kenney, one of poker’s most successful players, took down this year’s Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event for more than A$1.2 million in prize money With live tournament earnings…
Cary Katz Claims Aussie Millions A$100,000 Challenge Title
By Terry Davis ·
One of the hottest high rollers on the annual calendar of poker events wrapped up on Saturday at Crown Casino Melbourne, crowning Poker Central founder Cary Katz as its champion…
Dave Farah Leads WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Final Table
By Terry Davis ·
Dave Farah leads the six-handed final table of the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, third-time WPT final tablist Daniel Busgon headlines While WPT action at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic…
Nick Schwarmann Leads after WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Day 3
By Terry Davis ·
Nick Schwarmann leads 29 players into Day 4 of the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, attacking his first title from the series The record-smashing 1,415-strong field of this year’s WPT…
888 Ventures Into Portugal with Casino, Poker License
By Terry Davis ·
888 becomes only the second operator to be given the green light to operate online poker in Portugal Portugal’s gambling regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de…
Denys Shafikov Wins First-Ever WPT Russia
By Terry Davis ·
Denys Shafikov from Ukraine captured the WPT Russia title and the accompanying $255,259 top prize after dominating performance Ukrainian poker player Denys Shafikov joined last night the exclusive club of…
Johnny Landreth Leads 77 Into WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event Day 2
By Terry Davis ·
Landreth eyes second WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Main Event title and fourth gold ring from the popular poker series The second starting flight of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event…