PokerStars’ World Championship Of Online Poker will kick off on Aug. 22. The prize pool for the event will be guaranteed at $100 million. This is the largest guarantee in the history of the WCOOP. LAS VEGAS – PokerStars has set dates for key events in the 2021 World Championship Of Online Poker. While many … Read more
Pennsylvania will not be part of the interstate compacts that states like New Jersey and Nevada are part of. This will be the third online poker option in Pennsylvania’s regulated poker market. HARRISBURG, Penn. – The World Series of Poker online poker website is soon to be available to online gamblers in Pennsylvania. While Pennsylvania … Read more
PokerStars has dominated the cash game market for 15 years. GGPoker recently passed PokerStars for number of concurrent cash game players. GGPoker’s growth was accelerated by the pandemic and a partnership with the WSOP. LAS VEGAS – PokerStars, long an institution in the world of online poker, has finally been overtaken as the leading provider … Read more
World Series Of Poker has released their schedule for 2021. It will host 88 gold bracelet events, 51 of which will be Texas Hold ‘Em. Buy-ins for the events will range from $400 to $250,000. LAS VEGAS – The World Series Of Poker is set to return to Las Vegas in 2021, after more than … Read more
The World College Poker Championship will be a tournament for collegiate poker players. The tournament is set to begin on July 24, and registration is currently open. The tournament is free to enter for eligible college students. LAS VEGAS – The World College Poker Championship is set to bring PokerStars opportunities to collegiate poker players. … Read more
San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker qualified for the WSOP Main Event. Parker qualified by winning the PM Group’s Texas Hold Em Charity Poker event. The WSOP Main Event takes place in November 2021. LAS VEGAS – NBA legend Tony Parker has become the first player to qualify for the World Series of Poker Main … Read more
The Japan Open Poker Tour recently broke attendance records for a live series. Poker prize pools are not legal in Japan, so the contestants play for contracts. These contracts have some monetary value, but also allow winners to play in events around the world. LAS VEGAS – The Japan Open Poker Tour recently finished its … Read more
Casinos in Las Vegas are now able to open at 100% capacity. Several major poker rooms are taking down the dividers that went up during the pandemic. This allows for a change of format from eight to nine handed poker. LAS VEGAS – Poker players in Las Vegas can finally play without dividers in the … Read more
The US Poker Open is back up and running for the third time in four years. The Open was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous Open champions have taken home more than $1 million in winnings. LAS VEGAS – The US Poker Open is back in business now that the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more
The WSOP will not be back in Las Vegas until fall. To fill the void, the Wynn Las Vegas will be running their largest ever poker tournament. The Wynn Millions will run from June 24-July 2, and have a prize pool of $10 million. LAS VEGAS – Wynn Las Vegas is going to be running … Read more