sabato 25 novembre 2017

Inaugural US Poker Open to be held at Aria Casino

Poker Central will debut the U.S. Poker Open, a high-stakes tournament series comprised of $10k, $25k and $50k tournaments, from 31 January to 11 February at Aria Resort & Casino. The high-stakes series will stream live exclusively on PokerGO.

Mid-States Poker Tour heads to Ohio for first time

From 20-28 January, the MSPT will be at the beautiful downtown Cleveland casino for the first $1,100 Main Event of the season. A series of satellites will feed into the MSPT JACK Cleveland Casino Main Event, which will feature a $200,000 guarantee and will be reported live on the MSPT Blog, offering three starting flights from 25-28 January. The stop's full schedule, along with several hotel options, will be released in the near future.

sabato 18 novembre 2017

Sports Betting Usa publishes five-point Clarion Accord

Delegates attending Sports Betting USA (SBUSA), the two day conference held in New York from 14-15 November, have recommended a plan of initiatives to expedite the introduction of regulated and responsible sports betting across the country.

PokerStars ignites feuds with #GameOn campaign

The Stars Group Inc. launched the next phase of its PokerStars.com marketing campaign #GameOn this week, reigniting the poker-based feud between international funny man Kevin Hart and sporting legend Usain Bolt.

sabato 11 novembre 2017

U.S. player wins WSOPE Super High Roller event

It was a small field filled with big names in the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe €25,000 Super High Roller event and although there was no bracelet up for grabs, the pride and plenty of money up top were motivation enough. A field of 21 entries, including five re-entries, emerged, and it was Dan Shak who defeated Mikita Badziakouski heads-up to claim the victory and a payday of €210,112.

ICE London 2018 set to be biggest on record

The 2018 edition of ICE London will be the biggest on record. Event organizers Clarion Gaming have confirmed the addition of a further 2,000 square meters of space, which will raise the total size of the world's favorite gaming technology event to 43,500 square meters, a 5% increase on the 2017 figure and approaching twice the size of ICE 2012 (22,500 square meters). The development, which has been driven by demand for stand space by both existing and new exhibitors, represents the sixth consecutive year of growth for the London event.

sabato 4 novembre 2017

PokerStars Championship heads to Prague

Poker players from around the world will enjoy 12 days of poker action for the last PokerStars Championship event of the year at the Casino Atrium Hilton in Prague, running 7-18 December. Online satellites for the €1,100 National Championship and €5,300 Main Event are running daily at PokerStars from as little as $5.50.

Scottish poker pro continues hot streak at WSOPE

The first high roller event at the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe was a star-studded affair, featuring some of the world's most recognizable poker faces. There were former world champs, November Niners, bracelet winners galore, and someone in the field (usually more than one someone) held virtually every major tournament poker accomplishment. After a long, hard-fought final table that lasted about five hours, it was Niall Farrell holding all the chips when the dust settled. He bested a field of 113 entries to earn his first WSOP bracelet and €745,287.