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Caesars Palace Reopens Las Vegas Poker RoomAnother Las Vegas Strip poker room opened just before the start of the World Series of Poker as Caesars Palace’s room is officially open. The property reopened its room last Friday morning in a completely new space. The room was closed in June to make way for a high-limit slot area. But Caesars, which owns the only online poker room in […]
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Corey Wick Wins MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship
Corey Wick won his first Major Series of Poker: The Tour title by taking down the MSPT Michigan Poker State Championship hosted at FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek on May 18. He topped over 3,000 opponents to win a huge prize worth $397,587 for the victory. That big score makes up the majority of the nearly half million in career tournament […]
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Seth Davies Wins First Career Triton Title
Seth Davies came into the 2025 Triton Poker Montenegro $50,000 buy-in eight-max no-limit hold’em event with 36 cashes, 16 final tables, and more than $8.5 million in prior earnings on the prestigious high-stakes tour. The one Triton accomplishment that had eluded the 36 year-old American poker pro was closing out a title. But finally, more than six years removed from […]
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Kevin Li Wins First WSOP Bracelet of 2025
Canada’s Kevin Li earned his seat in the 2025 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions by taking down a $600 no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha mix event at the WSOP International Circuit Deerfoot Inn & Casino stop last August. The 23-year-old Vancouver native, now based in Toronto, parlayed that victory into a $200,000 payday and his first WSOP gold bracelet as the […]
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Jesse Lonis Seizes POY Lead With Triton Win
Jesse Lonis’s very first cash on the poker tournament circuit was recorded in the summer of 2018. The professional player from Little Falls, New York has come a long way since making that first final-table run in a $210 buy-in. Less than seven years later, Lonis has truly proven to be one of the top players […]
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WATCH: Keating Plays With Warriors During Luka Trade
The February trade of Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers produced massive headlines in the sports world. High-stakes poker player and businessman Alan Keating had a front-row seat for reaction among NBA players while participating in the Golden State Warriors’ annual charity tournament held at center court of Chase Center. Keating was actually playing […]
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Michael Kaplan’s Advantage Players: Was Kenny Rogers Right?
In the famous Kenny Rogers song The Gambler – which inspired a hilarious video send-up with Rounders characters Teddy KGB (played by John Malkovich) and Matt Damon’s Mike McDermott seemingly mouthing the corny-ass song’s words – the wizened narrator sings about knowing when to walk away and knowing when to run. I always had the impression that, in the mind of […]
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Texas Card Room Stops Counterfeit Chip Operation
Fake gaming chips are an idea that seems likelier to come out of a Hollywood heist movie than real life. Still, operators at the Dallas location of the Texas Card House recently discovered just such an attempt. In a post on the Texas Card House Dallas Facebook page, admins indicated that there had been a […]
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Spice Up Your Home Game: Simultaneous Omaha And Hold’em
Simultaneous Omaha and Hold’em doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, thus it’s often more conveniently referred to by its acronym SOHE (pronounced: so Hee). Everyone is dealt six cards, and on the first round of betting anyone contesting the pot must split their holding into a two-card Hold’em hand and a four-card Omaha Hand. The split must […]
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Eric Persson Says Washington Regulators Have Bias
High-stakes poker player and CEO of Maverick Gaming Eric Persson alleged that gaming regulators in the state of Washington are biased toward tribal casinos. At a Washington State Gambling Commission meeting on May 8, Persson and other card room operators and workers argued that the industry has been over-regulated while tribal operations have not faced the same […]
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Nacho Barbero Wins Triton Montenegro $30k Title
Just a day removed from a podium finish in the second event of the 2025 Triton Poker Montenegro, Argentina’s Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero stormed back to take down the title in the following high-stakes tournament offered at the Maestral Resort & Casino. He outlasted a field of 147 entries in the $30,000 buy-in eight-max no-limit hold’em […]
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New Jersey Bill Could Allow Casinos Outside AC
New Jersey’s only brick-and-mortar casinos are in Atlantic City, but that could change soon. With casinos in Atlantic City seeing declining revenues over the last few months and increased competition from other cities, Garden State legislators are considering a constitutional amendment allowing for casinos in different areas. Bill SCR130 calls for allowing a casino at Meadowlands Racetrack in […]
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ACR Poker Launches Fantasy Competition For WSOP
ACR Poker is once again bringing the fun of fantasy sports to the world of poker with the Fantasy Poker League promotion running this month. The league offers players the chance to cash in on the biggest summer series in Las Vegas, without playing a single hand. The inaugural Vegas edition brought in more than 700 teams […]
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Alex Foxen Wins Third Career Triton Poker Title
Alex Foxen is quite simply crushing the live tournament scene in 2025. The 34-year-old American poker pro’s latest win saw him outlast a field of 130 entries in a $25,000 buy-in event at the Triton Poker Montenegro festival for his third career victory on that high-stakes tour. Along with the trophy, he also secured the top prize of $755,000. This […]
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Ohio Lawmaker Files Online Casino Bill
Several online gaming bills have been filed in legislatures over the last few months. None of those have been successful so far, but there is now a chance in another state. A legislator in the Buckeye State filed a bill this week to legalize Ohio online casinos, which would include poker. Sen. Nathan Manning introduced SB197, which […]
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Xuan Liu Becomes First Woman To Win Triton Title
Xuan Liu has made poker history, becoming the first woman to ever win a title on the prestigious high-stakes Triton Poker tour. The Canadian pro overcame a field of 155 entries that turned out to Maestral Resort & Casino for the 2025 Triton Poker Montenegro WPT Global Slam $25,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event to hoist the trident trophy. The WPT Global Ambassador revealed that she had flown […]
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NCAA May Let Student Athletes Bet On Pros
College athletes might be able to bet on pro sports soon. According to a report from Sports Illustrated, the NCAA is considering a change in gambling policy that would allow athletes to wager on professional sports. The Division I Board of Directors has begun working to get rid of the rule barring athletes from sports betting on professional events. However, team members and […]
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Major League Baseball Lifts Ban On Players Who Gambled
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced a policy decision on Tuesday removing Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and 15 other deceased players from the permanently ineligible list. The move means Rose and Jackson could now be considered for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose and Jackson were both involved in sports betting controversies. […]
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Phil Hellmuth's Son Wins Big In Cash Game
The apple may not fall far from the tree when it comes to poker for the Hellmuth family. Phil Hellmuth III has been mixing it up in poker rooms recently with his dad. According to a video released by his father, he recorded the biggest win of his gambling career. Hellmuth noted that the younger Phil won […]
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Chris Moneymaker Wins Main Event On Namesake Tour
Poker Hall of Famer Chris Moneymaker added to his legend by taking down a $1,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event on the poker tour named in his honor. He defeated a field of 424 entries that turned out to the latest Moneymaker Tour main event at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida to hoist the championship trophy. The 2003 World […]
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Cyprus Resident Wins Mediterranean Poker Party
Daniel Thaller made it down to the final few tables in the Mediterranean Poker Party back in 2022, only to have his run in the massive event end in 20th place. Just three years later, Thaller found himself deep in the same tournament with another shot at glory. This time, he outlasted the competition to claim the trophy […]
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UFC Fighters Get In Heated Argument Before CPT
Colby Covington and Henry Cejudo clashed last week. But not in the octagon. It was in a poker tournament. The two UFC fighters engaged in some verbal sparring as part of pre-tournament activities for the latest Celebrity Poker Tour event. The war of words appeared to occur during a red carpet walk before the action began. Covington is a former UFC welterweight […]
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LV Casino That Sued F1 Becomes Race Partner
A Las Vegas casino’s lawsuit against the city’s annual Formula One race took an interesting turn recently. Ellis Island Casino sued the Las Vegas Grand Prix following the 2023 race but is now an official race venue for the 2025 running. Ellis Island is located near the Grand Prix Plaza on Koval Lane. The property will now host F1 […]
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Ian Steinman Triumphs In RGPS Bay Area Main Event
It’s the right time of year for a tournament poker player to get hot, and Ian Steinman officially hit that level with his latest victory. Steinman won the RunGood Poker Series Mission RunGood Bay Area $800 no-limit hold’em main event on Monday, outlasting a field of 643 entries at Graton Resort and Casino in Northern California to claim the […]
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WPT Returns To Venetian Las Vegas In July
The World Poker Tour returns to the Las Vegas Strip for the $4 million guaranteed WPT Venetian Las Vegas Championship this summer. The $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament is scheduled for July 11-17 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, with the final table action to be livestreamed from the venue’s state of the art poker studio. The Venetian Resort Las Vegas first […]
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First-Time Casher Wins WSOPC Cherokee Main Event
Tuyen Dieu took home the top prize worth $287,230 in the World Series of Poker Circuit main event hosted at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina for his first gold ring. This was the Lawrenceville, Georgia resident’s first recorded WSOPC tournament cash ever, and his excitement was evident. “What a turn card! What a f***ing turn card! I’m a champion […]
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Winning Casino Gamblers Targeted In Highway Robberies
Two California men have been arrested for targeting and ambushing more than a dozen winners at Los Angeles casinos. In an indictment released Friday, Juan Gabriel Gonzalez, 22, and Dereck Nathan Lopez, 21, now face federal charges of interference and attempted interference with commerce by robbery, conspiracy, and using firearms during a crime of violence. Ambushes With […]
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NV Casinos Continue Revenue Decline In March
According to reports from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Nevada casino revenue continued on a downward trajectory. After experiencing year-over-year revenue decline in February, it was more of the same in March. The state’s gaming revenue totaled $1.28 billion, a 1.1% decrease from March 2024, when the industry reported $1.29 billion. For the current fiscal year, […]
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WATCH: One Punch Knockout In LV Poker Room
Tensions at the poker table appeared to boil over at Red Rock Casino on Thursday night. A video posted on Twitter/X showed a brief fight in which one man delivered a single blow to send an opponent to the ground. The video begins with a man in a black shirt standing up from the table […]
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WATCH: Bustout Sparks Angle Shooting Claim
At the European Poker Tour Monte Carlo main event, eventual champion Aleksandr Shevliakov was accused of angle-shooting by sixth-place finisher Jamil Wakil. Wakil claims Shevliakov “fake misclicked” with a strong hand to induce a shove from Wakil. The potential angle ultimately led to Wakil’s elimination. The blinds were 60,000-120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Wakil raised to 270,000 […]
