by Joe Mattia | Published: Dec 15, '22

A man sitting at a poker table at a cardroom in Washington State went on a stabbing spree before leading police on a high-speed chase, authorities say. According to a report from The Columbian, Scott Robert Harmier, 41, appeared in court Wednesday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree assault and one count of attempting […]

by Joe Mattia | Published: Feb 13, '22

Caesars Entertainment on Friday announced that it has kicked off sports betting in the state of Washington, a recent addition to the growing number of states sanctioning sports betting in some form. The opening of the retail sportsbook at the Muckleshoot Casino, a tribal-owned property, came just in time for the NFL’s Super Bowl on […]

by Steve Schult | Published: Feb 13, '19

The seemingly nation-wide push for states to legalize sports betting has made its way to Washington state, which has historically not always supported gambling expansion. But thanks to the recent overturning of PAPSA, even traditional non-gambling states are looking into the activity as a potentially lucrative tax revenue source. Majority Caucus Chair Eric Pettigrew (D) […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jan 19, '17

A Washington State Senate committee on Wednesday met to discuss the possible regulation and taxation of internet poker and daily fantasy sports. Online poker is criminalized in the state, under current law on the books. There have been attempts to repeal that 2006 law, but nothing has ever gained traction. For what it’s worth, no […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jan 26, '15

In addition to looking at legalizing online poker, the state of Washington is considering authorizing real-money betting on fantasy sports leagues and contests. According to seattletimes.com, some lawmakers in Olympia want to reclassify fantasy sports betting as a skill-based game, rather than gambling, like 40 other U.S. states have done. There are bills in both […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 04, '26

In late 2018, Doug Polk quit poker. He reiterated that stance in March 2020, stating unequivocally that he didn’t enjoy the game anymore, and he was done with the industry for good. But it didn’t stick. The three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner built his reputation by becoming one of the best heads-up online no-limit hold’em […]

by Sam Greenwood | Published: Mar 04, '26

Even the best players in the world make mistakes. Join Sam Greenwood as he breaks down and analyzes hands played from the high roller circuit on his Punt Of The Day Substack. The first super high roller I ever played was the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 event in January 2015. PIOSolver was released a couple […]

by Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: Jan 21, '26

Many poker players have made the transition from dealing to playing full time. Tyler Patterson navigated that transition and the move paid off with a long, successful career in the game. The native of Seattle, Washington, left college after a year to pitch cards, but he was soon making more cash on the other side […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jan 21, '26

The World Poker Tour’s season is officially in the books with the conclusion of the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. All told, there were nearly 35,000 entries made across the 53-event schedule that ran from Dec. 2-22 in Sin City. That made for more than $59 million in total prize money, with nearly […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Jan 07, '26

Marshall White started playing poker while in college at Appalachian State, where he double majored in Philosophy and Spanish. The poker boom was in full effect on his campus, and White was better than most at separating others from their beer money in his weekly home game. He dabbled online, and started moving up in […]