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Jason Somerville Returns to Livestreaming Online Poker Games After Year Hiatus

Alana Markoff — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:00:26 +0000

He’s back! Jason Somerville returned to livestream online poker games on his Run it Up Twitch channel this past weekend for the first time in a year. The popular livestreamer got back to his roots unannounced, surprising his many fans. He took in some early PokerStars WCOOP action on Sunday in front of a live […]

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PokerStars Guarantees $116 Million Awarded During 2018 WCOOP Series

Jon Pineda — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:18:47 +0000

PokerStars is gearing up for its annual WCOOP series, the 2018 version is set to award a whopping $116 million in prize pool money from September 2-17. The series takes place on the global PokerStars client and, as has been the case since Black Friday in 2011, many American grinders will hop on a plane […]

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PokerStars Will Enter Pennsylvania Online Poker Market

Jon Pineda — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:35 +0000

We have some good news for poker players in the northeast. The world’s largest online poker site, PokerStars, has announced it will offer poker and sports betting for those in Pennsylvania once the license is approved by the state. Pennsylvania will be the second US state, along with neighboring New Jersey, to have legal PokerStars […]

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New Jersey Online Poker Industry Grows in June, Records First Positive Month Since February 2017

Jon Pineda — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:00:26 +0000

The New Jersey online poker market has been a slight disappointment in recent months, but it appears the pendulum swung the other way in June after the Garden State recorded its first monthly revenue growth since February 2017. Shared Liquidity an Immediate Disappointment At the beginning of May, New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware, the three […]

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Stones Gambling Hall to Host Tournament August 4 in Honor of 15th Anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s Main Event Title

Alana Markoff — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 22:00:09 +0000

For those who have been playing poker since the early days of the poker boom era, we’re about to make you feel old. It’s been 15 years – yes, it’s really been that long – since Chris Moneymaker shocked the world to win the WSOP Main Event, and to commemorate the anniversary of one of […]

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Online Gambling Coming to Pennsylvania Soon, Nine Casinos Apply for Licenses

Jon Pineda — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:00:58 +0000

For those frustrated with how long it is taking poker sites in Pennsylvania to launch, we have some good news. In recent days, nine land-based casinos applied for a license to operate an online casino, meaning online poker will soon become a reality in the Keystone State. These nine land-based casinos are each paying $10 […]

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Former Online Poker Crusher Shaun Deeb Wins Another Bracelet, Leads WSOP Player of the Year Race

Alana Markoff — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:00:44 +0000

Once an online poker legend and now a WSOP grinder, Shaun Deeb won his second bracelet of the summer last week ($10,000 Big Blind Antes NLH) and now has a commanding lead in the WSOP Player of the Year race as the series winds down. Also, over the weekend, John Cynn defeated Tony Miles to […]

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WSOP Main Event Has Largest Field Since Black Friday, Over 7,000 Hopefuls in the Field

Jon Pineda — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:00:16 +0000

With 7,874 entries, the 2018 WSOP Main Event was the tournament’s second largest ever and biggest field since the Black Friday online poker scandal in 2011. What does that mean for the current state of the game? Poker players are long over the Black Friday saga that forced the four most popular poker sites out […]

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Poker Coach and Pro Chance ‘BingShui’ Kornuth Ships WSOP.com Online High Roller Bracelet Event for $341,598

Alana Markoff — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:47:45 +0000

A pair of live poker stars – Ryan Tosoc and Chance Kornuth – took down the final two WSOP.com online bracelet events of the summer this past weekend. Tosoc got the weekend going with a victory in WSOP Event #61, $1,000 WSOP.com Online No-Limit Hold’em Championship for $238,778, outlasting a massive field of 1,635 runners. […]

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Matthew ‘mendey’ Mendez Becomes First to Win WSOP Bracelet Outside Nevada, Scoops WSOP.com $565 PLO Online Bracelet Event

Jon Pineda — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 03:57:13 +0000

For the first time in history, a World Series of Poker bracelet was won outside the state of Nevada. Matthew “mendey” Mendez shipped WSOP Event #47, $565 Online Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed on WSOP.com for $135,077, while playing from New Jersey. Last month, WSOP.com got approval from New Jersey and Nevada lawmakers to merge player pools […]

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