A Look at the 2012 L.A. Poker Classic
The 20th running of the Los Angeles Poker Classic is set to begin at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles on January 18th and continue through the end of February. …
Black Friday Payment Processor Ira Rubin Pleads Guilty
Another Black Friday defendant has admitted guilt in processing payments for online poker sites as Ira Rubin, among the 11 individuals indicted last year by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), pled guilty to three counts and is expected to serve from 18 to 24 months behind bars.
Responsibility in Poker
I know most of you at the top of the poker food chain will look at the title of this article and immediately skip it thinking, “Responsibility in poker, that …
Iowa State Senator to Try Online Poker Bill Again
The state of Iowa has long been one of the states included in the discussion of those that could possibly legalize and regulate online poker within its own borders. There was some activity on that front last spring, but nothing materialized. Now, with the recent Department of Justice (DoJ) reversal on the Wire Act, it appears that the ball may get rolling once again. State Senator Jeff Danielson (D-Cedar Falls) told the Des Moines Register Tuesday that he has plans to introduce a new online poker bill to state legislature soon and expects it to be considered during the current session. A catalyst for the bill seems to be the DoJ’s December clarification of the Wire Act of 1961 in which it confirmed that the law only makes sports betting over the internet illegal, rather than all gambling. Even though the Fifth District Court ruled that it only applied to sports betting in 2002, the DoJ had always asserted that the Wire Act applied to gambling of all kinds. The DoJ’s clarification appears to have changed the attitudes of state legislators around the country, allowing new opinions to be formed about not just intrastate online poker, but interstate online poker, as well.
$10 million up for grabs at PokerStars TCOOP
Thursday, January 19, 2012 marks the start of the inaugural Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) at the world’s #1 poker site, PokerStars. The tournament series will run for a total of 11 days, featuring a mind-numbing 50 tournaments with at least $10 million scheduled to be awarded.
Poker Pros File Complaint Against Ultimate Bet’s Excapsa Software
On January 13th, a group of eight high-stakes poker pros filed a complaint with the Regulated Industries Complaints Office in the U.S. Central District Court of California against 6356095 Canada, …
Sequel to ‘Rounders’ Remains a Gamble
It appears poker fans are going to have to keep grinding out the wait for a potential sequel to “Rounders.” About 13 months ago Miramax and The Weinstein Company announced …
Aussie Millions In Full Swing As Tom Middleton Wins $1000 NLHE Event
The 2012 Aussie Millions is in full swing at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia , with the latest champion, Tom “hitthehole” Middleton , crowned in the $1000 (Australian) Six Handed No Limit Hold’em event early this morning (Eastern time). 385 players came out for the two day tournament on Thursday and the players wasted little time getting to action
MA Casinos could change the face of East Coast Poker
After Governor Deval Patrick vetoed a casino bill passed by the state legislature in 2010, it looked like Massachusetts residents were going to have to continue making the long trek to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, or head to their northern neighbor New Hampshire to play in that state’s charity poker rooms for the foreseeable future. But all that changed when a casino Read Full Article Related posts: Mass lawmaker pushes for legalized online poker Last year the Commonwealth of Massachusetts nearly passed a bill…
Iowa to Take Another Look at Online Poker
The Des Moines Register reported Tuesday that state Sen.
High-Stakes Poker: Galfond Wins $400K in Past Week
Phil “MrSweets28” Galfond has won $400,000 over the past seven days at the high-stakes pot-limit Omaha tables on PokerStars.
Numerous Big Names Lined up for WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars
The line-up for the upcoming World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Stars championship has been announced – and it’s one heck of a stellar-packed list. Already confirmed for this year’s $9,500+$500 buy-in event are reigning champion Alan Sternberg, as well as the likes of Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Liv Boeree, Joe Hachem, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, Jonathan Duhamel, David Williams, Barry Greenstein and Jason Mercier
Seidel reclaims #1 spot on GPI Duhamel surges
With the first major tournament series of 2012 now in the books I figured it was time to take a look at the Global Poker Index (GPI) rankings for the first time in 2012. The GPI was created in conjunction with the Epic Poker League in order to give the eligible EPL players a ranking system.
2012 tournament year ready to kick-off Thursday
There hasn’t been a major live poker tournament since before the Christmas weekend, when the World Poker Tour wrapped-up their 2011 schedule with the WPT Venice and the Epic Poker League hosted their 3rd Main Event of the year. Now that the holidays and festivities of ringing in the New Year are over, the poker world is ready to get back at it, and Read Full Article Related posts: 2012 WSOP $1 million tournament will be bracelet event When the idea of a special $1 million buy-in tournament…