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Nominations Open for Women in Poker Hall of Fame

Since 2008, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame has dedicated itself to “celebrating the exceptional achievements and contributions of women in the poker world” by giving them a hall of honor. It’s that time of the year again, as nominations are now open for the class of 2024. To nominate a woman for the…
Case Closed: Appellate Judge Sides with Texas Card House after City of Dallas Yanked Poker Room’s Permits

It appears that a multi-year battle between the city officials and a poker room operator is coming to an end after an appellate judge ordered Dallas to reinstate the room’s permits to operate. The judge ruled city officials were wrong when they yanked Texas Card House’s occupancy permits in December of 2021 — 14 months…
Poker Player Pleads Guilty to Bookmaking and Money Laundering using Resorts World Room — Casino Faces Millions in Fines

A self-described professional poker player plead guilty to federal charges of bookmaking and using a Las Vegas casino to launder millions of dollars. Damien LeForbes is a co-star in the story that gained national attention because some of those millions of dollars were stolen from MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani by his interpreter. LeForbes faces 15…
Seth Davies Wins $3.2 Million in Super High Roller Bowl Event in Cyprus

High-stakes tournament regular Seth Davies secured the score of his lifetime by winning the PokerGO Tour’s Super High Roller Bowl IX’s $306,000 buy-in event in Cyprus this weekend for $3 million. He tripled his career-best with the victory. The nosebleed event attracted 24 entries, building prize pool just a whisker above $7 million. Only the…
2024 WCOOP Schedule: $80 Million Prizepool and Special Surprises for Women

The schedule for PokerStars’ 23rd World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has been released, and this year, the $80 million series will put women front and center. Alongside winner’s trophies and a $100,000 leaderboard challenge, PokerStars four females will win seats in the Women’s Winter Festival. The latest WCOOP on PokerStars’ international dot.com network gets…
World Poker Tour Prime Continues Trend of Huge Fields in Taiwan

The World Poker Tour’s worldwide Prime Championship series’ good year continues with a record-breaking field in Taiwan. Jereld Sam is the WPT Prime Taiwan champion. He outlasted 1,666 entries to win TWD 8,065,000, which is about $250,000. The prize included entry into the 2024 $10,000 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas in December. The…
Bounties, Burgers, and Bragging Rights at PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game

What do you get when a poker veteran, online icon, and football fanatic convene under one roof? You get the latest PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game. I wasn’t one of the aforementioned luminaries, but I did have the pleasure of meeting them at UKIPT London. PokerStars’ PR team was kind enough to let me put my…
Donovan Dean Wins Second World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event, Susan Faber Takes Two in North Carolina

The World Series of Poker Circuit at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina wrapped-up its August series with a repeat champion and a local who won her first two rings in less than a week. Dean of NC Donovan Dean is the 2024 $1,700 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event Champion. That makes Dean a two-time…
Moneymaker Continues Good Year with Win at Enjoy Poker Tour while Seidel Continues His Prowess in Florida

Chris Moneymaker has won his second tournament of the year, making 2024 a sort of redemption tour for the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. He took home the $179,770 first-place prize for winning the $1,650 buy-in $1 million guaranteed main event of the Enjoy Poker Tour at the Enjoy Punta del Este…
World Series of Poker Brand Sold to Online Giant GGPoker for $500 Million

Caesars Entertainment is selling the World Series of Poker to a Toronto-based iGaming investment group for $500 million. The deal to the NSUS Group, the investment company that owns GGPoker and other online gambling sites, is for the intellectual property rights for the WSOP. The NSUS Group agreed to pay $250 million in cash, with…
Short Stacks: Daniel Turns 50, ‘Chainsaw’ Hits a $1.2 Million Jackpot, Poker Returns to Hollywood Casinos

Poker rooms returning to Hollywood casinos, Daniel Negreanu celebrates a milestone, and Allen Kessler striking it big are the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest orbit of poker news. Kid no more Want to feel old? Say Happy Birthday to Daniel Negreanu, who hit the half-century mark on Friday, July 26. That’s right,…
Mysterious Meet-Up Game Gives UKIPT London New Edge

PokerStars’ tournament bandwagon makes its annual trip to London this week for what promises to be another bumper UKIPT festival. A potentially record-breaking £1,100 main event tops the bill, but PokerStars has a series of surprises in store between August 2 and 11. As ever, the Hippodrome Casino will play host to nine days of…
Justin Lapka Wins Third World Series of Poker Ring in Choctaw Main Event

It’s hard to miss Justin Lapka at poker tournaments who, at nearly 7 feet tall, towers over his opponents like few others before him. And yet, like many online pros who have made a couple million online, his success at live events have rendered him nearly invisible. “Live’s been really frustrating for me. In my…
Scott Seiver Wins 2024 World Series of Poker Player of the Year

Scott Seiver’s dominating performance at this year’s World Series of Poker put his name in the record book at the 2024 Player of the Year. He only had to cash 17 times for $1,449,736 and add three more bracelets to the four he came with to hold off Micheal Rocco, Jeremy Ausmus and others like…
Jonathan Tamayo Is the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion

Fifteen-years after making a deep run in the World Series of Poker Main Event, Jonathan Tamayo finished the job and is the last player standing of the largest WSOP tournament in its 55-year history. He wins $10 million and a giant bracelet loaded with gems he could probably wear as a belt. The four-time WSOP…
Three Big Stacks Remain in World Series of Poker Main Event — Who Will Be Crowned the 2024 Champ?

The World Series of Poker Main Event will be determined today, and the last three players are very different. Niklas Astedt is an online poker God looking for his first World Series of Poker hardware. Jonathan Tamayo’s last WSOP bink came in 2013 at a Circuit event. And then there’s Jordan Griff, who just multiplied…
Kristen Foxen’s Deep World Series of Poker Main Event Run Was No Accident

One of the bigger storylines that emerged as the World Series of Poker Main Event churned to its conclusion was whether or not a woman would break the 29-year streak and make the final table. With 18 players left, the odds of that happening looked pretty good as one of the better tournament players currently…
Final Table of World Series of Poker Main Event Begins Today

Two weeks ago, the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Daniel Weinman took the microphone and sent the cards in the air to begin the $10,000 Main Event. Less than a week later, the all-time entry record was broke for the second year in a row with 10,112. Today, the last surviving nine…
Patrik Antonius is the Newest Member of the Poker Hall of Fame

Congratulations are in order to Patrick Antonius and his family as he has been elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. He becomes the 63rd member of the Poker Hall of Fame, which includes legendary players like Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Billy Baxter, and last year’s inductee Brian Rast. “In the modern era of poker,…
High Stakes Poker Season 13: Will We See More $1 Million Pots?

High Stakes Poker is back. The iconic show that made high-stakes poker accessible to the masses returns on July 29 for more $500/$1,000 cash game action. The 13th season of High Stakes Poker continues a now age-old tradition of pitting seasoned pros against famous faces and wealthy amateurs. This season sees the return of an…
Big Names Still in World Series of Poker Main Event Contention as Bubble Bursts

After four days, the players are finally in the money at World Series of Poker Main Event. The remaining 1,529 players came into Day 4 knowing that 12 of them would not cash in the 2024 WSOP Main Event. They already outlasted 8,583 of the record-breaking field of 10,112, but had nothing except memories to…
New Record Set at World Series of Poker Main Event with 10,112 Players

The World Series of Poker Main Event entry record has been broken for the second consecutive year. The 10,112 entries squeaked past last year’s record by 71 players. The number of players who showed up created the largest prize pool in the history of poker: $94,041,600. Caesars Entertainment, the owner of the WSOP, grosses $7,078,400…
And They’re Off: The World Series of Poker Main Event Has Begun

The air crackled with electricity as Daniel Weinman took the mic and said “shuffle up and deal,” sending the 55th World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event sailing on its way yesterday. Weinman, the 2023 Main Event champ, was all smiles as he did the honor. According to the WSOP, 916 players showed up for…
Shiina Okamoto Wins WSOP Ladies Championship One Year After Coming as Close as Possible

Talk about calling your shot: As the $1,000/$10,000 World Series of Poker Ladies Championship was just beginning, Shiina Okamoto made a post on social media in Japanese that read, in translation: “I want to retrieve the things I left behind last year.” In 2023, Okamoto came to the final table of the Ladies Championship with…