The World Series of Poker (WSOP) might be the talk of the town in Las Vegas, but that’s not the only mind sport competition in Sin City this summer. The […]
WSOP Not the Only Game in Town as Las Vegas International Chess Festival Concludes
Daniel Smyth - June 19th, 2017
Former SNL Star Chris Parnell to Host New ‘Poker Nights’ Show on PokerGO
Jon Sofen - June 15th, 2017Former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Parnell will host a comedy show called ‘Poker Nights’ on Poker Central’s new app, PokerGO. The six-episode, short-form series will be available later […]
Poker Helps Neymar Jr. Become the World’s Most Expensive Soccer Star
Daniel Smyth - June 12th, 2017PokerStars ambassador Neymar Jr. has just been rated as the most expensive soccer player in the world according to the CIES Football Observatory. The 25-year-old Brazilian is coming off the […]
WPT Inks TV Deal with GameTV to Broadcast Content in Canada
Chad Holloway - June 6th, 2017The World Poker Tour is invading Canadian households. Last week, WPT Distribution partnered with GameTV, which specializes in game-related programming in Canada. Now, episodes of the WPT will be broadcast […]
New Skill-Based League to Help Poker in India
Daniel Smyth - June 5th, 2017Poker in India continues to evolve, this time thanks to a new innovation from the International Federation of Poker (IFP). Following the recent success of the inaugural Poker Sports League, […]
Poker Central Launches PokerGO, a Paid On-Demand App
Jon Sofen - May 23rd, 2017Poker Central is back in the news just days after announcing its live streaming partnership with the WSOP. The poker network is launching a PokerGO app, requiring customers to pay […]
Kevin Martin OutPlays Housemates to Win Big Brother Canada
Daniel Smyth - May 22nd, 2017Poker pro Kevin Martin has gotten lucky the second time around after winning the Canadian version of Big Brother on his return to the show. Martin might not have the poker résumé […]
Dzmitry Urbanovich Becomes Newest Sponsored Member of Team Partypoker
Jon Sofen - April 27th, 2017Dzmitry Urbanovich, Poland’s #1 player with more than $5 million in live tournament cashes, is the newest member of Team partypoker. The internet poker site announced the sponsorship deal on […]
Ivey League Poker Training Site to Stop Producing New Content
Jon Sofen - April 16th, 2017Ivey League will no longer be uploading new content to its website as of May 1. The poker training site has decided to discontinue its service due to “the current […]
PokerStars Addresses Jackpot Poker Issues Following Recent Steam Network Launch
Jon Sofen - April 14th, 2017PokerStars’ Jackpot Poker has been tweaked and is now available on the Steam Network after users reported some initial problems with the free-to-play game. When PokerStars first launched Jackpot Poker […]
888poker Offers WSOP Main Event Qualifiers Eight-Figure Prize in “Supersize ME” Promotion
Chad Holloway - April 13th, 2017888poker, who is returning as an official sponsor of the World Series of Poker, is offering those who qualify for the 2017 WSOP Main Event on their site a shot […]
