U.K. poker pro Sam Trickett, the runner up at ‘One Drop’ was assaulted brutally by six men after his win. The news came in after Trickett himself tweeted his photograph with a bruised and swollen face on his account stating- ‘Was having a great day until 6 guys did this [...]
Antonio Esfandiari has stunned the entire poker world by taking home $18 million this year. By achieving this remarkable feat Esfandiari has set a new benchmark for poker players to reach! This is by far the biggest prize in the history of poker and not many can achieve such a [...]
Brad Booth Scandal: Brad booth confirmed lately that he has not been able to pay back Douglas Polk and many others from the poker fraternity. He publicly apologized for his actions in a self made video , “When Douglas send me the $30,000, I had about $55,000 to my name [...]
Under the pressure of demonstration and with the demand of rapid movement of legalization, the Governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton, signed a bill on Friday, May 6, 2012 to expand the poker rooms at the two thoroughbred horse tracks in the state. Last Saturday, the bill, House File 2795 was [...]
The deadline issued to poker sites Full Tilt poker, PokerStars and Absolute Poker has been extended by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to PokerNews the stipulation and order, which stated Full Tilt Poker shall have until 5/14/2012 to answer or otherwise respond to the [...]
The month of March has been brimming with opportunities for Poker players worldwide; it goes from World Series Of Poker (WSOP) tournaments to World Poker Tournament (WPT) and many more. Not all places are bestowed with a legal virtual gambling right and there are many that have been struggling through [...]
Poker Events Poker Tournaments
There is so much that is happening around in Poker besides regular tournaments. This month you get to witness a lot of divergent activities ranging from Poker blogging and tweeting, launch of a charity tournament; poker room promotion tournaments and more. Fans and enthusiasts are closely following all updates and [...]
Fair Play USA, the advocacy group that works to regulate online poker in the U.S. now has on-board more prominent personnel who will support the cause. Working to get online gambling the legal rights, Fair Play now has more people that will help in further bolstering the efforts. The new [...]
We have often seen that there is misinterpretation of the regulations regarding the online gambling legality in America. There are no federal regulations which prohibit gambling in the US and it is not illegal. However at the same time the authority to legalize or forbid it lies with every state. [...]
Monday evening saw the high stakes regular Rafi ‘rafaelamit’ Amit turning into a star. At Poker Stars he crushed Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max tables for a huge six figure profit. On Poker stars, the world’s largest poker site the multi World Series of Poker bracelet winner raced through 3,196 hands. He promptly booked a [...]
