It’s time once again to nominate who you think deserves a place in poker history Poker enthusiasts can now submit their choices for who they think should be inducted into the illustrious Poker Hall of Fame. A body made up of players and industry experts will decide the 2024 inductees, but fans can also have
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The WSOP is making it rain mystery bounties
Several $1M bounties have already been picked at the poker tables The $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em tournament at the World Series of Poker continues to be one of the festival’s most popular events. It offers a $1 million prize for the champion, plus bounties that aren’t revealed until players are eliminated. The 2024 Mystery
Tiger Jam charity poker game attracts big names
Tiger Woods mixes it up with Phil Hellmuth, Maria Ho and other poker greats Tiger Woods was spotted at the poker table at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas last Friday. He was attending his annual charity poker game, Tiger Jam, which also saw several poker heavy-hitters participate. Tiger Jam and the TGR
Poker Hall of Famer John Hennigan wins seventh WSOP title
The Philly poker pro has proven himself in all types of poker games Poker Hall of Fame John Hennigan recently made history by becoming one of just nine players to win at least seven World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelets. Hennigan took the title and $138,296 top prize in Event #7 – $1,500 Dealer’s
Two bracelets already awarded in this year’s WSOP
The annual poker series is already turning players into champs The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), now underway at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, is already making poker champions. It awarded two gold bracelets on the third day of the series. Asher Conniff was the champion in Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion, which
‘Largest poker room in Texas’ in the works
After recently being rejected for a poker room in Farmers Branch, Doug Polk has a new plan Just weeks after the Farmers Branch City Council rejected his bid to open a poker room in the Dallas suburb, Doug Polk announced during Wednesday’s Hustler Casino Live stream that he and investors Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme
Global Poker Awards winner Casey Kastle passes away
The long-time grinder passed away following a battle with cancer Recent Global Poker Awards winner Casey Kastle, known as one of the poker world’s greatest travelers, passed away on Monday at age 64 after a three-year battle with cancer. Kastle crisscrossed the globe for over 25 years, entering popular poker events such as the Aussie
WSOP to make changes to POY leaderboard criteria
The new POY race puts quality over quantity of wins to rank up The 2024 World Series of Poker gets underway today as the world’s top players vie for the WSOP Player of the Year title. However, with the last-minute rule change made this past Sunday about how the award is calculated, many players might
Two players stand out in the poker POY races
Adrian Mateos and Jesse Lonis are having incredible runs at the felt Thousands of professional and amateur poker enthusiasts will descend on Sin City this week for the start of the 55th World Series of Poker from the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for a chance to win the biggest title of all. The two
Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River in NC inaugurates new poker room
The new space offers expanded poker options and additional games Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River opened its new poker room on Wednesday following a $275 million expansion of its casino. Players can currently participate in cash games until the tournament schedule restarts in July, when two $80 buy-in No-Limit Hold ’em tournaments will be offered every Monday and
World Series of Poker makes changes to buy-ins for upcoming series
Players will see higher min-cashes across all events in the series The World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced changes to the payout format, meaning most tournaments will have a minimum prize twice the buy-in paid for entry. The top players will see a reduced payout, while players finishing at the bottom of the scale will
Mid-States Poker Tour at FireKeepers Casino ends with four winners
$2.6 million was up for grabs in the $1,110 No-Limit Hold’em event A Michigan player is celebrating his win at the Mid-States Poker Tour’s four-day event held at Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek. After agreeing to a deal with the other three remaining finalists, Kevin Oswald of Croswell took the championship at the $1,110 No-Limit Hold’em tournament that ran from May 16