Ocala Gainesville Poker and Jai Alai will cease operations on October 28 A poker and Jai Alai venue that’s been in business for 50 years in Marion County, Florida, will close soon as it makes way for a brand new poker room. Ocala Gainesville Poker and Jai Alai has announced in an official statement that
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Detroit casinos close poker rooms amid strikes
Detroit’s casino workers are striking for more money, leading to chaos in the poker rooms Three Detroit casinos have temporarily closed their poker rooms after 3,700 employees went on strike. The venues will remain in operation while the strike continues, but the poker rooms at the MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino have been closed
The Gulf Coast Poker Awards has its latest group of winners
Harrah’s New Orleans hosted the fourth year of the awards earlier this week Barstool Sports’ Ben Mintz hosted the fourth annual Gulf Coast Poker Awards during the Poker Gras Festival at Harrah’s New Orleans on October 15. The ceremony recognized the achievements of poker players and industry personnel, with seven people awarded trophies in various
European Poker Tour Cyprus continues to find big winners
Big names like Adrian Mateos and Juan Pardo continue to shine at the felt The 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus began on October 11, featuring 59 events, including the $5,300 EPT Cyprus main event from October 16-22. Buy-ins range from $330 to $50,000 for the super high roller event. Champions have already been crowned
GGPoker, WSOP catch heat from players over Bahamas poker festival
The WSOP and GGPoker are playing tricks with the tournament series’ guarantees GGPoker and World Series of Poker (WSOP) made news in August after announcing a $50 million poker festival to be held in November and December at the Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas. Now, because of low initial interest and two other big European
PokerStars forced to slow down poker ops, exits Norway
The global poker platform has decided to throw in the towel on Norwegian players In a strategic move, PokerStars has confirmed its decision to cease operations in Norway by the end of this month. The announcement was substantiated by Poker Industry PRO, revealing that an email notification was dispatched to players last week, informing them
WSOPC Thunder Valley sees poker pros collect new rings
The WSOP Circuit series continues to reward players with rings and cash California poker pro Michael Persky has had a successful year so far in 2023. He won $175,595 at the first World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Graton Main Event six weeks ago, then took the WSOPC Thunder Valley $1,700 Buy-In Main Event for
WPT expands WPT Prime lineup with new international stops
The WPT will return to France and Italy in the upcoming season The World Poker Tour (WPT), partnering with TexaPoker, has announced three WPT Prime events in France and Italy for the 2024 season. WPT Prime Aix-en-Provence, Sanremo and Paris were all confirmed after great success in 2023. The affordable Prime events are popular on
The WSOP Circuit leaderboard has a new leader
Ari Engel adds his 16th WSOP Circuit ring to take control of the board Canadian poker star Ari Engel was tied for 15th for the most World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) rings at the start of the $400 buy-in Omaha/8 event at the Hammond, Indiana stop. He would finish the tournament standing alone at
Global Poker’s Maverick O II poker tournament series kicks off
The popular tournament series got underway on Monday The Global Poker Four Beats Two Maverick O Series II started this week and is scheduled to run through October 15. The “All Things Omaha” series will have seven days of Omaha action, with 56 trophy events honoring the popular poker variation. Several Omaha formats will be
Author of Big Deal A Year as a Professional Poker Player passes away
Anthony Holden had been a part of the poker ecosystem for decades One of the poker world’s most renowned authors was lost on October 7, as British journalist Anthony Holden passed away at age 76. The author and part-time poker player covered many topics during his career, including operas, royal family biographies, Tchaikovsky, Shakespeare and
Poker pro caught up in dog training scam
Leaving his dog with an unknown trainer turned fatal for Bart Hanson Poker pro Bart Hanson recently shared the nightmare he and his wife suffered last month involving a so-called dog trainer who allegedly neglected his dog before it died. The poker pro and WSOP finalist still has nightmares about the ordeal. The Hansons obtained