The casino is banking on poker players to fill up its new poker room Arizona’s Talking Stick Resort and Casino has placed itself as a top destination for poker players. It has launched the Valley’s biggest poker room, which the company says is larger than any comparable Las Vegas poker room. The Arena Poker Room
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Celebrity Poker Tour Invitational taken down by reality TV princess
Princess Love took the title in the PokerGO-led event The PokerGO Studio was converted into an extravaganza on Thursday as many athletes, celebrities and online content creators descended on Las Vegas for a night of poker action to kick off Super Bowl festivities this past weekend. The Celebrity Poker Tour Invitational II field comprised 73
Mixed Game Poker Festival coming to Las Vegas after the Super Bowl
Resorts World Las Vegas will host the series beginning February 29 Mixed Game Festival VII returns to Las Vegas, where players will compete for a prize package to the new North American Poker Tour. The event runs from February 25 to 29 at Resorts World in Las Vegas. The two tournaments have a $300 buy-in
Satellites for WSOP Main Event seats are now open
A dozen satellites offer a lot of opportunities for players to get into the big game The World Series of Poker has announced that a dozen satellites for the 2024 WSOP Main Event will be available in February at WSOP.com. Players in New Jersey and Nevada will have a $320 buy-in satellite each Saturday at
Winner found in the PokerGo Cup
Jonathan Little went from almost busting out to winning the tournament The race for the 2024 PokerGO Cup came down to the final hand as Jonathan Little emerged as the winner to take over $730,000 after going from short stack to champion in the eighth and final event. Little would prevail against a field of
West Virginia puts off online poker launch
The state won’t be ready for online poker until sometime later this year Online poker was legalized in West Virginia in 2019, but progress has yet to be made in launching online poker rooms in the Mountaineer State. Initial discussions were that the online poker market in the state might be too small to attract
Charity Series of Poker to give away WSOP this week
This Thursday’s event may feature Phil Hellmuth as the emcee The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) hosts an “All In For Epilepsy” event on February 8 at View Nightclub at Palms in Las Vegas. Attendees can mingle with former professional athletes like Ricky Williams, Dennis Rodman, Lawrence Taylor and Willie Gault, and all-time WSOP bracelet
Resorts World Las Vegas to host PokerAtlas poker tournament series this March
The upcoming series includes a mix of games for players of all levels The first major poker series at Resorts World Las Vegas was in late 2023 with the PokerStars North American Poker Tour. It turned out to be an overwhelming success, with more than 3,200 player entries and total prizes awarded of over $4.2
Report by Research and Markets suggests massive growth for online poker
The report forecasts significant expansion of online poker around the world A new study conducted by the data analysis and research firm Research and Markets predicts that the online poker industry will see an annual growth rate of 11.1%, increasing from $59.4 billion in 2022 to $155.4 billion by 2030. The report highlights market trends
Hawaii might be warming up to online poker
The state is considering giving the green light to sports betting and online poker Hawaii State Senator Ronald D. Kouchi introduced a measure proposing legalizing online poker and sports betting on Wednesday with Senate Bill 3376. Lawmakers have made previous attempts to authorize online poker and sports betting in Hawaii. However, this time, tax revenue
Tropicana casino, host of Live at the Bike and other poker programs, to close its doors
The casino is closing down to make way for an MLB stadium in Las Vegas One of the most iconic casinos in the city, Tropicana Las Vegas, has announced its anticipated closure date. The property opened in 1957 and will close its doors on April 2, 2024, with the site to become the future stadium
Global Poker’s latest tournament series kicks off today
The series adds new events to attract more players of all levels Hundreds of exciting events are featured beginning this week at Global Poker as it kicks off 21 days of action at Grizzly Games VII today. The annual online series features 108 Gold Coin and 108 Sweeps Coin events from January 29 through February