The coronavirus (COVID-19) shook the world in March 2020 and soon after brought the world to a standstill. Governments across the world enforced a massive lockdown that resulted in multiple industries suffering billions of dollars in losses. The live poker industry across the world was shut down and live poker players were forced to turn […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | December 4, 2020

The world’s second-largest online poker site partypoker is leaving Norway and Poland on Dec 17. Partypoker is also pulling out of other markets affecting customers in more than a dozen countries. The move is in line with parent company GVC Holdings’ new vision as it rebrands to “Entain”. The company said it’s looking to limit […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | December 3, 2020

Poker fans around the world may now submit their nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame. Nominations will be accepted until December 11 at WSOP.com. The 8-10 individuals making the final ballot will be revealed by Caesars Entertainment on December 16. Eligibility Criteria Those wishing to nominate their poker heroes and favorite players must make […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | December 2, 2020

The 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is currently taking place at GGPoker. The online poker site is playing host to the international leg of the event, which features three starting flights. Day 1A is already in the books, and two more will take place over the weekend. Let’s take a look back […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | December 1, 2020

GGPoker is getting ready to host another massive online poker festival! The online poker room will play host to a new World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit online series, which will run for nearly four weeks, kicking off on December 13. The operator has once again been chosen by the WSOP as its online partner, […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 30, 2020

On Nov 19, the latest edition of PokerStars’ popular low-stakes tournament MicroMillions got off to a great start, with a total of 43 events playing out on its crazy opening weekend, attracting more than 400,000 entries and creating prize pools of over $1.7 million. Dubbed as the world’s “richest” small-stakes tournament, the festival takes place […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 27, 2020

Poker is a game of skill that is highly competitive, challenging and at times very rewarding. This is why you need to know how to effectively make use of your strengths while at the same time exploiting your opponents’ weakness, if you want to enhance your chances of winning. In this aspect, knowing how to […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 26, 2020

There is bad news for Indian poker players in the state of Tamil Nadu. A recent ruling has made online poker illegal in the state. Online poker’s legal status in Tamil Nadu has been a long-standing issue, but it was brought to the fore earlier this month following reports of suicides that were linked to […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 25, 2020

The current price of Bitcoin has now crossed the $18,000 mark. Just about six months ago, that figure was halved. The wild increase meant a lot of people now want to have as many Bitcoin as possible to boost their funds, among them are poker players who are now choosing to withdraw their winnings in […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 24, 2020

As with any other poker brands, the World Poker Tour (WPT) was forced to introduce huge changes to how they run their tournaments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of WPT live events scheduled for 2020 were cancelled, but the tour also managed to keep the action going for players and fans […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | November 23, 2020