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Alex Foxen Gets Second WSOP Bracelet After Winning Online Tournament

Samuel Young — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:55:31 +0000

Alex Foxen has won the bracelet twice and in different tournaments each time. Even though they were on opposing sides of the stakes spectrum, both events were big-bet games.

The most recent victory for Foxen came in a WSOP Online $500 buy-in pot-limit Omaha mystery reward event when he defeated 466 other players to claim $20,064 in the first place and his second bracelet. While doing so, he collected $19,207 in reward payments.

Congrats!

Caesars Sells WSOP

Carl Stonemason — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:40:02 +0000

Caesars Entertainment announced that they will be selling the World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand to investment group NSUS Group in a US$500 million deal. NSUS is the group that owns online poker site GGPoker. How do you think it will affect the WSOP? The deal states that they Caesars will still be the venue of WSOP events but operations-wise, will we expect to see many changes?

Poker Platform

Keith Carter — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:36:04 +0000

There's traditional online poker, live poker, and live dealer poker. among these three, which is the most lucrative and popular for you?

Entain Plans to Sell PartyPoker

Samuel Young — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:26:03 +0000

Entain, the FTSE-100 gambling business that controls Ladbrokes, has started preparing PartyPoker for sale to thwart activist investors.

Sky News reported on March 12 that as part of its efforts to restore its core activities, Entain has recruited bankers to negotiate a sale of PartyPoker. Company sources have revealed that Oakvale Capital advisers are allegedly in the process of negotiating the sale of the online poker firm. Prices ranging from £150 million to $192 million have been bandied about for the sale.

It is a good move from Entain. PartyPoker is a non-core for the company anyway.

WSOP and PokerStars Battle for Multi-State Poker Network

Samuel Young — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:24:41 +0000

For the better part of a year and a half, WSOP has had the sole other multi-state network in the United States, luring more players than PokerStars, which has a population advantage.

Where are you from? Which online poker platform do you use?

$1M PokerNews Online Championship at 888poker

James Rikeman — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:15:03 +0000

The first five of forty-three numbered events in the first PokerNews Online Championship at 888poker, with a guaranteed prize pool of one million dollars, will begin this next weekend, February 25.

Are you going to join the tournament?

Will the Bitcoin Halving Impact Online Poker?

Jet Snyder — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:35:43 +0000

Much has been conjectured about the potential societal effects of Bitcoin and other decentralized forms of currency since its launch. Many are curious about the impact on online poker as the Bitcoin halving approaches.

It is too soon to know how the halving will affect online poker specifically, but there are a few possible outcomes. One theory is that when Bitcoin becomes scarcer, more people will start investing it instead of buying commonplace things like poker games. As a result, fewer Bitcoins will be accessible for gaming, which may mean fewer individuals would play online poker.

Online Qualifier Stanislav Zegal Wins First WSOP Paradise Main Event

James Rikeman — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 06:28:49 +0000

Stanislav Zegal of Germany won the $5,000 buy-in tournament, which resulted in a prize pool of $2 million and his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. He became the first person from his country to hold this title. On the penultimate day of the four-hour tournament, the GGPoker qualifier prevailed against Czech Republic's Michael Sklenicka in heads-up play.

At the five-star Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas, 3,010 players competed in the first WSOP Paradise Main Event, which had a prize pool that just exceeded the $15 million guarantee. Zegal, who transformed his life with a seven-figure win thanks to his online poker skills, was one of dozens of online qualifiers in the field.

Maryland Report Hints at Plans for Online Poker

James Rikeman — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:16:04 +0000

State officials commissioned a study that predicted an online poker and casino gaming sector in Maryland would bring in $533.4 million in 2026 and $921.1 million in 2032.

With a projected $904.9 million in gross gaming income, experts from The Innovation Group predicted in a 49-page paper that Maryland's future online poker and casino gambling will attain maturity in 2029. The "iGaming in Maryland" study was commissioned by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. Additionally (MLGCA).

Stephen Chadwick Dominates Poker Masters Final Table

Jet Snyder — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:12:40 +0000

This most recent $25,000 buy-in tournament at the 2023 Poker Masters was completely dominated by Stephen Chidwick on the last day. The 34-year-old poker pro from Britain started the final day with 60 percent of the chips in play. In just over an hour and a half, he went from leading the tournament at day's beginning to holding the trophy and the top prize of $400,000 in his hands.

Chidwick won his 41st event overall. At this point in his career, he ranks third all-time in poker earnings with almost $52.4 million won over 395 cashes. Three players are ahead of Chidwick on poker's all-time money list: Bryn Kenny ($65,284,256), Justin Bonomo ($64,106,800), and Bodog anonymous ($0).