Daniel Negreanu expects the WSOP to be postponed or canceled With so much time in his hands, one of the most recognized professional poker players in the world has his own opinion about the immediate future of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Daniel Negreanu, better known as Kid Poker, had a recent interview with […]

The poker player at the center of a cheating scandal wants the case dismissed After months of evading accusations of cheating, professional poker player Mike Postle has finally spoken up regarding his pending lawsuit. Postle has decided to follow the same legal process as did the casino in which the alleged cheating happened, and wants […]

Isai Scheinberg finally has his day and court after dodging authorities for years Isai Scheinberg has been avoiding prosecution for the last nine years, but has finally had to face the inevitable. He appeared in court and pleaded guilty of running an illegal poker site, among other charges. This 73-year-old man is the founder of […]

Phil Galfond’s run at the table is causing his opponent to opt for a timeout Online poker will continue to receive plenty of attention, especially these days, that most people are confined at home due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Phil Galfond continues to play against the online player Venividi as part of a […]

The Super Circuit Series is giving away more cash than ever before While most people are on lockdown right now, professional poker players have the great advantage that they can continue playing poker from home. Luckily, there are plenty of offers to play in online poker tournaments, especially the World Series of Poker (WSOP) online […]

Galfond and Venividi are back at it, and Galfond seems to have learned a few tricks It looks like Phil Galfond’s break from his own challenge made the difference in the outcome of the game. After being down close to $1 million against the online player “Venividi1993,” Galfond decided to pause the challenge and take […]

The WPT layer of the Year continues to rack up the wins Professional poker players sure miss all the poker action from live tournaments as played in Las Vegas, but at least online poker has become a thing in recent times. That’s what Brian Altman did. After eight days of lockdown, he played a $215 […]

The delayed final tables of the current WPT games will be delayed even more After Nevada’s governor’s decision to put a 30-day closing period to all nonessential businesses, inevitably, a lot of scheduled events will be forced to get rescheduled or postponed. The World Poker Tour (WPT) had three final tables scheduled to be played […]

The former poker player is dropping his once-popular YouTube channel There is more than one professional poker player out there who retired and who has a YouTube channel to share all of their expertise. Doug Polk is a former professional poker player who has been doing poker videos on his channel ever since he retired […]

The columnist and well-known poker figure was just 49 years old One of Card Player’s columnists, who was in charge of the One Time Dealer series, Danny Fisher, has passed away at the age of 49. Fisher was also a poker dealer at Austin’s Texas Card House and has worked at several poker events countrywide. […]

Concerns over COVID-19 are still causing an impact on poker action At this point in the development of the coronavirus outbreak, it’s hard to find an event that is running normally, including poker, since some events can get really crowded. This COVID-19 pandemic has led to many poker events to get either canceled or postponed, […]

COVID-19’s impact is beginning to be felt in the poker world The outbreak of the coronavirus is reaching every sector of business activity, including poker. Just a few days ago, the poker community seemed in relative calm with no significant impact in the attendance to the most visited poker rooms. That is, until yesterday, when […]

Cancellations of major poker tournaments have begun The poker sector has been inevitably affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19, and the first actions were taken to either cancel or postpone some events. The state of Maryland, in which the 2020 World Poker Tour DeepStacks was going to take place, has nine confirmed cases […]

Brian Koppelman wants the government to ease up online poker laws Online poker remains illegal in pretty much all states in the US except for Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania. With the coronavirus outbreak and how easy it spreads, the best recommendation from authorities is that people try to stay in their houses and […]

The poker player of the year’s involvement with a crypto mining company is causing problems Just a few days after Alex Foxen won, for the second year in a row, the title of GPI Player of the Year, he seems now to be involved in a cryptocurrency-related lawsuit that another poker player filed. South African […]