Poker News

25th January, 2025 at 02:51:08

Bids to restrict messenger betting could affect staking and investment in players.

Professional poker players in major tournaments, especially in the USA, who sell part of their action to investors who are not themselves playing, could be impacted by the recent clampdown on anti-money laundering by the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

Full Story: Anti-money Laundering Crackdown Could Impact U.s. Poker »

16th January, 2025 at 01:38:30

Season 8 to include two new destinations.

Pokerstars has released its schedule for the 2025 eighth season of the Latin American Poker Tour, which will this year include two new stops, new game formats and a heavier main event buy-in.

Full Story: Schedule For 2025 Latin American Poker Tour Released »

15th January, 2025 at 03:28:36

Amateur poker player takes $1 million prize and first PCA title.

Azerbaijan live tourney newcomer Ilkin Garibli, who was cajoled into entering the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Festival's High Roller event by a group of friends, walked away with the enviable prize of $1,105,040, a SLYDE Steel and Rose Gold watch worth Euro 12,890 and his first PCA title.

Full Story: First Live Tourney Cash For Pca High Roller Winner »

15th January, 2025 at 03:28:36

Spectacular bluff wins the title

Latin American poker players were in the spotlight at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) festival culminating in heads-up battle between Peruvian Diego Ventura and American export to Mexico Kevin Schultz, the last two standing from a field of 816.

Full Story: Schultz Takes Pca 2025 Main Event Title »

10th January, 2025 at 00:29:48

Tough heads up against German ace Martin Finger.

It's not every day a player gets to beat a major tournament ace and pick up a fat pay check, but Boca Raton, US, mainly internet and cash game player Josh Kay (28) did just that this week at the inaugural Latin American Poker Tournament in the Bahamas.

Full Story: Kay Slays A Poker Giant To Win L.a.p.t. Bahamas »

23rd December, 2025 at 00:58:08

460 players gathered at Harrahs Atlantic City for the last event of 2025.

Veteran poker ace Mukul Pahuja delivered an impressive display of poker skill and talent Monday to take down the last of this year's World Series of Poker Circuit events at Harrahs Atlantic City.

Full Story: Poker Pro Pahuja Takes Down W.s.o.p. Circuit Event »

16th December, 2025 at 23:58:31

University of Las Vegas study needs player input.

US online poker fans currently have an opportunity to voice their opinions on government regulation of the game through a University of Las Vegas study being supervised by Professor Bradley S. Wimmer of the university's Lee Business School.

Full Story: Speak Out On U.s. Internet Poker Regulation »

03rd December, 2025 at 00:34:21

National Fraternal Order of Police has urged Congress to oppose the Restoration of the American Wire Act.

A statement earlier this year by the National Fraternal Order of Police, urging membes of Congress to oppose any federal ban on internet gambling (see previous report) was given fresh legs this week when it was endorsed by the Poker Players Alliance.

Full Story: P.p.a. Supports Police Body's Statement On Internet Poker »

24th November, 2025 at 23:27:31

Online poker operator Pokerloco partners with Mojave Sports in Brazil

A promising South American partnership between online poker operator Pokerloco and the MojaveSports agency in Brazil has been signed.

Full Story: South American Poker Companies Team Up »

13th November, 2025 at 01:56:56

Behind the scenes analysts and advisers acknowledged.

In an interesting footnote to this year's World Series of Poker main event finale (see previous reports), media reports have acknowledged the key role played by technical support teams deployed by at least one of the three top finalists, winner Martin Jacobson and runners up Felix Stephsen and Jorryt Van Hoof.

Full Story: Winning W.s.o.p. Main Event Involved Teamwork »

11th November, 2025 at 05:05:16

But bad news and a sense of deja vu for Mark Newhouse.

The final table for the 2025 World Series of Poker main event is in progress, after nine players returned to the felt Monday afternoon Vegas-time in pursuit of the really big money.

Full Story: World Series Of Poker Final Table Action Begins »

09th November, 2025 at 01:41:18

Darren Elias overcomes a 4 to 1 chip disadvantage to secure a singular back-to-back WPT win in one season.

American player Darren Elias is enjoying a spectacularly rewarding year, having won the WPT Borgata Poker Open for $843,744 in September, and this weekend the WPT Caribbean main event for a further $128,680 despite having to overcome a 4 to 1 chip disadvantage in the heads up.

Full Story: U.s. Victory In World Poker Tour Caribbean Main Event »

03rd November, 2025 at 00:52:46

World Series of Poker November Nine compete again on November 10.

In a week's time the poker and mainstream media will be buzzing as the November Nine gather once again in Las Vegas to decide the winner of the $10,000 buy-in, multi-million dollar 2025 World Series of Poker main event.

Full Story: One Week To Go For Poker's Most Prestigious Final Table »

29th October, 2025 at 11:25:52

  CFO and CMO to leave company at the end of the year

  Chief financial officer Michal Vepřek and chief marketing officer Zdeněk Lang will leave gaming firm Fortuna Entertainment Group (FEG) at the end of this year in line with an agreement made with the company's majority shareholder, Fortbet Holdings.

Full Story: Fortuna Begins Hunt For Key Executives »

24th October, 2025 at 02:56:10

PPA helps players identify US politicians who want to ban e-gaming.

Next month US voters will decide the political fate of a third of the US Senate and all of the House of Representatives in the November congressional elections, and in a timely move the Poker Players Alliance has provided some guidance on which members of the political establishment are hell-bent on banning online gambling.

Full Story: Know Your Enemy »