PokerStars Brings Social Poker Game to Australia and the US
The Stars Group, the parent company of online poker giant PokerStars, has recently announced the launch of their new social game, PokerStars Play, to players living in the United States and Australia. The social poker game will once again give players in both regions to enjoy online poker while at the same time assisting in the operator’s global expansion bid that targets the particularly difficult countries. The last few years have...
Lupe Soto, Maria Ho Inducted Into Women in Poker HOF
The Women in Poker Hall of Fame will be marking its 10th anniversary this summer and what better way to celebrate than to induct two new members into the ranks. This went down on Tuesday at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas where Maria Ho and Lupe Soto were welcomed into the ranks of the Hall of Fame thanks to their unique and distinct legacies in the poker world. Maria Ho Maria Ho is perhaps best known for her roles as a commentator...
Poker Players Alliance Rebrands As Poker Alliance
Last Wednesday, June 27, the Poker Players announced that it has been rebranded as the Poker Alliance and will henceforth be led by Mark Brenner, a longtime business development and government relations executive. The Poker Alliance will therefore immediately take over the role of being the unified voice for the millions of United States citizens who would like fair, safe and regulated gaming. Most importantly, the Poker Alliance...
Steve Albini Wins $105,629 at the WSOP Seven Card Stud Event
Steven Albini has had quite the career as both a musician and a producer – not only has he performed in bands like Shellac and Big Black but he has also served as a recording engineer for a number of other bands including Pixies and Nirvana. Now, the 55-year-old Chicago native can add a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet to his unique portfolio. Despite having just recently returned from a European tour with Shellac, one of...
WSOP Begins Collecting Poker Hall of Fame Nominations
This year’s World Series of Poker kicked off last week and amid all the buzz that came with the poker enthusiasts’ quest for fame, fortune and a good time, the Poker Hall of Fame announced that it had begun the process for the 2018 inductions. This marked the official launch of the voting process where the public would nominate their preferred candidates for a possible induction into the next two slots in the Hall of Fame – of all the...
Matthew Waxman Triumphs at the WPT Tournament of Champions
It is about that time of the year when registration opens and live satellites begin for this year’s World Series of Poker tournaments, but before we get to the next biggest poker event, we needed to see the World Poker Tour through to the end. And so it ended on Sunday with renowned poker player, Matthew Waxman won the World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions. Darren Elias had shown a great deal of promise but even though he...
