The US Poker Open continued on Monday with the completion of the $12, a Big Bet Mix buy-in that drew 48 players to create a total prize pool of $480,000. Ultimately, the title went to Florida poker pro John Riordan, who scooped a $150,200 for a victory. It was the second biggest tournament result in Riordan's career, for $210,180 he earned for winning ...
Harlen Miller beats 2,790 players in the MSPT Venetian Main Event
An amazing 2,695 entries were made in the four starting days for the $1,100 entry for the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT Main Event Venetian, meaning there was a total of $2,694,309 up for the prize pool). Harlen Miller, 63, more than tripled his earnings with a $385,695 first-place prize. ...
New York's newest casino to be built on the Strip Mall
The newest casino in upstate New York will be built in a former department store in a local mall. According to a report by the Times Union, a newspaper in the state's Capital Region, casino construction will begin in the Hudson Valley this summer. It is expected to open early 2022. The facility itself will be located on the former Bon site - Ton Department Store in Newburgh…
Few bookmakers win despite the golfer being forced to withdraw from COVID
Sports bettors they put on Jon Rahm to win the PGA's Memorial Tournament last weekend were able to receive a payout despite the Spaniard being forced to withdraw from the tournament. tournament at the end of the third day after positive COVID-18 test. Rahm ended Saturday's action with a huge six-shot advantage, but when the 18th Green was gone, the PGA went up to ...
Can you live off gambling?
Most gambling fans play more or less casually at real money casino games such as online roulette or blackjack, but there are also die-hard players who have even managed to make a career out of their favorite pastime. While this may sound too good to be true, it is certainly possible. However, we must remember that it will be ...
Former WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen Wins US Poker Open
The streak continues for Joe McKeehen who won event no. 3 of the US Poker Open on Sunday, taking their second title of the year and $175,175. The Philadelphia-born claims to be the most talented former WSOP champion in the modern era, with over $10 million in cash tournaments since closing 885 major events for 7$. 500,346. ...
Sam Soverel wins US Poker Open 10,000 $ Pot-Limit Omaha
Event # 2 of the 2019 US Poker Open is a $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Tournament with 65 players tied for a total prize pool of $500. High-stakes poker pro Sam Soverel took the win, making him his second and seventh final table this year. For the victory, a Florida resident took $176,500, thanks to which the tournament earnings ...
Jake Daniels is participating in the first US Poker Open 2021
A record of 57 entries was made in the event no. 1 of the 2019 US Poker Open, $10, a buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament held at Studio PokerGO in Aria, Las Vegas. After two days of play, Texas poker player Jake Daniels took the win along with a $218,500 with a $500,000 prize pool. This was Daniels' third final table in ...
New Jersey and Illinois Advances To Remove Sports Betting Bans In State Colleges & #39;
Lawmakers in two states with legal sports betting are enacting laws to lift the ban on sports betting at state athletics colleges. Illinois and New Jersey bills would change this rule for sports players in these states. According to a Chicago Sun-Times report, the House passed a bill that would allow betting at state colleges only at state colleges ...
Sports bettors are paroled for sending death threats to professional athletes
The sportsbook who sent death threats to professional athletes was given a three-year probationary period by a federal judge. Benjamin Tucker Patz, known in the betting community as "Parlay Patz," pleaded guilty to sending threats in interstate or foreign trade last March. Patz sent Instagram messages to four players on the Tampa Bay Rays after ...