This year's World Series of Poker has been postponed to fall, but tournaments in Las Vegas are still plentiful throughout the summer, and other properties are running a series of tournaments with huge prize pools. Long-time professional poker player Jonathan Tamayo won one of the first big tournaments of the season, scoring a $ 237,935 at the Wynn Summer Classic. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the resident ...
Poker strategy with Jonathan Little & #39; em: don't make that costly mistake pre-flop!
Recently I was looking through the hands of one of my new students who mainly plays 1$-2$ and 1$-3$ no-limit cash games at live casinos when this interesting spot came up. On 1-$3 they all folded to take over, a decent loose aggressive player who raised to $10 from his effective $207 stack. Button folded and my student called ...
The World Poker Tour announces additions to the Season 19 schedule
After a tumultuous season that brought canceled events, long delayed final tables, most of the action moved online and a record-breaking field, the World Poker Tour is poised to turn the page and go back to work in Season 19. "Live poker is back in full force on the WPT day and we are delighted to once again deliver ...
Macau casinos are winning $ 1 billion for the third month in a row
There is another sign of a strong recovery in the world's largest gambling market after COVID, a decline in gaming revenues due to casinos that won over $ 1 billion from players for the third consecutive month. According to the figures, released by the Gaming Inspection & Coordination Bureau, game operators in the former Portuguese colony won 1.3 billion in May ...
The governor of Nebraska signs the Sports Betting Act
Sports betting was officially legalized in Nebraska late last week after Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 561 into law. It seemed more likely that an outspoken governor who opposed gambling would allow the bill to pass through inactivity, but Ricketts had signed a bill that would allow the Nebraskans to bet on all professional and collegial events ...
NBA rookie destroyed by vets for forgetting his poker chips
As part of the light fog, the NBA Beginners' Center was responsible for bringing poker chips on each trip. When he forgot about them, the veterans on the team ruthlessly destroyed him. James Wiseman, a 15-year-old in his first season with Golden State fighters, told Undefeated that he was given the assignment by NBA superstar Steph Curry. But unfortunately for ...
Low stakes poker players celebrate the return of the Freebuy Super Series at the Americas Cardroom
If your bankroll has had better times or if you are just starting your poker adventure, don't miss the Americas Cardroom and their two online Poker Tournament Series this summer. From May 30 to July 3, Superseria Freebuy (FBSS) and Superseria Nano Online (NOSS) promise to award huge rewards for little or no investment. There is a connected $300, ...
Poker Stories podcast: Bernard Lee on how poker became his passion and career
Poker Stories is a long series of audio podcasts that interview the best players and personalities in the game. Each episode introduces a famous poker player and delves into his favorite stories both on and off the table. Bernard Lee first learned the game from his father, and then started playing more seriously ...
Basketball legend Tony Parker becomes the first known participant in the World Series of Poker 2021 Main Event
NBA legend Tony Parker is the first player to be confirmed to play in the 310,944,408 World Series of Poker major event. According to Yahoo! Sports, a four-time NBA champion, won a charity poker event hosted by The PM Group in January. By beating a charity event, the former scoring ranger earned a place in the $10,000 buy-in this fall. "He is very excited that after ...
Sean Perry wins Venetian Poker High Roller with 25,000 $ in 2021 and 365,500 $
Sean Perry has a breakthrough year in a live tournament. The 10-year-old poker player won the 2021 Venetian High Roller $25,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, securing himself a second title at his ninth final table in 2021. Perry made 43 total entries in the high-stakes tournament to win the grand prize in the amount of $365,500. Now earned $1,618,618 in ...