Category Poker

Another Las Vegas poker room is closing after a short return. Planet Hollywood will shut its poker room again at the end of January, reversing a reopening that lasted less than a year. Good to Know Planet Hollywood poker room…

The boxing match between two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates and sports betting show host Ryan Elf Noel ended without a winner on Thursday night. Officials ruled the bout a no contest after an unusual…

Linda Hammons only walked into the poker room because her favorite slot machine was busy. A few hours later, the 88 year old grandmother found herself deep in one of the largest tournaments ever held at the Beau Rivage Casino…

A high stakes poker regular has drawn fresh attention to bot activity in online poker. Over the weekend, Martin Zamani shared a video on X that appeared to show a large scale automated poker setup running on Ignition. The footage…

The second stop of Gods of Poker wrapped up from January 8–18 at the CTP Asia Poker Arena in Taipei, and after spending the series on the ground, we can safely say the tour is starting to feel very real.…

Two poker players with prior bans in several jurisdictions were removed from play this week at The Lodge Card Club, owned by Doug Polk, in Texas after staff discovered altered cards during a live game. Norberto Pardo, 49, and Yaiquel…

The arrival of Gods of Poker in early December delivered exactly what the name promised — something bold, dramatic, and completely different. The maiden GOP series, branded Eden Awakens, ran from December 5–14 in Jeju and quickly proved that this…

A familiar face from Hollywood is heading back to the poker table, and the timing feels deliberate. PokerGO locked in a holiday season release that blends celebrity appeal with real money pressure. High Stakes Poker returns with a lineup built…

Poker did not just visit the Bahamas in 2025. It took over. What started as an ambitious idea ended as a statement about how large live poker can grow outside Las Vegas. WSOP Paradise finished its run with numbers that…

The World Series of Poker is reshaping how elite performance gets measured. Starting in 2026, the Player of the Year race will stretch across the full live calendar, linking Europe, Las Vegas, and the winter series in the Bahamas into…