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WSOP 2021 to Offer Online and Live Poker in US and EU
The World Series of Poker is ready for 2021, complete with live and online events throughout the year. In its history of more than 50 years, the World Series of Poker only cancelled its live poker tournaments in Las Vegas one year – 2020, the year of the pandemic. It...
Game On! Round 1 of High Stakes Duel II
It had all the feel of a shootout in the Wild West. Two cowboys with their boots and stirrups on, their holsters strapped tight, and their weapons at the ready, both waiting for the other to make their move. The dictionary defines ‘duel’ as a “contest with deadly weapons between...
GG Spring Festival Set for April Featuring deadmau5
As April approaches, poker players know that online poker operators will begin to up their games. As the weather improves and people become vaccinated against the coronavirus, many people will head outdoors and away from the online poker tables. Each spring since 2009, PokerStars has been able to bring millions...
What Are the Top Shows In Las Vegas For 2021?
The concept of Las Vegas shows nowadays feels so foreign. With COVID-19 rocking Sin City – and the rest of the world in 2020 – everything has been shut down. The only glimpse we get are from Las Vegas TV shows; nothing in-person. However, when things do eventually open up...
PokerStars SCOOP 2021 Set for April with $100M GTD
Twice each year, PokerStars hosts online tournament series in the COOP family – the original World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) in or around September, and the offspring Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) in the spring. They led the way in the creation of pivotal online poker tournament series,...
Canadian Kade Captures Sunday Million Win and $1.5M
Most of the time, PokerStars makes its own news. When the online poker operator announced the 15th anniversary edition of its famous Sunday Million, that was news. PokerStars set the guarantee at $12.5M and $500K worth of tickets to the $215 buy-in tournament. Sometimes, a well-known poker pro wins the...
Everything Old was New Again on Season 8 of High Stakes Poker
The intro was familiar. The soundtrack, too. And, when the voices of AJ Benza and Gabe Kaplan came in with their opening narration over a montage of classic highlights, some of the greatest moments in poker history, everything seemed right with the world. For fans everywhere, it was goosebumps all...
Ontario AG Aims for iGaming Framework by Fall
The Ontario government and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) have been relatively quiet on the topic of internet gaming in 2021. The plans emerged in 2020 to introduce a larger regulated igaming space in Ontario to embrace a growing market. This month, Attorney General Doug Downey announced...
Betting Odds for Beginners
Odds are a numbers game and they’re important to understand because they’re everywhere in the casino and sportsbook. Without a basic knowledge of them, you won’t know what you’re getting yourself into. However, if you have a sharp understanding of them, then you’ll start to be able to learn how...
World Poker Tour Pairs with 888poker for WPTDS Online
The World Poker Tour truly branched out when the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement and/or cancelation of its live poker tournaments in early 2020. The company first reached out to longtime partner PartyPoker and offered numerous online poker series. For players in Canada and many other countries, they had more...