Category: Poker
Cheap or Smart? Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg Spotted Playing $2/$5 Poker in Las Vegas
Billionaires have a reputation for flashing their wealth and treating extravagant expenses as pocket change. Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t seem to fall into this category though, as he posted footage on his Instagram stories of him playing $2/$5 poker at the Wynn Las Vegas, low stakes for a man with a net worth of […]
GGPoker Parent Buys Nick Vertucci’s Stake in Hustler Casino Live
GGPoker in the live stream business NSUS Group, Inc., the owner of GGPoker, has made further inroads into the world of live poker, acquiring part of High Stakes Poker Productions, producer of the hit poker live stream, Hustler Casino Live. In a Wednesday press release, NSUS said that the equity it acquired is that of […]
Three-Time Bracelet Winner Frankie O’Dell Banned While Chip Leader Because of Violent Threats
There’s rarely a dull day in the poker world, whether it’s stories of fake kidnappings, RTA scandals, or mid-tournament website malfunctions. chaos unfolded Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Frankie O’Dell is involved in the latest bizarre story. The Omaha Hi-Lo Split specialist was playing at Resorts World Las Vegas in a $400 buy-in HORSE PokerAtlas Tour […]
WSOP Circuit Controversy as Main Event Third Place Evicted With Best Hand
Maurice Hawkins has won his 18th World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ring at an event in Maryland. But sadly for the polarizing poker pro, his victory isn’t the main topic of conversation. Instead, people are more focused on the eviction of Divyam Satyarthi in third. It came to light after the fact that Satyarthi had […]
Poker Pro Mark “Doc” Toulouse Passes Away Mid-Tournament at Texas Card House
Tragedy struck during a tournament at the Texas Card House in Dallas on Sunday when one of the players passed away. Mark “Doc” Toulouse was playing the $300 NLH tournament when he collapsed and died at the table. Todd Witteles reported on the issue for PokerFraudAlert. He explained that Mark was taken to a local […]
Opinion: Players Deserve More After 5th Anniversary GGMasters Fiasco
GGMasters 5th anniversary edition chaos Back on February 23, GGPoker hosted the 5th anniversary edition of its signature GGMasters $150 tournament. To commemorate the occasion, the site boosted the guarantee considerably, promising a prizepool of $5,000,000. The players were excited by the prospect of a huge tournament and a potential overlay but when game-time arrived, […]
Dara O’Kearney: Bad Boy Lappin Punished in Barcelona
Worst ruling ever Apart from Vegas, Barcelona is the foreign destination I’ve played the most abroad. I have a lot of memories both good and bad from Spain. It was in San Sebastián I got the worst ruling of my career. The hand started with the big blind not realizing he was big blind, looking […]
GGPoker Bans 31 Players from Site, World Series of Poker for RTA Use
GGPoker has announced that it has banned 31 players for violating site rules. In a Friday tweet, the world’s largest poker room did not specifically say how the accounts broke the “fair play rules,” but did say that it investigated the accounts in collaboration with GTO Wizard, so it is probable that the players used […]
Poker Player Faces 30 Years and $1m Fine for $3.9m Fraud After Faking His Own Kidnapping
The poker world couldn’t believe what they were hearing when George Janssen claimed last year he was the victim of a bizarre $2m kidnapping and extortion scheme. The FBI clearly didn’t buy his story and has charged the 42-year-old with bank fraud. Janssen claimed he was held against his will for 33 days and that […]
Poker Pro Ebony Kenney Responds to Backlash Over Image Showing Her Using RTA Software
Ebony Kenney has taken to social media to defend herself after an image did the rounds recently showing her using real-time assistance (RTA) software while playing online: I know there’s been some conversation, so I’m addressing it directly. Full statement attached. pic.twitter.com/VgfZv58eOl — Ebony Kenney | Poker & Purposeful Pleasure (@Ebony_Kenney) February 23, 2025 She […]
