Poker’s Doug Polk Banned From Twitch for Promoting Gambling
Poker pro Doug Polk has revealed on social media that he has received a ban from the streaming platform Twitch. Polk, who has total live earnings of more than $10.5m, was banned for just one day after supposedly “promoting dice and roulette streams.” Polk revealed the news on X on Wednesday: I got banned on […]
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 […]
Bally’s Makes 11th-Hour Bid to Save Star Entertainment
Bally’s offering AU$250 million in financing for embattled Star Regional casino operator believes its bid is superior to Hong Kong investor offer to buy Star Brisbane Bally’s (NYSE: BALY.T) has swooped in with an 11th-hour bid to save ailing Star Entertainment, offering the downtrodden Australian casino operator AU$250 million in financing in exchange for 50.1% […]
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 […]
