Making a movie that centers around poker is fraught with danger. Not from a physical or explosive standpoint, but from the point of view of the critics. Poker is never so believable as when its played for real money with the true motivations of poker players behind every move. Poker… Read More
It was a big week for MGM in the gaming community as they were in the headlines for a number of reasons. From real estate moves to big wins, let’s recap the biggest casino news of the week. MGM Resorts Parts Ways With Las Vegas Massacre Site MGM Resorts is… Read More
The world of poker is one that is at one with digital technology. Indeed, the game’s very rise can be charted by looking at the number of users on online poker websites. The most famous poker champion of all, Chris Moneymaker, won the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event… Read More
The drama wasn’t over in Borgata when Bin Weng conquered Joe McKeehen and others to take down The Return’s Main Event for $1 million despite the former world champion McKeehen having led going into the final table . In fact, it was only beginning and a dramatic Bounty… Read More
Joe McKeehen as overhauled in dramatic fashion late on Sunday as Bin Weng won the $5,300-entry The Return at the Borgata for a career-high live tournament score of $1 million. With challenges from others such as the Mystery Bounty winner Sam Laskowitz also seen off, Weng managed to seal the… Read More
The penultimate day of the Borgata’s The Return Main Event saw 53 players battle down to just eight survivors as the final table was reached in dramatic fashion on Day 3 of the stunning New Year tournament. All told, it took an incredible 15 hours of live poker to the… Read More
The second day of action in Atlantic City at the Borgata has been a busy one, with over 650 players taking to their seats in order to battle into the Day 2 table draw. When the dust settled, around 220 players had achieved that goal, with stars of the felt… Read More
Every poker player dreams of getting some priceless advice from a poker legend. For many of us, that dream is consigned to watching their Masterclass video series or reading Super System again. We all hope one day to be in the position to be bestowed a great gift from a… Read More
The Return is a grandiose name for any poker event, but when The Borgata announced the first live major festival of the year, attaching a $3 million guarantee to the Main Event justified that tournament title. That prizepool drew top players from all over the country to the East Coast… Read More
The announcement of the 2022 Global Poker Index (GPI) Players of the Year is always a lot of fun to find out… especially for the winners. The two main awards are the overall GPI Player of the Year and female GPI Player of the Year and this week saw them… Read More
Winning at poker is one thing but winning at poker and slot machines is another. One gambler mastered it over the weekend, however, as a female player from Monmouth County took herself to Harrah’s in Laughlin in Atlantic City and won an incredible $1.7 million. Paying Her Dues The monumental… Read More
One of the most bizarre endings to any poker tournament in history played out at the Borgata in Atlantic City today as Ryan Dodd took the lion’s share of the prizepool after winning the biggest mystery bounty. To do so, Dodd didn’t even knock a player out, as a truly… Read More
The first poker tournament of the year is always special for poker fans, and the GGPoker Super MILLION$ is a special series. Last year, 2022 ended with several chip leaders being unable to hold onto their leads and seal victory. This was highlighted in the final Super MILLION$ event before… Read More
