Another massive poker tournament series is in the books The Venetian Las Vegas wrapped up its DeepStack Championship Poker Series on July 31, featuring nearly $14 million in guarantees across the dozens of available events. After 27,489 entrants competed in the month-long event, that number was shattered as a total of $27,391,509 in prizes was
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Wynn’s annual poker festival starts in less than two weeks
The Wynn Signature Series has over $2.2 million on the table There’s a good reason the Wynn Signature Series is one of the most popular Vegas tournaments for pro players over the last several years. The series attracts more and more players yearly with big guarantees, a gorgeous casino, and excellent staff. December’s WPT event
Live Casino & Hotel preparing for the Maryland State Poker Championship
19 poker events are on tap, with over $600,000 up for grabs Live Casino & Hotel Maryland has just announced it will host the 2023 Maryland State Poker Championship a week from now. The 19-event tournament will run from August 9-22 at the Live Casino & Hotel Maryland poker room. The series kicks off with
Arrest warrant issued for owner of Texas poker room
The warrant comes after the poker room was shuttered for outstanding debt A Bexar County, TX, judge issued a warrant for Richard Florestan, co-owner of the closed San Antonio Poker Palace, after accusations he illegally entered the building and removed equipment. The card room has been closed since May after a controversial decision to refuse
Bellagio poker tournament series puts $800,000 on the table
Poker players have plenty of excuses to take a trip to the Vegas casino Bellagio Las Vegas is preparing again to host a huge tournament poker festival. The 2023 Bellagio Kickoff Classic will run from August 31 to September 10, featuring 12 events and more than $800,000 in guaranteed prize money. The event’s highlight is
Judge orders Texas poker room to stay closed
Poker rooms in Texas continue struggling to stay alive A Dallas poker business has been forced to close its doors after a judge granted the city’s request to shut it down for operating without a permit. Poker House Dallas shut down in June, seven months after the city sued it for not having a valid
Texas poker room guard shot during attempted robbery
The victim received non-life-threatening injuries during the assault An apparent attempted robbery at a Texas Card House near Houston occurred early Thursday morning, creating a frightening and near-fatal situation. According to sources, the incident resulted in the shooting of a security guard at the poker room’s location in Spring, Texas, on Spring Cypress Road. The
The World Series of Poker Europe schedule is now available
The next big poker tournament series will begin in October The 2023 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) has released its official schedule. This year, the annual WSOPE festival will again be hosted at King’s Resort Rozvadov in the Czech Republic. It is scheduled to take place from October 25 to November 15 and will
San Diego Poker Classic returns to California’s Jamul Casino
The annual event has $150,000 on the table for those who cash The second annual San Diego Poker Classic returns to Jamul Casino in Jamul, CA, with more than $150,000 in prizes up for grabs for August 10-20, 2023. The popular poker tournament, which is Jamul Casino’s flagship event, is expected to attract players from
The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship comes this weekend
The non-stop summer of poker tourneys continues While the grind of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has come to an end, the fun isn’t over. From July 20-23, Thunder Valley Casino Resort, just north of Sacramento, CA, will play host to the $600 buy-in, $500,000 GTD The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship. The Hendon
The WSOP has officially come to a close
The record-setting tournament series raised the bar on future events The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas wrapped up on July 18th after the 50th day of an unprecedented event. Only four events remained on the final day before the WSOP could officially conclude the action. Event #91: $3,000
WSOP to launch WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas
The tournament will be held this December at Atlantis at Paradise Island After a record-breaking summer and the most popular and longest-running poker event, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off with a new series of live poker games, WSOP Paradise. This new series will take place from December 3-14 at Atlantis at Paradise