Negotiations have begun over Pennsylvania online poker shared liquidity. And if you don’t know exactly what that is and why you should be excited, allow us a moment to explain. You see, poker is a game where you need lots of players. But regulated online poker is usually restricted to state boundaries, which limits the number of people who can play. But this is not the case with shared liquidity. Basically, when states have an agreement for web based poker player shared liquidity, the number of players increases in ways that are good for players and the businesses running the…

Caesars Entertainment has sold the World Series of Poker! As GGPoker buys the WSOP, we examine what this mean for their online poker sites, their land-based poker rooms, and the live WSOP Tournament in Las Vegas each summer! Plus, we have a look at the renovated poker room at the Venetian! Hello friends! Caesar’s Entertainment has sold their World Series of Poker brand to the parent company of GGPoker for $500 million. But GGPoker focuses on the Asian and European markets, which has a lot of American players wondering, what the hell? And, what happens now? First, the things that…

The star of one of the most iconic poker film is speaking out. Recently, Matt Damon has a lot to say about a sequel to Rounders. The comments came on The Rich Eisen Show, so take them for what they are worth. Perhaps he’s sincere, but it takes more than that to make a movie. If you love the game of poker, there are certain movies that jump out at you. From classics like Maverick, to more modern takes like Molly’s game and Runner Runner. However, a sequel to Rounders would be like finding the Holy Grail, as the film…

Caesars Entertainment has agreed to sell the World Series of Poker brand and all of its intellectual property to the operator of GGPoker, the NSUS Group, for $500 million. The deal should be finalized before the end of this year and includes $250 million in cash and a $250 million promissory note payable five years after the deal closes. Despite the sale, Caesars will retain the rights to host the annual World Series of Poker live tournament in Las Vegas for the next 20 years. Caesars Digital will also receive a license from NSUS to continue operating its WSOP Online…

One of the biggest and best placed to play poker in Las Vegas is back! In February of this year, we reported on the remodel of the Venetian poker room. Now, those renovations are complete and the room has been reopened! Poker players and enthusiasts gathered to celebrate with a day filled with a mix of low and mid-stakes no-limit hold’em games, along with some mixed games and pot-limit Omaha. The festivities kicked off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a speech from Tommy LaRosa, the Venetian’s poker room manager. LaRosa highlighted how the new location will offer greater convenience for…

The 2024 WSOP has crowned a new champion after a long and arduous battle during the Main Event. Jonathan Tamayo is from Humble, Texas. That’s a suburb of Houston, where we grew up. So we were already proud of him just for making the final table. But he did more than that. He made history this week by etching his name into the annals of the WSOP and bringing the bracelet back to Texas… where it belongs (although, we may be a bit biased)! Tamayo secured the 2024 WSOP Main Event title after a thrilling heads-up battle against Jordan Griff….