In what will be its final year hosting the World Series of Poker, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino will be the center of the poker universe for the next two months. But as experienced live poker players know, while the majority of the top poker pros and recreational players taking a shot will be… Continue reading Escape From The Rio: Cash Games and Tournaments to Target Outside of the WSOP

A suspect has been arrested in the home invasion robbery of high-stakes poker pro Chad Power in which two men kicked in the back door of Power’s Henderson, Nevada home and stole a safe that contained approximately $1,000,000 in cash and casino chips.

PocketFiver Ben ‘BenFaz’ Farrell scored first place in the Zynga Poker WPT500 Las Vegas event on Thursday at ARIA Resort & Casino, topping a field of 1,932 entries to win $155,000.

Poker players have always loved the summer in Las Vegas, but it wasn’t until more recent years that their love has extended beyond the walls of the World Series of Poker as more and more events pop up around Sin City. Also gaining in affection recently are mixed games and there are more mixed game… Continue reading Best Non-WSOP Mixed Game Tournaments in Vegas This Summer

The fifth edition of the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl crowned its champion on Wednesday night, with Isaac Haxton topping the exclusive field of 36 entries to earn the $3.672 million prize.

The wranglings in the high-stakes heads-up legal drama between “Aussie” Matt Kirk and Leon Tsoukernik continued Tuesday as lawyers for Kirk filed a motion to dismiss Tsoukernik’s $10 million counterclaim. In the counterclaim, Tsoukernik, the owner of the Czech Rebuplic’s King’s Casino, is alleging defamation, civil conspiracy, and fraud, among other charges of Kirk. Tsoukernik’s… Continue reading Kirk Files Motion To Dismiss Against Tsoukernik’s $10M Counterclaim

Rob Yong, founder of UK card room Dusk Till Dawn, went on the record to reveal some behind-the-scenes details of the immediate aftermath of the now legendary late night high-stakes heads-up match between “Aussie” Matt Kirk and King’s Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik which has led to, now, the filing of multiple million-dollar lawsuits. In summary,… Continue reading Rob Yong Sheds Light On Matt Kirk v. Leon Tsoukernik Lawsuit Drama