The final events of the PokerStars 2019 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker wrapped up on Monday as New Jersey’s Tenzin ‘tc_ownz’ Chakdor won the $300 buy-in $100,000 GTD Main Event for a career-high online score of $19,111.88.

American online poker players who have been patiently waiting for a presidential candidate to support the legalization and regulation of online poker in their country had their patience rewarded on Saturday afternoon. Andrew Yang, one of the Democratic presidential candidates, took to Twitter to offer his thoughts on the issue and showed a broader understanding… Continue reading 2020 Hopeful Andrew Yang Supports Federal Online Poker Regulation

It’s time once again for NJ online poker players to clear their October calendars and prepare to play in the PokerStars 2019 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker.

Earlier this week, Judge Paul Barbadoro of the US District Court concluded that the Wire Act only applied to sports betting. As a result, the World Series of Poker confirmed all online gold bracelet events will be available to players in both Nevada and New Jersey.

Pennsylvania is preparing for a much-anticipated launch of regulated online poker. Once it does, it will make regulated online poker play available to the population a nearly 13 million people that live in the Keystone State. With its population, Pennsylvania will be the largest state to legally offer online poker in the United States, eclipsing… Continue reading NJ Pros Offer Advice Ahead of Online Poker Launch in Pennsylvania

New Jersey online poker players mark your calendars, PokerStars has released the schedule for their annual New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker series.

Nearly every ride at Disney World starts with a slow build-up and crescendos into some combination of speed and excitement before inevitably slowing to a halt to allow the rider to safely depart. The last 14 months of Anthony Maio’s life have closely resembled a thrill ride, but one that shows no signs of slowing… Continue reading Life and Poker Thrill Ride Continues for New Jersey’s Anthony Maio

Every year, the World Series of Poker brings out all kinds of storylines as players, professional and amateur alike, come from varying backgrounds to win one of poker’s most coveted prizes, a WSOP bracelet. Matt Mendez, winner of the $565 Online Six Max Pot Limit Omaha event, is one of those stories. Actually, he’s more… Continue reading WSOP: Matt Mendez ‘Goes From Cards’ and Chips to WSOP History Maker

Two major series played out in New Jersey in October, leading to major shifts within the New Jersey Online Poker Rankings. The battle for #1 in the state continues to be feisty with Yong ‘ykwon17’ Kwon usurping David ‘dehhhhh’ Coleman for this month. Kwon had a stellar series during PokerStars NJCOOP and walked away with… Continue reading RANKINGS: Yong ‘ykwon17’ Kwon Rides Strong NJCOOP to the Top of NJ

Yong ‘ykwon17’ Kwon reclaimed his place at #1 in the New Jersey Online Poker Rankings in July, maintaining his hold over David ‘dehhhhh’ Coleman for the second straight month.

Since New Jersey regulated online gaming in 2013, players have had a limited number of options to choose from when it came to online poker. This week they got another option, with the launch of PalaPoker.com, the latest from Pala Interactive, the California-based online gaming company run by the Pala Band of Mission Indians.

It took nearly five months, but Jeremy ‘Jermz’ Danger’s run as the king of New Jersey online poker has come to an end. Danger dominated the last few months of the 2016 and held the number one ranking for months on end, but he has been dethroned by Daniel ‘centrfieldr’ Lupo for the top spot… Continue reading RANKINGS: Daniel ‘centrfieldr’ Lupo Takes Over #1 Spot In NJ

With 2017 in full swing, PokerStars New Jersey is starting the year off in a major way. The PokerStarsNJ Winter Festival starts January 22 and runs through January 29, featuring eight days of tournament action.

Most of the players that comprise the New Jersey online player pool are longtime residents of the state or have moved there to further expand their poker horizons. Jason ‘JLaw’ Lawhun hails from Ohio but moved to New Jersey in 2013 as part of his career as a scientist in a consumer products company. Since… Continue reading NJ Online Poker’s Mad Scientist: Jason ‘JLaw’ Lawhun

The competition at the top of the PocketFives New Jersey online poker rankings becomes tougher with each passing month. The top of the ranks has remained relatively consistent for the larger part of 2016 with Michael ‘JohnnnyDrama’ Haberman among those prominently featured in the top-10 at the end of each month. Haberman has been playing… Continue reading Michael ‘JohnnnyDrama’ Haberman Continuing Streak Of Elite Play