Not everyone is ready for a return to live poker in Las Vegas but for those that are, there are plenty of games to choose from. More than six months after the Sin City Strip was forced to close its doors in response to the coronavirus crisis, many of the most popular card rooms in… Continue reading Players, Staff Provide Snapshot of New Normal for Vegas Poker Scene

As 2019 draws to a close, PocketFives takes a look back at the year that was in poker news, going month-by-month through the biggest and most important stories of the year. In September, the long-rumored sale of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino was finally announced leaving players to wonder what’s next for the WSOP.

The Venetian leads the charge for another week outside of the Rio for large fields and mega prize pools. The latest recipient of a six-figure score in the DeepStack Championship Poker Series is Michael Soyza. The Malaysian defeated 2,877 entrants in the Mid-States Poker Tour $1,600 buy-in $3 million guarantee to collect $588,249. Another Multi-Million… Continue reading Michael Soyza Tops 2,877 at The Venetian to Lead Non-WSOP News

The Venetian and Wynn continue to trot out quality fields and huge guarantees. In the past week, Wynn held their largest event to date as part of the Wynn Summer Classic and The Venetian made headlines for some controversy at their recent live streamed final table.

Another week into the Las Vegas summer and more prize pools outside the Rio are building into seven-figure territory. Last week’s individual performances of Antoine Saout and Chris Moorman were replaced by big fields and huge numbers. The Venetian Sets a New Record The Mid-States Poker Tour $1,100 $3.5 million guaranteed event set a record… Continue reading Mid-States Poker Tour and 4,411 Entries Headline Week 2 of Non-WSOP Events

There’s nothing quite like the first time. For serious poker enthusiasts, there may be nothing more exciting than making your first trip to Las Vegas to participate in, or simply geek out to, the World Series of Poker. For those lucky people making their first trip to the series in 2018, we have some suggestions… Continue reading 2018 WSOP: The First-Timer’s Guide to Enjoying The WSOP

The World Series of Poker draws the primary attention for the duration of the Las Vegas summer. Tournament series across the strip grow each year and present legitimate competition to the offerings inside the Rio. Whether it’s a single-day tournament, multi-million dollar guarantee, or three-figure buy-in mixed game events, there’s plenty of poker to be played… Continue reading 2018 WSOP Preview: The WSOP Isn’t the Only Game in Town This Summer

One of the tenets of Sheldon Adelson‘s fight against online gaming and poker is that “it can’t be policed to prevent” underage gaming. It is a belief that the billionaire casino mogul (pictured) has stated on many occasions and about many other subjects including underage drinking and prostitution.

In case you think that Las Vegas Sands head Sheldon Adelson (pictured) has a longstanding hatred for the internet gambling industry, you should check out an article from 2001 that appeared in the Las Vegas Sun. In it, Adelson charged that his company will “be in that ring,” referring to the internet gambling arena, and… Continue reading Sheldon Adelson on Internet Gambling in 2001: “Our Hat Will Be in That Ring”

According to PennLive, Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson (pictured), who has vowed to spend “whatever it takes” to crush the internet gambling and online poker industries in the United States, allegedly contributed nearly $1 million to the reelection campaign of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett. The problem: the donation was reportedly illegal.

It took a couple of days, but the Venetianin Las Vegas officially let the world know why it turned away PokerNews from reporting on its own sponsored Mid-States Poker Tour eventlast week. PokerNews’ Brett Collsongave the following response from the Venetian’s Kathy Raymond via Twitter: “Given our Chairman’s clear position on the matter of online… Continue reading Venetian Confirms it Turned Away PokerNews Due to “Position on Online Gaming”

The war against online poker from the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and its founder, Sheldon Adelson, ramped up this week, as PokerNews was turned away from reporting on its own sponsored MSPT event at the Venetian in Las Vegas (pictured). The Venetian, a Sands property, reportedly cited “site’s affiliation with online poker,” according to Pokerfuse.

In February, Nevada’s Christina lindeyloo22Lindley (pictured) brought home the win in a Venetian Deep Stack event for $71,000, defeating a field of 317 entrants. That score came just a few months after a final table in a World Poker Tour event in Paris, a score that was worth $112,000. We caught up with her to… Continue reading Heads-Up with Christina Lindley (lindeyloo22)