Remembering Gavin Smith, Poker’s Loud, Hard-Living Life Of The Party
A friend recalls the wild ride that big-hearted poker champion Gavin Smith, who passed away this week at age 50, took everyone on.
Category : Poker
PokerStars Players Championship Sets Poker Records As It Brings High Rollers And Dreamers Together
by Eric Raskin
A field of 1,039 players set a new record for $25K poker tournaments, an encouraging sign for the game and for online poker giant PokerStars.
New York Takes Another Stab At Online Poker Consumer Protection
by Brian Pempus
New York entertains online poker legislation for the sixth straight year, as a new sponsor in the Senate emerges.
Is The UFC, PokerStars Poker Partnership A Prelude For Sports Betting?
by Brian Pempus
The UFC and PokerStars raised eyebrows Friday with a partnership for poker, a struggling offering in the U.S., both online and in person.
PokerStars Lets Gordon Vayo Off The Hook For $280K In Attorney Fees
by Brian Pempus
The world's largest regulated poker site is no longer asking a federal court in California to award it attorneys' fees from a WSOP runner-up.
WSOP Runner-Up Gordon Vayo Bows Out Of PokerStars Geolocation Dispute; Alleged Of Forging Documents
by Brian Pempus
Court documents state that Gordon Vayo has voluntarily dismissed his May complaint, and now PokerStars wants him to pay for its legal costs.
Shuffle Up And Delay: Reflections On The 10th Anniversary Of Poker’s First November Nine
by Eric Raskin
The World Series of Poker's "November Nine" experiment began 10 years ago, but ran out of steam as the poker world around it changed.
How David Tuchman Dreamed And Streamed His Way To A Career In Gambling Broadcasting
by Eric Raskin
Play Sugarhouse's NFL betting show "Tuck's Take" is just the latest in an unending line of gambling gigs for broadcaster David Tuchman.
Falling ’Stars: The Gordon Vayo Case And An Online Poker Giant’s Reputation In Decline
by Eric Raskin
Whether PokerStars is pulling a fast one on poker pro Gordon Vayo or vice versa, the company's once-sterling reputation keeps taking hits.
Phil Ivey vs. Borgata Casino: The Multimillion-Dollar Marathon Court Game Continues
by John Brennan
The $10 millon "edge sorting" case pitting Phil Ivey against Borgata stretches on — and fits the profile of a case that won't be ending