The website formerly known as WSOP.com is rebranding itself as WSOP Online and expanding its player pool as part of an effort to fully realize the once golden promise of online poker. WSOP Online is a joint venture between the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and Caesars Entertainment whose expansion comes with a variety of…
Disgraced and controversial poker player Chris Ferguson surprised the poker world by making an appearance at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas this weekend. Ferguson, who played a major role in the events leading to the 2011 collapse of the US-facing online poker industry (a.k.a. Black Friday). Besides being the target of…
888Poker has announced that will be the official sponsor of the 2016 World Series of Poker. The deal includes plenty of high profile sponsorship perks but the most interesting to casino affiliates has to be the 888Poker Satellite Tournaments. As part of their deal with the World Series of Poker, 888 will be hosting a…
DraftKings is cutting its ties to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) as part of the continuing fallout from the recent insider trading scandal. The move is a big blow for both DraftKings and the WSOP and is another indication of how serious the scandal's aftermath has become. DraftKings has been a major presence at…
Poker legend Doyle Brunson's 400,000+ Twitter followers received a rude surprise earlier this week when his feed began spewing out obscenities and pornographic images. What followed was an ongoing Twitter war between the 82-year-old cowboy card player and the hacker who had hijacked his account. The drama began unfolding when Brunson's account began sending out…
