Poker World

Crime in the world of poker and casinos is nothing new. Poker legend Doyle Brunson and his contemporaries faced robberies as they traveled the U.S. looking for high stakes games.

Poker solvers at the table have received quite a bit of discussion recently and one major tour has announced a crackdown on the use of this type of technology in the tournament area.

The $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl is one of the most prestigious high roller events in poker and Seth Davies took down the latest edition on Sunday for $3.2 million.

Davies topped a 24-entry field for the biggest score of his career after beating Spain's Juan Pardo Dominguez ($1.9 million) heads-up in North Cyprus.

When the poker boom kicked off two decades ago, it seemed every player making a major final table was given a sponsorship deal.

Most players would love to win a share of a bad beat jackpot and players at the Lodge Card Club in Texas last week were poised to cash in. However, an extremely unfortunate river card left players hoping for a payout instead heading home empty handed.

Head to any poker tournament or card room and the odds are that the vast majority of players are male. Efforts to bring more women to the tables have been underway for several years, with mixed results.

Live cash game streaming has attracted plenty of viewers in recent years and adding a celebrity to the mix can mean even more interest from poker fans. However, a recent appearance by one NBA player drew some negative reactions.

One of poker’s most successful players recently offered insight into his entry into the game via a passion for other strategy games.

Chris Moneymaker is having one of his best years in poker and scored his second tournament win and fourth final table appearance this week at an Enjoy Poke Tour event in Punta del Este, Uruguay. He came out on top in a $1,650 buy-in event for a $179,770 score.

Allen Kessler has been a mainstay on the tournament poker scene for years. He travels around the U.S. playing events and now has more than $4 million in live tournament winnings. Another type of gambling is also regularly on his agenda while on the roads – playing slots.

Caesars Entertainment announced the sale of the World Series of Poker brand last week for $500 million.

Rounders is the gold standard when it comes to films about poker and now some of those involved with the original are hoping to see a sequel.

Poker legend Doyle Brunson used to say that playing the game later in life kept his mind sharp. California’s Gene Bellar would probably agree with that notion. The 99-year-old poker player served in the U.S. Navy and is a veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam.